Folks, I've had a few people ask me if this Marlboro group was still alive and I was beginning to wonder myself -- there hadn't been any messages in many...
Had a great time at the VIR 50th reunion last weekend. Ed Diehl was there, Jim Franklin was driving the same Courier that he drove at Marlboro and Jim...
Tobacco Trail classic rings a bell. I raced a Parilla motorcycle at a local race in 56 or 57 not sure of year, it was a local event. did not do well, wish I...
Yeah, breakfast in bed, a nice dinner, chocolates and flowers are nice but I'd bet she'd REALLY appreciate having her car really cleaned and spiffed up. You...
Our esteemed listmember, long-time SCCA member/racer, and National Steward, Jerry Wannarka, is engaged to be married! This weekend, Jerry is basking in the...
Hi, I have a few slides from the 4-15-60 event at Marlboro. Anybody have a drivers roster with car numbers to help me identify these. It is a mix of open wheel...
The info I have on motorcycles show that the Tobacco Trail Classic, held on Labor Day weekend, dates back to 1957. These were AMA sanctioned races sponsored by...
Folks, It might take me a while to find the reference, but I know that both AMA and AAMRR motocrycle racing organizations raced at Marlboro until the early...
Well, now you guys are really testing my grey matter. Yes, go karts raced at the track. There were a couple of demonsration match races on the whole track....
Well, you know how memory & old age go togethere, LOL. I did some digging & Googling and found a picture of a match race between a Morgan {not MG) as I said...
The gentleman who balances engines in bethesda was a man named Adolph "dolf" More. I'm not sure of the spelling, prounced as moray. He later sold his balancing...
From my research of Marlboro, it turns out the Late Model Stock cars ran road course races on Sunday Sept. 23, 1956 and Sunday Oct. 14 1956. These were...
My Yahoo address is being overrun by fake pharmacy orders, mortgage approvals, and lottery winnings, and I'll be retiring it soon. To reach me directly, please...
Just browsing the Competition Press archive recently mentioned, I found this article -- which features Marlboro in the snow, Bus Brosenne, and "a horrendous...
Hi Guys: Have been having problems with my Yahoo email service. Have had an account since 2001 but only use it as a stock research source so my email account...
These links might be useful; a guy called Rob Norton has provided full copies of Competition Press from 1958 to 1970 at http://www.box.net/public/c5bdnu4srq...
Thanks to Dave Nicholas, I've learned a lot about my old photos and have updated many of my photo captions. We have a question about my photo #16 ("The start...
Early Monday Morning, (8P EST - earlier elsewhere) they will rerun the SPEED Wind Tunnel program where Chris waxed nostalgic about American racing, and gave...
Inspired by & armed with new material from the Jan 20th get- together, I've updated www.laprecord.com with a couple new Checkered Past features. I'm not...
Folks, In my album on this site I've added some shots from our History get- together this past Saturday (not Tuesday as I'd written earlier). I have not had...
Folks, Those of us who could make it to the History meeting in Falls Church, VA this past Tuesday had a blast. I hope to post photos in the near future. Stay...
Thanx to the DC Region & Steve Lloyd... It was great seeing some old friends after nearly 40 years & meeting some new "old" friends. The photos were great &...
First and foremost, Thanks for a great meeting and all the effort put in to making it a go and thanks again to the region for lunch! It was great to be able...
I'm a new member and have not had a chance to look through so much good stuff. But I can identify a bunch of the "who's this" photos that Tex Hopkins daughter...
Members, I am a new list member who never raced at Marlboro but was a spectator many times. About a year ago I purchased a Austin Healey 100 racecar that had ...
Hi, I wrote a column called "Freewheeling" for Stopwatcher from 1966 through the mid-80s. My material came from major car mags like Road & Track, Car & Driver,...
