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Some Names To Look For In This Newsletter:
President's Corner, Editorials, The following comes from Dan MacPherson and members of the Tom Rice Automotive Machine Shop, To us old-timers "All Pro Line Backer" Les Richter will forever be the face of Riverside Raceway, Today marked the 20th anniversary of my quintuple by-pass surgery, Learned last night that Ed Pink was released from the hospital yesterday, I either speak to or see Ed Pink nearly every day and am happy to report he is doing better, The following bio information was sent in by Betty Packard, In May I promised the details for ordering this book, 40th Antique Nationals, Doug Stokes wrote a commentary for the June 2010 issue of Autowriters Newsletter, Harry Pallenberg and Harold Osmer are in the process of creating a documentary based on the research that Osmer did for his books on early auto racing in Southern California, A little more History about the RENEGADES OF LONG BEACH, Who's got the collections for sale? I'm interested, We get compliments Department, I am curious to know if anyone out there has any pictures or info about the Drags at Saugus California in the early 1950's, The following comes from Autowriters Newsletter June 2010, Henry Ford Museum plans $15M auto racing exhibit, I just back from the Goodguys up at Indy yes it did rain very hard, We've put the new piece on YouTube, My book on the Breedlove/Arfons rivalry and generally on the LSR in the period 1960-66 is now on Amazon, Wish there could be more information about Northern California drivers and events, Chop-Shop Customs is having an open house on June 19, Greetings and thanks for your continuing hard work with the newsletter, To Curt Wallin I suggest you look up my book, Ron Main sent in a notice that there will be an article on the Poteet and Main Speed Demon, The Literature Fair 2010 will be held at the Automobile Driving Museum, The Ab Jenkins and the Mormon Meteor III documentary is looking for more information on the Meteor III and Ab Jenkins Documentary, Where they raced a documentary on Southern California racing tracks that are no longer here is a joint effort of Harry Pallenberg and Harold Osmer and they are looking for sponsorship to finish this worthwhile dvd, Several valuable automotive and racing memorabilia collections have come up for sale, Don Weaver's Legends of Ascot Reunion will be held on October 23, Tom Medley Shindig; Join us for a medley of laughs and stories honoring our witty friend Tom "Stroker McGurk" Medley, Faith Granger is looking for sponsors for her hot rodding movie Deuce of Spades, The L.A. Roadster Show and Swap Meet is June 19-20, 11th Annual Cruisin' For a Cure is coming up on September 25, My car at speed ElMirage June 13
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President's Corner:
I lost 4+ hours of work on a story with the push of the wrong button so here's the pix with captions that was to go with it. Jim Miller
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Editorial:
The following editorial is good advice for families as well as for racers, as we all have loved ones we care about. It is also good advice for racers should there be an accident going to, coming from or at the dry lakes and Bonneville. In the future we will have an article by Dr Mark Brinker who is a bone surgeon, specializing in serious injuries. He will tell us about some of his cases and what we can expect from injuries received in accidents. Recently one of our grandchildren hurt his fingers in a car door accident. He got swift medical care and his hand is going to be fine. I remember many times that happened to me and in "the old days" our mothers just put ice on the hand and that was that. We are more up-to-date today and there are urgent care centers everywhere to take toddlers too. But this got me thinking, just what do we know about emergencies? Some of us live in emergency rooms, especially me. I know them well. But my wife hasn't gone to an ER in ages and many people are very healthy. It's a confusing time when someone is sick or injured and decisions have to be made immediately. It's worse because we are under stress and confused. One person might say one thing is needed and another might say the opposite.
The first thing to do is understand the type of coverage that you have. What kind of medical care plan do you have and where can you be seen? In most cases our medical plans will allow a true emergency to be seen at any ER or urgent care clinic. But plans vary. Going to the closest ER might be best, or it might not be. The closest ER might have no records on the patient and if it is a child the doctors might not be able to communicate with the child and get the necessary medical history on him/her. So read your plan and see what it allows. The next thing to do is to drive around your community and make a mental note of what hospitals and urgent care centers are available, when they are open and if they will accept you or a loved one as a patient and bill your medical plan. These centers and ER facilities normally have staff who will answer your questions and you can get a good idea how able and concerned they are about you. Avoid places that are always filled and where the wait times are very long. Such hospitals might render good medical care, but they have to triage every patient that comes in the door.
Now here is the problem; it seems serious to you, but it may not qualify as a true life-threatening situation and you will be asked to wait. It is hard to sit and listen to a child crying in pain and you want the doctor to see him right away. The nurses and doctors though have to see patients according to certain conditions. You might be the second patient to walk into the ER and you are registered and take a seat. You see the first patient called into the doctors office, but after that they call in patient number three and number seven and they have apparently overlooked you. But they haven't overlooked you at all. Those patients came after you but their conditions were more serious and so you are asked to wait, even though you were there first. Doctors triage patients according to the seriousness of the condition. Head traumas, torso or trunk injuries, heart and stroke victims are taken in immediately, because they might die if not seen quickly. Hand, arm and leg injuries, as long as there isn't a lot of bleeding, are taken in last, even though pain is acute and the patient is crying loudly.
This means that you have to triage or determine the extent of the injuries or illnesses first and that's very hard for parents who have little medical training. If there is any doubt you have one person call paramedics or 911 immediately while another adult renders whatever care they can. Perhaps that means to put a tourniquet on the wound, keep the patient still and warm, or give CPR to a drowning person. If you are alone then you have to render care, stabilize the situation and try and call for help wherever you can. Every accident calls for level headed thinking and the best decision that you can make in a crisis. The victim relies on you to be calm and not panicking, when that is all you can think of doing. Believe me, the panic button kicks in when we are confronted with these kinds of crisis, but we are the only hope at that point and we have to control our urge to lose our composure. The vast majority of cases end well, but they never look that way when disaster strikes.
So to summarize, do your best to make sure that you are observant and have minimized dangers around your home and when you travel. Next, know your insurance coverage and where you can get help. Drive around and familiarize yourself with various ER and urgent care centers. Have an idea which ER and urgent care centers are the best and which ones are overcrowded and unlikely to see you right away. Be able to triage, that is make a decision on what to do, whether to call the paramedics, treat at home, or transport the patient in your car to an ER or urgent care center. Have a release on hand if you watch children that gives you the right to seek medical care if the parents are not available to give their permission to have their children treated. The goal is to transfer the patient to a professional as soon as possible in as stable a condition as you and other adults on the scene can achieve. You have done your job and now it is up to patient and doctor to resolve the problem. You have worked quickly and in as calm and reasoned an attitude as you possibly could react.
Finally, with children, the elderly, pets and other individuals who have less capacity for comprehending danger, it is our job to see that we live and operate in as safe an environment as we can. Here are some situations that I have seen at the hospital and maybe if you find them at home you can correct them. Do you have a legal size fence and locked gate around all pools of water? Is your detergents and cleaning fluids placed up high and out of reach of small children and animals? Are your medicines and vitamins placed up high on counters and do they have child proofed lids? Are knives, glass dishes and other dangerous implements secured? Do you have childproof locks on cabinets? Do you have soft furniture instead of glass coffee tables and other chairs? Children climb and the elderly fall off of chairs and high places. Do you have pop-up sprinkler heads or rigid, metal sprinkler heads? Do you have lots of rocks, bricks and concrete blocks decorating your yard that a child could fall on, or the elderly could trip over? Do you use insecticides and weed killers and are they locked up? Do you have thorny bushes and sharp edged Yucca plants that could poke out the eyes of children and animals? Do you hold your toddler on your lap as you talk on the phone and forget to see that your baby is chewing on the electrical cord? There are thousands of dangers in the home and outside the home and we can all minimize the dangers if we safety proof the most obvious problems.
On another issue, Faith Granger is making a movie about the hot rod period drama called Deuce of Spades. It is an expensive undertaking and she is doing this with her own resources. To help defray some of the costs and get the movie out to the public faster, she has a program where for a small donation to the movie project, your name will be displayed on the credits of the film. To reach the website and make a donation, Google www.deuceofspadesmovie.com. The premiere will be in August sometime and Faith hopes the film will be released shortly thereafter. You can make a donation in another person's name and honor them this way. Make another donation and you can have your name next to the person you want honored. Every time the film plays the credits will list all the donors. Faith Granger will be in the vendor's area at the L.A. Roadster Show on June 19 and 20, 2010, so if you are at the show, drop by and say hello. Editor
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Editor's notes: The following comes from Dan MacPherson and members of the Tom Rice Automotive Machine Shop, 1980 East Walnut Street, Pasadena, California. Don Blair is very ill and his condition is unknown at this time. Our best wishes go to Don and his family.
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To us old-timers "All Pro Line Backer" Les Richter will forever be the face of Riverside Raceway. Les was a motorsports pioneer who brought NASCAR stock car racing and Indy road racing to the West Coast, he organized the Los Angeles Times Grand Prix for Sports and Can-Am racing cars, each event often drawing more than 100,000 spectators to the desert. He greatly contributed to the flourishing car culture of Southern California in the 1960's and 1970's and all of us who raced through the Esses and Turn 9 in those spectacular racing days owe him a silver trophy full of gratitude. So long "Daddy Warbucks." God's speed "48." Dan Gurney (Number 121 and Number 48, my racing numbers) and All American Racers.
Dan: Thank you for the notice. Les Richter was truly a giant of a man. For more links on Les Richter's life and career, Google the following.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2010-06-14-les-richter-obit_N.htm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Richter, and http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/06/14/1970438/les-richter-grew-into-giant-of.html.
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Bob Falcon is a charter member of the Society of Land Speed Racing Historians, an oval track racer, writer and inventor. Bob also is one of our SLSRH panel of experts that reviews all newsletters before they are published. Thanks, Richard
 Today marked the 20th anniversary of my quintuple by-pass surgery, so I purchased an Edible Arrangement (sort of a birthday cake mad from different fruits) and delivered it to my doctors office to thank him and his staff for the great medical care administered for the past 20 years. Attached is a pic of the doc and I posed next to the arrangement. Bob Falcon
Bob: Congratulations on your "younger" life, you deserve that.
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Learned last night that Ed Pink was released from the hospital yesterday. He is down to a gaunt 79 lbs and can't keep anything on his stomach. He has been fed intravenously for some time. Prognosis is fair to poor. Keep him in your thoughts. Don Prieto
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I either speak to or see Ed Pink nearly every day and am happy to report he is doing better. When I spoke with him a few minutes ago he has been able to digest his food for a couple of days now and has put a few pounds back on. He was in the hospital for a couple of days to replace nutrients/minerals that the diarrhea has leached from his body not for intravenous feeding but is back home now. He is on a new medication that appears to be turning things around and with any luck he is on the road to recovery. It's been a tough go for him the past few months but he looks and sounds much better in just the past couple of days. I will pass along your message when I speak with him again later today or tomorrow. Thanks and my best, Harry Hibler
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The following bio information was sent in by Betty Packard. This concerns Ron Burton who was recently hospitalized.
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Ron Burton, well-known racing artist, has been creating paintings of race cars and personalities for about 40 years. His oil-based works can be seen adorning homes of racing personalities, the Brickyard Crossing, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Hall of Game and other noted auto racing museums. Ron has had his work published in hundreds of magazines, track programs and racing publications. A resident of Speedway Indiana, Ron has been a fixture around Midwest auto racing tracks for almost half a century.
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In May I promised the details for ordering this book. It took a bit longer than I expected. Thanks for your interest. http://www.lulu.com/product/hardcover/a-teenage-experience/11172766. John Chambard
John: They did a very nice job of making this a hardcover book. There is no review for this book on the website and if you want to use my review you can. I might have to update the review a bit.
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40th Antique Nationals, Auto Club Dragway at Fontana, California, held on June 6, 2010. Story by Dave Seely & Roger Rohrdanz, with photographs by Roger Rohrdanz.
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The 40th Annual Antique Nationals took place at the Auto Club Dragway at Fontana, California last Sunday, June 6, 2010. The cars were limited to pre-1955 models with non-street, legal race cars limited to pre-1975 vintage. This has to be the largest single day drag racing event for antique cars in the country. The Forever Four club has put on this event for decades to scratch the itch for speed. In case you are not familiar with them, they continue to extract relatively large horsepower and reliability out of antique four bangers. Many of 300 plus vehicles are shown only at this annual event. The gathering included Ford four bangers, flatheads and inline engines. The unique brands on-hand included Studebaker, Hudson, Crossley, Nash and a nice mix of Ford model T's, A's, and B's. We saw a 1930's sprint car sitting next to a chopped, channeled, lowered, and sectioned 27 T coupe rat rod! How about the Beerster with the beautifully detailed Buick straight 8 and hand made body that rallied across America in the Great Race, or a Chevy powered champ car, or, or, or...well you get the idea. Man what a variety! 
Dave Seely from Utah, with the Thacher Darwin road racing car, the “Darwin Beetle,” dragracing at Fontana. Photograph by Roger Rohrdanz
Dave Seely from Utah, drove the Thatcher Darwin Beetle car, tells of his experiences; "I have never drag raced before, but I have road raced the Darwin Special, and even set the XF/VOT record at the Wendover White dyno, but how hard could drag racing be? It's paved, and straight and only a quarter mile long! Shoot stomp it through the gears, right? I was shooting for 100 mph, very attainable for a car like the Darwin. Just like always as a racer we sweat out the tech inspection. You think, 'dangit, what were the dates on my safety harness' or 'did I wipe the oil off of the bottom of the pan' or, well, you know the drill. The tech mumbled as he went over my car, handed me the paperwork, looked at me and said, 'what the heck are you still doing here? Get that pile out of here!' Techs, ya gotta love 'em."
Dave Seely from Utah, in the staging lanes at Fontana with the Thacher Darwin, “Darwin Beetle” car. This was a race by the Super Four club called the Antique Nationals. Photograph by Roger Rohrdanz
Seely added, "My first pass showed me why road racing tires are no good for drag racing, as the heat had caused them to become oval shaped. Usually a warm up lap rounds them back out, but a quarter mile wasn't long enough. My first pass 65 mph with tires a-hopping, unimpressive to say the least. I put on the street tires, and again avoided the bleach box, the second pass I turned 86 mph, better, even though I got the clutch smoking. Maybe if I dropped the gear ratio a little and got some spindle mounts put in heavier pressure plate...that itch is back.
Steve Serr brought his gorgeous Miller head reproduction. He was also showing off his T5 to enclosed drive shaft conversion. The folks from Taylor engineering were there with their bottom end stuff, drilled for oil pressure and counterbalanced cranks. Roto Phase ignitions, and Gene Scott and Gordon at Antique automotive industries were also showing their wares. Top notch stuff. One drag race competitor had some trouble with his car, so he prudently pulled to the right side of the track. The only problem was that he was in the left lane. I don't think he used his mirrors and turn signals, but no paint was exchanged." The weather was clear and good. The pits were packed, but this event was more about having a good time and visiting with fellow enthusiasts than hardcore, high-pressure racing. Thanks for the Show. Roger Rohrdanz and Dave Seely.
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Doug Stokes wrote a commentary for the June 2010 issue of Autowriters Newsletter. He mentioned how he paid $3 for a newspaper in Las Vegas and wonders who has that many quarters in their pocket to pay for a paper these days. The same is true for magazines at $5 and $6 each, when a reader can go to the internet and get all that information for free. His conclusion is that the print media isn't dead, just way overpriced for what you receive. On top of that the print media, that is newspapers and magazines, have cut their staffs to the bone so that the only news that they can spend any time in gathering has to be lurid news. He goes on to say that today's small staff can only research that which sells and that they have no time for typical local news. Sex, confessions, corruption, murders, violence and rumor seems to be what sells and besides there is no staff left to go out and do some old-style reporting and writing. What gets left out of the print media is "great stories about people, products and things," says Stokes. Public Relations type of guys like Stokes used to be the person that companies came to in order to get the word out, but today the internet has spawned a huge tidal wave of wannabe PR people and small firms. Stokes even bemoans the TV industry, which puts out a show that is incomplete and then refers the viewer to the internet to find out more. The same thing happens with the print media, i.e. magazines and newspapers, they only give you a taste of their product and then refer you to the web. As Stokes says, "...it's exactly the same for the news programs: turn us off, go to your computer and see more about this story squib that we teased you with - I start to feel that the media itself is systematically shedding and drinking its own blood, kind of like that snake eating its own tail."
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Harry Pallenberg and Harold Osmer are in the process of creating a documentary based on the research that Osmer did for his books on early auto racing in Southern California. The show will air on PBS stations and will have footage on oval tracks and drag strips. There is a short video on www.wheretheyraced.com that will give you an idea about the scope of the program. The producers are seeking corporate and individual sponsorships for this very worthwhile historical racing documentary. All sponsors will be listed in the credits and this is a chance to have our racing history recorded. Just like other PBS fundraisers, DVD's are offered for certain amounts that are pledged. The DVD will make a nice addition to your hot rodding library and the show will further the public's knowledge of our rich racing history.
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A little more History about the RENEGADES OF LONG BEACH. By: Harold Johnson Club President 1960. Reprinted by permission from www.hotrodhotline.com.
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When I was in High School attending Poly Hi in 1953 in Long Beach, I remembered a 1946 Ford Club Coupe owned by Delvin Cain, with a Renegades plaque that attended Poly Hi also. I had a 1941 Ford Coupe, but it was not worthy of being a member at that time. It was not until I had a car that was worthwhile of being in the club that I was asked out to become a member in 1954. We had meetings every Sunday evening in a garage that had been converted into the club house. The meetings were conducted by the president; we had a secretary; and a master of arms to fine any unruly members. We went over what was happening and any future car shows or events that we could attend that were coming up. If a show was coming up we would all meet at the Clock Drive-In and caravanned to the show, fun was had by all. At the end we received our trophies and caravanned home. The Renegades conducted many events, such as car shows, picnics, poker runs and other events. One I remember was a Poker Run that ended at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, which we had rented so we could have a Dance after the run. We had hired a band and after all had finished the run, we handed out the trophies.
In 1957 we started planning the ROD & CUSTOM MOTORAMA, which was to be held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in 1958. We had three shows there; 1958, 1959 & 1960. We had a great turn out by participants and 10,000 guests. The IRS got involved as we were not a nonprofit organization, so we decided to cancel the 1961 show and all future shows. I had just married and I dropped out of the club in 1961 and lost contact as I moved to Orange County. I stayed in contact with a few of the members. Ron Guidry and I got together and had a reunion in November 2008 at NHRA Museum; we had a good turnout, with about 25 of the old members attending. We had a catered dinner and Greg Sharp the head of the NHRA museum had gathered a lot of slides and put on a slide show. He also blew up the magazine article where the Renegades had won the CAR CRAFT Car Club of the year Award in the February 1959 Issue. Be sure to Check out the Renegades Club Car Show, Showcase of Kustoms and Motorama at the Long Beach Arena Sept. 24-26, 2010. For information on this show go to www.showcaseofkustoms.com.
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Who's got the collections for sale? I'm interested. Also how do you become a member of the Society of Land Speed Racing Historians? Ed Justice, Jr. website: www.edjusticejr.com.
Ed: Membership is free. All that any interested party has to do is go to www.landspeedracing.com and add that website to their list of favorites. The Society of Land Speed Racing Historians has about 700 readers or members. There are just two official positions, both voluntary; Jim Miller is our President and I am the editor of the newsletter. The goal of our group is simply the preservation of the history and heritage of hot rodding and straight-line racing. The newsletter comes out every Wednesday and there are about 167 issues so far. The last ten issues has the notices about collections for sale. We are receiving notices that people are interested in selling their collections. Part of that is age, where a collector has to make way for estate issues and part of it has to do with the economy. This is a good time for new collectors to create their own collections and/or to add to them. The only thing that we ask of our members is that they write their biographies and share them with us and caption their photographs before it is too late. There is no charge for news items, or ads as some people prefer to call them. We want to see people preserve all the artifacts that they possibly can.
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We get compliments Department:
I thoroughly enjoy reading your newsletters....so, please keep me on your list. Chris Carlton (former Mrs. Leroy Goldstein)
Chris: The regular weekly newsletter is at www.landspeedracing.com. A new issue comes out every Wednesday.
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Thank you for your kindness through the years keeping us all updated on a variety of subjects. I very much look forward to receiving your Newsletters. Steve Lewis
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My name is Liz Schlosser and I work for Paul Brooks at NASCAR. Paul forwarded me your email and we are interested in receiving your car racing newsletter. Please add me to your list. Thanks. Liz Schlosser
Liz: The regular weekly newsletter is at www.landspeedracing.com. A new issue comes out every Wednesday. A smaller car newsletter is sent out periodically as events warrant. What we do is not commercial. The larger print and electronic media cover the big racing news. Our goal is to send out news on people and events that would not normally be carried by the commercial media outlets. We hear about reunions, book and movie reviews, races, car shows, history, biographies/obituaries and other news that might get overlooked; and we send that news out to our lists, hoping that they in turn will get the news out to other people who have their own lists. The owner of www.landspeedracing.com is the Lawford's at www.hotrodhotline.com and they also have news of the hot rodding and racing world on their website. Another one of our goals is to preserve our racing history and heritage. We publish short biographies and captioned photographs. We do mostly straight-line racing, but when we get oval track history we publish that as well. In NASCAR our interests would be more along the lines of the early 1930's and '40's and particularly the events surrounding the 1950's failed merger of NASCAR and NHRA, which almost occurred. I'm glad you like our newsletters and you are welcome to send in any news that you would like to see go out to the public.
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We enjoy your emails, keep them coming. The Nethercutt Collection. Skip Marketti
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I do appreciate the newsletters. I am still donating to the museum so I would like to keep current on everything. By the way do you want to buy Dick's red 2002 Corvette? Only 60,000 mile and it has always been in the garage. I am now asking $18,000 for it. Fay McClung
Fay: Send me a few digital photos of the Corvette by email and I will put them in the newsletter at www.landspeedracing.com. Another idea is to contact www.hotrodhotline.com and run an ad in their newsletter, because they have a huge audience of car buyers and sellers. My newsletter is free. Hotrodhotline charges a fee, but it is very small in comparison to the ads for magazines and newspapers and it runs for 6 months. They have a great success record in selling vehicles.
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I am curious to know if anyone out there has any pictures or info about the Drags at Saugus, California in the early 1950's. Have Jim Miller look me up at one of the lakes meets or meetings and I'll see what I have regarding the Saugus Drags in the early '50's. I ran there a number of times in 1953-55 when it was still going toward the road. Mike Waters
Mike: Lynn Pherigo told me that he had written something about the history of Saugus. Maybe he can tell us more. Lou Baney and Louie Senter ran the drag strip there about that time. Lou Baney has passed on, but his son, Frank Baney may have some photo albums and some memories to share.
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The following comes from Autowriters Newsletter June 2010. Buddy Pepp will become the new director of the Petersen Automotive Museum on June 15. Dick Messer is retiring.
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I just back from the Goodguys up at Indy, yes it did rain very hard. Denver Schutes made a great pass into the 5 second zone. They had 14 to qualify out of a bracket of 8. Then the rains came. Made a good pass. Wayne Hoffman
Wayne: Can you send us a story and some digital photos of the meet?
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My book on the Breedlove/Arfons rivalry and generally on the LSR in the period 1960-66 is now on Amazon.com and elsewhere, available for pre-order. The full title is SPEED DUEL; The Inside Story of the Land Speed Record in the Sixties. The official release date is August 1, but I believe it should be available some time in July. All the best to you and the rest of the Society of Land Speed Racing Historians! Sam Hawley
Sam: Do you know if our readers can buy a copy at The Petersen Automotive Museum, Autobooks/Aerobooks or the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum? If so I will direct our readers there as well as Amazon.com. I look forward to getting a copy of your book. Please send us updates as often as you want and let us know how the book is selling. Also, if you can send us chapter summarizations I will run that in the newsletter to let people know more about Speed Duel.
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Wish there could be more information about Northern California drivers and events; we live way too far away to pop on down to southern California for your activities. My husband, Gordie Glyer raced sports cars from 1957 through 1961, primarily in Northern California, although we did go to Riverside and the Examiner Grand Prix in Pomona. What days those were! Gloria Glyer
Gloria: I do have some car guys who report to me on northern California events, but not nearly enough. Another great source is Art Evans Fab 50's Newsletter, which keeps me up to date on sports car racing. The little flyer that I sent out concerns events or material that is time dated, but if you go to www.landspeedracing.com you will see a wider variety of news and history in much more depth and detail. If you and Gordie have any news to share, please send it on to me to post on the website. The recent news is the passing of Les Richter, operations manager at Riverside and a famous Ram football player. We are at that time in our lives when much of the news is sad, but we feel that it is a sort of duty for us to tell a younger generation as much as we can and pass our history and heritage along.
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Chop-Shop Customs is having an open house on June 19, 2010 at their place, 235-D Salem Street, Woburn, Massachusetts. For more information call 781-939-5660. They will be honoring the memory of Dr Ralph Goldstein. All Classic and Customs cars will be able to park on the company lot. Lenny Schaeffer
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Greetings and thanks for your continuing hard work with the newsletter! A question: Have you already been contacted re: the Kukura roadster? The new owner is seeking info re: the cars history. He may have already spoken to you. If not, are you familiar with the car and its history? The new owner has asked me for some assistance, so I thought the best place to start is with you. Please let me know. He already has tons of photos, archival info, etc. He might be willing to send the info to you for the newsletter if you haven't already run such. Don Burdge, www.HistoricRaceCarForum.com, Weldon, California.
Don: I don't recall a conversation concerning the Kukura roadster, and if there was a mention in The Society of Land Speed Racing Historians Newsletter, it was brief. Here are some suggestions for the new owner. Send us as much information by email that he can, for the more that we publish it the more likely it will be that someone has additional information to add. That also helps with the provenance, for the more we know about a car, driver, owner and team the more that we establish the public knowledge of the car. A history kept secluded does little to add to the provenance of the car. We should always make history available for that establishes the link from the first owner/builder to the last. Some people who might help are; Jim Miller, Glen Barrett, Don Montgomery and Leslie Long. Miller, Barrett and Montgomery have email contact, but Long does not and has to be called. Miller is a recognized historian for the SLSRH and the American Hot Rod Foundation. Barrett is a long time member of the Gear Grinders and club historian. Montgomery has 8 fabulous books on hot rodding and dry lakes racing, but alas, no indexes in any of his fine books. If there is enough material I will devote an entire issue of the Newsletter to the Kukura roadster. Also, tell us more about your Historic Race Car Forum site.
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The Kukura/Palma roadster #220B at El Mirage dry lake. Photo sent in by Donald Burdge
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Uncaptioned. Roadster. Photo sent in by Donald Burdge
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Kukura/Palma roadster in club garage, possibly Gear Grinders. Photo sent in by Donald Burdge
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Inventory list of the parts of the Kukura/Palma roadster. Photo sent in by Donald Burdge
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To Curt Wallin; I suggest you look up my book, "Fastest Men in the World - On Wheels" at your local library. I have a section on Ab Jenkins and discussed my interest with his son when he visited me one year in Indianapolis. Deke Houlgate
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WHERE THEY RACED is in pre-production right now, looking to start shooting late summer/early fall. I have one corporate sponsor who will donate if/when I reach a certain level, so please help me out with this new 'crowd funding' method. If you can't donate, please pass this email on to EVERYONE in your address book as you never know who is a race fan, L.A. history fan, indie film fan, or just a patron of the arts! Thank you, Harry Pallenberg, Where They Raced, www.wheretheyraced.com
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Don Weaver's Legends of Ascot Reunion will be held on October 23, 2010 at Perris Auto Speedway on the county fairgrounds below the dam. Tickets are $55 if ordered before September 1 and $65 if purchased after that date. The admission also covers the USAC/CRA Sprint car races at the oval track following the reunion. You can expect a huge gathering of oval and other types of racing notables. There will be a static display of some of your most beloved cars, bench racing, raffle, auction, program to pay tribute to the reunion's honorees and delicious luncheon and snacks. This year's honorees include; Vel Miletich, Paul Jones, Evelyn Pratt, and Tony Simon. The 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to the Agajanian brothers; Cary, JC Jr and Chris. A special award will be given to Parnelli Jones. Prepaid admissions will receive a special gift bag that will include; Event program, lapel pin, raffle tickets, decals and other prizes. The Legends of Ascot Reunion is one of the largest such events honoring oval track racers on the West Coast. It tends to sell out the maximum number of tickets early and there will be no tickets sold at the door. I have seen latecomers who have been turned away at the door, so be sure to order your tickets now and find appropriate lodging in the area. Send your check to: Gator Supply, P.O. Box 5331, Torrance, California 90510. Be sure to print your name clearly, because Don has to preprint your name on the pit passes. The pit passes will not be mailed to you. They will be held at registration desk at the event. For more information email Don at [email protected] or go to www.legendsofascot.com.
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Ron Main sent in a notice that there will be an article on the Poteet and Main Speed Demon, in the MOPAR Magazine, May-June issue at your local Chrysler-Dodge dealers now.
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The Literature Fair 2010 will be held at the Automobile Driving Museum, 610 Lairport Street, El Segundo, California. The facility is located in the industrial complex on the southern edge of LAX. The precise location is three blocks south of Imperial Highway and one block east of Sepulveda Boulevard. The location is convenient to the I-105 Freeway that intersects with I-605, I-5, I-710, SR-110 and I-405. This year the Fair will be held on Sunday, June 27, 2010. Vendors will set up their booths from 7 to 9 AM. The Fair opens at 9 AM and ends at 3 PM. This year the operating managers for the Fair will be The Automobile Driving Museum. The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH) have decided not to manage the Fair this year.
The event will take place as planned and all previous sales booth sizes and rental costs will remain the same as before. The major sales area will be outside the building but there will also be a smaller indoor area, which should be more comfortable for those who are affected by outdoor exposure. Food and drink service will be available from an on-site BBQ and a collection of over fifty beautifully restored cars will be available for viewing with a donation of $5 per adult. The full docent staff will be in attendance to answer questions and the restoration shop will be open, and staffed, for visitors. There is no admission charge for Fair attendance and shopping. Space Reservation forms are available on request by contacting [email protected]. Bob Falcon
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The Ab Jenkins and the Mormon Meteor III documentary is looking for more information on the Meteor III and Ab Jenkins Documentary. We are currently looking for anyone that knew Ab Jenkins or that might have memorabilia, old motion picture films, etc. Contact Curt Wallin at [email protected]. Thanks, Curt Wallin, Producer/Director, Meteor III Documentary, 801-652-3009.
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Where they raced, a documentary on Southern California racing tracks that are no longer here, is a joint effort of Harry Pallenberg and Harold Osmer and they are looking for sponsorship to finish this worthwhile dvd. See http://www.wheretheyraced.com.
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Several valuable automotive and racing memorabilia collections have come up for sale. They are posted at www.landspeedracing.com and the notices are free. If you have collections for sale, let me know. There is no charge to post inventories or photos on our site.
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Don Weaver's Legends of Ascot Reunion will be held on October 23, 2010 at Perris Auto Speedway. The admission also covers the USAC/CRA Sprint car races at the oval track following the reunion. There will be a static display of some of your most beloved cars, bench racing, raffle, auction, program to pay tribute to the reunion's honorees and delicious luncheon and snacks. This year's honorees include; Vel Miletich, Paul Jones, Evelyn Pratt, and Tony Simon. The 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to Cary Agajanian; with special recognition for J.C. Agajanian Jr and Chris Agajanian. The Legends of Ascot Reunion is one of the largest such events honoring oval track racers on the West Coast. For more information email Don at [email protected] or go to www.legendsofascot.com.
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Tom Medley Shindig; Join us for a medley of laughs, stories, laughs and a few more stories honoring our witty friend Tom "Stroker McGurk" Medley. He looks at the world through a cartoonist's eye…with a funny bone that he tickles constantly. A hot rodders outlook on life, go fast but try to get a timing slip. Tom was there at the beginning. No not that beginning! The Volume 1, Number 2 beginning. Now if you have to ask what's volume one, number two, take this invitation and throw it in the trash. OK, that was a bit harsh. Uncrumple the invite, that's when Tom joined the staff with a fistful of Number 2 pencils, of Hot Rod magazine with his Cartoons and Humor shtick. Tom showed kids through his art, not much younger than himself, if they used their heads they could solve any problem…and have fun doing it through his creative buddy McGurk. If you have any artwork of Tom's you'd like to share please bring it with you. Space is limited to 120 so please RSVP. Set your alarm clocks to be at the NHRA Museum before 11am on October 5, 2010. That's a Tuesday. There is no fee to attend, but a donation to the museum is appreciated and the gift shop has lots of great things to buy. Casual attire, sports jackets OK, but if you wear a suit and tie…the tie gets cut off unless it reads: Stroker for President. Dick Martin, [email protected], 760-948-4492.
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Faith Granger is looking for sponsors for her hot rodding movie Deuce of Spades. See www.deuceofspades.com for more info
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Immortalize your name or honor an old timer
My Hot Rod feature film DEUCE OF SPADES is near completion with only subtitles left to do and some DVD authoring. Release is anticipated to be around August / September or so. If you wish to be informed, via a newsflash, of the film release and scheduled Premieres and screenings please click here.
TODAY I HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO SHARE WITH YOU. 
Please read this, you might regret it later if you don't get on this, and there is very little time left.
Please FORWARD THIS NEWSFLASH to anyone you think might be interested.
They say FILM IS FOREVER.
You bet it is! So you might want to consider this opportunity:
I am about to finalize my Film End Credits. From that day on, nothing more will be ever be added or removed. Every time the film will play at a theater or in a home, anywhere in the world, people will see the credits. For ever and ever more.
Now, imagine if 38 years ago you had the opportunity to have your name in American Graffiti's credits? Not something anyone would want to pass, I'm sure LOL. So here, today, is a unique opportunity I think you might want to grab, a unique chance to immortalize your name or the name of someone you love / want to honor:
For the next week, I will accept donations to help me raise some money for the film promotion. Anyone who donates $20 or more will have their name added in the film end credits. :)) The more you donate, the higher your name will be listed, and most importantly, I'll list whatever name you want me to. So basically you could "surprise" someone you love, and put their names in the film as a very special, unique present. Imagine their surprise when you play the film for them and tell them: "Hey, I really think you should watch the credits carefully!!" ;) (what can I say, now and then I do get brilliant ideas :)) ). Or you might want to honor an old timer or a loved one that have passed, so they will be remembered. I know many contributors asked if they could do that. The answer is YES, I will list "in memory of" in front of their names and would consider it a great privilege to honor them through the film.
So, for the price of a single lunch, you can do something really neat for someone special and you'll also be helping DEUCE OF SPADES, a very worthy cause. I desperately need to raise some funds for the most vital basic promotion when the film is released, so together, we can put a little wind under this film's wings and see it take flight :).
Remember: This is last call. Minimum donation to get credits mention is $20 and let me know who's name you want listed. One name per $20 donations only, please. Contributors will be listed in the SPECIAL THANKS section, with a small acknowledgment to let people know that your generosity made it possible to complete the film.
DONATING IS EASY: Click below and the rest is a breeze
Note: During check out you will have the option to enter a message in the "Special Instructions" box. Make sure to indicate who you want me to list, if other then your own self. If this box is left empty, I will list the name that appears on the transaction (customer's name). Also, if you have previously donated, and donate again, I will add your new donation amount to the previous donation amount, and your name will move up the credit list accordingly :) .
Remember I am now accepting pre-orders on DEUCE OF SPADES DVDs, and all pre-ordered DVDs will be hand numbered, autographed by the director and stars of the film and will become collectors items. This is my way of saying "Thank you" for pre-ordering. So feel free to add a DVD pre-order to your donation. Just browse the online store to see our DVD package deal (2 DVDs for $35), merchandising (including the wonderful TOM FRITZ "Deuce of Spades" paintings collectible posters) and more.
Many thanks to all of you for your support and help, it is appreciated and needed. I am very grateful !
Please FORWARD THIS EMAIL to anyone you think might be interested.
Blessings,
FAITH GRANGER
Filmmaker
www.deuceofspadesmovie.com
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The L.A. Roadster Show and Swap Meet is June 19-20, Los Angeles County Fairplex, Pomona, California
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11th Annual Cruisin' For a Cure is coming up on September 25, 2010 at the OCFair&Event Center in Costa Mesa, California. More than 3500 rods, customs, vettes, trucks, muscle cars and more will be on display. There will be a FREE prostate cancer screening for guys 40 years and older. Admission is $12, if you want to bring a car, the registration form is at www.cruisinforacure.com to print and mail in. You can also register at the event. For more information call Debbie Baker at 714-803-9216 or email her at [email protected].
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My car at speed. ElMirage, June 13, 2010. Thank you all that have helped me along the way and through the years. Jim Loving. Photo courtesy of Jim Loving
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