I was flipping through some old pictures my mom had and came across these. I thought I would share them. They are from Great Lakes, circa 1966 or 67, I think Memorial Day.
Used to go to "the Grove" when I was younger.Those pics bring back some memories. Thanks for posting and more,please!
holy shit it still looks like that i have oiled down that track a time or too ahhh the grove i love it there... except for the dam drag sleds that kill my hearing for a week tk
Looks like US 30 to me to. the grove never had any stands on the east side of the track. Just look at the background in rest of the pics. This pick is US 30 in '69 or '70, taken by my dad.
P.S. If I had to bet I would say those pics are no older than 1968, as the bob banning charger is a '68 model. Nice pictures by the way.
the grove had seating on the east side. it even had the control tower on the east side at half track. this was before the pics posted were taken. im thinking the pics must be from memorial day due to the fans in jackets and little to no leaves on the trees. big names from far away places in the house. bob banning was from the east coast. lew Arrington and jungle from the west coast. heavy hitters in their day. a sharp eye caught the us-30 pic. very cool pics thanks.
I was there in 64 and I remember a stop and go light at starting line, when did the Xmas tree come into drag racing ? Did not go again until 07/08 for a car club show, fun time, thought everything seemed to be same, was told by a racer, same bumps and dips, But with nice new bathroom facilities complete with A/C and an attendent, WOW ! NEVER been in a A/C portapotty/outhouse at any race track and I believe I've been to every dirt track in the midwest, (years past 70-92) some nice, some iffy, some plain old sh*tty.
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