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Posted: Wednesday May 17th, 2006 11:39 PM |
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Posted: Thursday May 18th, 2006 12:26 AM |
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| Too easy, dear. Not quite sure if it was taken @ the Tacoma Dome or not, but that is definitely the Ram Racecar of one Mr. Jerry Day, if not mistaken. Have a pic of the car from Skagit last year. Have one of his Ram Racecar jackets around the house somewhere. Last edited on Thursday May 18th, 2006 12:27 AM by nettersc39
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Posted: Thursday May 18th, 2006 12:40 AM |
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DOH! U R right N39..I actually asked Paul to post that and see how long but dang you are fast. And yes, I took it at Tacoma Dome when the big NASCAR thing was there a few months ago..To bad battery was low (not much flash)..Love seein those old cars..I gotta dig up some old midget pics I have from 50's..
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Posted: Thursday May 18th, 2006 12:44 AM |
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| Wow, that did not take long. I knew who it was when I received it, because the car races with WCVR's that I have seen at Sunset. But I was not sure how many others would know. As a matter of fact he told me, just kidding with me, that it cost $5 for every photo I take of his car when he was at Sunset last year. I am glad he was just kidding. It would have cost me a lot. I took many off and on the track photos.
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Posted: Thursday May 18th, 2006 12:47 AM |
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 Not bad for a youngin' like myself, huh Rick?  Now, the 50's I won't be able to touch, though. And, Paul, have always liked that about Jerry, along w/ that hat.  Does have a good sense of humor. Last edited on Thursday May 18th, 2006 12:49 AM by nettersc39
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Posted: Thursday May 18th, 2006 06:19 AM |
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FYI, according to Mr. Day, the #76 in the photo was built off the same jig as the first RAM car he built. If you like, Jerry will be happy to build you one also. Just bring $$$$$$.
If you want to see fine craftsmanship, take a close look at it if you ever get a chance. It has to be one of the best looking vintage sprints around.
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Posted: Thursday May 18th, 2006 02:37 PM |
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| Got that right OG..It drew alot of attention at the dome that night..The craftsmanship on it is second to none but then Jerry' stuff always was
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Posted: Thursday May 18th, 2006 02:57 PM |
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| Awesome, awesome race car. You are 100% right OG!!! The thing that amazes me about the car, is he takes it out on the track and races it. It is a real treat to see it run. Attachment: 100_0814.jpg (Downloaded 1022 times)
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Posted: Thursday May 18th, 2006 03:02 PM |
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| On the track!!! Attachment: 100_0837.jpg (Downloaded 986 times)
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Posted: Friday May 19th, 2006 09:33 AM |
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I wish Ram would recreate that beautiful roadster he used to run on pavement back in the 60s. What a beautiful car! The last I saw of it, was back in the early 80s. It was in rough shape and parked at a gas station down in Oregon. When I went by there a couple months later, I asked the guy pumping gas where the race car went. He said his boss had finally got tired of looking at it and sent it to the crusher over at the scrap yard. What a sad end for such a great car!
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Posted: Friday May 19th, 2006 03:23 PM |
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Sent it to the crusher!!!!!!!!!!!! That man should be placed in stocks in the community square for auto racing for all to throw tomatos at. Jerry Day is a member of the board, or at least his name is used, you may try to PM him and see if he still has the jig. I know he has one for the one in the pictures.
SENT TO THE CRUSHER!!!!!!! MAN, OH MAN!!!! I SURE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE BEEN AROUND WHEN HE MADE THAT DECISION. I GUESS HE DID NOT REALIZE WHAT IT WOULD BE WORTH AT ALL OF US WHO LOVE RACING.
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Posted: Friday May 19th, 2006 03:51 PM |
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| OMG!
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Posted: Saturday May 20th, 2006 04:06 PM |
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Ouch!!!! So not good, or kewl!! Dayum (shakes head).
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Posted: Friday Sep 22nd, 2006 04:59 AM |
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| GORDY STEWART STILL HAS THE OLD RAM RACE CAR HE LAST DROVE AT EVERGREEN ON THE ASPHALT BEHIND HIS HOUSE. WEEDS GROWING AROUND IT BUT STILL HAS ALL 4 TIRES ON IT!
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Posted: Friday Sep 22nd, 2006 02:45 PM |
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| Really! I am one of his buds. We see each other all over the place traveling in our RV's.. Gotta give him a call and ask about that. Future project???????
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Posted: Friday Sep 22nd, 2006 04:15 PM |
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Roseville Last weekend
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Posted: Friday Sep 22nd, 2006 06:07 PM |
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| Very cool pic!!! I hope I can make it down for the festivities one of these years.
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Posted: Saturday Sep 23rd, 2006 03:43 AM |
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Kelly Nicholas!!!! Welcome to our little corner of the internet! What took you so long to get here!
You are one of those "whatever happened to..." guys in Northwest racing that occasionally gets brought up in meetings at the Road Knights clubhouse. Good to see that you are alive and well...and even better that you are now a member of nwracechat.com.
Once again, welcome! (and believe me, from a guy with your past, we totally expect you to contribute some stories from the years gone by!)
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Posted: Thursday Oct 5th, 2006 05:26 AM |
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http://www.srv.net/~kc7esb/website9011.htm
Hey was checking out the camra stuff that site, the guy in the middle of this picture is Bill Crow, he was my Grandfather. First President of CAMRA. Pretty cool history.
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Posted: Thursday Oct 5th, 2006 11:43 AM |
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I believe Bill Crow's nickname was "Kissing Crow from Idaho" because he won a lot of trophy dashes and got to kiss a lot of trophy queens. Tough job but somebody had to do it.
Attached photo from Langley Speedway 1967. CAMRA regulars include Lewiston, ID's George Robertson in the forground and the No. 98 that was Norm Ellefson's ride that year.
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Posted: Thursday Oct 5th, 2006 07:01 PM |
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| yep thats him dig, the kissin crow form Idaho.
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Posted: Friday Oct 13th, 2006 03:13 PM |
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My father raced with Bill Crow, in Meridian, Idaho as well as other tracks in that area, Ontario, Pocatello, etc............... I can even remember Bill, myself. It was around the era of The PINK LADY, I think. Those were the good old days, everyone wore whites in the pits and even my sibings and myself wore white, ( to be cool if nothing else) and after the races we all went to Shakeys Pizza, OMG did I ever date myself!
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Posted: Friday Oct 13th, 2006 11:40 PM |
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I believe Art Sugai owned the Pink Ladies for a number of years. Owned a restaurant in Ontario, Oregon? Not positive on that. Was a popular ride as Art Pollard, Jack Eckman, Ken Hamilton, amongst others drove it. I believe the CAMRA roadster was built by Victoria's Grant King.
Found the photo on a site that doesn't seem to exist anymore.
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Posted: Friday Oct 13th, 2006 11:45 PM |
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| You are exactly correct, his restaurant was a chinese rest. on a corner in Ontario. Been there many times. I have a great picture of the Pink lady in later years about 1986 I think or around that time. Other names you may know, Newman, Steider, Crowell, Winters, Harris, just some I know for sure. I loved the pink lady, I have some great old pictures from that era but can never get them on here to share with others.
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Posted: Wednesday Oct 25th, 2006 05:45 AM |
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Finally dug around the things I have (not very organized but I can find what I'm looking for eventually) and came across this ad in a Racing Wheels from 1967 for the Art Sugai restaurant.
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Posted: Wednesday Oct 25th, 2006 05:49 AM |
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And this 1964 ad from Jack Eckman, then driver of the Pink Lady.
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Posted: Wednesday Oct 25th, 2006 05:50 AM |
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And this 1966 photo of Ron Porter winning with the Pink Lady.
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Posted: Wednesday Oct 25th, 2006 03:07 PM |
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| Now that brought back some memories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for sharing them, now I will have to see what I can find.
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Posted: Thursday Oct 26th, 2006 02:06 AM |
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Three northwest stars: Art Pollard, Bill Crow and Billy Foster
From the Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame website:
http://www.victoriaautoracinghalloffame.com/billyfoster/billyfoster.html
Worth checking out for other drivers.
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Posted: Thursday Oct 26th, 2006 03:23 AM |
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| That photo goes way back, Bill Crow, (if I am not mistaken) had a club in Garden City, Idaho, called Bills 121 Club, I remember it well, I know it is no longer there. These pictures are great, just wish I knew how to get some on here to share with you all!
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| racemom.......do you already have the photos in a file on your computer??? If you do...do you have a program to resize the photos?? If no to the first two questions....do you have a scanner...or a way to get them scanned to your computer?? If no to all of the above.....I can do this for you if you send me the photos....and I PROMISE I will send them back to you when done. Let me know....I would love to see your photos and I'm sure there are mnay more on here that would like to see them also.
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Posted: Thursday Oct 26th, 2006 03:40 AM |
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| PM me your email address, I can send you the one I already have on my computer.
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Ok racemom......I'm guessing this is your dad....if I did this right....lol.
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PHOOEY, where is it????????????????
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Posted: Thursday Oct 26th, 2006 05:27 AM |
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This is a good site dealing with Idaho racing.
http://www.ihrs.org/index2.html
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Posted: Thursday Oct 26th, 2006 06:06 AM |
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| Thanks so much, YES, that is my dad around maybe 69-72, sure a different looking car then what his grandson drives these days!
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Posted: Thursday Oct 26th, 2006 06:29 AM |
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| OK TOM RACEMOM HAS HER DAD'S CAR, ANY LUCK WITH MINE??KELLY
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Posted: Friday Oct 27th, 2006 02:01 AM |
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Kelly,
I left you a voice mail. Did you not get it? I think the video I have shows your dad. I sure hope anyways.
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Posted: Friday Oct 27th, 2006 02:21 AM |
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| TOM,COMPUTER HERE AT THE SCHOOL CAN'T TAKE VIDEOS-I'LL TALK TO OUR INFO TECH PEOPLE TO SEE IF THEY CAN SET UP THIS COMPUTER. I WILL GO TO PUBLIC LIBRARY TOMORROW TO LOOK AT IT. MANY THANKS!! KELLY
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Posted: Friday Oct 27th, 2006 03:20 AM |
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| No need for all of that. we will just get together. Check your PM.
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