Who was Reckless the Clown?
 

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Re: Who was Reckless the Clown?
 

Wasnt it Ed Watson??

Re: Who was Reckless the Clown?
 

Yes, it was Ed Watson. He died less than two years ago. I bought several books from his widow when she was closing out his business.

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I wonder if he is related to "Speedway Man" that I have seen at Tri-State Speedway?

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Ed was a real class act and instumental in the Midget Hall of Fame. I believe that same helmet used to be on display at the Hall of Fame at Angell Park. His books are great reads if you can get your hands on them.

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Another great driver and I believe Midget Hall of Fame Member in that photo line-up is the Late Les Scott from Ossian IN. in the #3 Midget from 1978.
I spent quite a few hours in his small shop in Ossian as a kid cleaning up, learning and graduating to turning some wrenches.
He always thought it was pretty cool that I made to the the Indy Car level from that 20x20 shop, and would always come by and look me up duing the month of May at the Speedway.

Re: Who was Reckless the Clown?
 

Thanks guys, I thought it was Ed Watson. Then I remembered his old USAC Midget yearbooks were published by Reckless Enterprises.

Re: Who was Reckless the Clown?
 

The memories flood back to Reckless the Clown. I remember him fondly. He made the downtime between the races a little funnier. I never knew until many years later that it was actually Ed Watson.