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A old racing buddy of mine Jim Kelly is here with me and he brought his picture albums with him. He has a treasure trove of pics. This #45 was set to run at Golden Gate in 1971 and when they loaded it on the trailer they discovered the head gasket was leaking. Jim said well we are done. Russ banard another friend said lets load Toms car, Tom Post, He ka=ept it in the same garage, and Tom was on vacation. Jim said, he ain't gonna like that. Russ said he ain't Gonna know. So they loaded the car and Jim won the feature with it. Bob...

[ovalracer44]

is it just me or does the 45 car say Polizh racing team

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It say Polish racing team, Russ the car owner was a polock. Bob..

[ovalracer44]

They have a z instead of a s. Figures polock.

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Russ could't smell very good....

[Osmosis Jones]

Read a little farther .....

It also says raching..........I think they were making a statement.....

Hey Bob....I've got picture of Tom standing next to that car somewhere......I'll try and find it......


So ol' Russ didn't smell very good, eh?......I'm sure he appreciates that....lol

[ronabneysr]

was that a bomber - or a tonado

i think that is what they called them back then bombers 6 cyc tornados v8 man some body is old 37 years a go i ought to put some of bo hammonds and pat hutchinson willie crews 49 50 51 52 53 chevy can any body remember when bo hammon i think # 36 use to start dead last and win ever race from rear and pat hutchinson in ole yellow # 9 would run second start 40 cars in feature i bet people see him at east bay and could never dream how many races that guy won i use to think damm why don't you stay home one night so i can win one or my brother or pat or willie or some body else

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Hey Ron, Bo Hammond is still going to East bay Now. I have Jim Kelly with me now, #45. Do you remember him? Jim can remember when Bo started in the back and won. Bob...

[Round D' Round Racer]

Ask Jim

Does he remember when BEAR used to run at E/Bay... not sure of his real name, but he sure did win everything... great drawing card.

Round D' Round Racer
So. Ga (&DPOI)

[Osmosis Jones]

That would be.....

John "Sugarbear" Berg

Don't know how he got that nickname but do remember he was pretty portly.

But he did win a lot the first couple of years in the late models at the Bay. Can't remember who owned the car but it was number 500. Then Bobby Alexander came back from his 5 year, time-out deal and made the switchover to dirt in the Harry Crouse ride. Other notables were Terry Decaire (Troy's dad), John Gamble, Spencer Buzbee, Frank Johnson, David Smith, Dick Nelson and Buzzie and Cagle when they came around plus a bunch of others.....in the Super Sixes you had Wayne Overstreet, James Albritton, Harry Parmenter, Rick Ragan (in the little Dodge Colt), etc.....and I remember a guy who won a lot in the Thundercars who later made the jump to Late Models....David Schmauss in the 1.5(anybody remember THAT paint scheme?)

man...those were some good times. I had never been to a dirt track other than the old fairgrounds track to watch the IMCA sprinters during the state fair. I couldn't understand why Dad wanted to go race on the dirt. One race was all it took for me. Then I couldn't understand why he wanted to go back to asphalt when Desoto opened up....lol.

Keep posting the old pics Jim/Bob....I love em.

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Hey Matt, the pics are all Jims. I have very few pics, my ex wifge burned them. Jims got a bunch. When we get a chance we'll put some more up. I posted one on photo by the number, under the stickys above. It has a pic emil Reutiman in 1954. Oz posted a pic of the same car 2 or 3 years later. Did you see those? Bob...