Aquasco Speedway

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Somebody PLEASE invent a time machine !!!

I'm working on it Terry! Love this thread, I actually got to Aquasco once.

[Rich Biebel]

We raced Joe Perzan at Capitol during a big $$$ Jr Stock event we drove down to with our sedan delivery. We had to re-run him for some reason and won. I think he was running mid 13's.
We lost to Wheatley bros.....I think.
I saw that white 62 Grand Prix somewhere back then and there were quite a few fast Pontiacs running down at Capitol that event.
Never made it to Aquasco but it was well known and they had a lot of fast stockers running there as did almost every track. Bracket racing didn't exist and neither did the term "bracket racing". "Dial your own" was the first name I knew for that type of racing....York about 1966 or 1967

[Dan Lattimore]

Originally Posted by Rich Biebel

We raced Joe Perzan at Capitol during a big $$$ Jr Stock event we drove down to with our sedan delivery. We had to re-run him for some reason and won. I think he was running mid 13's.
We lost to Wheatley bros.....I think.
I saw that white 62 Grand Prix somewhere back then and there were quite a few fast Pontiacs running down at Capitol that event.
Never made it to Aquasco but it was well known and they had a lot of fast stockers running there as did almost every track. Bracket racing didn't exist and neither did the term "bracket racing". "Dial your own" was the first name I knew for that type of racing....York about 1966 or 1967

Rich----I believe I was there that Saturday, one of the only times I ever saw Joe get beat. 1967 I was at Carlsbad dragway in Cal. ---I saw all these cars with strange classes on their windows , it was BRACKETS! Next year it was everywhere. ---Danny

[Rich Biebel]

Originally Posted by Dan Lattimore

Rich----I believe I was there that Saturday, one of the only times I ever saw Joe get beat. 1967 I was at Carlsbad dragway in Cal. ---I saw all these cars with strange classes on their windows , it was BRACKETS! Next year it was everywhere. ---Danny

Dan..... Frank Canaday was also there that day with that '61 blue wagon.
I really loved old Pontiacs back then and saw so many there at Capitol that day I never forgot it. Perzan seemed like a good guy and I think Bob Maxey was also there with a '60 wagon.
Canadays car was the fastest wagon....D/SA I think....

That was a real fun trip for us flat towing from north Jersey.....

My first nice car was a '58 Pontiac......and I was always trying to make it faster. It ran in the 14's a few times driven to the track with the stock 370 shortblock. AFB carb.....Hydro trans......Ah the 4.56 rear was a little sick on the street though. It was a borrowed pumpkin from Craig Muller......He had a real "racecar" '58 F.I. Pontiac and did the trans in my car.....

[Dale Shannon]

Danny or Terry, what year was Sonny Freemans Olds 50 or 52 loved seeing him getting the big head start against the W30's,SD's and cobrajets
Dale

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Dale Shannon

Danny or Terry, what year was Sonny Freemans Olds 50 or 52 loved seeing him getting the big head start against the W30's,SD's and cobrajets
Dale

It was a long time ago but I believe it was a '50. When are you getting a new blown Mustang?

[Dan Lattimore]

Originally Posted by Dale Shannon

Danny or Terry, what year was Sonny Freemans Olds 50 or 52 loved seeing him getting the big head start against the W30's,SD's and cobrajets
Dale

Dale----Like Terry said I'm pretty sure it was a 50 business coupe he told me he bought from Jack Worrell. One reason I remember . I had one just like it with 57 J2 and 3 speed. Used to give new GTO's a fit. Like all the rest wish I had it back.-----Danny

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Dan Lattimore

Dale----Like Terry said I'm pretty sure it was a 50 business coupe he told me he bought from Jack Worrell. One reason I remember . I had one just like it with 57 J2 and 3 speed. Used to give new GTO's a fit. Like all the rest wish I had it back.-----Danny

Your old '50 sounds like one sweet street rod ride today especially with the '57 engine and the J2 set up. A tremic 5 speed would finish it off ! Don't forget the A/C.