History Vintage "Cageless" Midget Picture Thread

[the shadow]

Originally Posted by Surfref32

I just found two programs I forgot I had from the Junior Indianapolis National Championship 250 mile Midget race. One from 1961 and one from 1962. There are some really cool pics but I don't want to post doubles or violate any copyrights. Any thoughts?

That sounds like it would have been a helluva race! What did they do about fuel? Green flag pit stops, throw the red? IIRC, when I was a kid the ARDC ran a 76 lapper at Grandview for the bicentennial. I was impressed with that.

I have the program from the 1st 250 they ran. also great pics I intend to post them up once I can scan them.

[Sprinter 2]

Originally Posted by CTtoPA

For the ARDC fanatics-What colors were the bodies and numbers of Jerry Willet's #31/41 Kurtis cars?

Blue and white bodies with white numbers....

[CTtoPA]

Doug, the same blue as 'sugar blues'? Also, was the entire nose white? I've only got one picture of Len and Shorty McAndrews sitting together at Cherry Park and it's hard to tell.

[Ken_Schou]

Originally Posted by Surfref32

I just found two programs I forgot I had from the Junior Indianapolis National Championship 250 mile Midget race. One from 1961 and one from 1962. There are some really cool pics but I don't want to post doubles or violate any copyrights. Any thoughts?

That sounds like it would have been a helluva race! What did they do about fuel? Green flag pit stops, throw the red? IIRC, when I was a kid the ARDC ran a 76 lapper at Grandview for the bicentennial. I was impressed with that.

I believe this was at one of these races .. probably 1961.

USAC had a rule that no oil or water could be added during a race.

A number of ARDC cars were Ford V8-60's aND Dutch (Schaefer) know that the Fords would need one or both during the race, so he petitioned USAC to suspend the rule. ..... USAC declined.

Dutch then .. politely & cordially .. then told USAC .. 'OK .. Then I'll have to tell ALL the ARDC cars to load up & go home!!'

Since USAC only had a few cars here and the ARDC cars easily made up the majority of the field .... the USAC Officials quickly agreed to suspend the rule!!!!

[Jim Nise]

Green flag pit stops. There was enough pit lane to use the push trucks. Drivers had to get out of the cars for refueling, NJ state police rule!

1961 was blistering hot.

[tb7118]

Originally Posted by JOHN EVANS

Limerock 1963

Danbury Racearena

is that the old tasie vatis car ?

[tb7118]

ken i think most of the ardc midgets at that time where offies tony

[tb7118]

it was always good to see the checkerboard ford tony

[tb7118]

sure looks like a hillergas car with no head rest as most kurtis had head rests and not the hillergas cars? tony

[tb7118]

luv the henery j tony

[tb7118]

looks like flemington nj

[tb7118]

hi ken long time this is tony bonadies jr how are you luv this old stuff

[tb7118]

here hi is with tony bonadies after winning at old bridge speedway nj

[Ken_Schou]

Originally Posted by tb7118

ken i think most of the ardc midgets at that time where offies tony

Most, but certainly not all.

[Ken_Schou]

Originally Posted by tb7118

hi ken long time this is tony bonadies jr how are you luv this old stuff

I'm doing great Tony, for an old man.

How is your Mom???

Do you still have your Dad's roadster?

I sometimes think of the day at New Egypt, in 1974 I ?THINK?, when you were driving the roadster. You spun, backed into the fence and your helmet came off and rolled down the track. The rest of the field scattered trying to avoid it .... thinking it was your head.

Geez, the last I heard anything about you, the late Sonny Sanders told me that you were in Florida selling Legend race car parts & pieces.

[fredeuce]

Can anyone provide the dimensions of the radiator core for a Kurtis midget? Ie , area and thickness

I am at that stage with my replica where I need to build this. I want those dimension so I have a baseline to work with.

[Denny Zimmerman]

tb7118, I found it, that is Paul Young, Nick Fonoro and Tony. Denny Z

[Denny Zimmerman]

tb7118, Ah....Now I know who you are, Tony B Jr. So I have to tell you I never knew your Dad personally but he along with several others was one of my hero's when I was just starting my racing career. Denny Z

[Surfref32]

This was my grandfather's program. He was there with the Bennett Bros. I have no idea what woman filled in the times but it is very cool!

[Ken_Schou]

Originally Posted by Surfref32

This was my grandfather's program. He was there with the Bennett Bros. I have no idea what woman filled in the times but it is very cool!

WOW!!! That program is a real treasure.

THANKS for posting it!!!