Historic Racing Festival , Darlington, SC

Vintage stock, modified, and champ cars will be running the NA$CAR Darlington track on the weekend of September 24 to 26. Cars from the 30's to the 90's will be there running as fast as their drivers are willing to take them around the asphalt track. This mile and a quarter oval trak has been hosting racing since 1950, and now you can see some of the type of cars that ran it back in the day.

If you make it down and see a 55 Ford, white, #44, stop by and say hello to my racing partner, Bob Ward. We built that car as a tribute to his dad several years ago, actually the second one we built. The first one Bob planted, nose first, into a cement wall and totaled on it's frist outing. The car was actually built as a dirt racer but a little set-up change and tires and she runs asphalt. Running a big block 390.

 

I'll be there on Saturday with the folks running this:



To say I'm really looking forward to it would be a major understatement!

 

BTT. Anyone else going?

 

Link:

http://www.darlingtonraceway.com/

 

Needed a little carb adjustment after the first run. Timming adjustment after the second run. Third run she was holding her own, keeping pace with the faster cars and passing many when it just shut down. Ignition gear had sheared on the shaft. Looked like the oil pump locked up which sheared the pin through the gear and shut everything down. Hopefully no bad damage to the engine. Had to leave before they got the pump out so don't know for sure.

Saw the #71 Dodge. Couldn't figure out the reason for the chute till we takled to one of the guys. Cars not built to run in circles, but is intended to run a long straight line. Good luck on the salt next year.

 

Great cars guys. Fun to watch! We had a blast to..

Hey rrbrucea, I was one of the guys that was there and offered to help load when ya'll were wenching it in the trailer.

J Shaw

 

I will be their with a car in 2011. Thanks for the photos,, Biobby

 

Modifieddriver took a bunch of pic's, will try to get him to post some.

 

Man what a fantastic day! As a sprint, midget and Indy car fan I really enjoyed seeing all those cars, replicas or not! Lots of cool modifieds and stock cars too.

As for the K&K car, she really was built to go in a straight line--208 mph at Loring--so Gary (the car's owner and builder) discovered the front fender openings really weren't meant for taking speedway corners at speed. During the first run he discovered he had some tire rub going on, and after that kept it pretty slow strictly so we could get some on track video and photos.

For the record, you got to have a chute to slow the car for the standing mile runs. Especially at 200 or so!

He's building another "what if" stock car though, a '71 Richard Petty Superbird, and this one he promises will have fender openings meant to take some corners!

Here's a few photos:



No, it's not REALLY Old Calhoun, but it was cool regardless!











Another replica:



Guessing this was a replica too, but didn't talk to anyone about it:







Also not a "real" one, but still cool:








Anyone recognize the gentleman in the center?


This was a cool rig:



And a BIG thank you to my gracious hosts!


More photos here:
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y190/rrbruce71/Darlington092510/?start=0

 

Cotton Owens

 

Yeap, that was Cotton himself.

 

Go here to see the Modified pics I already posted on the HAMB:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5687217&postcount=6733

 

Here's the stock car pics I took:

 

Here's a couple shots of Charlie Glotzbach in the car:

 

Re Post #9, 3rd car down, cream #1. Does anyone have or know any history/info on this car???
I have been seeing it for years @ different vintage shows/pix.
Is it an authenic restoration, a replica or a compilation of other cars???
mlight9

 

Great stuff, thanks for posting the action from Darlington.

 

Afraid I didn't get to talk to anyone about that car, so I can't answer your question. Sorry!