Budman Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Recognize this driver? Check out the link. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
302cominthru Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Budman - that is FANTASTIC! That is some historical data that should be shared with the rest of the Texas fan base. Waldo was a heck of a driver in his hay-day. Thank you so much for sharing that with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonaB Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Well, I guess I'll have to go back through the pictures I have from Speed O Rama. I think I still have some. I took pictures for the track for 25 years, off and on, and have hundreds of pictures. It was changed to Longhorn Speedway then but, I was at Speed O Rama on opening day. I go back to when they were racing at Oak Hill Downs and Austin Raceway. Waldo used to drive for my uncle, Buddy Farmer and his car was a white '32 with the number of 14 in red. Back then, my favorite driver was Thruman Lovejoy and Doc Ferrel, and Layborne. Everyone loved Layborne. I might have been 4 or 5 years old back then. It was a quarter mile dirt track and so was Austi Speedway. Speed O Rama was the first asphalt track in the southwest. I now live within 5 miles of the old track. It's sad to see it grown up in weeds and decaying. Really sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted September 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 MonaB, good to hear from you on here! ............... Irving Layborn, black and white car #101. I remember him well from the days at Oak Hill and Speed-o-rama! Let me know if I can help you post those pics. We LOVE old pics on here. Also, Thurman #66! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonaB Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Well, I guess I'll have to go back through the pictures I have from Speed O Rama. I think I still have some. I took pictures for the track for 25 years, off and on, and have hundreds of pictures. It was changed to Longhorn Speedway then but, I was at Speed O Rama on opening day. I go back to when they were racing at Oak Hill Downs and Austin Raceway. Waldo used to drive for my uncle, Buddy Farmer and his car was a white '32 with the number of 14 in red. Back then, my favorite driver was Thruman Lovejoy and Doc Ferrel, and Layborne. Everyone loved Layborne. I might have been 4 or 5 years old back then. It was a quarter mile dirt track and so was Austi Speedway. Speed O Rama was the first asphalt track in the southwest. I now live within 5 miles of the old track. It's sad to see it grown up in weeds and decaying. Really sad. I guess I was havine one of my senior moments when I posted this post. Buddy's number wasn't 14, it was #21. Stupid me. Not only ws his car @21, Waldo was 21 years old then. How could I forget that!!!! Tells you how long ago that was!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted September 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Hummm, I've got a DVD of a race at Playland in Houston of a white '32 coupe #21, but the narrator says it's being driven in that race by A.J. Foyt, Jr. You don't suppose that could be the same car? Guess, we'll never know. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonaB Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Hummm, I've got a DVD of a race at Playland in Houston of a white '32 coupe #21, but the narrator says it's being driven in that race by A.J. Foyt, Jr. You don't suppose that could be the same car? Guess, we'll never know. Interesting. No way! I don't think Jr. had even been thought of then. This was back in the '50's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakdad Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 AJ ran his first Indy race in 1958. He was born in 1935. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted September 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Just to clear up any confusion ............... Tony (A.J.'s father) was Senior. A.J. IS Junior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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