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Originally Posted by TQ29m
Gee, I think it was late 40s, early 50s at Columbus motor Speedway, 25th st fair ground, the closest thing to sprint cars were the Roaring Roadsters who came in from CA every spring and held us captive all summer, same cars different bodies, Roy Prosser, Red Amick, and many more, they fertilized the state from one end to the other, the names are embedded into the state, course Red Amick was my favorite, he settled in in the montpellier area, and had the Flying A gas stations in Indiana and Ohio, they had a huge following, along with the midgets that followed them.
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Wow, you saw track roadsters? I'm jealous, wish I had a time machine!
Occasionally you can see a "track roadster style" hotrod at a show...
I'd love to build one if I had the $$ & knowhow...