terry bell

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Originally Posted by Dan Lattimore

Hey Terry, Speaking of a blue 61 Pontiac. I heard that Mike Miatico has taken over Capitol Raceway after all these years and said he was going to "make it like it used to be". How old is he anyway, I know he ain't no spring chicken. I thought he was old in the 60's ----now I'm old so what the hell does that make him. Maybe he's got oldtimers and thinks it's 1961, wouldn't that be a hoot--- who knows maybe he'll bring out the old 61 Super Duty Catalina.------ Hope nobody tells him!!-------Danny

Hi Dan......I had an email awhile back from the Cox's son who is bracket racing in Calif. talking about about the 61 SD of Mike Miatico's . I think he said Mike was 93 years young and STILL has the old Mickey Thompson Pontiac. Gezzzzz...those were good fun days but thats NOT the 61 I beat at Capitol and Aquasco. Mikes Pontiac was WAY faster than my 65 Plymouth. This was a lower class Pontiac that I ran in F/SA class (12.5 lb class in 1965) that was driven by a Don (or Ron) Roister(sp????). Do you remember him? It was a Catalina hard top not a Ventura and had a 389 with a "slim Jim" trans. Same color though with the 8 lug wheels and for the time it was set up with headers, gears, casler slicks, etc. I remember it pretty good because of winning the races against it. Its the only times I remember seeing it. What have you been doing? Im heading over to Tampa Friday for the National Street Rod Assoc. show with my coupe. Ive met a lot of good people at the shows but its not as much fun as racing USED to be. Just less expensive and a lot less work.....LOL.
Terry