elto16

Primary interest pre 1950 big car and midget racing history and pictures. "Caageless" thread caught my attention. My dad drove 1926 to 1947....and lived through it!!
Dan Ostwick

 

Welcome from Virginia.

 

Welcome from the thumb.!

 

Welcome Dan. Lots of interesting threads here for you.

 

Welcome you will find a lot of folks here on the board that are into vintage circle track cars..

 

Welcome to the H.A.M.B.!

 

Thanks for all the welcomes!! The size of this board is mind boggling. I'm trying to figure it out. Is there a thread for racing history?

Dan

 

gas n guns
Trying to figure out posting. Did you receive my private message?

Dan

 

Welcome to the HAMB! So what can you tell us about Elto outboard powered race cars? Bob

 

Hello 37 Kid
ELTO stands for Evinrude Light Twin Outboard. Yes, a boat outboard. It was designed for boat racing and adapted to midgets mid 1930's. It's a 4 cylinder opposed two cycle engine. It was fueled by alcohol and castor oil. It was a big gun in the late 1930's and early 40's. It ran at extremely high RPM's. It would foul spark plugs if run at less than 4000 RPM's. Because of this the outboards were always started last. My dad drove Dick Harroun's outboard to the Michigan championship in 1939. Dick Harroun is the son of Ray Harroun of Indy fame.
What else would you like to know?
Dan
Who is the picture of on your sign in? Looks like a big car.

 

Welcome from Northville!