Dang, how old are you? I'm old but I wasn't around for that one.
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Younger than me...
I remember running the IMCA Modified "Florida Series" during Speedweeks 1981.
Had a homebuilt, second hand Mustang on top of a Torino chassis. I had a 133,000 mile 351-c under the hood with a reground cam.
IMCA suspended the engine claim rule and must have told everyone but me. I was 300hp down from the next slowest guy.
Blew the motor at New Smyrna on Thursday night, swapped to a Boss 351 I built for my street car, got busted by the Ocala cops when they spotted me and my buddy swapping motors behind Rustys Engine Service at 2AM. Got that sorted out by daylight.
We were set to run Lake City, Ocala, Gainesville (?), Volusia and New Smyrna. The first night was a rainout at Lake City so after installing the new engine we headed to Lake City for the makeup race.
The night before there was a big STARS LM/Sprint car double header. The promoter never watered or groomed the track so we started on a rutted up, dry slick oiled sand track.
The lack of track prep helped me as I transfered thru the heat, semi and last chance to make the main. Those Iowa guys couldn't believe I was passing them after they were lapping me at Volusia.
Got home without a quarter to our names. Fun times.
D-glenn. Good for you, hope you have more to look forward to
Well for you seniors I'll toss this one out there. Remember when, if the oil pressure was not cooperating you'd pull out the box of old bearings and get under the old 30 x 90 and down came the pan. Dry sump, what the h*ll was that ! To the bone yard Saturday morning to find a NEW motor. LOL, ah those were the greatest days of dirt track racing.
Remember when Santa Fe Speedway in Hinsdale IL was alive and well.
Remember when some tracks had half time shows that always had some attraction that the whole family could enjoy. Sumo wrestling, mud wrestling, School bus races, track queen contests, 3 wheeler jumping contests, thrill drivers shows, classic cars night, head on street car crashes, and tight rope walkers just to name a few of the things could be enjoyed each week. Some nights it was like we went to a circus and a race broke out !
I remember a guy used to come around to our local tracks and get shot out of a cannon then blowed up with dynmite.Then there was the Joey Chitwood car stunt team.Im remembering 45/50 years ago.