Dale Armstrong passes

[Poverty Bay]

It is somewhat surprising to see the lack of response on this forum to the passing of Dale Armstrong . Perhaps it is not widely remembered that he began his career racing door slammers before acquiring the well deserved sobriquet "AA Dale". My first recollection of this giant of the sport is watching his wicked, 409-powered, orange 55 Chev making a pass on a runway at the Namao airforce base in Edmonton, Alberta. From those humble beginnings, he graduated to gassers and other more esoteric race cars, having moved on to the big time in Southern California. Surely there are others who can relate to his illustrious career and his early "class racer" days.