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TAGGART, JAMES All Messages By This Member #78093 开云体育 I really enjoyed the Jalopy Races from Hollywood! But, like Bob, I wondered about the date. 1952 just seem a little early. ? I noticed that one of the drivers had a full coverage hardshell helmet. When did those make an appearance? ? Even though Culver was a quarter-mile dirt track there wasn’t much dust, the cars weren’t sliding around that much and they were able to hold their lines pretty well. I wonder if the track had been treated — oiled dirt maybe? Looked to me like a few of those cars had slicks on the right side. ? I liked the starter, too. He had a fun little routine when the drivers were introduced and a nice little leap when started the races. Made a nice show. ? I truly wish I could have seen the races live . . . and that you still could. ? Jim Taggart Brookings, SD ? Date: Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [RH] CJA - California Jalopy Association help wanted (Tom Luce?) Actually, the race at Culver City Speedway took place on Sunday, July 18, 1954, not in 1952. The results: Don? Noel, Fred Russell, Termite Snyder in the main event in the film is the same results from the L.A. Times dated July 19, 1954. (Results from Sunday in Monday morning paper. Great film. Extremely clear. ? Bob Mitchell Simi Valley CA USA ? ? -- Jim Taggart Brookings SD USA
Thomas Luce All Messages By This Member #78094 Jalopy Races from Hollywood were filmed in late 1953 and early 1954. 2 seasons. 26 episodes. Only about 1/3 of all the episodes survived to 2024, and the whereabouts of the collection that had been at the UCLA Television and Radio Museum is unknown.? -- Thomas Luce Manhattan Beach CA USA
David Schmidt All Messages By This Member #78095 Jim I have been wondering when the "hardshell" helmets came into play and furthermore just when the full coverage helmets (not just a cap with earflaps) became mandated by USAC and other sanctioning bodies. Anyone out there have a timeline for these innovations? TIA Smitty Houston On Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 10:08:18 PM CDT, TAGGART, JAMES <james.taggart@...> wrote: I really enjoyed the Jalopy Races from Hollywood! But, like Bob, I wondered about the date. 1952 just seem a little early. ? I noticed that one of the drivers had a full coverage hardshell helmet. When did those make an appearance? ? Even though Culver was a quarter-mile dirt track there wasn’t much dust, the cars weren’t sliding around that much and they were able to hold their lines pretty well. I wonder if the track had been treated — oiled dirt maybe? Looked to me like a few of those cars had slicks on the right side. ? I liked the starter, too. He had a fun little routine when the drivers were introduced and a nice little leap when started the races. Made a nice show. ? I truly wish I could have seen the races live . . . and that you still could. ? Jim Taggart Brookings, SD ? Date: Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [RH] CJA - California Jalopy Association help wanted (Tom Luce?) Actually, the race at Culver City Speedway took place on Sunday, July 18, 1954, not in 1952. The results: Don? Noel, Fred Russell, Termite Snyder in the main event in the film is the same results from the L.A. Times dated July 19, 1954. (Results from Sunday in Monday morning paper. Great film. Extremely clear. ? Bob Mitchell Simi Valley CA USA ? ? -- Jim Taggart Brookings SD USA -- David Schmidt Highlands TX USA
Bob Mitchell All Messages By This Member #78100 In response to Jim Taggart, the Culver City Speedway track was originally finished in macadam (like asphalt) in 1947. The midgets found the surface too slippery and when they raced at night it became slippery from dampness and oil being laid down during a race. In 1949 they changed the surface to clay and decomposed granite. I know Gardena Stadium was a clay surface. I remember as a child, walking on the Gardena track and trying to make an indentation with the nail on my finger. Hard to do. Bob Mitchell Simi Valley CA USA On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 06:39:31 AM PDT, David Schmidt via groups.io <dschmdt@...> wrote: Jim I have been wondering when the "hardshell" helmets came into play and furthermore just when the full coverage helmets (not just a cap with earflaps) became mandated by USAC and other sanctioning bodies. Anyone out there have a timeline for these innovations? TIA Smitty Houston On Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 10:08:18 PM CDT, TAGGART, JAMES <james.taggart@...> wrote: I really enjoyed the Jalopy Races from Hollywood! But, like Bob, I wondered about the date. 1952 just seem a little early. ? I noticed that one of the drivers had a full coverage hardshell helmet. When did those make an appearance? ? Even though Culver was a quarter-mile dirt track there wasn’t much dust, the cars weren’t sliding around that much and they were able to hold their lines pretty well. I wonder if the track had been treated — oiled dirt maybe? Looked to me like a few of those cars had slicks on the right side. ? I liked the starter, too. He had a fun little routine when the drivers were introduced and a nice little leap when started the races. Made a nice show. ? I truly wish I could have seen the races live . . . and that you still could. ? Jim Taggart Brookings, SD ? Date: Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [RH] CJA - California Jalopy Association help wanted (Tom Luce?) Actually, the race at Culver City Speedway took place on Sunday, July 18, 1954, not in 1952. The results: Don? Noel, Fred Russell, Termite Snyder in the main event in the film is the same results from the L.A. Times dated July 19, 1954. (Results from Sunday in Monday morning paper. Great film. Extremely clear. ? Bob Mitchell Simi Valley CA USA ? ? -- Jim Taggart Brookings SD USA -- David Schmidt Highlands TX USA

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