A good film on the 1952 Cummins diesel
I just came across this 43-minute clip on YouTube which covers the development and effort of the Cummins Diesel in the 1952 500. It is of course a corporate movie, but nonetheless it is informative
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Bill Blaylock
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KC legend Masten Gregory's LeMans winning 1964 Ferrari 250 LM by Scaglietti sells for €34,880,000 EUR/$36,344,960
Age and Treachery's flower fund got outbid again ...
(... but Hugo still can bid on his aerodynamic 1911 Laurin & Klement Type S2 Sportswagen later this
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Bob Storck
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Re: California fires
Bill, getting back to specifics: Miller's shop, Watson's shop, the Meyer-Drake building and Kurtis' shops were all well away from the fires.
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Jim Thurman
Palmdale CA USA
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Jim Thurman
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Re: California fires
James, that's right, the Miller house was lost years ago.
Christmas Tree Lane in Altadena was where 1930s era racer Frank Wearne grew up.
Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena, the final resting place
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Jim Thurman
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#78175
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Re: California fires
Christmas Tree Lane in Altadena survived.
Santa Rosa Avenue aka Christmas Tree Lane
Wikipedia
The Pasadena-Altadena Uphill Race
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From 1906 to 1909, Santa Rosa was a
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David Small, CPA
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Re: California fires
Harry Millers house was lost to fire a number of years ago. His house was part of the Peter Strauss ranch.?James Long?Speedway Indiana?
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James Long
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Re: California fires
Sorry it took me so long to reply. The Nethercutt was safe, as were other notable historic motorsport sites. Someone on another forum asked about the Offenhauser building. It was years ago, but the
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Jim Thurman
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Re: National Motors Contest Board
I have more dates(I think 32 dates) with winners.
Sorry I haven't more info.
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Richard A. Salamon
Esztergom Hungary EU
https://www.facebook.com/AAAdirtcars/
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sramoa
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Re: California fires
Howie Idelson and Townsend Bell both lost houses in the Palisades. The Nethercutt Collection is within the Hurst fire zone and hope they're able to move or protect their iconic artifacts. A news crew
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Bob Storck
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#78170
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California fires
Do we know whether any of our RH colleagues? have been personally affected by the wildfires?? Do we know whether any places of racing significance have been affected?? I'm thinking about buildings
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Bill Blaylock
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#78169
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Re: Another sign of the Apocalypse ...
Yes, about that Dunlop Bridge at Le Mans. Behold a photograph taken by myself in the passenger seat of a racing Renault during a drivers school at Le Mans in December of 1982. I devoted 1-day of a
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Thomas Luce
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Re: Happy 90th Birthday A.J. Foyt.
I believe he started racing midgets in about '53 and had his first USAC win was in a midget at Olympic Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri on
(less than a mile from where I am sitting!)Amazing to have won
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Bob Storck
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Re: Happy Birthday A.J. Foyt.
Thank you for reminding us of A.J.'s birthday. What a remarkable
individual. I have thought that I first saw him at the Pan American
Speedway on November 20, 1959, when the USAC midgets ran the 1/4
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Bill Blaylock
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Re: Happy Birthday A.J. Foyt.
I've been a Foyt fan since May 12, 1961. almost 64 years. When Tony Bettenhausen was taken from us I became an AJ fan.
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George Boban
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Happy Birthday A.J. Foyt.
Doesn't seem possible that Ol' A.J. turns 90 today.? Hope it's a good day for all.? (It also doesn't seem possible that I've been a fan for 63 years!)
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gunsmith46147@...
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Another sign of the Apocalypse ...
Yup ... vintage racing will require Sumitomo powder blue driving suits ... and then there's that bridge at LeMans ...
Subject: Goodyear Announces Sale of Dunlop Brand to Sumitomo Rubber
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Bob Storck
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The seven-time champ turns 56 today
We remember the good times, and thank you. You are not forgotten.
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Bob Storck
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Brian Lohnes podcast on board track racing
Once again, it may well be that everyone but me has seen this, but just in
case, here is a link to a roughly one hour podcast by Brian Lohnes on board
track racing (from 2021). The first 35-40
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Bill Blaylock
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#78161
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Re: For Auld Lang Syne, 2024
Thank you Chris for this sad message, but so valuable to us to recall all the pleasure and excitement they provided. Your diligent efforts are greatly appreciated.
There's a WWI aviator drinking song
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Bob Storck
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#78160
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For Auld Lang Syne, 2024
For Auld Lang Syne, by Chris Romano
For my racing friends, as the year winds down, let¡¯s not forget those we lost in the sport this year. As ever, this is a labor of love and not so much
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Chris Romano
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