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HarleyTom
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Posted: Monday May 19th, 2008 10:53 PM |
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Here's one for yopu rickt,,, Of corse I sponsored the paint for this guy name Carl Brown,,, think it was about 1978 a track in So. Calif. called Corona Raceway right off Hwy 91 near Riverside Ca.
Harley Tom
PS the track is now Calif. houses
Attachment: Carl Brown's Street Stock.jpg (Downloaded 130 times)
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Double Nickel
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Posted: Tuesday May 20th, 2008 01:49 AM |
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| I will have to find some more Corona pictures to post. I spent many a Saturday night there watching sprint cars, then started racing motocross there.
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rickt
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Posted: Tuesday May 20th, 2008 03:42 AM |
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A bunch of us would go to the Cup race every year in Riverside and this is where we would end up at night. Lots of good times there.
Rickt
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Larry Lord
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Posted: Wednesday May 28th, 2008 02:43 AM |
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I spent many years at Corona Raceway as well as Ascot. I remember the car but not the driver.
I started at Corona in 1970 and finished up with 3 straight Figure Eight championships before going to the Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino to win the Figure Eight championship there in 1884.
Ahhh,,,those were the good old days. I sure miss all of the tracks we've closed in Southern California over the years.
Here's a picture of my latest ride. Winning the Vintage Nationals at Cottage Grove in 2005
Attachment: P1000818.jpg (Downloaded 78 times) Last edited on Wednesday May 28th, 2008 02:45 AM by Larry Lord
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rickt
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Posted: Wednesday May 28th, 2008 05:39 AM |
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That is bitchin Larry... send more of those anytime!
Rickt
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Larry Lord
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Posted: Wednesday May 28th, 2008 05:48 AM |
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The best part is that I drove it to the track for the races, then drove it all the way down the Pacific Coast Highway to Southern California. It was a fantastic adventure that even included a stop for lunch with Don Edmunds in Pistol River.
Marty Strode built this car. I bought it from Lonnie Gilbertson two days befoe the race.
Attachment: hot rod.JPG (Downloaded 75 times) Last edited on Wednesday May 28th, 2008 05:49 AM by Larry Lord
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Larry Lord
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Posted: Wednesday May 28th, 2008 05:50 AM |
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| Here's a picture of the car with Len Sutton at the wheel. Attachment: HotRodDirt.jpg (Downloaded 72 times)
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rickt
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Posted: Wednesday May 28th, 2008 05:53 AM |
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To cool
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Posted: Friday May 30th, 2008 03:12 AM |
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Larry, My older brother, Jim Taylor was the track announcer at Corona when you were racing the figure eights, small world.
Like the "new" car, looks like your still havin fun.
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Larry Lord
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Posted: Friday May 30th, 2008 04:19 AM |
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I remember Jim very well.
He was one of the best announcers they ever had and an all around good guy.
The last I heard, Betty Steele the head scorer that sat beside him in the booth was working at Irwindale Speedway. The last time I saw Betty was while signing in at Irwindale about 2 years ago. The last time I saw Jim was probably about 1984 when we won the season ending open comp at Corona.
Where is Jim now?
Last edited on Friday May 30th, 2008 04:22 AM by Larry Lord
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Posted: Friday May 30th, 2008 05:35 AM |
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Jim is still living in Upland,CA. Can be reached at (909)982-6353 or at papajim20@hotmail.com. Talked to him tonite, he remembers you also, I'm sure he would like to hear from you.
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