1/28/13, 10:12 AM
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Re: No. 51 Sprinter Driver pics (1970's)
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Join Date: Sep 2008
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Originally Posted by racephoto1
Larry Gates was the first guy I saw in this car. He tangled with Ferkel in a non wing WoO ,(Yes WoO used to be wings optional,tracks choice) race at Kokomo. That , to this day, is the highest I've ever seen a car go.
The car had tremendous horsepower, but had real reliability
problems. I saw it blow a motor saw big at Terre Haute one day, with Leavitt driving, that they kicked pieces of the motor off the track.
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Powers always made a point to tell me that his "Sam Jones" Big Motors had more Titanium in them than any other car in the day.
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