NEWSLETTER 55 - April 17, 2008 |
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f) Doug's Old Digger- Doug "Fat Man" Robinson on the left tells some stories about driving dragsters in the good old days. "Fast" Fred Dannenfelzer driver of the World's Fastest Lakester at 355.109 mph (with the enging hanging out in the open) listens and adds a few stories himself. |
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Just a quick note to tell you that Bud (Meyer) is home from the hospital and doing very well. Hope all is well with you and I will talk to you soon. Joan Denver/Meyer |
Jerry Cornelison would like to invite past, present and future Road Runners to attend their annual Road Runners Banquet and BBQ. There is a $5 charge for non-members. The date is May 31st, 2008 and the place is Mike and Dusty Ferguson's home at 5722 Glenhaven Court, Riverside, CA 92506. Call by the 16th of May to make reservations. Mike is at 951-683-8276 and Jerry is at [email protected]. (The original message caused my page size to shrink and had to be rewritten-editor.) |
Please join us Sunday April 27, 2008 as Edelbrock and the Center for Learning Unlimited present the 3rd Annual Rev'ved Up 4 Kidz car show in support of helping children with learning disabilities. All makes and models are welcome and interested participants can pre-register at www.revvedup4kidz.com. Cost for car entry is $40 (pre-registered) or $45 (day of show). Show hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and space is limited. Spectators can enjoy the day for a $5 donation. Event Info-510 Madrid Street, Torrance, California 90501. For More Info Contact Debbie Baker: 714-803-9216. Email: [email protected], [email protected], Or visit: www.revvedup4kidz.com |
Five months after leaving the print publishing world, I'm proud to announce that the all-new www.CarJunkieTV.com is now live. This site is an online TV network that currently features five shows. Each of these shows will have fresh episodes on a regular basis, and we are currently finishing the programming so the past episodes of any show can be viewed at any time. The site also has features such as a Car of the Week and editorial columns from David Freiburger and co-star Chad Reynolds. As weeks go on, we will add daily news and new products columns and other user-oriented features. We already have forums with nearly 2200 hardcore members. |
Editor's notes: The following email was received some time ago when my computer was down. I just found it today. |
Editor's notes: I found some scraps of paper with notes on them. Errors or misspellings are the fault of the editor. Wally Parks said the following: "In 1947 I went to the Bonneville Salt Flats to see John Cobb run. Ak Miller and his first wife went with me. In 1948 I went to Salt Lake City, Utah to speak to Gus Backman at the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce. I also spoke to Salt Lake City Mayor Ab Jenkins. Ab was a real gentleman. Pete Petersen and Lee Ryan went with me. They were partners in Hollywood Associates, a PR firm. Bob Barski was another partner in the firm, but he didn't go with us. We took Pete because he had a new car. Lee Ryan was a very organized and knowledgeable man. Barski would take over a project, then claim all the credit. Hollywood Associates put on the first Hot Rod Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center and we made about $5000. The Bean Bandits car club formed in 1946 and put on races at Paradise Mesa in 1951." |
Editor's notes: In a past conversation with Thatcher Darwin, he mentioned Art Tilton. He also mentioned that Homer Farneman was the President of the Throttlers car club. If anyone has any knowledge of the Ed Adams, Art Tilton and Cannon Brothers descendants or family, please let us know. Thatcher was kind enough to answer my email and here is his response. |
Jim Miller mentioned sports cars. Well before I got interested in hot rods, I was a Corvette road racer. Willow, Riverside, Paramount Ranch. This past month I had the privilege of going to Sebring thanks to All American Racers. It had been years since I had attended a road race, let alone the place that I had dreamed of since I picked up a Road & Track. What a spectacle. The sounds, smells, accents where I for one could turn back the clock... almost. I miss Riverside and wonder if it had remained, how many Gurney's, Hill's and Ginther's it would foster. Oh, don't get me wrong, there is nothing on earth like Bonneville. But there's nothing like a booming V8 coming down off of 6 speeds either. That's what I love about true oil for blood types, we just love it all. Dick Martin |
My name is James Stewart and I live in Australia. I'm a member of the Dry Lake Racers of Australia and have built a Bellytank http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=211504&showall=1. I'm an active member of our club and our message-board. I was wondering if it would be possible for you to pass on my email to Bill Hoddinott as we would be very honoured to be able to publish some of his articles either in our newsletter or on our message board. Thanks, James Stewart aka Dr Goggles DLRA#374 |
I just checked out both sites, and I was impressed with the generous book review page for all the books including mine. Thank you, regards- Mel Anthony, Shoreline, Washington |
If you'll look at www.speedstylemagazine.com, just below the three streamliners in the Home Page blurb on the Pacific Coast Dream Machines show, you'll see that I've promoed your site. Thanks for all your help! Best Regards, Bill Moore |
Editor's notes: As I talk to various people I jot down notes. Here are some comments from various people. |
Thank you for keeping me updated with all the good Newsletters. I love these wonderful stories. Please note my website I made for Amazing People Tv. See http://homepage.mac.com/ladydragon1, and http://homepage.mac.com/satt3/menu3. LadyDragon1 is Ron Henderson's Lord Dragon Gallery and Premiere of Lady Dragon. I love to make websites with galleries and fun pictures. Please have a look at Ron's. I love your newsletter. Sincerely, RitaSaizShow (Amazing People Tv) Lady Dragon1 |
Jim Seely (Dad) ran with the throttlers after the war. He ran with Manny Ayulo before the war and was his mechanic when he fatally hit the wall at indy.. During the war dad made speed runs across Europe. He told about sleeping in the roadster as it was being towed to Muroc. We have some pics of Ted's Marmon Buckboard that ran in the 130s. Jay Chamberlain was also a Throttler after the war. I included Beverly Chamberlain as she may have some documentation left over from that era and knew most of the guys even though she was/is very young for her age...are you looking for pre-war stuff only? Dave Seely |
The Cannon brothers were my dad and his 3 brothers. I'll talk to my brothers and cousins and see what they remember in the way of stories. I've copied Dave Seely whose dad was also a Throttler. Here are some vague memories of Throttler stories. Sleeping on Muroc lake bed. Guys racing at night running into barbed wire fences. My granfather providing the first timing equipment in the late 20s early 30s. Ted making the "Buckboard" out of a V16 Marman. Ted towing guys in broken cars home with buckboard saying ride the brakes slightly to keep the rope tight. Their brakes would be gone by the time they got home. My grandfather during the war, melting down the Marmon (aluminum block) into pots and pans (I have a few). Early name of club in San Fernando was Desert Goats later merged with the Throttlers. More later, Rick Cannon |
Date: 4/14/2008 4:37:23 PM. Today, Don Cox passed away after a year's battle with cancer. Don was a WWII veteran and dry lakes racer. He was also a world class photographer, with whom I share the MPG's Dean Batchelor award for The Birth of Hot Rodding. He was a sweet and good man that I will miss. As I get more information I will pass it on. See Zone Five Photo Website www.zonefivephoto.com, Blog: http://robergenat.blogspot.com/. Robert Genat |
The Story you did on your Dad was very nice. I received one of the cards from the celebration. I framed it and hung it in my pool room. FYI.... George Montgomery has a set of Ardun-60 heads. Not hearsay... I have seen them. They are really cool. Thanks, Keith Ferrell |
Jim and Richard, Keep up the good work! Every time I hear somebody whining about changing the rules so we’ll be more like the NASCAR format I cringe. NASCAR, FIM, and FIA don’t care about flatheads, 4 cylinders, roadsters or lakesters, and it takes a multi-million dollar commitment to be at the top of your class. SCTA let’s you build something in the garage, go out and race it and come home feeling like a winner. What we have to remember is that the rule book is one of the keepers of this spirit. The rules keep the playing field even, provide a historical record, and are the Bible of the builder even if he is in New Zealand. NASCAR does not care that last years car is faster than one run in 1990, but we do. For every “soft record” there is a dreamer out there, saying I could go faster. The rules should be changed if there is a safety concern, or a clarification issue or some new technology makes racing safer. But to change the rules as an attempt to make this like the big show, only the fastest, is so wrong headed. We’ll have the worlds fastest…flathead, or the worlds fastest…cast iron 4 cylinder 3 main roadster, but let’s not change the rules for changing sake. Let’s go racing. Derek McLeish |
Editor's notes: The newsletter is sent out once a week, on Wednesday's, unless no news or relevant information is received. If I receive a large amount of issues, events or news, I may send the newsletter out more than once a week. If an important event comes up, such as a death or funeral and word needs to be sent immediately, a special edition of the newsletter will be sent. |
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