MonaB Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Who Are They Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyRodriguez Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 22 is Jimmy Finger, could 12 be Bobby Allison in a Speed O Rama appareance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonaB Posted September 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 22 is Jimmy Finger, could 12 be Bobby Allison in a Speed O Rama appareance? You are right! No idea who the guys are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer61 Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 looks like Don Chrudimski on the right, possibly Tommy Grimes middle, no idea on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97car Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Looks like David Trueper(spelling). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakdad Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 OK Guys, Here's a trick question. Does anyone have the Google map of the old Austin Track location? I used to go there back in the early 60s with friends that raced there. Probably a senior thing but I could not drive to the site today. Or maybe an intersection? I would like to look at the sattelite (sp) map to see if I can pick out anything. I don't even remember the highway it was on as I haven't been back in years. TIA, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyRodriguez Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 is that Les McIntyre in the middle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becka29 Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 I don't know who that is in the middle of the group of three people but he has pacecar or Larry Bendele racing shoes that Larry had on from his last win at SAS in the late model series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprintsrule Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 It looks like Leroy Farmer standing in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariel66 Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 The one in the middle sure looks like Tommy Grimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyRodriguez Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 this is too far back, I'm guessing 1977/78, the first time I saw Tommy race was in about 81/82 @ HWY 16 in the Thunder 4 cylinder division, i think he was 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprintsrule Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 I agree with Outlaw. Also, the cigarette while standing on the track and the shoes do not appear to be Tommy's style. I still say Leroy Farmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Jim, Here is the current Google-Earth view of Austin Speed-o-rama/Longhorn. It's located south of Austin on US Hwy 183, Southeast of Austin-Bergstrom Int'l Airport. (Formerly Bergstrom AFB). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonaB Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 It looks like Leroy Farmer standing in the middle. Okay, you got them. It's David Trooper, Leroy Farmer and Don Credempski having a race session on the front straight away. This is one of my favorite pictures. It looks to me like Don is saying, "He did WHAT"!!! 22 is Jimmy Finger, could 12 be Bobby Allison in a Speed O Rama appareance? You are right! No idea who the guys are? I've copied over 60 pictures now and I'm going to have to resize them before I send any more. So, there will be more coming. I've got several of the dirvers by their cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakdad Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Thanks Budman, That's what I am looking for! When did they last race there? I'm surprised somthing hasn't been built on the property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 I think I remember hearing of them race there as late as 2000, but the crowd and car counts would have been very small by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 WhoWon.com had a results article for may 26, 2000 under the new name Bad Boyz Speed-O-Rama. just went to check an the aricle link is still there but when you click on it it seems to not be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyRodriguez Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 I drove by speed o rama today, its hard to imagine that was once "the action track", its hardly visable anymore... it sucks, sad sight.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Yeah Rodney. 2000 was its 40th year. Sad. I remember it most from its early days when they would pack the front straight stands and the back straight stands would be 2/3 full, every week. Those magnificant guys would always put on a hell of a show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilTPS Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 After careful study and research: Pictured on the left appears to be David Trueper (once a co-operator of Longhorn Speedway with Alvin Stewart). In the center is Leroy Farmer and Don Chrudimski on the right for sure. The #22 Vita Fresh Camaro shot was taken during a Texas Race of Champions event at Texas World Speedway. I am sure the car was driven by Jimmy "Fireball" Finger of Austin. #12 picture was taken from outside of turn #1 at Austin Speed-O-Rama aka Longhorn Speedway. I don't think the car was being driven by Bobby Allison. To my knowledge, Bobby's races in Texas were only at Meyer Speedway, Houston, Texas World Speedway NASCAR, USAC, ARCA and Texas Race of Champions events. Neil Upchurch Former Race Director - TROC at TWS Former track announcer, Austin Speed-O-Rama and Longhorn Speedway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhorse Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 sometime around june/july of 99 was the last race. bad boys was a gimic that never got off the ground , it never saw a race night under that name,,,,thank god. the car counts were still pretty good. i ran THR on saturdays and sometimes longhorn on fridays , while my grand father kept loyal to longhorn and ran every race until it closed. longhorn for awhile had alot better car counts but no crowd. the first year THR opened longhorn had 20 cars(super stocks) on a saturday with no crowd while THR had 3-5 cars but a thousand people in the stands. and the bad deal on that was ron chambers (operator of longhorn at the time) was letting drivers with cars in for free,,,so he was not making up the losses at the back gate. but longhorn had the loyalty of the drivers with or without free pit passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast18 Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 When Ronald opened it mid season 99 I raced every friday night. I would change gears saturday morning and go to THR if I did't have too much else to do to the car. 2000 season I took off to help Brandon Leonard run the new pure stock class. I would take the car to Longhorn evry friday night and THR every saturday. I would have never thought when it closed mid season that would be it. I wish the new owners would do something with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSCHUCK Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 That was a fun year racing Fri. at Longhorn and Sat. at Thr. even though we were one of the slow cars,sorry about that back bumper Mickey.The only night we missed racing on Fri. at Longhorn I remeber Ron calling to see if the car was broke or what,it was a family birthday out of town,but at least he called.We were back the next Fri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyRodriguez Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 anyone know exactly who owns that gem now?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck38 Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 I too would like to speak with the owners, but haven't had success getting a hold of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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