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Newsletter 241 - May 14, 2012 - President's Corner, Editorials, Mustang Monthly, Carroll Shelby: 1923-2012; Jim Nelson of Drag Master fame passed away; For those of you who knew Dave Bell or of his work (Street Rodder, Henry HiRise the cartoon in the back) he passed away on Saturday night; I have found several bios on Dave on Google; Art Bagnall was The Helmet Man and Off-Road Industry News; Fellow hot rodder Dan "Bird Bird" Chase passed away earlier today; Editor’s notes: The following is a response to a press release that I received; Check out this website: http:/theold-motor.com/; I'm sorry you have not heard from me in while; sometimes a man just has to paint; That really was absolutely a fantastic set of photos of Frank Lockhart's streamliner; Norma; Thank you for the notice; The following proposal was sent in by Ron Main; I am now a guest Speedway columnist on www.BikerHotline.com; Perhaps some Saltines (or others) could help locate two new fuel injectors for my friend's 1989 Dodge Ram Charger 318 Cubic Inch injected truck engine; I would like to mention that was a fantastic and great letter about Julian Doty; and also a small world; From GasBuddy.com website; Today, at the Mojave Mile in southern California, Dan Durie recaptured the SS36 Beetle record from Juan Cole; Thursday, May 4, 2012 Inaugural 2012 Wilmington, Ohio ECTA Mile event update; Contact: John Bisci LVMS Public Relations (702) 632-8231 jbisci@lvms.com April 12, 2012 Annual Rockabilly Rod Reunion and NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series May 26-27 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Newsletter 240 - May 4, 2012 - President's Corner, Editorials, John Kilgore reported that Julian Doty passed away at 2:55 pm on Wednesday, May 2, 2012; Readers: Please bear in mind that all correspondence can be used in the newsletters unless you ask us not to; simply by stating "private," or "confidential," and then we will always respect your privacy; Readers: The following comment came from Spencer Simon, “This is great. Incredible a lot of great names of passing these couple of weeks; Editor’s notes: Sometimes I receive emails that have tantalizing bits of history to them, such as these emails from Hila Sweet; We are so sorry to hear of this I am sure there is an even sadder story behind this news; C-T Automotive, North Hollywood, 1950's engine shop was known for their Ardun-Merc and Chrysler Hemi race motors. Mark Brinker has a car entered in this year's Pebble Beach Concours that was powered by one of C-T Automotive's Ardun-Merc motors; Harry Pallenberg at www.wheretheyraced.com, in cooperation with Harold Osmer, has put together a video called “Where they raced,” which is based on the books by Osmer of the same name; The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by Automobile Club of Southern California has collaborated with the Museum of Neon Art (MONA) to open a new exhibit, Neon and the American Road, on Wednesday, May 2 during the monthly Prolong Twilight Cruise; Gone Racin’…To see Julian Doty; From the Justice Brothers Newsletter; DEUCE OF SPADES won the Golden Wheel Award last week at the International Reel Wheel festival; The following report on the British Allard dragster was sent in by Brian Taylor; Former Modified Driver Jeff Russell, from Boise, Idaho, was injured in 2009 at the Las Vegas Bullring; Contact: John Bisci LVMS Public Relations (702) 632-8231 jbisci@lvms.com Annual Rockabilly Rod Reunion and NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series May 26-27 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Newsletter 239 - May 1, 2012 - President's Corner, Editorials, Neil Thompson Sr. is currently at Desert Regional Hospital in Palm Spring; I am deeply saddened to tell you that early this morning, my brother John Partridge died of a massive heart attack at San Antonio Hospital in Upland, California; My dad Bernie Partridge passed away this afternoon at home with his family; This week we lost two great men; Because we were from Division 7 I knew Bernie and Phylis very well; I am very saddened to hear of Bernie and John Partridge’s passing; Bob Oppermann passed away on Friday, April 13, 2012; Bernie Partridge was the Division 7 Director for many years and the announcer for the Winternationals and maybe other races too, but I especially remember his voice at Pomona for quite a few years; I am so sorry about the loss of two great men. KS was very fond of Bernie and I'm very sorry it happened; I've told Bill and he sends his condolences to the Partridge family; I am sorry for the loss suffered by the Partridge family; Very sorry to hear about losing these 2 good men; Am very sorry I cannot attend, When I was a publicity plebe with NHRA in the '60's Bernie was so helpful and encouraging; Andy Porterfield (1931-2012). By Art Evans; Andy Porterfield (1931 – 2012) By Art; I have a personal favor to ask! Former Modified Driver Jeff Russell, from Boise, Idaho, was injured in 2009 at the Las Vegas Bullring; The Dry Lakes Racers Hall of Fame and Gas-Up Party, hosted by the Gold Coast Roadster and Racing Club and the Mendenhall Petroleum Museum and Gas Pump collection, will be held on April 28, 2012; For information on the Gas-Up Party and Dry Lakes Racers Hall of Fame; Do you know someone who could help me in setting up a Kong Ignition properly for my original '32 Roadster?; The Record Breaking Lakester Comes Home; California Car Show June 9-10, 2012 in Buellton, California; Irwindale, California NHRA street-legal drag racing has just been given the green light and is back on schedule in Irwindale after (way too many) weeks away, the hot eighth-mile drag strip at Irwindale is all set to starting to lighting up the night again on Thursday, April 26, 2012; There is a fine article on Ron Main in the Bonneville Racing News; The following article concerns the reopening of Irwindale Speedway drag strip; I took my flathead motor to George Santo's S&S Shop for a main cap bore for my new caps; If you ever come across any tape of Ed Winfield, that is the holy grail!; A lot of those old speed merchant guys operated that way; I spoke to Vern Tardel this morning and he is going to give me a phone number of a person that collected a lot of the Kong stuff and should have info about the ignition system that someone was looking for; APRIL 2012 ACAG UPDATE; April 12, 2012 Annual Rockabilly Rod Reunion and NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series May 26-27 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Newsletter 238 - April 12, 2012 - President's Corner, Editorials, Bill Jenkins passed away R.I.P; The editor and staff of the Society of Land Speed Racing Historians Newsletter sends our condolences to Janice at www.hotrodhotline.com for the recent loss of her husband Dick in a tragic accident at their home, Cycle News magazine - According to reports on Los Angeles television station KTLA, Connor Penhall, the son of former World Speedway Champion Bruce Penhall, was killed last night by a suspected drunk driver on the 10 Freeway in Baldwin Park, California; For information on the Gas-Up Party and Dry Lakes Racers Hall of Fame go to www.mendenhallmuseum.com; Another new bio has been added to our "Member Spotlight" webpage; Car racing fans; there are three events coming up that you may enjoy attending; My father, Kenny Burggraf was the starter at the Bonneville Salt Flats from 1960-1975 with Roscoe Turner and Bell helmets; LandSpeed Louise Ann Noeth thought she was traveling a familiar road when she bought back the publishing rights to her book: Bonneville Salt Flats: The Fastest Place on Earth, Thank you for the email alert. I plan to be at the Santa Ana Drags reunion on April 14; Bill Hoddinott did a great interview on Ron Main in the Bonneville Racing News; Gold Coast Roadster & Racing Club; Mailing Address P.O. Box 1234, Buellton, California 93427; You Meet the Nicest People at Speedway; Edward R. Justice Jr, President/CEO Justice Brothers; Schley Brothers Reunion at Bug-In 37; The current status of Irwindale Speedway is that the company that owns the land now effectively owns everything built on it as well (the former operating manager of the track filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy); As of now, eleven VW LSR current, new or project cars are also supposed to be on display at the Bug In; In the 'President's Corner' piece of the March 28, 2012 Newsletter, reference is made to 'Great shots' (concerning Tony Capanna); Regarding the Land Speed Hall of Fame locations, you might try to investigate the club at the Brooklands race course in the UK; Here is a recent inquiry I received via e-mail, probably as a result of an internet search that identified Leonard Harbison as a former Road Runners member (circa 1941)
Newsletter 237 - March 28, 2012 - President's Corner, Editorials, Recent posting exchange on our Road Runners Facebook page; For information on the Gas-Up Party and Dry Lakes Racers Hall of Fame go to www.mendenhallmuseum.com; This episode of "Life of Riley" Harms Way had posted on the HAMB; Car racing fans; there are three events coming up that you may enjoy attending; Old Hot rod video; Editor’s notes: Recently I received an email asking if I have a copy or have seen some particular home movies or would like a copy of the home movie or video; A meeting with the Massachusetts DOT is scheduled for this Wednesday at the Patriots Foxboro Stadium inside the Bass Pro shop on the lower floor, at 7:00 PM; Harry Fields was a founding member of the Throttle Queens car club in the 1950's; In 2004, legislation was enacted to repeal California's rolling emissions-test exemption for vehicles 30 years old and older and replace it with a law requiring the lifetime testing of all 1976 and newer model-year vehicles; The Russetta Timing was not a club in 1946; it was just Raymond Ingram, period; SCTA Club Presidents and Reps: Please find attached an invite to the Long Beach Grand Prix Safety Seminar; The following news story is from www.Truckinginfo.com; The revised 2012 El Mirage Procedures are now available on the SCTA website or on the Road Runners Duties Page on our website
Newsletter 236 - March 28, 2012 - President's Corner, Editorials, Was sure fun to read your article mentioning Eldon Snapp as a friend; I ran across this abstract in an Albuquerque Journal Newspaper in 1953, just wondering if this is the Santa Ana historian Leslie Long; I am in Australia and here is your DLRA Speedweek update; You certainly did a lot of fine work; (Editor-A reader is inquiring about the value of some memorabilia that he inherited); The North American Eagle (NAE) team in Spanaway, Washington is joining forces with 2X motorcycle land-speed record holder Valerie Thompson; Deuce of Spades is a film by Faith Granger and has already received massive press worldwide, including five front covers, twelve page spreads, centerfold poster etc; Car racing fans, there are three events coming up that you may enjoy attending; Readers: Marshall Robilio forwarded this to us at www.landspeedracing.com. -editor; For information on the Gas-Up Party and Dry Lakes Racers Hall of Fame; I went to Stockton, California to meet Carl Schmid for an Interview; The Gold Coast Roadster and Racing Club has announced the date of their event; Saturday, March 31, 2012 I'm hosting a Cruise in and Gallery Reception in Lancaster; The following ad on eBay was brought to our attention by Dick Elliott; The ACAG restoration team assembled again at Andy Robinson Race Cars on Sunday February 26, 2012
Newsletter 235 - March 7, 2012 - President's Corner, Editorials, Art Clayton, who joined the Road Runners in the early 1980's and was a member through 2000, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2012; It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you of the passing yesterday of Russ Knotts, who along with Walt Bloomfield and Carlos Wheeldon, was our starter on the 130 Mile Per Hour Club course; The Rodder's journal is publishing a 400 page scrapbook of photographs almost all of which have not been published before; Editor’s notes: The Justice Brothers Car Care Products in Duarte, California has an online newsletter that is very interesting.; My name is Mike Kelley, and I grew up with Greg Falconer; The story behind the Deuce of Spades, a film by Faith Granger: Basic info about the filmmaker, the film, cast and the star car; The panel discussion was great and "SAVE THE SALT" was in the program; Amanda Ferguson grew up around the sport of Land Speed Racing; I currently have on loan to me the former Burke Bros Avanti, car # 88; Gone Racin'... Drop Tanks and External Fuel Tanks; A Technical History; Rosco McGlasson has an internet newsletter called Aussie Invader LSR Newsletter; eBay Find: A Very Old, Very Cool, Scotty Fenn Built Slingshot Dragster; My name is Jennifer Dailey. Bill Dailey is my grandpa. He has been gone for several years now; Blackie Gejeian calls it quits for Fresno Autorama; Mojave Magnum registration opens tomorrow; September 5, 2006. Recollections of the Last Drag Race
Newsletter 234 - February 28, 2012 - President's Corner, Editorials, Just received word from Diane that Art Bagnall had "Crossed the Finish Line" last evening; ADM Auto and Aviation History Expo is now officially scheduled to happen on 4 March 2012; Dick Elliott sent in word of several videos available on Vimeo about the Flower of Scotland and the Speed Demon; Gene Winfield one of my heroes is 84 years young and still doing it! His new DVD should get an academy award; Bob Falcon writes in that there have been several newspaper articles that Irwindale Speedway, in Irwindale, California, (both the oval track and the drag strip) may be closed down; At this point some things are still under the auspices of the courts (CREDITOR'S HEARING: MARCH 20); My name is Anna Marco. I am feature editor of Ol Skool Rodz & Car Kulture Deluxe Magazine and a member of the Gear Grinders SCTA CC; Advertising in the Speed Week Program; I am 68 and my first car was a Studebaker; The Sonic Wind LSRV project will be on the Discovery channel Canada tonight on the Daily Planet show at 7PM and 11PM; The Road Runners scheduled trip to the Nethercutt Museum is this coming Saturday, Feb 18; For more information on the Gas-Up Party and Dry Lakes Racers Hall of Fame go to www.oilstick.com; Some old school drag footage; This is the link to the February 2012 ACAG Update giving you the latest news about the restoration and the next installment of the Allard Chrysler’s racing history – plus lots of extra news since the January issue of the on-line turn-page version; all with layout by Jayne McWatt and on-line version by Nigel Holland of Drag Racing Confidential; Speed Freaks Panel Discussion Moderated by Gale Banks; Readers: The following was sent to me by Dick Elliott; I believe that Studebaker broke the record in B sports division but I can't even find present day info that this division even exists today; Autobooks in Burbank, California (2900 W. Magnolia Blvd) will be hosting a book signing by Bob Schilling on Saturday, February 25 from 10 AM to 2 PM; I received a link directing me to a site that involved the old Vaca Valley Drag Strip (1956-1972); Jammin' at the Sacramento Autorama; Prof. Mike McCarthy at UCI has developed an on-track competition bringing together high-school and university student teams to design, build and compete with energy conservation vehicles (race cars); Deuce of Spades has already established itself as a worldwide cult classic in its genre, the next American Graffiti, filling a 38 year void on the market; Blacktop magazine; Rules Committee Approves Washington State Pro-Hobbyist Inoperable Vehicle Bill; Moves Next to Senate Floor; Gone Racin’… Roy Richter; Striving for Excellence, by Art Bagnall; I'm sure you both are very aware of this project and probably have seen this website; Attached is release and jpg pics about the 2012 British Drag Racing Hall of Fame presentations held in Solihull on February 11th
Newsletter 233 - February 16, 2012 - President's Corner, Editorials, Just received word from Diane that Art had "Crossed the Finish Line" last evening; 2012 SCTA/BNI Schedule of events; Believe it or not after many, many years of hard work Bob Schilling's beautiful book on Rex Mays is finished; The Milers car club meeting will be February 18, 2012, with chili and beans at 12 noon and the meeting at 1 PM; LandSpeed Louise Ann Noeth was recently on the Wally Bell radio show on January 25, 2012; I had a meeting with Bill Goff (son of Porter Goff) on Tuesday; My name is Carolyn Parks ... My father, Richard Collins, died of cancer about five years ago; Check out the great little 60 second piece that eBay did on our museum; Gone Racin'...Dawson Hadley: Soft Spoken Genius; Friends of the Challenge For those folks coming to Bonneville in September for the USFRA's World of Speed (Sept 8-11, Sat thru Tues); There have been 3 requests for procedures changes; RADIO AND TV PRESENTER DAVE LEE TRAVIS ENTERS BRITISH DRAG RACING’S HALL OF FAME, SPEEDWAY CYCLE 2012 INDUSTRY SEASON KICKOFF BBQ LUNCHEON; Friends of the Challenge The USFRA is now accepting entries and assigning Race Numbers for both the 130 and 150 MPH Club racers at this year’s upcoming World of Speed in September
Newsletter 232 - January 25, 2012 - President's Corner, Editorials, Jim Lytle, the creator of everything Allison-powered including the legendary "BIG AL" '34 Ford 2-door sedan, passed away December 8, 2011, at Lahaina on the island of Maui where he had lived for over 20 years; I just learned of a car show being held in Santa Rosa, California on March 9-11, 2012; The Wally Bell Show is produced and broadcast worldwide by the Zeus Radio Network for Racers Reunion Radio; Introduction to a New Column for this Newsletter By Bob Falcon; Anne Lindsley was awarded the Vera Aldrich Award at the SCTA banquet that was held in Westminster, California, on January 21, 2012; The Sam Auxier Jr Show www.TheSamAuxierJrShow.com; Thanks for the info about Burke LeSage; The Lions Last Drag Race Reunion; The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum is pleased to host a new exhibit celebrating the history of one of American motorsports most iconic brands; Mooneyes; Tom Medley, creator of the "Stroker McGurk" cartoon character that appeared in Hot Rod magazine in the 1950’s, once joked he would have liked to own a flamed '40 Coupe; Don Garlits is celebrating his 80th birthday; Congratulations to the 2012 Grand National Roadster Show Hall of Fame and 2012 Legends of the Autorama Inductees; I am still plugging away at WHERE THEY RACED, trying to secure a corporate sponsor (in talks with Ford, Mazda, GM, Toyota, BP and more) for finishing money for final editing, sound and legal; Gone Racin’…Burke LeSage Memorial Article by Richard Parks, photographs by Roger Rohrdanz; Gone Racin'...With Burke LeSage Written by Burke LeSage, edited by Richard Parks, photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz; Happy New Year to you and please keep the newsletters and updates coming;
Newsletter 231 - January 24, 2012 - President's Corner, Editorials, I’m so sad to report that Thomas C. Lemons, AKA “TC,” “Top Cat” and beloved “Tommy,” passed away this morning around 11 AM, January 11, 2012; Don’t forget the Burke LeSage Memorial on the 20th of this month at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, California; There is a nice article on Waldo Stakes and his attempt at the unlimited land speed record; To the editor: A very nice retort, but many times, lengthy, time consuming, historical information can be found on a website and the "link" can be provided to that site for people who are interested; I read in the newsletter about Junior Thompson's "original" Opel Kadet AA/GS car is ready to roll out of his shop, and into a museum; Gone Racin'...Charlie Gilmore's story. Written by Charles Gilmore, edited by Richard Parks, photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz; Editor’s notes: The following was sent in by John Buck, promoter/owner of the Grand National Roadster Show; THEM BACK FENCE GUYS! By LeRoi Tex Smith
Newsletter 230 - January 12, 2012 - President's Corner, Editorials, Memorial/Celebration of Life for Burke LeSage; Early Drag Racing Part 1; Video of the 1955, ’56 and ’57 NHRA U. S. Nationals; Happy New Year to you and please keep the newsletters and updates coming; When we last spoke you mentioned “boxes of stuff” that you knew were around with some information from early (1970 – 1973) NHRA races; I posted the notice of the Celebration of Life for Burke LeSage on the www.Oilstick.com website under obits; The official 2012 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series rules supplement and amendments is now available at this website; Check out the video of the NHRA '62 Winters; Richard: You have my permission to use it all (Tim’s obituary); I just had the opportunity to read a proof of the February issue of Ultra VW's magazine from over in England; First Motor Trend Cover Car; Editor’s notes: This release was received from the Motorsports Hall of Fame, in Detroit, Michigan and is reprinted with minor editing; Gone Racin’…To say goodbye to C. J. Hart. Article by Richard Parks, photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz; Gone Racin’…Deuce of Spades, a movie by Faith Granger. Movie review by Richard Parks, photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz
Newsletter 229 - January 6, 2012 - President's Corner, Editorials, FULTON "SHORTY" L. RICHARDS, sent in by Larry Richards; Memorial/Celebration of Life for Burke LeSage; Rudolph Weir had a shop in Los Angeles, California called Weir Motors in the thirties; The 80th Anniversary of the iconic 1932 Ford Deuce will be celebrated at the 2012 Grand National Roadster Show, co-presented by The Roadsters of Los Angeles and Flowmaster - The Exhaust Technology Company; This is a interesting read and maybe something you can use as a fill in, though it is not related to LSR as there are a few circle track racers on the great site; I am a Finnish journalist preparing an article covering the amazing achievements of California hot rodders Mickey Thompson and Summers brothers; An Oval Track Racer Doing Record Setting Straight Line Racing, 26 December 2011; Editor’s notes: The recent issue of the online retro hot rodding e-zine, Blacktop magazine, has the following subjects; Mooneyes X-mas Party, Chopperfest, Blacktop Bettys, and more from the SEMA Show; Editor’s notes: With the passing of Burke LeSage I felt it was appropriate to bring to you a little history about Burke; Just received a phone call tonight from my dear friends Junior and Anita Thompson. JR Thompson’s “original” Opel Kadett AA/GS is now being prepared to leave JR’s garage and enter a museum; World's Oldest Running Car Fetches $4.62 Million
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