Budman Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 This car raced as #401 at Oak Hill Downs, a 1/4 mi dirt track southwest of Austin in the early 50's. My first conscious memory of ANYTHING is standing in the seat of this car, leaning forward with hands on the wheel, in my parent's back yard. I must have been about 3 at the time. Maybe that's what has made me such a avid race fan through all these years. The date on the photo is 1951. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Taylor Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Is that the track located where Motorola/Freescale is now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Chris, That is the track that was located at the entrance to Motorola at the end of Willian Cannon. Follow this link--click on "TOPO Map", and you'll see a layout of the track location. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPA Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Buddy Do you know who drove this car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted October 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Papa, My dad claimed never to have driven it, so I left it at that. I always wondered though, if he just said that for my mom's benefit. Ordinarily, Bill Jenkins drove it. Don Fowler won a feature in it on at least one occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakdad Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Papa, My dad claimed never to have driven it, so I left it at that. I always wondered though, if he just said that for my mom's benefit. Ordinarily, Bill Jenkins drove it. Don Fowler won a feature in it on at least one occasion. Small world. I raced at Oak Hill around 1961. Lotsa fun on the dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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