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5. Much later. Late 60's. Ancient race track at Saugus, just North of LA. Rough concrete almost 1/4 mile track. Really Hot sorta stocks.
Fastest guy invented a device to interconnect the Independent front suspension in to thinking it was sorta solid. His 383 powered 63 or so Plymouth sans top was super fast. Roar down the short straight, brake hard, skitter around the "short chute" apply that awesome torque. Repeat, win races....
Fastest guy invented a device to interconnect the Independent front suspension in to thinking it was sorta solid. His 383 powered 63 or so Plymouth sans top was super fast. Roar down the short straight, brake hard, skitter around the "short chute" apply that awesome torque. Repeat, win races....
I lived out that way for a few years. The speedway was great....and inexpensive....entertainment. I didn't know it had closed down....but I'm not surprised. I was last there circa 1993 and it was pretty run down.
Modern Day Ruins: Saugus Speedway - NASCAR
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Doug:
Thanks for the link and the memories. Indeed, son and I attended more than a few on Saturday nights. Wore pants, definitely not shorts. splinters a plenty in the grand stands.
We left in 75 for NORCAL.
Some of that stuff rubbed off. Son raced some critters around here.
Sacramento, Liverrmore, Petaluma and points north. Built a few engines for fellow racers as well
Thanks, no major crashes, never got hurt.
Carl
Thanks for the link and the memories. Indeed, son and I attended more than a few on Saturday nights. Wore pants, definitely not shorts. splinters a plenty in the grand stands.
We left in 75 for NORCAL.
Some of that stuff rubbed off. Son raced some critters around here.
Sacramento, Liverrmore, Petaluma and points north. Built a few engines for fellow racers as well
Thanks, no major crashes, never got hurt.
Carl
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Yes there are lot of great racing memories from that era. I mentioned Mt Tremblant / St. Jovite area - located just north of Montreal in the Laurentian Mountains where you could sit at track side near one of the hairpin curves and watch /hear/feel Shelby Cobra roadsters double clutch down to the correct gear then blast by. Not to be forgotten John Surtees in the T 70 Lolas and of course Jim Hall / Hap Sharpe and their 2 speed auto trans aluminum big block Chevies in their Chaparral open cars - 2D models I think they were. The Cobras were the most ferocious and greatest to watch as they accelerated out of the corner - long ago far away... great times great parties. Must be some good stuff on YouTube from that era
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In the late '70's, I was working in the being built Ford Bridgend engine plant. We were to build the CVH four cylinder engine. The same engine was to be built in Detroit. So I spent quiet some time in Detroit, and all the Ford petrol engine plants. So to the point, I was allocated a Mercury Colony Park as my company run about. Now that was big for a little Englander! Driving in towns was fine but parking was fun. Here we have a tendency to reverse into car park spaces - a definite No-No in the US. Also, I hated your 50/55 mph speed limits. When on long trips, my engineer friends always elected me as main driver since they said I pushed the speed limits and got home quicker. Years later, whilst driving Route 66, I did get pulled in New Mexico for.... Speeding. My wife took a photograph via the mirror of me getting a dressing down by annoyed traffic cop!
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