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Message started by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 12:20am

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 12:32am

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 12:37am

(Caption) May 30, 1983, Santa Maria's current points leader and five-feature winner Bill Cavanaugh (25) found himself in a precarious position in front of Rudy Beard (44), Brian Whitford (5x) and Eddie Bradshaw during Bakersfield Speedway's Memorial Day special.

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 12:43am

Eddie Bradshaw

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Bob Oathout

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 12:54am

This looks like something I would photoshop and put Lee in... I might use this later in one of Lees movies.

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 1:01am

This I believe is an old school open comp car.

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 1:14am

Dickie Sheppard

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 1:33am

49 Dave "The Animal" Durham
1x Bob Menely
7 - Barry Bradshaw

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 1:50am

Think mama68 isn't old school. Sitting in victory circle 1979 when Bakersfield Speedway was still asphaut. I hate to do this to you mama68 but I can't tuck this gem away.. lol Now that's old school!

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Post by K.C._Rooney on 12/10/06 at 5:52am

Cool stuff!

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Post by Poorboy on 12/10/06 at 7:32am

Nice pics.

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Post by Matt_8 on 12/10/06 at 11:23am

heres an old one of John

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 11:37am

Scott Pounds

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 11:47am

Greg Johnson

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 11:52am

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 11:55am

And we thought Lee was the first one to drag the LR shackle on the race track... He stole it from Rudy Beard in 81.. Man, I thought I sat far back in the car!

(Caption) Bakersfield's Rudy Beard, winner of last Monday's "Little Indy" pro-mod classic, will be looking for a route to the top of the point standings as the pro-mod point season continues at Bakersfield Speedway.

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 11:58am

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 12:05pm

Joe Wilson

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 12:09pm

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 12:12pm

Firesuits optional in the Street Stocks....

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 12:16pm

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 12:21pm

35 addamo

Well, I'm sick of scanning. Theres a good start to a Bakersfield Archive. Don't say I never did anything for you Bakersfield.. lol

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Post by woodracin13 on 12/10/06 at 3:36pm

Those are some cool photos. I love the one with Dick Shepard and Scott Pounds that was some funny stuff.

I have some old photos that I want to put on here but can't figure out how to do it. Someone please help!!!!
Lee or Billy please tell me how to do it....

Thanks,
Jacky

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 4:00pm

POSTING PHOTOS:

Working the sanner:
Scan the photos at 200 dpi at about 6-7 inches max on the width.
Your scanner should take you to some kind of photo program. I use photoshop.
Save the photo to your desktop as a .jpg file. The photos must be RGB or BW.

Getting on photobucket:
This is a free service from photobucket.com . Once you start an account you can upload the photos off your desktop.

Once the photo is uploaded there is 3 links under the photo. The bottom link is "Img" copy that link and paste into your message on LMR. Make sure the "img" at the start and end of your link is LOWER CASE or it wont work. PM me if you have problems.

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Post by trctrdrvr on 12/10/06 at 5:42pm

can someone help me out with the web page to get to this site the top of my screen has gone black and I just got off the phone with Rudy and I know he would love to see these pics thanks

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Post by trctrdrvr on 12/10/06 at 5:44pm

thanks anyway just figure it out latemodelracer.com then message board

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Post by robbySAWYER on 12/10/06 at 6:48pm

wow those are really neat, i have a bunch lol but no scanner but those are cool billy

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 7:39pm

Barry Bradshaw and Danny Simkins
(This is the first photo I've seen with an Aluminum Bodied Late Model. The year is 1987.

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 7:42pm

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Post by Chad11 on 12/10/06 at 7:44pm

This is the coolest thread yet!! Thank you Billy.

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Post by imracin68j on 12/10/06 at 7:45pm

No problem, It's worth it to post it for everyone to enjoy rather than keeping it tucked away in some closet.

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Post by Matt_8 on 12/10/06 at 8:45pm

not that old but heres a pic of Kevin Nichols in 78 and John in 78x

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Post by JOHNSON MOTORSPORTS 1 on 12/10/06 at 8:59pm

i agree chad this thread is awsome. when i get to my parents ill get some old pics and try and get them on here since there just collecting dust lol

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Post by fromthegrandstands on 12/10/06 at 9:09pm

Billy,

Thanks for putting some info w/ a lot of the pics.

So many of the ones I've gotten have no info, some I don't even have drivers names for...

Are these coming out of Your scrap books? Keep posting...it's a lot quicker for me to COPY them...than SCAN them....LOL

(I'm still working on 2 full scrap books from Jimmy Thompson)

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Post by woodracin13 on 12/10/06 at 10:53pm

I know it says his name at the bottom but can anyone guess who and when this is?

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Post by woodracin13 on 12/10/06 at 10:56pm

I know one person that might like this pic.
Just because I have this picture don't mean I like you Jimmy.....lol.....j/k

One of the old Late Model pics I have.

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Post by woodracin13 on 12/10/06 at 10:59pm

My favorite driver since I was a kid. Along with the one that I posted earlier of Hood. The one of Hood I was only 4 years old.

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Post by woodracin13 on 12/10/06 at 11:01pm

Another Shepard Pic. When racing for Lonnie Cox.

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Post by woodracin13 on 12/10/06 at 11:12pm

Darrell Hood in 1992 when he won the Championship.
Looks like the Hobby Stocks now with McCearys on it.

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Post by lmfan01 on 12/10/06 at 11:16pm

The good old days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Post by woodracin13 on 12/10/06 at 11:19pm

Yes sir, the good ole days. How did you like the pic of you do you have one of those I am sure you do.

Later,
Jacky

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Post by lmfan01 on 12/10/06 at 11:23pm

No i dont I never thought to keep one. i dont have any of the old pic s that i had..... dumb ass me. I had some good ones....

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Post by DIRT27 on 12/10/06 at 11:47pm

Charles Paul

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Post by woodracin13 on 12/11/06 at 9:31am

I remember that car that Charles drove. Thats cool.

Later,
Jacky

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Post by TIM_BEWLEYJR on 12/11/06 at 8:29pm

WOOD Racing #13 wrote on 12/10/06 at 11:12pm:

Darrell Hood in 1992 when he won the Championship.
Looks like the Hobby Stocks now with McCearys on it.

that is the car that bill stevens drove at the nats.

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Post by woodracin13 on 12/11/06 at 10:01pm

No way are you serious. That is good to see that car still around. Is it the one that was in victorville than?

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Post by JOHNNYB#7 on 12/11/06 at 10:16pm

im not sure if thats my car our not. i got the car from lee olmen. and it sat in his garage for 4 years it had a yellow #2 camaro body on it. my first race in the street class was in victorville. did well took home 5th. and yes stevens drove it in the natls in bako #7 car. I will post some pics when i learn how. later johnny bedingfield

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Post by TIM_BEWLEYJR on 12/12/06 at 6:19pm

JOHNNYB#7 wrote on 12/11/06 at 10:16pm:

that car was built in '96. darrell raced it up until '01 or so. bought corwins car from pounds. which is the car larry had been driving the past two seasons. sold the first car built in '96 to lee ulman. randy gray built the car to be raced at mesa marin. darrell bought it and made it a dirt car. just a little fyi

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Post by JOHNNYB#7 on 12/12/06 at 7:30pm

thanks for the info tim.

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Post by pfp on 12/12/06 at 9:23pm

The pictures are cool and great to see them put up on the site. Thank You for posting them, Dick Shepherd Having just mastering his cell phone wanted that post made. Thank You, PFP

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Post by woodracin13 on 12/12/06 at 9:54pm

Hey Tim, Then that is not the car that Bill was driving in the Nationals because this picture was in 1992 when he won the Championship. I got this picture from Darrell then. He had it made for me.

Later,
Jacky

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Post by Chad11 on 12/13/06 at 8:51am

Darrell was racing hobby stocks in '92. I remember him racing with my dad, Jeff Hylton, Eddie Cotter.

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Post by JOHNNYB#7 on 12/13/06 at 9:04am

I was told that scott pounds built the car and darrol got it from him.

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Post by TIM_BEWLEYJR on 12/13/06 at 4:57pm

JOHNNYB#7 wrote on 12/13/06 at 9:04am:

I was told that scott pounds built the car and darrol got it from him.

randy gray built the cage in the car for steve pounds. he was going to race it at mesa. darrell bought it from steve, it was just a camaro body with a roll cage in it. scott and steve built the car for darrell to race in '95 not '96 as i stated. got a little confused for a second.

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Post by woodracin13 on 12/13/06 at 10:15pm

You guys are right it the picture of Darrell Hood was 95 I was just testing you....lol....
I guess I should look at the picture first it say right on the back of it 4-15-95. I was thinking it was 92 its been to long ago I have slept alot since then.
Still one of my favorite pics.

Later,
Jacky

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Post by TIM_BEWLEY#7 on 12/14/06 at 6:19pm

jacky, you should remember that darrell raced a yellow 72 car in '94.

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Post by 81LOVELESS on 12/14/06 at 9:45pm

those are some really cool photos its crazy how far dirt track racing has gone i wonder what its going to be like in like 15-20 years from now

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Post by woodracin13 on 12/14/06 at 10:16pm

Hey Tim,
I do remember that I think now that you say that.
Its been to long ago. I Love the old photos I have alot but most of them are of Dicky in the mid to late 90's and for there.

Later,
Jacky

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Post by jrtracing on 12/14/06 at 10:24pm

81LOVELESS wrote on 12/14/06 at 9:45pm:

those are some really cool photos its crazy how far dirt track racing has gone i wonder what its going to be like in like 15-20 years from now

Dirt tracks in 2030 -

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Post by Varsity_Crew_Chief_14 on 12/15/06 at 3:33pm

jrtracing wrote on 12/14/06 at 10:24pm:

Dirt tracks in 2030 -

How cool would that be to have a dirt track on a roof top.....?

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Post by braun on 12/15/06 at 6:17pm

The picture of d hood is from 1979-1980 era the car with bricks in the front end lol!

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Post by Poorboy on 12/15/06 at 7:27pm

I think he means where the tracks are now buildings will be built.

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Post by TIM_BEWLEY#7 on 12/16/06 at 9:23am

imracin68j wrote on 12/10/06 at 11:37am:

Scott Pounds

not real sure. but is this the car that had the ford straight 6 in it? can't tell the location of the aircleaner. i guess scott kick some a$$ with it. not sure if his dad still has the engine. i know he did in the late '90's.

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Post by fromthegrandstands on 12/16/06 at 9:39am

I remember a 67-68 camaro bodied car in around 78/79 running at Oildale (on the asphalt) with a Chevy 292 6 cylinder...seemed to me it was set WAY back and WAY left..and because it was a 6 cyl. it got to run a 4 bbl. carb. That thing screamed...when they could keep it together

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Post by imracin68j on 12/16/06 at 9:53am

Fred Joehnk kicked everyones A@@ with a V6. in 90ish Turned a 15.8XX with it. That motor is still down at Bob Joencks. I can't believe something that small could push around a 3000lb pig that fast.

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Post by fromthegrandstands on 12/16/06 at 10:23am

In doing some research, I found an online article about Fred racing bicycles now (At the age of 55), it looks like he's got a son racing them as well. (I believe it was Mountain Bikes)

His old V-6 screamed...and sounded cool too. Just goes to show ya...get it hooked to the track and geared right(And BUILT by Joehnk's) and it'll FLY...

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Post by hschamp90 on 12/16/06 at 12:31pm

Fred ran the V6 (with a 4bbl) in 88 & 89 I think, he changed back to V8 in 90 & 91. He set the track record for Latemodels with the V6 with a 15.5 lap. A V8 late model never beat that until they changed to the new style late models.

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Post by OLD SCHOOL#6 on 12/16/06 at 3:09pm

BOYS-BOYS ---- Don't forget, numbers are numbers. That V-6 with a four barrel made more hp than our 2 barrel V-8's, and it got a two hundred (i think) pound weight breake. There's a reason it kicked everybodys butt.

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Post by fromthegrandstands on 12/16/06 at 5:52pm

if I remember right, the guy with the old 292 straight 6 said it was just over 300 CI, and Kirk is right, w/ the 4bbl and the lower weight...plus being able to MOVE the weight further LEFT and Back, there were several advantages...but apparently NOT enough so that EVERYBODY jumped on that bandwagon.

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Post by TIM_BEWLEY on 12/16/06 at 7:56pm

i remember bob o running a v6 also. didn't they outlaw them. scott got to run a 4bbl and less weight also at bakersfield. it was outlawed at bakersfield. that ford motor is cool. his dad showed me some of the neat stuff that was done to it.

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Post by imracin68j on 12/16/06 at 8:03pm

OLD SCHOOL#6 wrote on 12/16/06 at 3:09pm:

Capn, Tony Horst who pitted with me for a few years was also Freds pit chief said that car was close to 3200 at all times. It was a tank according to him.

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Post by hschamp90 on 12/16/06 at 9:50pm

I have to agree with billy there, our PRE which was very old, but very similiar to fred's, had very little weight added to it. We could never get more than 52% rear weight in our car, so unless that v6 weighed 200lb less than a V8, fred really was not taking advantage of the weight break. Back then Fred figured something out, chassis wise, that no one else did, period. That's why he kicked ass for three years. V6 or V8 he was the man to beat.

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Post by OLD SCHOOL#6 on 12/18/06 at 10:24am

Your rite -- he did have some stuff figured out on the set-up, but even if he was unable to take advantage of the weight break, he still had better HP.

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Post by imracin68j on 12/18/06 at 10:34am

Tony said some of Freds success was his posi-traction rear end and relentless soaking of the tires lol.

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Post by fromthegrandstands on 12/18/06 at 12:07pm

Soaking Tires...that wasn't LEGAL was it?

I remember Bill Cavanaugh having problems selling a HOUSE because there was a spot where he had dumped his SOAKING agent in the back yard...

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Post by imracin68j on 12/18/06 at 1:15pm

they use a homemade concoction: Transmission fluid and solvent..

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Post by OLD SCHOOL#6 on 12/18/06 at 2:18pm

fromthegrandstands wrote on 12/18/06 at 12:07pm:

Soaking Tires...that wasn't LEGAL was it?

I remember Bill Cavanaugh having problems selling a HOUSE because there was a spot where he had dumped his SOAKING agent in the back yard...

Nope - no rule against it, we all did it at one time or another untill everybody found out that when the solvent left the tires they were harder than when you started.?????? Bill dumped paint thiner in his back yard (thats what he was using at that time to soak tires) and YES it was a big hole, I know, I helped him dig it.

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Post by mama68 on 12/19/06 at 1:15pm

soaking and wrapping tires was a standard Friday nite thing, back then. That was my Friday nite job, and it sucked, even with gloves it was hard on my nice manicures...lol

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Post by imracin68j on 12/19/06 at 4:21pm

How did we get from Historical Bakersfield Photos to SMS LM drivers soaking their tires? This tread is a complete thread jack.