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Waldo you made my day with that one. Thanks :)Quote:
Originally Posted by !!WALDO!!
It's amazing the history on this car and they just restored it if I am not mistaken.
Also for those who wanted to know the photo I had put up before was of Billy Foster in a Vollstedt-Offy at PIR 1965.
New photo coming up.
Drivers, Cars, Year, & Track. Just look at those crowds watching this race. :eek:
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Awesome photo Phoenix!
The leading car is a Dusenberg driver Peter DePaolo
The following car is a Miller
Since it is a dirt track I am going to guess it is Syracuse probably 1924 (the race in which Jimmy Murphy died)
If I am right about the track and year the following car is most likely Tommy Milton - but the number on the hood necessarily doesn't look like "5" so I might be wrong....
Right Driver for the 12 car. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
Right on both cars. :up:
Still looking for the year and track.
I still can't believe the crowds back then. Their everywhere in the ditch on the roofs and standing deep along the fence. Everyone was brave back then to come to the races both drivers and spectators.
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Originally Posted by Phoenixent
De Paulo leading the Great Tommy Milton, early in the 1924 Syracuse 150 miler that later, Tommy's "friend" and rival Jimmy Murphy would go through the third turn fence driving a piece of wood through his heart.
Crowds in the 1920's were better than anytime in the history of Open Wheel. By the time the 1962 edition of this race came around the crowd was under 5,000. More things to do, less time to do it in.
FORD not OFFYQuote:
Originally Posted by Phoenixent
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:laugh: Your right I should have looked a my photo again. Thanks. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by !!WALDO!!
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Originally Posted by !!WALDO!!
Right Driver for the 12 car.
Right on both cars.
Still looking for the year and track.
I looked at the photo again and noticed they railroad rail strapped to those wood post for the infield guard rail. :eek:
I d/l the photo and blew it up. I am looking very close to the surface. Peter drove #12 in 1924 and 1925. Syracuse, the NEW YORK STATE FAIRGOUNDS ran the only dirt race in 1924 and because of the death of Murphy, the 1925 season was all boards. This has a Horse Track appearence. Now there was a Laurel, MD Board track that may have been built over the Horse track, 1.25. Since there appears to be "a track" on the inside and the railing was a temp. Could that be it?
So if Syracuse in 1924, then Earl Cooper. If Laurel in 1925 then Peter (looks like the 500 winning car) and Harry Hartz.
With that much pillar work it was a regular fixture and not a temp track.
Here a hint.
It was a non-points race and only one race was held with this track configuration but the track ran more events after.