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12/8/20, 5:20 PM |
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Re: Pontiac Silverdome
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My brother and I were there, our neighbor took us.
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12/8/20, 6:24 PM |
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Re: Pontiac Silverdome
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12/8/20, 7:39 PM | #23 | ||
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Seven of us from the farmland area went in my dads motor home had a blast sadly it was one of my dads last racing trips before his checker flag . I thank him every time I go to race for inducing me this great sport
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12/9/20, 12:29 PM |
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Re: Pontiac Silverdome
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I was there because a handful of NEMA cars were there. The one that Genetten drove was one of ours: Ed Czyzewski's "Polish Pirate" special. I remember that Ed and his crewman, who I knew only as "Hoppy", had trouble getting up on the podium because they only had one leg between the two of them. As I told our fans many times over the years, Ed lost both of his on Pork Chop Hill in Korea, and I'm afraid I don't remember where Hoppy lost his. They were two great guys who supported NEMA for many years.
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12/9/20, 11:42 PM |
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Re: Pontiac Silverdome
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I came back to that race to shoot it for some western racing publications and planned my vacation in Detroit to go with it. I think I am still cleaning dirt out of my ears. The promoter (his first name was Steve, but cannot remember his last name) was a concert promoter. When the night show got so out of hand with dust, he took action himself and began spraying the track with a garden hose (I have a photo of it on my Facebook page). The problem was he was spraying not only the loose stuff on the outside, but also on the groove turning it into a skating rink. Spins were ridiculous and people in the pits were begging him to stop spraying the groove, but he refused to listen.
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12/10/20, 8:18 PM |
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Re: Pontiac Silverdome
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Rarely heard words....
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12/11/20, 12:36 AM | #27 | ||
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12/11/20, 12:31 PM |
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Re: Pontiac Silverdome
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Me, too. East side. Left in 1978. Never went back.
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12/11/20, 7:17 PM | #29 | ||
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I think Dean Isley was the promoter.
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12/12/20, 3:22 PM |
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Re: Pontiac Silverdome
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I am amazed at the number of comments this thread has drawn and the number of people who were in attendance.
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