Jason Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Anyone have any pics, results, or any other kind of info on the Texas Race of Champions back in the glory days of many on this board? I found this pic from an earlier post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyRodriguez Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 I have programs from TROC anfD TeXas Grand Prix I'll try to get some of that stuff on here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilTPS Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 TROC & Texas Grand Prix - Well friends, you have tuned into the correct "information station". Since I was the Organizer and Race Director of all of those TWS races, I would suggest that if you have questions, I may have the answers. Just ask on this topic and I'll try to answer. It was a great time to be in Texas racing. Neil Upchurch Race Director & Organizer Texas Race of Champions & Texas Grand Prix Texas World Speedway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 What ever happened to the Vita-Fresh Co. Why aren't they still in some form of racing...Romco....TAMS.....local tracks? Mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyRodriguez Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 Neil, What did TROC pay to win ? What ever happened to Mike Conner ? His voice really boomed over the PA system when he was on the mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilTPS Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 Outlaw 22 The winners purse during all those years of the Texas Race of Champions ranged from $3,000 to $5,000 to win. The amount depended upon who was the owner of TWS at the time and sponsorship availability. A purse of that size in those days was landmark. Adjusted for inflation since then, today it would be about $10,000 - $15,000 to win. (Do the math) Mike Conner still lives in College Station and works at a radio station there. He and his wife Ann raised three daughters. One of them has worked in New York on the network TV production of Soap Operas. Mel Vita Fresh is still an orange juice producing company. In addition to sponsoring several race cars years ago, like "Fireball" Jimmy Finger of Austin and Ronnie Chumley of Magnolia, Vita Fresh sponsored several races at TWS. Vita Fresh also sponsored my 4 cylinder VW for Mexico 24 hour races in which I raced. Gordon Van Liew of Houston was the owner of Vita Fresh and quite a race fan. He even owned an Indy car at one time. I heard that Gordon died a few years ago. Perhaps the current Vita Fresh management isn't quite as good a race fan as was Gordon Van Liew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilTPS Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Forgot to Mention: In the first post with the picture, that attractive young lady captioned as Mary Ann Boring was the race Queen of the 1978 Texas Race of Champions. I had the privilege of selecting her for the honorary position. Twenty six years later, some of you may know her as Mary Ann Nauman, Founder and President of TSRS. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grs51 Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 You said it Neil ... it was great racing times & memories!! But I still think the best of times & best stories I ever heard/saw came from Meyer Speedway times!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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