Banker36 Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 So lets here where everyone saw their first races at, what surface, and what state? Name the track if you can remember. Mine were when I was about 8 years old at Longhorn Speedway during the last year or two the track was open. I actually still remember seeing the only? or last ROMCO event they had there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poorboy Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Mine was CC Speedway about 1971. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUmscheid 51 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Longhorn 1984 I was a newborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolliepollie Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Meyer speedway 1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Lebanon Valley Speedway in upstate New York in 1956 - I was 12. My older brother took my Dad's 55 Chevy to the Lebanon Valley drag strip to see what it would do and I went with him. While we were there, a couple of Hudsons and 6-cylinder Chevys were hot lapping on the oval next to the drag strip and I went over to have a look. That's all it took. Two summers later - unbeknownst to my unsuspecting parents - I was racing a jalopy at Maine's Ellsworth Falls Speedway, a roughed-out, flat, dirt track with some of my clam-digging buddies. No flagstand. No flagman unless we could talk a volunteer into standing close enough to the track so we could see him. Two flags - Green and Checkered. No seatbelt, no fire extinguisher and personal safety gear consisted of a dirty t-shirt, oil soaked jeans, work boots, a football helmet and swimming goggles. Oh.. and a bandana over your nose and mouth to keep a portion of the dust out of the lungs. No score-keeper and sometimes a dispute over who actually won. No grandstands. Folks just stood around or watched from the nearby road or drove into the field and sat on top of their car or pickup to watch. No purse, but most every time someone would pass the hat from those standing around and give it to whoever won that day. What a blast. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyRodriguez Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Just like JC.. 2 weeks old in 1971 at Austin Speed O Rama.. still remember it like it was yesterday.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 1965(approx.)...Illiana Speedway, Schereville, Ind.(still in operation by the way) 1/2 mile, semi-banked, paved oval......USAC Midgets, plus local classes.....They put a Midget out in the parking lot that afternoon, too....Saw/walked the pits with many of the old ASA, soon to be, NA$CAR drivers race there in the late 70's-early 80's....Kulwicki, Martin, Wallace, Musgrave, Trickle, Alexander, Miller, Sauter(dad), Benson... From there to drag racing, 1968(approx.).....US 30 Dragstrip, Merrillville, Ind.(Closed due to urban expansion).....Was close enough to home that I could hear them running if the wind was out of the southeast.....Also close enough I could ride my bicycle....Helped build motor for drag car in high school shop class.....Graduated mid-term 1973, so I never saw it run... Over to dirt, 1978(approx.) Sante Fe Speedway, Willow Springs, Ill.(Closed due to urban expansion)....First ever World of Outlaws Sprint Car race, Kinser, Swindell, Doty, Allen, Haud, Ferkel.....Hell ya! Been hooked on racing, of all kinds, ever since day one.....As I recall I had 11 or 12 tracks(dirt, paved, dragstrip) within an hour and half drive between Ind., Ill. and Mich.....Wish I had that many options now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRfan Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Probably summer 1982 new born(ish). Longhorn speedway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast18 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Late 60's @ Longhorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyJack Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 CIRCLE TRACK CCSPEEDWAY 1983 I THINK, DRAG RACING AROUND 1980 IN SAN ANTONIO, SHIRLEY MULDOWNEY BEAT BIG DADDY DON GARLITS FOR TOP FUEL FINAL. BOBBY JACK. BEEN A FEW YEARS MAY NOT BE ACCURATE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King237 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 1960---Hialeah Speedway (near Miami)---I grew up watching the greats that grew into legends. Buddy Griffin (Griffin Radiators)---Robert Hamke (Hamke Chassis)---Randy Tissott (WC racer 1973)---Bobby/Donnie Allison (lived and raced here before moving to Hueytown Al) Bobby Coyle (237's most famous driver next to Gary Balough who went to school with my brother): Butch Mock (WC car owner of the 75 RAMOCK team fame)---Dickie Anderson (Waynes Father) and a bunch of others. This was a 1/3 mile FLAT asphalt track and operated for 51 continous years before closing in 2004. They said if you could master this track you could drive anywhere and they were right. You can see this track at http://www.floridaracingmemories.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Probably around 1964 or so My Dad's boss wanted to supply a wrecker to Tunis Speedway in Cedar Falls, Iowa. 1/4 mile dirt track. Dad's boss volunteered my Dad, and the family went along. I was hooked from the minute I got there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgr61 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 I was a newborn in Valdosta GA, I think it was dirt. Nick I can't believe you were 12 three years before I was born Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debwill Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Asphalt at San Antonio Speedway - probably in the late 70s or early 80s . . . can't remember that far back! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 .1962 CC SPEEDWAY MOMS MISTAKE A GOOD ONE I THINK ONE OF THE FEW SHE MADE .WE LIVED ABOUT A MILE FROM THE TRACK AND I COULD HEAR THE OLD COUPES GOING AT IT .USE TO SIT IN THE YARD AND DREAM OF GOING THERE .FIGURE 8 RACING WAS BIG THEN .MISS THAT .I REMEMBER DON YOKUM SR HITTING THE PIT WALL HARD THINK HIS THROTTLE STUCK ...SOME WOULD REMEMBER THE MUSTANG DARE DEVILS . ROLL OVER CONTEST AND SUCH .OF COURSE A WEDDING IN THE BACK OF A RACE CAR GOING AROUND THE TRACK WITH A VERY YOUNG LOCAL RACER SITTING WHAT WAS THE BACK DASH ..THINK IT WAS A 64 FORD CALAXY 500..1969 I THINK ..DON CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCloser Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 I vaguely remember being in tge pits at CC Speedway in 1991 and seeing the Gold #11 Miller High Life Olds Cutlass, Wayne Norrells white and blue #17 car and my old mans Black #15 Miller Genuine Draft Lumina! Some of the best racing between 3 cars you'll ever see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 1991 at San Antonio speedway. I think back then i was a hagy fan lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmoves 99 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Meyer Speedway , mid 60's...remember the "broncos" and modifieds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72MT Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 1987 @ CC speedway when they had a lots of cars like 30 in a feature, and had to park on Agnes and walk in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huff37 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 early 50's like 50 or 51 Playland Park houston asphalt short quarter mile Names that come to mind--Tex Coldiron Doc Cossey Buddy Rackley Norman Pierce Maddux Griswold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Texas Speedway Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Have to agree with Sportmod on the racing between those three. CC Speedway Early 70's just a baby. First time could actually remember CC Speedway 1980'ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUmscheid 51 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Just like JC.. 2 weeks old in 1971 at Austin Speed O Rama.. still remember it like it was yesterday.. Well Rodney, this is actually JC's rival, Michael. But JC's first race attended would have been 1983 as a newborn and probably also at longhorn...he will have to confirm since my memory doesn't go before my birth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwiseman Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 CC Speedway 1984 or so. Really looking forward to racing there for the first time this weekend, it only took 28 years..... kw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgate Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 longhorn speedway 1978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyRodriguez Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 sorry Michael... that makes sense!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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