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Glad I posted this message... Rich, good to see you,I raced the Blue mustang at ESTA, remember? going to get that Super Stocker going this year? Send me a PM and we'll get together to look at those photo from Utica rome. I was a kid, around 13, 14 when the Jet car blew over the pop corn stand.. was a great night. Remember the car called Home Brew?, how about Rumble guts...anyone remember that car? Also a guy named Lynn Morton was a starter there I believe. I think he has many photos of the place.

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wasent there a dragstrip @ fonda n.y.? what years did they run there?

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Kenny, RC ..I learned how to race at UR in the mid 60's in my 60 Chevy and can remember the the driving lesson I got racing my first tree. As with everything it took a while to catch on. In 68 I actually managed to win a couple of jr. stock elim. before going to my 340 Mopars. It was 72 when I teamed up with Al Hart and 73 when I took over driving the black CJ Mustang. I had never even owned a 4 speed car before let alone race one so the learning curve continued. First in SS and then back to stock in 74 till old UR's demise in 79 at the hands of the new owners. I had a big MPH advantage on all the competition till Kenny showed up with that damn TriPower Corvette which instantally erased my top end advantage. We sure had a lot good tough races, good memories and old frendships. RC, I remember your ex on the starting line without bad memories...maybe because I never got to know her. Rich

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Rich, glad to see that you are still out there. When is the stocker coming back out? I also heard a rumor that the Mustang was going to make a return. Richie 2; is that Forbes? If so, ask your dad if he remembers the night of the wallet toss. Racing sure was fun back in the day.

RC

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RC, Richard,Phil at my age I'm just glad that were ALL still able to read these posts. lol

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wow never knew there was a track there. my mom's from ilion, home of remmington arms.
I go most every year to whitesboro for my uncles annual golf outting for scholarships for ilion high school.
utica lost all its industry many moons ago, very sad. univac, ge etc.... its like a ghost town driving thru the city on sunday morning in august.

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How about black belt the blue gtx. i have old pics of that car

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Raced there once, with my stocker , remember 2 things.

The burnout box was so close to the starting line that on my first run, I tried to stage with the back tires, until the starter motion me back.

Yes, we were pitted on the oval, I was on the outer edge and dropped a socket which rolled a long ways, in the dark to the infield.

It was an adventure, one that I am glad I attended. The only other stocker that was there that I am sure of was Dan Rockwell with his Pinto, I know there was a bunch more.

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Here's a link to some great pics from Utica Rome and ESTA.

http://dragracersreunion.ning.com/ph...=01dejevv02q61

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Man did those pictures bring back some memories Bob. I actually found a picture of my old car at U-R and many more of friends I use to race with.