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If you could race anywhere, anytime where would it be? Be specific, past, present or future. I am bored let see what we can come up with.

I would pick as they were called "big cars" at Williams Grove post WWII. Tow ropes, open trailers, and open face helmets with a bandana. No cages, no roll bars! Men were men, and no teenage drivers! Oh sorry just fantasizing. Got carried away there, what can you come up with? Let's see.

Bob Shutt

:checkered::Steer

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Not being a driver but having run a couple heats at Florence and thinking that was SCARY as hell.

GIVE ME A BOARD TRACK and the material to clean my shorts afterwards!

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Ascot. Sprinters. 1985...

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Indy, 1946 - 1960. Roadsters, uprights, 65-70 cars and different drivers vying for the 33 spots. The brilliance of Moore, Salih, Watson, etc. Rose, Holland, Parsons, Ruttman, Vuky, Bryan, Ward, and Rathmann. :Steer:applaud:

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Originally Posted by Dwight Clock:
Indy, 1946 - 1960. Roadsters, uprights, 65-70 cars and different drivers vying for the 33 spots. :

I agree. That would get me back to Indy. I just can't generate any interest in slot car racing. Those cars were dangerous, but they could be made safer with today's technology, as have sprint cars, midgets, champ cars.

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Dirt Champ Cars, 1972-73 (Roll Cages Mandatory- I'm a wimp!) Racing at DuQuoin with Andretti, Unser, Hurtabise and Foyt. Those were the days (of my generation lol):checkered:

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Open Competition Sprint Car Race @ Victorville CA May 31st 2008

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I have to agree with LocalYocal and say Ascot in the 80's were priceless.

As for a little track I seen many great races at 16th st speedway

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AAA big cars at Dayton, Oh. High Banks !
:dologob:

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Driving a midget on Turkey Night at Ascot against Rich Vogler, Sleepy Tripp and Ron Shuman.

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Originally Posted by aussiemidgetfan:
CART circa 1985-1995. Anywhere but preferably Michigan, Milwaukee or Road America

Don't take this personal, BUT THAT HAS TO BE THE DUMBEST POST I HAVE EVER READ ON HERE!
CART?
ANY ERA? :kookoo

Paragon 1980 regular Saturday night show

Bob Kinser
Sheldon Kinser
Kelly Kinser
Randy Kinser
Dick Gaines
Danny Smith
Bobby Black
Mike Smith
Bernie Graybeal
Ronnie Dorsett
Chuck Amatti
Steve Butler
Frank Hollingsworth
Mike Johnson
Andy Hillenburg
Rodney Ritter
Mickey Smith
Mark Kinser
Ricky Hood
Brad Marvel
Jack Zigler
Leon Gentry
Mike Farrar
Jerry Gappens
Kenny Gentry
Keith Ford
Johnny Johnson
Alan Barr
Leon Rose

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I am at a loss man this is a hard one for me. I would have love in the 60s to run against Branson, Larson, Foyt, Andretti, Parnelli J., and the like. I would have also to run in the 70 against the likes of Opperman, Bigelow, Sheldon Kinser, big Bob Kinser, Dick Gaines, Barr and the rest.

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Ole San Jose High Banks,Ascot Park,West Capital, (Sac),BayLands,...any year,any time!!......Brucer'

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I think I would have liked to raced when the real "outlaw" racers were traveling the country from the mid 70's to the early 80's when the WoO were still running wingless races. So many drivers and many different tracks. The Big 3 when they were young and fearless, Opperman, Ferkel, Allen, Shuman, Lee Osbourne, Lee James, Shane Carson, Danny Smith, Tim Green, McSpadden, etc. The three big events were the K'Ville Nats., the Western World and the Pacific Coast Nats. at Ascot. Very important period in sprint car racing.

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indy........ANYTIME...im not picky....but would prefer to be in a car tomorrow for practice so i can put it in the show on saturday....bob....call me

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Sprint Fan I am loving the Paragon lineup of drivers you have listed. Those were the GOOD OLE DAYS!! One or two of them might even wind up in the pond before the night was over. Made for a great night of racing.

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pletchfan,

I've got one just for you!
I doubt anybody else recognizes most of these names but I know you will!
Now don't get me wrong, I never had the gonads it took to race with these guys, but I sure wish I had!
This would have been too cool!

Feet on the pegs, crossed up, in a blue groove!

The year 1974, The race AMA Flat Track, The Fairgrounds Mile at Indy, the racers;

Kenny Roberts
Gary Scott
Gene Romero
Rex Beauchamp
Mike Kidd
Chuck Palmgren
Corky Keener
Hank Scott
Rick Hocking
Dave Aldana

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DonRacer's comment about Victorville was right on the money. The open comp show was very exciting and the track has tremendous potential. Also my home track the PAS has to be one I will always support because of the tremendous racing. Sorry I have no desire to be a racer, just a fan.

But Brucer's remarks concerning the San Jose Speedway (not the fairgrounds) and West Capital were both right on and I really miss both tracks. Ascot of course for the history and tradition of the sprint cars. All of these memories are from the early 70s when I was much younger and probably more impressionable. The drivers in that era were such heroes and included Gary Patterson, Howard Kaeding, Nick Rescino, Johnny Anderson, his brother Billy, Leroy Van Connett, Jimmy Boyd, Dean Thompson, Bubby Jones, Al Pombo, Wally "Crazy Wheels" Baker and I could go on and on. The buzz in the stands when Opperman visited the west coast. Also Rick Ferkel.

To me that was the golden era of open wheel racing and these tracks were so much a part of it for a young man just back from Vietnam. The beer tasted better, the country music was golden and the roar of the race engines and the atmosphere of being somewhere special will never be forgotten. :)

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Originally Posted by CAJ:
pletchfan,

I've got one just for you!
I doubt anybody else recognizes most of these names but I know you will!
Now don't get me wrong, I never had the gonads it took to race with these guys, but I sure wish I had!
This would have been too cool!

Feet on the pegs, crossed up, in a blue groove!

The year 1974, The race AMA Flat Track, The Fairgrounds Mile at Indy, the racers;

Kenny Roberts
Gary Scott
Gene Romero
Rex Beauchamp
Mike Kidd
Chuck Palmgren
Corky Keener
Hank Scott
Rick Hocking
Dave Aldana

Know'm all,that was my deal,2 wheels back then in the Cow Palace with a then 16 yr old Kenny Roberts #80y bang'n my rear tire!!yep..Brucer'

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the high banks of the 1950's.

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Bob you probably wont remember the days of going to Michigan with CORA but those are the days I would like to return to. Running with Les Scott, Ron Eden, Joe Roush, Kevin Hoffer, Billy Humphries, Tony Ploughe, my dad "Dirt Track" Danny Williams Sr.....those were good times, at tracks like Kalamazoo and Gran Rapids.

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The 90's at Haubstadt.

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Two of my three favorites: Ascot circa 1882-1985, somewhere in that area, Terre Haute circa 1980"s. But to have just one there is no question................ Indiana State Fairgrounds 1970-1973 REAL CHAMP CARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I can remember some great midget races at Springfield Speedway in the 70's. Kenyon, Tripp, Vogler, the Knuckles brothers. It would have been fun to be in on those. Also the dirt miles in the 60's. Great drivers and the most beautiful cars ever built.

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Put me in an Indy roadster at Monza 1957 or 58. Show those euro boys what an Indy Car tail pipes looks like!