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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Editor's health report. Marilyn Lachman wrote to let us know that Ron is back in the hospital with complications causing blood clots. The doctors believe they can resolve this problem soon, but he will remain in the hospital for a day or two. Mary Parks, widow of Wally Parks, is also home and doing hip replacement therapy. Mary Ann Lawford will have hip replacement surgery on September 30 and we wish her well. |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following land speed racing websites and one by his wife were sent in by Jack Underwood. |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I did not see any Santa Ana Drag reunion posted for September. I thought I would send you a few pictures of the items I told you about in the prior email that you could share with Leslie Long. This weekend in my area is a Gas-Up Party in Buellton, California and a Cruzin for Life car show in Santa Maria that I will probably attend in my 1955 Chevy 1st Series pick-up. I will look for a spring 2010 Santa Ana Drags reunion to attend. Regards, Daryl Boothe, Morro Bay, California |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am sure most of you would be aware of my involvement in helping to build Australia's Land Speed Record Car - Aussie Invader 5R. We are trying to raise the profile of the project as we are looking for sponsorship to complete the build. There is a lot of information about the car and project on our website - www.aussieinvader.com. We have just had Channel 7 news come out and film an interview with Rosco which is going to be shown in Perth, Australia, on Monday 28th September on their 6pm news, so for everyone who can see it; it should be worth a watch. For all those who can't, I will try to post a copy of the interview online soon. Below is a link to the trailer Channel 7 has been running. http://www.aussieinvader.com/Channel_7_News_Trailer.php. If you want to keep up to date with progress of the project to build Aussie invader 5R, the world's most powerful car at 200,000hp and 0 -1000 mph in 20 seconds, please register at: http://www.aussieinvader.com/registration_centre.php. If you know of any potential sponsors, please feel free to pass their details to me and I will follow up with a sponsorship prospectus. Best wishes, Mark Read (phone #0422 517 887), email address - [email protected]. |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following are videos of land speed racing interest, courtesy of Roger Rohrdanz. |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I received this email two days after the newsletter was sent to the website owner and just one day before the event and with such a short time span it is impossible to notify our readers of the auction. But the following information is presented to the readers so that they can know just what transpired at the Petersen Automotive Museum during the RM Auction of antique and racing cars. |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ News from Bob Falcon: "The good news is that my email situation has been cured and the 500 address is open for business, but please do not forward any videos. Attended the Walt James funeral on Friday and there was quite a turnout, perhaps 300-400 folks. Tim Kennedy may do a report and when I receive it I will pass it on to you. In other news, The SoCal Chapter of the Society of Automotive Historians (SAH) has secured the Tom Malloy race car collection site for our winter meeting. This will be a 'Members Only' event but some guests may be accommodated. An invitation notice will soon be mailed along with a reservation tear-off to be returned to secure a spot." |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Petersen Automotive Museum September/October 2009 Calendar of events. |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crazy Horses - the history of British drag racing published by Haynes North America Inc in August 2009 and distributed by Motorbooks International, is the first detailed account of how drag racing dramatically burst on to the restrictive 1960s British motorsport scene. It changed some long-held practices forever. Tweed jackets were suddenly out, colorful racing jackets and T-shirts were in and it was rock 'n' roll on wheels for the stifled young Brits. However, it certainly wasn't always an easy road because the British establishment didn't give in straight away, but visiting Americans helped smooth the path and Britain became the bridgehead for launching the sport into Europe. |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gone Racin'…Portland Pictorial, The 1950s, by Albert Drake. Book Review by Richard Parks, photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz The appeal of Portland Pictorial, The 1950s is in its regionalism. The author may have included some material outside of the Pacific Northwest, but this book was compiled to show what hot rodding was like in the area that Drake grew up in. The black and white photographs are somewhat grainy due to the matte bond paper, but still clear enough to make out details. Drake uses captions as a way to identify the cars, people and events in the photographs, and that's nearly all the story line that you will get. But his desire to record and save the past will be appreciated by those with an interest in hot rodding in Oregon. He began to write about the people and cars that he knew as a young man in the early 1980's and his books have found a following among hot rodders around the country and in England, Australia, Europe and Japan, who are fascinated with that part of American culture. Drake even has a following in Southern California, where hot rodding began, or so they like to think. The writer did not put in an index and this is a serious flaw. These kinds of books will always have a limited audience. Historians need an index in order to write effectively. People and their cars that are in the book will want to see their names in the index. Besides the photos and the explanatory captions, there are miscellaneous inserts that help the reader to identify what it was like in the Portland area, over fifty years ago. There is so much more that Portland Pictorial, The 1950s could tell us, such as a short history of the car clubs, local drag and street racing and more biographical details. |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Book Review…Let 'Em All Go! The Story of Auto Racing by the man who was there, by Chris Economaki, with Dave Argabright. Review by Richard Parks, photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz Let 'Em All Go is published by Books by Dave Argabright, P.O. Box 84, Fishers, Indiana 46038, or contact the publisher at www.daveargabright.com. The Printer is Print Communications, Inc, Indianapolis, Indiana. The ISBN number is 0-9719639-3-2 and you can order this book at any large book store or through Autobooks/Aerobooks in Burbank, California, or call 818-845-0707. There is no dust jacket, but Let 'Em All Go has photographs of Economaki emblazoned on the cover and is very well done. The tell-all approach is fascinating. I thumbed through the index and picked out favorite topics, then checked to see what Economaki had to say about them. The author is a friendly and open guy, who admits to being a miser and a family man. He tells each story with an honest and straightforward manner that is interesting and entrancing. Economaki doesn't mince words. He lets the reader into his world of motorsports racing and the story action never wanders. Chris is a consummate professional who knows how to interview others and find the important issues. I found the book impossible to put down, even rereading chapters that I had read the day before. Economaki covers the gamut of auto racing from the 1930's to the present. It is obvious that he loves car racing and openly admits that the stick and ball games hold no interest for him. There's more to Chris Economaki than his memoirs. He's very accessible and a friend to just about everyone in auto racing. His recollection of the early days of TV broadcasting is spellbinding. He tells us about Jim McKay, Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell, Reggie Jackson, Al Michaels, Chris Schenkel, Roone Arledge, Ken Squier and other broadcasters and his views are unabashedly forthright. Let 'Em All Go goes right to the heart of events in all kinds of auto racing. The author tells of his experiences with stock car racing and the stars in NASCAR. Bill France is a friend and mentor and helps Economaki land a job with ABC's Wide World of Sports. He covers road course racing, open wheel and drag racing. He's seen the infighting among race teams and racing leagues. He has developed long and deep friendships with racers, owner, media personalities, mechanics and fans. Economaki has rubbed shoulders with the rich and famous and dined in little Italian restaurants in the backwoods of North Carolina. He remembers the days when race teams lived on a shoe string budget and built race cars under shade trees and beaten down garages. He's seen big sponsors like Winston revolutionize auto racing and infuse the sport with vast sums of money. Let 'Em All Go begins with Economaki's boyhood in New York and his early participation in oval track racing as a crewman. He served in the Army during World War II, rising to the rank of sergeant, and then returned home to marry his wife, Tommye. On April 15, 1950, he was offered the job of editor at National Speed Sport News, a job he was destined to have. Economaki has that special instinct for storytelling and the courage and moxie to meet people and win their friendship. The men and women that he has met, interviewed and become friends with are far too numerous to name them all, but a few of them are; Bill France, Wally Parks, Parnelli Jones, Don Garlits, Jim McKay, A.J. Foyt, the Unser brothers, J.C. Agajanian, Andy Granatelli, John Force, Phil Hill, A.J. Watson, Roger Ward, Roger Penske, Eddie Sachs, Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Smokey Yunick, Rex Mays, Bobbie Allison and many more. Let 'Em All Go is a book that racing fans everywhere will find impossible to put down. Gone Racin' is at [email protected]. |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The RM Auction at the Petersen Automotive Museum. Sent in by Ron Main. |
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Outstanding Results at Icons of Speed & Style This past Saturday, September 26 marked RM Auctions’ recent Icons of Speed & Style event held in Los Angeles at the famed Petersen Automotive Museum. This was an exciting and dynamic event showcasing valuable works from the originators of Southern California’s ‘kustom kulture’ movement. Of the iconic American hot rods, vintage racers and one-off custom show cars, the top seller was the famous “Little Red Wagon,” a 1965 Dodge A100 Pickup Truck, which sold for $550,000 – almost double its pre-auction high estimate. Other auction highlights include the instantly-recognizable 1965 Dodge Deora Concept Car selling at $324,500 as well as some of the original drivers and designers being reunited with their dragsters and customs for the first time in years. Bringing in a total of $6,905,952, this private, single-owner collection was made up of 80 historic vehicles and 70 lots of memorabilia. You can see the rest of the top sellers and all of the auction results here. |
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Amo, Brett Arena, Henry Astor, Gale Banks, Glen Barrett, Mike Bastian, Lee Blaisdell, Jim Bremner, Warren Bullis, Burly Burlile, George Callaway, Gary Carmichael, John Backus, John Chambard, Jerry Cornelison, G. Thatcher Darwin, Jack Dolan, Ugo Fadini, Bob Falcon, Rich Fox, Glenn Freudenberger, Don Garlits, Bruce Geisler, Stan Goldstein, Andy Granatelli, Walt James, Wendy Jeffries, Ken Kelley, Mike Kelly, Bret Kepner, Kay Kimes, Jim Lattin, Mary Ann and Jack Lawford, Fred Lobello, Eric Loe, Dick Martin, Ron Martinez, Tom McIntyre, Don McMeekin, Bob McMillian, Tom Medley, Jim Miller, Don Montgomery, Bob Morton, Mark Morton, Paula Murphy, Landspeed Louise Ann Noeth, Frank Oddo, David Parks, Richard Parks, Wally Parks (in memoriam), Eric Rickman, Willard Ritchie, Roger Rohrdanz, Evelyn Roth, Ed Safarik, Frank Salzberg, Dave Seely, Charles Shaffer, Mike Stanton, David Steele, Doug Stokes, Bob Storck, Zach Suhr, Maggie Summers, Gary Svoboda, Pat Swanson, Al Teague, JD Tone, Jim Travis, Randy Travis, Jack Underwood and Tina Van Curen, Richard Venza. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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