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SUPERDUKE (Offline)
  #11 12/22/08 4:38 PM
Originally Posted by wbr:
vukovich?
no bill vukovich sr!
AustinSprinter (Offline)
  #12 12/22/08 5:11 PM
Shoosssssss!!.....look,Duke with no CAPS.!!.........
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Brucer'
SteveE (Offline)
  #13 12/22/08 7:07 PM
My dad bought that car off of Engle, later sold it to Paul Fortney, then it went to some guy in Anderson after that. When we aquired the car, it was pretty cobbled up.
TQ29m (Offline)
  #14 12/22/08 8:10 PM
Home town is Columbus, In. Red Amick was my "favorite", Roy Prosser showed up one night at Columbus, In, with I believe, a Chrysler products OHV V8. Crocket drove a flatdead Ford 6 cyl, owned by Dan Walls, where I "grew up", in his shop. That was one bad "half dozen". I rode in the woods, with Larriet, he had his left leg broken, and was riding a WWll 45cu in Harley, and when we'd come to a hill, where he couldn't use the foot brake, he'd just slide off, and let the ole Harley go, and he'd slide down behind it. Lots a good memories from those days, we weren't able to follow them on the summer circuit, Columbus, and Franklin were about the extent of it. Bob
SUPERDUKE (Offline)
  #15 12/22/08 11:42 PM
Originally Posted by tq29m:
home town is columbus, in. Red amick was my "favorite", roy prosser showed up one night at columbus, in, with i believe, a chrysler products ohv v8. Crocket drove a flatdead ford 6 cyl, owned by dan walls, where i "grew up", in his shop. That was one bad "half dozen". I rode in the woods, with larriet, he had his left leg broken, and was riding a wwll 45cu in harley, and when we'd come to a hill, where he couldn't use the foot brake, he'd just slide off, and let the ole harley go, and he'd slide down behind it. Lots a good memories from those days, we weren't able to follow them on the summer circuit, columbus, and franklin were about the extent of it. Bob
roy prosser ex jockey from ca. Was a hard driver drove walt straber 39 from lapel in! A flat head merc! Jim mcwhity was from grammer in. Near you!
old timer 38 (Offline)
  #16 12/22/08 11:55 PM
Duke did you know my cousin Jim Summers from Salem.
Butch47265 (Offline)
  #17 12/23/08 2:18 AM
:checkered:
Originally Posted by TQ29m:
I only followed the "Roaring Roadsters" on dirt, maybe Salem a time or 2. Which one of them owned the Flying A truck stop, just off I69? Which one of them was the first, I believe, to show up with an Overhead Valve V8. Another of my hometown favorites, lost his life at Langhorne, and yet another at Salem. Bob
Hi this Butch Wilkerson I would LOVE to set and go racing with you sometime before long Jerry Caster Dave Norris Ron Schefel & I are going to SHORTYS on Tuesday at 1100 for HOT LAPS & tenderloin,Hope to meet you .:checkered::checkered::checkered::checkered:
Ovalmeister (Offline)
  #18 12/23/08 4:04 AM
Originally Posted by SUPERDUKE:
red amick from calif. Lived in muncie! Owned the truck stop! And larry (crash) crockett from columbus was killed driving chas engle car at langhorn! Whats your hometown?
My Dad spoke of Red Amick alot while I was growing up. Everytime we went to Indy, for any reason, we would stop at the truck stop, just before getting on I-69.
Found a cool photo of him on the IMS website. Is he still living?
David.

Checker'd Past (Offline)
  #19 12/23/08 8:19 AM
If you Google, Mutual Racing Association, you'll find photos and articles about the "Roaring Roadsters". The "Roaring Roadsters" were the first race cars I can remember watching as a little boy at Sun Valley(Anderson Speedway), Winchester, and Mt. Lawn. The old news articles are interesting.
SUPERDUKE (Offline)
  #20 12/23/08 8:27 AM
Originally Posted by ovalmeister:
my dad spoke of red amick alot while i was growing up. Everytime we went to indy, for any reason, we would stop at the truck stop, just before getting on i-69.
Found a cool photo of him on the ims website. Is he still living?
David.

sorry no richard (red) amick died in fla. Bout 8 years ago! Tom cherry was his fatherinlaw! And bobby grim all lived in crystel river fla! Red and i where teammates in atlanta 1964 imca race red drove the roadster and i the dirtcar for ollie prather both 255 offys from ca.
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