Ah, the good ole days
 

So I was cleaning out a file cabinet ( yep, I'm bored big time ) and came across a bunch of old racing pictures from yesteryear .And since I promised to be fun again and not talk about the virus or unemployment or even the politics of the day I'm just gonna post 'em and let our members see if they can identify who is in the pics .The scene is the winners circle at San Air, Canada and everything you've heard about that track is true and then some.Many of our Division One members would love to go back .....Anyone that has others can join in and put 'em up .

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Mike Smith!

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Mike and Terry. Great friends, RIP

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For sure! I don't know the guy on the left, but that's you Jack, not to leave you out, in the sweater vest. I only had the pleasure of meeting you once or twice.
That's a great shot. Can't leave out the car. It's the former Dick Moreland U/SA 65 Belvedere wagon. (Last I heard, it was owned by Jerry Stein, "Teachers Pet".) Mike did better with that car than he and Terry (and Ted Struse) did with the 440 and 340 cars that they ran. (Not for lack of trying.) He traveled the east coast and went to Indy with it. Don Himes (RIP) found it to be a great way to get to the concession stand during rain delays. It was a 9 passenger!
I met Mike around '82 when I started working for him. We drank beer, I mean, restored Mustangs! We partnered on a 71 RR D/SA for a couple years in the mid 90's. That was proof for sure that racing is way more than just racing! Very fun times. I happened to be a neighbor of Ted's and it all went down hill from there!

Thanks, Jack.

Where 'yat Eag'?

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The car looks a lot like the former Dick Moreland (RIP) Wagon now owned by Clayton "Slo Motion" Wright last campaigned by Clayton and Dick a few ears back before Dick's health went south. Dick was a great guy to be around plenty of jokes and stocker knowledge.

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The guy on the left is John Fletcher. For years Molson was the main sponsor of the race. Grand National Molson @ Sanair. I have loads of pics I will try to dig up and add a few to this thread.

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Uh oh, I'm plenty embarrassed.
Frank, it is Dick Moreland's old car. And you are right, I believe (I have CRS) it was Clayton that bought it. It's been a while. I "remembered" the wrong Mopar guy.

I didn't know Dick passed away. RIP

Mike wore that hat (and that shirt, for that matter) for years.

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So who is this young lady ?

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Dick’s 65 has been owned by David and Donna Koopman of Maryville TN. They campaigned the car with the 273 and now in the process of completely updating the combo. It’s a great looking car “Class of 65” but I don’t have a hosting app to load a current picture.

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The car Mike owned was a '65 Plymouth that he bought from Dick.
There was a blue '65 Dodge that was Dick's called "Class Of '65", that Ray Valpreda owned for a while.
Man, time flies!

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It looks like the guy on the far right was wearing some other brand of beer shirt, but they slapped a Molson sticker over it for the pic.

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Don't think I know anyone in the pic but I do have a shirt Exactly like the one with the driver holding it!! Can't wear it anymore but still have it.. lol

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The gent on the left is John Fletcher, former owner/promoter of Cayuga Dragway Park.

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Even I had no idea who that was ..........

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That was the nicest '65 wagons. Clayton brought it to anther level with his 273 combination which was state of the art at the time. The collectors where 3 feet long!

We lost in the Super Stock final at MIR to Clayton in his SS/AA Barracuda when we "borrowed for the year" Frank Lupo's SS/BA Hemi Dodge with Jimmy Lovallo at the wheel.
It was too cool.

We didn't get back to Connecticut until 4:30 Monday morning and went to work.

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Wendy Caliendo

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Always been a fan:D
MJ

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Here is a new one to identify the guys in the picture

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Fred, Bill and who is that good looking dude

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Amen to that.....

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On the subject of U/SA Mopars, years ago at the Div 3 points meet at Quaker City I caught a racer with a cone attached to the inside of the air cleaner lid. The cone was inverted and was directing air flow down into the small carburetor that those cars had to run. This was found during a carb check in the staging lanes prior to 1st round of eliminations. I let him remove the cone and then race.

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Sure hope the pic is clear enough to tell who they are .........

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Tough one. Looks like Wally Clark next to Greg X.

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Mark Wilson with his 1964 A/SA 426 Max-Wedge Dodge !

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Mark is a hoot.

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Junior we're old.

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I think maybe some of the players are Jerry Stein, Willy Lee, Jack M, Greg X, Al Peters. Also remember the GRANDS always a fun place to race. Dont forget the gokart track in Gramby.