The Jalopy Journal
The Racing Associates team was originally formed in 1955 by three men: Indianapolis attorney Arthur B. "Art" Lathrop, Nelson G. Johnson an...
Roadrunners were never in the NHL - WHL and WHA. After the WHA folded they had a shot at IHL and other minor leagues but once Winnepeg came to...
The more I rack my mind for memories from that 1st race experience, it was Sept. 24, 1961 at Trenton Fairgrounds and Sachs led all 100 laps from...
I remember seeing the Stoye Spl. run at Trenton Fairgrounds at the very first race I ever saw as a nine year old kid in April of 1962. I can't...
Thanks Faus! Branson had a way of sitting in the cockpit that no other driver repeated. He always looked like he was leaning forward just a bit. I...
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I don't think the #4 is Don Branson. I believe it is Jud Larson. Branson was #1 in 1966. Also match pics with cars in the next post and you will...
A great story about Jim Clark and dirt cars goes like this: He was invited by AJ Foyt to watch him race at Eldora in 1963. When they got to the...
I am pretty sure that is a picture of Larry Crockett. This race was used to honor Crockett who had died in the previous Sprint car race at...
The 1957 "fence buster" race where Jimmy Bryan, who was leading the race on his way to another National championship was sent through a hole in...
Allen Heath driving the Vel's Mercury.
I agree with you Rootie, this is not the Salih/Bryan car that won in 1957-1958 with Sam Hanks and Jimmy Bryan. George's car had the engine leaning...
I'm not positive, but is that a 'Hook" on the left arm? If so then would probably be Allen Heath. This driver is missing a Heath trademark, the...
Hey LittleFauss: I did some snooping around and verified with what another Phx expert had told me. Billy Shuman now has the Gabe & Tilly Ford that...
Getting back on track of that this thread is about. The Land Speed Record cars of the pre-war era are indeed beautiful to look at. The elegance...
Panhco herself was able to recover ownership of the Travelaire R613K 'Mystery Ship" plane when Movieland of the Air Museum auctioned off its...
Eileen Collins and Pam Melroy. You don't get the left seat of the Shuttle without proving you are one of the best. The very fact that NASA put...
Thanks for the links to the Pancho site. I will certainly agree with you that she did accomplish a great deal during her flying career but when...
It is, with Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Andy Green at the wheel at Black Rock Desert in Nevada, Oct 15, 1997 with a verified speed of 763.035...
I know that this is a little off subject, but the myth that "Pancho" Barnes was some kind of outstanding aviation pioneer is just wrong. She...
McClung was a classic for sure. Do you know of any driver that had more fun racing than Jerry McClung - I didn't think so. I had the pleasure of...
Absolutely correct Rootie. It's kind of ironic because Hank sold the car to Skeet Gibson in Phoenix in 1963 and who ran it with many of the best...
Here is some clarification of the open-wheel history here in Phoenix. Jimmy Bryan and Bobby Ball never competed at Manzanita. Both drivers had...
These were taken at Manzanita Speedway probably in the winter of 1969 since it is a daytime show. the Late models raced on the half-maile while...
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