Wally Dallenbach, Sr.

[carolwicks]

last week i spoke to Wally Jr. and he gave me his dads # so that i could invite him to the 2009 modified reunion at NSS !! if he doesnt have to fly home for some really important business he said he WILL attend!!!!! he is really looking forward to it!
im so happy because as i talked to people from all over the east coast, many had said they would love to see him. YAHOOOOO!
PLEASE MARK THE DATE ON YOUR CALENDARS!!!
February 13 from noon til 5!!!! its gonna rock your nostalgic racing world!!!
carolwicks aka OZZIE

[georgep]

last week i spoke to Wally Jr. and he gave me his dads # so that i could invite him to the 2009 modified reunion at NSS !! if he doesnt have to fly home for some really important business he said he WILL attend!!!!! he is really looking forward to it!
im so happy because as i talked to people from all over the east coast, many had said they would love to see him. YAHOOOOO!
PLEASE MARK THE DATE ON YOUR CALENDARS!!!
February 13 from noon til 5!!!! its gonna rock your nostalgic racing world!!!
carolwicks aka OZZIE

Oz, Just tell Wally that the guy who bought race TIRES from him at his Good Year Store In New Jersey kid will there. (That is me) My dad got Wally and his cousin Richie Massing into the racing game.
Just ask him about the "Candy Cane Racers"

[TIREMAN]

wally at oldbridge

Saw Wally Run At Old Bridge,wall And Vineland Inthe Dick Barney Olds Powered #14. Cars Were Great Looking Red Coups. Wally Called Dick Mr Pops And They Put It On The Car. Also Called The X-torsion Special. Wally And Ritchie Ran The 35a And The 35b Buick Powerd Cars.wally Also Ran One Of The Must Famous N.j. Cars The X-l1. Ran Migets Before Getting In To Indy Car Racing.

[Frasson118]

Carol... did you forward a flier to Wally?

Tireman... a trivia question for you. Do you know what the "XL 1" stood for? There is a local car that is a tribute to the XL-1 in the Sanford area, owned by John Clark Sr., and sometimes run by his son John Jr. in local Vintage events.

[TIREMAN]

x-l1

I Think It Was Called The Experimental Lincoln 1.there Was An X-e1 For A Short Time. I Think Pete Frazee Drove It. The Cars Were Kept At Custom Auto Body On Rt. 1 In Edison N.j.i Cant Think Of The Owners Name Right Now . But It Will Come To Me At 3 In The Morning. Mybe You Can Help Me. Thanks

[AAAracer]

XL-1 Info

I believe the gentleman who owned the XL-1 and XE-1 (Experimental Edsel, I believe) is Don House. It has been a long time since my "Old Bridge" days. I believe that Don House also owned the car in which Don MacTavish lost his life at Daytona.

I hope that Wally is able to make it to the reunion. I was not able to make this year's event, but am looking forward to the 2009 gathering.

Other drivers of the XL-1 that I remember include; Joe Kelly, Tommie Elliot, and I vaguely remember Lee Roy Yarbrough in the car in a modified race at the Trenton Fairgrounds.

I think that some of us here have a bit of a common background and I look forward to meeting some of you and just talk about some of the local NJ racing of that era.

Carol, you are doing a terrific job lining up guests. Keep up the good work.

[TIREMAN]

Xl1

Thank You Aaa. It Was Don House.now Ill Sleep Tonight.

[georgep]

Since you brought up The Experimental Lincoln-1. Joe Kelly as you might know real name was David Haupt. Joe meet Don house who lives on Kelly Street hence the name Joe Kelly. The car was owned by Don House but BUILT by Al Gehrum at Custom Auto Body in Avenel N.J.
Drivers in the Original XL-1 where Joe, Nick Daden, Wally, Leroy Yarbrough, Trenton N.J, Sammy Beavers at Langhorne. Later one the Replica XL-1 was driven by Tommy Elliot. I use the name Replica since the only XL-1 that really put the racing world on Notice was this one.

http://www.3widespicturevault.com/50...UNK_0059_1.htm

The next generation of the XL-1 was again built by Al then the problem at Daytona with Don's death. Mr House never really got over that. It was not the builders fault but in typical NASCAR fashion they hung it on him. Track gate GAVE the front end was taken off the car and Sam Sommers hit Don, that was how it happened.
Wally sent my dad some pictures from Indy and I will bring it to the reunion.

[Frasson118]

You guys know your stuff! I knew part of that story, but now I know a whole lot more. Thanks for the History lesson!

[OLD STYLE RACER 2]

Warning

DO NOT CLICK ON "THE 3WIDEPICTUREVAULT" ON GEORGEP POST!! I did last night and 3 hours later I had to make myself STOP!!!!!!!



CONSIDER YOURSELVES WARNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[georgep]

DO NOT CLICK ON "THE 3WIDEPICTUREVAULT" ON GEORGEP POST!! I did last night and 3 hours later I had to make myself STOP!!!!!!!



CONSIDER YOURSELVES WARNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No kidding, that site cost me, buying a race car, looking into and almost buying one track and still have thoughts about the 2nd track. I was 100% weined off raacing till I found the site now I am in ICRU, Intensive Care Race Unit. I grew up around and with a lot of those drivers and people up home in New Jersey.

[OLD STYLE RACER 2]

Where at in New Jersey? That's where my parents are from.

[georgep]

Where at in New Jersey? That's where my parents are from.

Born, Jersey City, Raised Piscataway. Lived at, Old Bridge, Flemington, Wall, Pine Brook. Then I ESCAPED to Florida in 1974.

[OLD STYLE RACER 2]

Is that anywhere near Morristown and Peqaunic[sic]?? That's where my parents are from.