oldies but goodies

[BigFeet13]

Welcome BIG FEET 13. Thanks for the memories of my brother. Here's a pic I snapped as Darrell went out on the track at Syracuse in 1974. This is the Kneisel high-rail car and he qualified for the big show.  DALE

Thank you!!! Weedsport Speedway was pretty much my whole childhood. I was lucky. My dad worked all week, spent weeknights working on Mike Rizzo's supermodified, spent Saturdays in the pits at Oswego , and still took us to Weedsport almost every Sunday. As you can see, I have a vast collection of progams. If anyone needs a lookup or other info, just ask. It gives me an excuse to go through my old programs.

[bcross]

Dale,

When I was a kid in the stands at Fonda, Ray Sitterly drove a C-88 car. So I think you are right on the Langhorne photo.

Brent

[blackjackracing]

Wee Willie Allen @ Waterloo (no photog info)

[blackjackracing]

Mike McLaughlin of Waterloo in the Potato Wagon (no photog. info)

[ModRoCmaniac]

ole Magic Shoes AWESOME !  ....late 80's ? that car was a ROCKET whats the scoop on him he's still in racin right ? & is there any younger McLaughlin's in racing to be looking for ?

[blackjackracing]

Chuck Ciprich @ Rolling Wheels in the Sandman coach if I'm not mistaken.  (no photog info)

[vintage44]

Anyone know how to 'shrink' an image to the 75KB limit? I have a bunch of pics of our cars (Wood's Auto Wrecking) that ran at 5MP in the early '60s. I tried to post but they're too big. 

[bakes]

ole Magic Shoes AWESOME !  ....late 80's ? that car was a ROCKET whats the scoop on him he's still in racin right ? & is there any younger McLaughlin's in racing to be looking for ?

1983 in Martisnsville.  Last I heard Mike was doing some development driving for a cup or Grand National team down South, but that was a couple of years ago.   Mike was always a class act on and off the track - just a really good guy and one helluva driver.  The fact that he was able to hold off Jimmy Spencer at Oswego for the Bud Mod 200 when Jimmy had him sideways more often than not (you had to see what was left of the rear bumper on the Boehler 3 - I was a Spencer fan but even I thought that was over the top) was a testimony to his driving ability.

[leadfoot4]

ole Magic Shoes AWESOME !  ....late 80's ? that car was a ROCKET whats the scoop on him he's still in racin right ? & is there any younger McLaughlin's in racing to be looking for ?

I just received my new issue of 'Speedway Illustrated' magazine, and Mike is mentioned in Bones Bourcier's column in the front of the magazine.

[justmark]

The picture was Mike McLaughlin's 1982 ride as the "Craz" part was semi-winding as shown. It was in a straight line in 1983.

[ModRoCmaniac]

/\ SWEET ! /\ & thanks for the updates ~ close lol  i didnt get started till 1985...agree yes Mike was a "class act" & 1 heck ofa Wheelman Loaded w/skill sure miss the good ole daze...now i'll have to run out & grab that Speedway Illustrated issue gotta to hijack the daughters car anyway take a quick run down to the car show today or tomarrow....

[rsk1139]

Claychamp123 has the Justin Bieber hair cut on the program cover. 

[oldguy]

RSK1139 - No, Claychamp123 had a helmet that was entirely too large.  "Hat Hair" to the extreme...   

[Claychamp123]

Yeah, I think that kid stole my haircut!!! I should get some royalyies or sponsorship or something!  Speaking of Mike McLaughlin here's a very looonnnng shot I took at Syracuse one year. Sorry for the small size. Can't beleive I didn't take any other shots of this car as it was very interesting. Pic by Welty.

[blackjackracing]

VINTAGE44...I bring the photo I want to post into "PAINT" on windows. It allows you to change the image size.  On the tool bar is the word "image"..."resize" will pop up..it's just a matter of re-sizing so the picture is approx. 4x6 or so...hope that helps!