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What is the funniest racing pic you have seen I got this from another site. They said it was from indy

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that is too cool:2:

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What? They are just telling him he is first!!!!!

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Some folks at The Frolic at Gas City this past Saturday posing in racing suits "borrowed" from Brandon Petty

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...7_811866_n.jpg

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Wait til Rod gets that dry cleaning bill:18:
PS IS THAT Mark Martain ON THE LEFT:11:

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I've always been a fan of this Classic Hewitt shot:

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...2f137fc203.jpg

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And from the shot above... Seeing Cripe in a driving suit is just scary... :10:

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Cripe is awsome. Its been sweet working with him this past month.

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Looks like the universal one to go signal!:8:

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Do we have an ID on that first photo, at The Mile? I've got the candidates whittled down to Chuck Booth, Merle Bettenhausen, Arnold Knepper, Jackie Howerton and Rollie Beale.
I know I could just go next door to my brother, The Open Wheel Encyclopedia, but that's cheatin. (though I'll do it if all else fails)

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I'm thinkin' Chuck Booth just based upon what little bit I can see of his helmet. Also, I can't quite see Arnie Knepper or Rollie Beale throwing the old one digit salute. :2: Gonna go check some old programs for a #44 at IFG.

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Yeah, Booth is the most likely option.

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bttt......:35:

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I lost out on the bid for a photo, during either last or second to the last Outlaw show at San Jose, Ca. It was Steve Kent, wingless at Handford Ca. Going into turn one. He crossed up the car and there she went! MAN! those whites of his eye balls through the face shield! Oh my! Well it was not funny at the time. Yes, it was Selma Shell car. Don't remember if it was his first time without the wing. Who won that night don't remember but that crash will never be forgotten. 19 years ago.
Joe

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We were pitted next to those guys. He forgot he didn't have a wing. He pushed off from 4 and and never lifted into 1. I believe it was the Selma Shell car. They used shovels to put that car back in the trailer.

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It had to be the picture of the sprint car that was built inside of a mobile home. To get the car out, they had to take the side wall out of the mobile home.

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Here is one borrowed from the HAMB message board on a sweet thread of vintage sprint car pictures.

http://i28.tinypic.com/ndakr7.jpg

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thats chuck booth driving boyce holt champ dirt car in the hoosier 100

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and on the other side of the fence is Wally Meskowski, who I was working for and in front of him, my friend & photographer Dennis Torres. Awesome times racing.

Lynn

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anybody have Daves Pitstop photo of last year at the Kokomo Klash winners circle. That showed the Peterbuilt crew with masks on. And Standbrough didn't have a clue what was going on behind him. Funny Winners circle photo.

Lynn

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any 1 know the reason for the hand signals

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The story I have heard on the hand signals is that the more that Wally flipped chuck off the harder he drove. I have tried this before and sometime it works. Here is a quote but the names have been removed to protect the guilty. "you just got passed by #$%@! (*&^!#!~ ***!" This quote from around 2006 by a fellow crew member of mine.

The pic from John Mahoney of I belive one of the caruthers sitting on J.P. Jr's shoulders while he is strapped in from the 70's is the funniest! Ahhhhh to be around when racing wasn't so damn SERIOUS! And any pic of Larry Rice and his silly ass hats are good to!


Bob

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http://www.pbase.com/pitpass/kokomo_klash_sprints
http://k43.pbase.com/g1/12/567012/2/...2.CmvvqgVy.jpg
-Dave Merritt photo.
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There's a photo out there somewhere similar to the Chuck Booth shot, in which Chuck Gurney (also in a dirt champ car) is passing someone and giving them the salute too. I looked for it on the net for a bit, but couldn't find it. I'm pretty sure I still have a copy on one of my old laptops. I'll look for it if no one else finds it.

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Our first Indy car race in 89 at PIR mile. Mears in the Penz car had the field covered and lapping the back markers. A kid took him out because he didn't keep his line. Spun Mears out as he had his black gloved finger in the air. The first time seeing all 4 tires go pop! Sure miss those days.

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Don't know who the one all the way to the left is but he has good taste in beer :32:

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Old age must be creeping up on me. I thought the Gurney picture was taken during a midget race. Minor detail either way.

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Hewitt rocks!!!:9:

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it was driving car 54!

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You are correct.
David.

http://ovalmeister.webs.com/apps/pho...otoid=26420394

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Everyman's hero, Robert Bell
http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL72.../354061661.jpg

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL72.../369762539.jpg

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You obviously have some information on this. So what is the rest of the story? Was Robert Bell fast?

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Just a hard working guy doing the best he can with what he has. http://www.robertbellracing.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0EVW_FJaIc

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Just wanted to say thanks for the links! I wasn't familiar with him, but am now a huge fan!!!!! The in-car swearing is priceless. Is he still currently racing? Hope to read about him taking some wins in the future!!!!!!!!