Cornhusker Raceway Park

[cruiznlow]

Sorry have not posted in a while. but this should make up for it. Tony Beam from Denision Iowa has been busy these last few years restoring a piece of Cornhusker raceway history.

[Charlie A]

Originally Posted by cruiznlow

Sorry have not posted in a while. but this should make up for it. Tony Beam from Denision Iowa has been busy these last few years restoring a piece of Cornhusker raceway history.

[cruiznlow]

On September 13th come on out to I 29 dragway the Nostalgia races will be held, formerly know as the geezers race. The TENSION will be on display and there is a good chance the Don will get behind the wheel and make a pass down the track

[Doug Walker]

Found a photo of a "Cliff Miles Long Tongue" trailer. These were built in Denison, Iowa if I remember correctly.

[SStockDart]

Originally Posted by cruiznlow

Sorry have not posted in a while. but this should make up for it. Tony Beam from Denision Iowa has been busy these last few years restoring a piece of Cornhusker raceway history.

Just curious... Were the ladder bars still filled with "lead"? They used to be....also front fenders were really "thin"...funny how that acid works..lol. Also, I had a Miles trailer..,they were nice. I bought mine new through Mike Daughety..Performance Sales.

[SStockDart]

Originally Posted by cruiznlow

OK race fans, here is another blast from the past, This former Cornhusker racecar has been found locally and the new owner is going to restore it to as close to when it raced

The only Anglia i recall is the one Mike Daughety flipped. I think it was green with sbc, 4. Speed. C gas. Now that I think about it...he might have crashed at Flightland...he put wheel spacers on the Anglia so he could put on Crager SS wheels and the spacer broke... It was a 301 sbc.

[Charlie A]

Originally Posted by Doug Walker

Found a photo of a "Cliff Miles Long Tongue" trailer. These were built in Denison, Iowa if I remember correctly.

[sstk100]

Originally Posted by SStockDart

The only Anglia i recall is the one Mike Daughety flipped. I think it was green with sbc, 4. Speed. C gas. Now that I think about it...he might have crashed at Flightland...he put wheel spacers on the Anglia so he could put on Crager SS wheels and the spacer broke... It was a 301 sbc.

{Pretty sure the Daughtery Anglia crashed at Cornhusker Raceway. I was there that day. It ended up on the left side (north side) about half way down the track as I recall. Yes, broken wheel spacer...pretty sure they were illegal by NHRA rule. One of the few crashes at Cornhusker. (maybe was at Omaha Dragway ??),,, But yes it was a broken rear wheel spacer that caused the wreck.

Fun at Cornhusker:
Saw Wild Willie Borsch at Cornhusker doing exhibition runs with another blown fuel altered.... driving one handed, with the other hand on the side of the altered's door area as he blasted down the track at 150 mph+

[SStockDart]

Originally Posted by cruiznlow

here is a photo of the car at the lights at cornhusker. Anyone know the history on the car and what engine/tranny combo it ran, new owners need all the info they can get to help out with the restoration

The lime green car was from South Omaha....Pollish (Poland ancestors) great guys and could really drink beer. I believe they called the car "Concoction" It has been long enough ago, we can probably tell stories,..lol. That car had an Olds rear end...with a "Pollosh Locker" (ya need a welder to make one) I also think they were the first ones around Omaha to use canted - angle plug heads...really helped them....also, the car was noted to shake or wobble the front wheels after the burn out.....lol. I've got lots of stories if ya want more...lol

[cruiznlow]

Thanks to Eric Johnson for sending me these photos of a former race car from Cornhusker. Anyone know the history of this car.