Re: teardown photos from BG in the 70's
 

Tom, Wesley was with X in Div.1 when he broke in about 72-73

Re: teardown photos from BG in the 70's
 

Photo #2

Looks like Marlin Snyder holding his 813 head off his 68 250hp 327. He also looks like he's sweating bullets that his valve spring is not over the 84lbs installed height ( those were the days )

Re: teardown photos from BG in the 70's
 

That looks like Bill Nelson, wearing the nhra tee shirt in the first picture.

Re: teardown photos from BG in the 70's
 

We used to have a "John Biedenkapp Memorial Race" at our local track, Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip, in the early eighties. It was like a points race but was for charity. There were some great names in NHRA racing at those events. Sure wish I'd used my camera more.

Wayne.

Re: teardown photos from BG in the 70's
 

Dave that's the car Jack has now (under dog)

Re: teardown photos from BG in the 70's
 

only have the w/s white car

Re: teardown photos from BG in the 70's
 

Artie -- Wasn't that the race where you and Tex ( the late Ray Cook ) invented the steel belted radial ? ?

Re: teardown photos from BG in the 70's
 

No the "steel belted radial" was a couple of years earlier. By then we knew where to put the weight. Kevin Schmidt wasn't with us for the "tire" incident.

Re: teardown photos from BG in the 70's
 

Tom,

Thanks for sharing these photos. Some of my earliest memories of being at the track were from Bowling Green. I still remember sleeping in the camper in the Camping World parking lot while the "crew" went throught teardown with our friend's C/SA Corvette, "Butch Cassidy". I think I was there in '79 and '80 - I was VERY young then, but still remember being at those races.

I would be interested in any pics of the gold Corvette with "Butch Cassidy" on the side. Von Cassidy won C/SA at the Sportsnationals in '80, I believe. I remember that it was a big deal to win class at that race back in the day!

Brian

Re: teardown photos from BG in the 70's
 

Brian

Here are a few more shots from teardown.
There is a gold vette in one of the bays and I'm not sure who it is.

The second photo looks like it is from the rear of the facility (camperworld).
Both are Bill Truby photos.


http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...ownbgtruby.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...wnabgtruby.jpg