Is Lawrenceburg???

cecil98 · 7/15/12, 2:18 PM

Is the Burg having some kind of race tonight?????

cmiracingvids · 7/15/12, 2:19 PM

Are you serious?!? It's Indiana Sprint Week! Of course they are.

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smith19 · 7/15/12, 2:29 PM

gitney's and mods. really nothin.....now let me get back on the wine.

SPRINTCAR · 7/15/12, 2:37 PM

You must have been to a wing show and lost your mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hot Rod K. · 7/15/12, 5:02 PM

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Originally Posted by smith19

gitney's and mods. really nothin.....now let me get back on the wine.

What's a gitney?

Larry G. · 7/15/12, 5:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Hot Rod K.

What's a gitney?

Saigon taxi.

cecil98 · 7/16/12, 1:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Hot Rod K.

What's a gitney?

A jitney a is coaster racer made by kids. An old wooden ironing board made a great chassis (or a piece of plywood about the same size). The axles were held onto a 2 x 4 by bending nails over it. The wheels were usually baby buggy wheels or lawnmower wheels (buggy wheels were better). The front axle (2 x 4) was bolted with a single bolt at the front of the ironing board. You steered it with your feet or, you could attach a piece of rope to the end of each side of the 2 x 4 axle and steer it with the rope. We raced them down streets with a fairly steep grade. I grew up in Sayler Park in Cincinnati Ohio and lots of us built and raced them when we were in grade school. However, Larry G is also correct. That kind of gitney (asian taxi)was pulled around by a person for a small fee.

smith19 · 7/16/12, 1:35 PM

very good craig....i got a little fancy with a few of mine and put a cage on them. if you wanted to dirt track just put big wheel tires (PLASTIC) on it and slide around corners.

Charles Nungester · 7/16/12, 1:43 PM

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cecil98 · 7/16/12, 7:52 PM

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Originally Posted by smith19

very good craig....i got a little fancy with a few of mine and put a cage on them. if you wanted to dirt track just put big wheel tires (PLASTIC) on it and slide around corners.

Chris, the last one I built (6th grade) had a steering wheel, with the rope windings, and a friction brake. However, being that it was back in the 60's, mine were all USAC jitneys!!
No rollcages!!!!!!

BTW.....Big Wheels hadn't been invented yet when I was building my jitneys!! LOL

7/15/12, 2:18 PM	#1 Is Lawrenceburg???
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7/16/12, 1:35 PM	#8 Re: Is Lawrenceburg???
smith19 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,936	very good craig....i got a little fancy with a few of mine and put a cage on them. if you wanted to dirt track just put big wheel tires (PLASTIC) on it and slide around corners. __________________ CHRIS SMITH _________________________________________________ Last edited by smith19; 7/16/12 at 1:36 PM.

7/16/12, 1:43 PM	#9 Re: Is Lawrenceburg???
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7/15/12, 2:19 PM	#2
cmiracingvids Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,314	Are you serious?!? It's Indiana Sprint Week! Of course they are. Posted via Mobile Device