Features VINTAGE SPRINT CAR PIC THREAD, 1965 and older only please.

The Edmunds roadster # 99 is still owned by the Tattnell family, in Sydney,Aust. I was raced in South Aust, by Bill Wigzell.

 

GOD DAMN SON!! That got my attention!!

 

Gotta be a 4 banger Offy around here somewhere!

 

Hey Spike-

Ever hear of a Don Noble?

 

Brian-
Is Don Noble a driver? That name dont ring a bell.

 

He said he drove Flemington in a modified and a sprinter. I don't know how true it all was. It was back in the 60's.

But then if you're a driver and concerned about just what's in front of you at the moment, a few names slip under the radar while you're getting ready to go back out.


That Horn car- Was it based off of the red/white Jewell Box?

 

racer5c-
Im trying to figure out who some of you guys are; were Danny and Jimmy Caruthers your brothers? I never raced with them, but saw both race. Great drivers for sure!!

 

Gentlemen, I'm going to be away from my computer for a couple of days and I didn't want to miss the chance to say "Merry Christmas;" I'm praying God's best for all of us in the coming year.
Blessings,
PK

 

And Merry Christmas to you PK, stay well.

 

The blue # 6 of Spike's is the former Peters Offy driven mostly by Joie Chitwood among others. Mark Light also owned car at one time.
Merry Christmas to all. ml9

 

Here's a short ditty of the ill fated 1947 Atlanta 100 miler with a good shot of Ted Horn applying some serious body english.
http://www.auto-history.tv/filmarchive/racing/V2A7KK68/

 

mlight9:
Your Avatar sure looks like mine! Any info on that car?
I had a guy come to see the Riley Yesterday who offered $18K but I told him I thought it was worth more. Turns out he is currently restoring some of Parnelli Jones' cars for him.
He measured the wheelbase at 93.5 inches and told me that would make it a sprint car.
Here are more pics and one from a track near Fresno CA in the mid-60s judging from the looks of my Brother (in blue) and Dad (in red).

 

Here is a few shots of the newest project on the build Table in my shop.

The Ratkee/Miller Spl. for Bonnieville. It will race in the V4 class and get a full cage.. The Engine Basicly has to be a Naturally asperated, Non-Overhead conv., Flat four. But it can Breath!! It can have a Hilborn unit and a Vertex Mag shovled in it if you want. This is my Dummy block with a COOL cast aluminum bottom pan. Lots of new good parts on this one.. Mac Miller style. It gets my body from the cowl back, I'll roll an aluminum hood to match up to the Repo Cast Aluminum Miller style grille.

As with my other builds, I'll keep you guys well informed of the progress.

Joshua Shaw

 

brian, the Horn car was an older version of the Jewel Box. When i got it , it was almost exactly like the Jewel. Big differece was it had a 331 Chevy V8 in it. No injectors though; it had three Stromberg 97 carbs.

 

After Ted Horn, few if any drivers that I heard of ever got the handle on the Jewell Box. Seems it was really suited for Ted, which makes sense -since it was his own design from what I've read. Might be a case "pretty-ill handling car"?

 

NEW BOOK! Just recieved a copy of LANGHORNE No Man's Land by L.Spencer Riggs, 548 pages of track history and information. Just flipped through it and read most of the pre 1935 photo captions. GREAT BOOK, glad to have been able to help lend some literature on the early years history. ISBN number is 13: 978-0-9742668-1-7 I would think most books stores can get a copy published by Pitstop Books.

 

Re my Avatar, it says Dreyer on the hood but I don't know if it was an actual Dreyer car or just the engine. It does appear to be very similar to the Cracraft car driven by Rex Mays & others, including M.L. but nothing definite. I would like to know, that's for sure.

 

Josh..Where did you get the neat pan? Can't wait to watch this one grow up!

 

I'll find out for ya. Ron Miller (early flat engine guru here in Cincinnati) is the Engine man on this project. He came up with that. I love it!!

 

Josh,
Keep up the great work, but do not work yourself to hard we would miss you on here. Everyone have a great Holiday season and summer will be here before long.
Jim Graybeal

 

Thanks Jim. Enjoy that weather in Florida..

As for me, I love Winter! Bring on the snow.

 

Yeah, the pan's way cool (not that the rest isn't ).

Not fully up on the Bangers, yet (learining though). Would that fit on an A block? Or are the B/C blocks different at the pan rail?

 

I have no Idea.. I'm not "up on them" at all! I'll find out what I can.

 

Josh,

It's going to be fun to watch the Ratkee/Miller Spl project.
Be careful you can catch "slat fever" real easy.

What diameter tire are you going to run?

 

r Campbell, Four Times RMMRA Champion has died
Denver, CO. (Dec. 23, 2008) - Foster Campbell, Four Times RMMRA Champion has died. Campbell won RMMRA Driving Championships in 1956 through 1959, and was Champion Mechanic a total of 10 times, perhaps best known for his expertise on tuning, and later restoring, Offenhauser engines. He won a total of 24 RMMRA features, plus others with AAA and CARC. Campbell was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame, Colorado Motorsports Hall of Fame and the Belleville High Banks Hall of Fame.

Preceded in death by his wife, Mary, daughter, Shirley Fitzpatrick, and grandson, Brett Fitzpatrick. Father of Bobby Campbell; grandfather of Ryan (Rayleen) and Mandy Fitzpatrick. Beloved uncle of numerous nieces and nephews. Brother-in-law of Fred Johnson. Visitation, Wednesday, 12PM- 2PM. Service, Friday, 12:00 Noon, both at Highland Mortuary. Interment, Highland Cemetery.

Stats on Foster Campbell:

Career Started in August 10, 1947, last race was on July 11, 1965.
First Feature win was at Ft. Collins on July 3, 1948
All-Time RMMRA & Colo. Feature wins ranking 13th
Career RMMRA Feature wins ( 24 )
Career AAA Feature wins ( 1 )
Career CARC Feature wins ( 7 )
Total RMMRA & Colo. related Feature wins ( 32 )
Top 3 RMMRA Points ( 5 times ) 56- 1, 57- 1, 58, 1, 59 -1, 62- 2
Top 5 RMMRA Points ( 8 times ) 1951, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964.
Top 10 RMMRA Points ( 9 times ) 1949, 1951, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964.
RMMRA Championships ( 4 ) 1956, Co-Champ. 1957, 1958, 1959
Career Feature wins ( 32 ) in Colo.

Mechanic of the year awards, Champion mechanic as driver, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959.

Mechanic of the year awards, Championship mechanic:
Harry Conklin, Jim LaManna driver, 1966
Harry Conklin, Sam Sauer driver, 1971, 1972
Roger Mauro Steve Troxell driver, 1973
Roger Mauro Dave Strickland Sr. driver 1974-1975
RMMRA Club Mechanic of the year
Harry Conklin, Sam Sauer 1970
Roger Mauro Dave Strickland Sr. 1974-1975

Other racing career highlights:

Special Awards
Lifetime member RMMRA 1967 # 8
Belleville High Banks Hall of Fame inducted in 2004.
Colo. Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2005.
National Midget Hall of Fame 2006.

Stats provided by Gary Martelon RMMRA Historian.

Don Holbrook, and Gary Martelon originally posted the above info.
Foss was a true champion, and a champion prize fighter in the early 40's,(welter weight and middle weight amateur title winner) and served with honor with the US Navy in WWII as a Machinist's first mate. RIP Foss

 

27" inch all the way around.. Will probably look a lil goofy, but thats what they want. Don't worry about me catching "Salt Fever" I've been there a couple times over the years crewing on cars. It's neat.. But it aint Dirt track racing.

"They consider a Spin Out a BIG DEAL... We look at is a good way to tighten up the pack!"


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Sorry to hear about Cambell, Thanks for the good report and stats.



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Merry Christmas Everyone!

 

Merry Christmas!!

 

quote Josh---

"They consider a Spin Out a BIG DEAL... We look at is a good way to tighten up the pack!"

I just spit Christmas cookie all over my monitor--a good laugh THK's