Originally Posted by
Late_Model_Mark
Once again not dirt but I have a story about Trickle. I had read about him for a number of years in the early 70's including that monster 72 season in National Speed Sport News and other weeklies of the day.
My close track, that flat 1/4mi. gem, Saugus Speedway had a year ender called the "330." It was 2 features of 150 laps each with separate payoffs, and a 30-lap consolation event. In the 70's in California at the time for pavement, $2000-to-win for 150 laps was very stout. The race would get the absolute best Late Model pavement guys in the West and a few would "trickle" in from the Mid-West and other parts.
Saugus as quoted by Bobby Allison as saying y'all got the flattest flat track I've ever seen, it was but very competitive as well. Dave Watson from Wisconsin during the tracks run and win. So did Trickle.
Most of the time for the races I would get there about a hour before start time. When the end of season race, the 330 ran, I was there at 10:00am. to get a front row lawn chair seat between turns 1 & 2. Why? Because the practice sessions that ran from about 11:00am until 3ish were some of the most intense action of the year with all the heavy hitters. Then time trials went down for the 70 to 80 cars, just to make the show was something. Trickle made a fan out of me. Great stuff.
Late Model Mark