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6/27/11, 10:07 AM   #1
41 year old Record broken.
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Congrats to Brad Kuhn for breaking my dad's 41 year old record at Angel Park for a 30 lap feature. My dad and grandpa were very proud of that record. It was there own car (Old Blue) I am sure even they would be amazed that a record set in August of 1970 lasted until late June of 2011.
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6/27/11, 12:22 PM   #2
Re: 31 year old Record broken.
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Actually, that was a 41 year old track record. That makes it even more impressive that it stood that long.
 
6/27/11, 12:43 PM   #3
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Actually, that was a 41 year old track record. That makes it even more impressive that it stood that long.
Should of proof read it. Now I cant seem to figure out how to change it. HA..... It is pretty amazing it lasted that long.
 
6/27/11, 3:21 PM   #4
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I gotcha, Robbie. What an amazing record! I love track records, and I especially love when I see track records that have stood for a while. That this one survived so long is crazy, and impressive.

Congrats to Brad on lowering it...
 
6/27/11, 5:28 PM   #5
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Thanks Spridge!!!!!
 
6/27/11, 7:58 PM   #6
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So what was the record?? I'm not knowing.
 
6/27/11, 8:03 PM   #7
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So what was the record?? I'm not knowing.
Larry Rice's 30-Lap Feature track record at Angell Park was set on 8/30/1970 at 9:11.56. It stood for nearly 41 years until last night when Brad Kuhn broke the 30-lap record at a time of 8:04.85.
 
6/27/11, 8:04 PM   #8
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So what was the record?? I'm not knowing.
From the BMARA site:
Kuhn completed the event in 8 minutes and four seconds, besting the 40-year old track record set by Larry Rice on August 30, 1970, by over one minute.
 
6/27/11, 8:32 PM   #9
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Cool stuff! How's that for a quick show?
Congrats to B-Rad
 
6/27/11, 9:49 PM   #10
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I miss Larry Rice more with every passing day. He was a fun guy to be around and one of the finest people I've ever known. And he was a helluva race driver.
 
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