Old School

Mud Packer · 6/21/11, 6:10 PM

You might be old school if you were at Sun Valley Speedway the night that track owner Joe Helping sang the national anthem.

Checker'd Past · 6/21/11, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Mud Packer

You might be old school if you were at Sun Valley Speedway the night that track owner Joe Helping sang the national anthem.

I must be real old school........I was there and remember it well.

mscs20 · 6/22/11, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Go Fast

Didn't someone run one of those at the Chili Bowl just a few years ago?
Seem to remember a lot of talk about it and the car almost making an A-main til the motor puked.

Yes, it was Matt Sherrill from the Tulsa area. He now runs a lot with Powri, but in much newer equipment.

usa1bowtie · 6/22/11, 11:32 AM

You might be old school if you looked forward to seeing the glossy pictures in Illustrated Speedway News. Also, if you remember seeing race cars at almost every service station or garage in town.

RedRacer07 · 6/22/11, 12:56 PM

You might be old school if you remember watching local shows with both Late Models & Sprints on the card for the night.

Mud Packer · 6/22/11, 3:37 PM

You might be old school if you remember "Dandy" Don Klein's first track championship with the Allied Auto Racing Association.

John P Huss · 7/13/12, 6:33 PM

I'm Old School. Here we go. Minnesota State Fairgrounds 1/2 mile
when Harvey Conkel went for a ride and Ernie Johnson was there
to help. The t-shirt days were awesome. ( Wish I could have seen
the IMCA days. Incredible!) Turn 1 tavern at Little Springfield. The
1 ton dually's @ open trailer's. Ernie Johnson had a chance to go
to Indy in 1949 but his business-family did not allow to let that
happen. Johnson had many great driver's like Emory Collins & Horst
meyer in his Sprint Car stable. I think of the 318 offy's. Ernie
Johnson was a great driver in his racing days. Have friends that
remember Johnson-Collins-Horstmeyer racing.
Best Regards,
John

Dgentry51 · 7/13/12, 7:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack Dupp

You might just be old school if you have ever heard an Evinrude powered midget race. Rather unique!

I saw DukeDerosa driving one of these at Shaheens(and yes it was loud and smoky)

jdull99 · 7/13/12, 7:59 PM

Holy cow, this post is still kickin in the dust. It must be old school.

ThePurple73 · 7/13/12, 8:04 PM

You might be old school if you found it entertaining when a drivers wife would climb the flag stand ladder to discuss the race with the flagman.

You might be old school when you actually got to hear announcers talk about the drivers and give a little brackground.

6/21/11, 6:10 PM	#71 Re: Old School
Mud Packer Senior Member Race Count Last Year: 59 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,073	You might be old school if you were at Sun Valley Speedway the night that track owner Joe Helping sang the national anthem. __________________ Mike Be nice to people on the way up. You might need them on the way down. Jimmy Durante

6/22/11, 11:32 AM	#74 Re: Old School
usa1bowtie Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80	You might be old school if you looked forward to seeing the glossy pictures in Illustrated Speedway News. Also, if you remember seeing race cars at almost every service station or garage in town.

7/13/12, 6:33 PM	#77 Re: Old School
John P Huss Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,245	I'm Old School. Here we go. Minnesota State Fairgrounds 1/2 mile when Harvey Conkel went for a ride and Ernie Johnson was there to help. The t-shirt days were awesome. ( Wish I could have seen the IMCA days. Incredible!) Turn 1 tavern at Little Springfield. The 1 ton dually's @ open trailer's. Ernie Johnson had a chance to go to Indy in 1949 but his business-family did not allow to let that happen. Johnson had many great driver's like Emory Collins & Horst meyer in his Sprint Car stable. I think of the 318 offy's. Ernie Johnson was a great driver in his racing days. Have friends that remember Johnson-Collins-Horstmeyer racing. Best Regards, John

7/13/12, 8:04 PM	#80 Re: Old School
ThePurple73 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 493	You might be old school if you found it entertaining when a drivers wife would climb the flag stand ladder to discuss the race with the flagman. You might be old school when you actually got to hear announcers talk about the drivers and give a little brackground.