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8/5/10, 10:02 PM   #26
Re: What is your favorite and why?
Need For Speed
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My favorite era was the 1970s.

I attended my first race at just under 2 weeks old in May of 1972.

West Central OH was a hot bed for sprint cars. Tracks such as Limaland, Millstream, New Bremen, and Eldora were all my 'home' during the warm months :2: Plus we always went to Winchester whenever they ran the sprints and or midgets.

With me being a kid, and my Uncle Duke driving USAC cars, I had an 'in' with a lot of the USAC drivers. Plus, my dad, and my Grandma, knew seemingly everybody that owned or drove a car. It would be a major understatement to say that I have sat in MANY sprint cars in my day.

My Uncle Duke, Doc Dawson, and Jack Hewitt were my favorites....but I was just as good of 'buddies' with Don Hewitt, Fred Linder, Buck Boughan, Pancho Carter, Larry Cannon, and Dick Gaines.

I like the present days too (and every year in between), but the 70's is what made me a life long fan.
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