[smith19]

this may be for our left coast guys.....how many years has clyde fielded a car. I know gary Patterson drove it and of coarse dave bradway in the 1980's.

[mlamb]

That's a real good question Chris Smith.
I can only say a long...long time. I was just telling a buddy at the Bloomington midget week event how iconic of a sprint car Clyde Lamar has campaigned for years.
I can't recall seeing that sprint car out here much if any? The furthest east I've seen it has been Devils Bowl in Mesquite,Tx. like late 80s. That car is chalked full of history with many talented chauffeur's over the years.

[smith19]

yes they always field beautiful cars. johnny Gibson said tonight that Patterson and bradway were the 2 drivers he knew of that came this far east (ill.) to bad thorson got upside down with it tonight.

[BrentTFunk]

I remember seeing Dave Bradway run the car at the Eldora Nationals. They were headed to Knoxville the next week. I still have the T shirt I bought from him. He died later that year.

[smith19]

I remember that brent. I was there

[Sausage]

Originally Posted by mlamb That's a real good question Chris Smith. I can only say a long...long time. I was just telling a buddy at the Bloomington midget week event how iconic of a sprint car Clyde Lamar has campaigned for years. I can't recall seeing that sprint car out here much if any? The furthest east I've seen it has been Devils Bowl in Mesquite,Tx. like late 80s. That car is chalked full of history with many talented chauffeur's over the years.

I spent many nights at Baylands Raceway Park watching the Tri City 3C and others. Baylands opened in 1981 and the 3C was running NARC and other NorCal events well before that I believe.

[Charles Nungester]

[Kart#51]

I believe the 86 Eldora Nationals was the farthest east I have seen the Tri C Machine. It was when Dave Bradway Jr piloted it. I bought a shirt that week and watched him the following week at Knoxville. One helluva talent and still highly revered on the West coast as the Bradway Memorial is a highly coveted event in NorCal. He was killed the following year at The Dirt Cup at Skagit.