97car Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 I found these articles interesting about a past promoter. I went to her track many times as a youngster and she always had a good show there as well as excellant tator tots. Hopefully the first article is now readable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97car Posted January 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Here is another attachment for a big race she had there, not sure of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97car Posted January 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Here is another couple of pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 those old cars ..i sure miss those days .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econoLM15 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 oldtimer, the photo of Virginia and all the drivers around her is a edited version of a photo that the sidewinder ( Sonny Glass ) posted over at dfwracerforum. sidewinder's dad Johnny Glass helped us out with all the names and I added them to the photo. On the original it says across the bottom of the photo Virginia and some of her boys. 1968, all of them Sportsdrome legends. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97car Posted January 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 I was shocked to see Ray Blohm on there, I almost didn't recognize him but after closer look yes it is him. The one picture looks more like a asphalt track though. The bleachers even look different, I do remember going to a 1/4 mile track out near Duncanville that had closed years ago that had bleachers around it like in the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econoLM15 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 That picture may be the track in Islip,NY. I have other photos of Ron on the way to Islip. The Sportsdrome Figure 8 champion got to go run the big race there every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzu-Fast Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 those old cars ..i sure miss those days .. Â Yep . Them are stock cars the way I remember them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econoLM15 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 I grew up watching those ole boys in the 60s/70s at Sportsdrome The competition level was pretty tuff and any of these guys or others not in the photo could win on any given night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfigure8er Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 those old cars ..i sure miss those days .. Â Yep . Them are stock cars the way I remember them . Â I grew up watching those ole boys in the 60s/70s at Sportsdrome The competition level was pretty tuff and any of these guys or others not in the photo could win on any given night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econoLM15 Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 oldfigure8er, something happened to your message in that last post. Good to see you over here. Â econo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 It looks like he hit the post button before he had a chance to type what he wanted to say.. Â And it also looks like 97car edited some of his early posts in this thread to remove the pics he had posted in January... What's up Kevin? Â Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97car Posted July 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 No I don't remember editing any pictures or articles, mine was for spelling, this is a old post and I think we lost some back then when switched over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 If you can find that stuff email it to me and I'll repost. Was some great stuff as I recall. Â Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97car Posted July 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 You're very lucky, I couldn't find the items on the other web site, but I founf them in my recycle bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97car Posted July 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Some more,actually the top one in the first group was from Islip in New York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97car Posted July 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 And these pictures are of one of the hot shoes from Sportsdrome as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer-x Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 YEP, RON DINDY. I HOPE I SPELLED THAT RIGHT. THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM WAS AT TWS. HE PASSED RAY AND US ON THE WAY BACK HOME COMING UP HIGHWAY 6. ABOUT THE TIME HE PASSED US A HIGHWAY PATROL PULLED HIM OVER. Â RAY SAID HE HAD PASSED AWAY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econoLM15 Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Hate to hear that Ron has passed on. Here's a pic from 1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer-x Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 I DID SPELL HIS NAME WRONG. I'LL HAVE TO ASK RAY WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM. Â ECONO 15 WERE YOU AT SPORTSDROME WHEN RAYMOND ROSS, JAMES MOSS, CECIL FARRIS, RAY BLOHM, DAVID AND MARY MERRILL RACED? I THINK IT WAS 1980 WHEN I PITTED OVER THERE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econoLM15 Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Yeap, I was there in 80 watching all those you listed. I liked the coupe Mary had then. I still miss that place. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfigure8er Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Yeap, I was there in 80 watching all those you listed. I liked the coupe Mary had then. I still miss that place. Mary Merrill, marys little lamb, her husband david drove a mod called davids hot stuff! Virginia ran the track from the time my parents took me there as a kid until she sold the track to tom adrian, i only raced there two years under her reign, then raced two years under toms, he finally gave up lease on track in 84! just a bit of trivia on the picture of her with the drivers pictured, aaron hamilton, he drove the old 88 car that was on top of the tower going into the entrance of race track, larry redmond, his brother george lost his life in a figure 8 race in 67 or 68, sonny kirkland, lost his life in a figure 8 race at cowtown in early 70!s. for anyone not from the area, in 1971, they filmed the figure 8 racing scene at sportsdrome for the movie "corkey" starring Robert Blake and Charolette Rampling! some of the local drivers in scene which got their name announced for race were, Wayne Connor, Larry Redmond, doug Yarborough< Norman sharp. Ron Dendy, every time I watch the old movie (which was not a verygood movie) but to see some of the cars and hear the drivers names gives me chill bumps knowing i grew up and cut my teeth watching these guys tear up the track growing up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econoLM15 Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 I used to love seeing the 88 on the sign. Thought it was the coolest thing when I was a kid. I saw the movie years ago and can't remember much about it. Could you see the cars Larry and the others mentioned were using in the movie. I have polaroids from when they were filming and I think I have pics of the cars they used. I have pics of the actors too. You probably saw them over at DFW when they were there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfigure8er Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 I have the movie on dvd! anyone interested let me know, I can make copy and send to them, i would like to be re imbursed a couplke of bucks for either cd's or postage if possible! I am probably the first and foremost person who can give any information about the old drome! another aspect of my racing life, my two uncles, jerry and duane lang, (duane raced sprints at devils bowl and sportsdrome in the early 70's when thet ran under the old ntcra (north central texas racing association) sanction! I spent the summer of 1971 with them when they built the rosebowl speedway in winona (near tyler) i was there during the main construction and there on opening night! track is still operating this day< just cant remember what it's called now, one of my great uncles, asa LANG (CANNONBALL) lived at the track doing everthing from running supplies to concession stands to helping with parking actually passed away at the track. so much for my dirt track history! sorry if i bored you guys on this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfigure8er Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 hey george! as far as cars and drivers, most you can see! the car robert blake drove was actually wayne conners car! they paid him like 250 bucks just to use it during filming! you can for sure see larry redmonds # 53 (purple and white car) plus a couple of others! what was wierd was they actually cut the figure 8 track down to about half the size it usually is! i guess for camera shots or whatever, but when corkys hood flys up, which he was supposed to do intentionally, the 55 chey with the # 105 on it actually hit a ramp to make it roll over! but from where its upside down you can see the original sportsdrome speedway sign on the back stretch before turn 3 right by the pit entrance Man the good old day's!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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