Aquasco Speedway

[81camaro]

hello terry, duane and danny, when you mentioned al sylvesters sd pont, he drove that car to the track and towed the super stock 426 ply with a buick, i went with al and unbolted his cutouts, one night at manassas he blew the pontiac , so we towed it and drove the ply back to al's mom house in dc, those where the days, see you this summer, bill and barb

[Dan Lattimore]

Originally Posted by 81camaro

hello terry, duane and danny, when you mentioned al sylvesters sd pont, he drove that car to the track and towed the super stock 426 ply with a buick, i went with al and unbolted his cutouts, one night at manassas he blew the pontiac , so we towed it and drove the ply back to al's mom house in dc, those where the days, see you this summer, bill and barb

First met Al when I was about 12 years old. He worked at Phelps Roberts machine shop in Roslyn ,Va. just down the street from my house. When I was 15 he helped find and overhaul a 56 Buick 322 to go into my 51 Ford. The rebuild cost $110.00 and swept the shop and cleaned parts for a month. When I was 22 he helped me blueprint my 66 W30 motor. Taught me all the basics that I still use today. Spent many nights in his mom's garage helping any way I could and watching him Johnny Walker and Buggs Terry play Tonk. First time he brought the SD to the shop from Bendall Pontiac we all came out to the parking lot to check it out. He said "don't lean on the fender,damn thing's aluminum". He opened the hood and lit it off. I was 17 yrs. old and I thought my heart would stop. The motor was shaking so hard I thought the mounts would break. Al backed it up stuck it in 1st. gear laid the pedal on the floor side stepped the clutch and ruined me for the rest of my life.-----------

[Keith Bennett]

I would sure like to thank ALL of you for this thread...
Aquasco Speedway hooked me on drag racing. I grew up living in Aquasco, we lived there from 1966-1975. We moved back to Lakeland Florida in late 1975 at 15 years old. I used to ride my bike up to MD 381 to watch all the cars going to the track on Sunday, and could hear it all from my house on St Phillips Church Rd. I dreamt of driving and owning something like Malcum Durams "Strip Blazer", or Gungle Jims Nova funny car.

The radio commercials were just as you described them, SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY...
I never got to go to track much, but watched alot of you guys driving by and as you sat in line on the road backed up waiting to get there. I sat at Grimes General Store many a day drueling as you went by.

Thanks
Keith