Delaware Speedway Historical Thread (1968 photo thread merged here Oct 8)

[Shadowracer]

Merged the Historical thread with the "sweet old photos from 1968 thread". Thought they ought to be together.

[Shadowracer]

Corrected the 17 driver as Geoff Rennison of Lambeth. If a Manning and a Truax and a 71 race program say its so, then it works for me.

[Truckracer]

Thanks For the picture of the 30 Hobby car guys, that's my cousin!, I was only a little gaffer when he drove that car!

[jimfromwindsor]

Hi my name is Jim Taggart, and i raced in the cascar divison on friday nights at Delaware in the 80's, I drove the #9 Monte Carlo. I raced with Steve Roblee, Bobby Morris,Moe Merner, Phil McNally, Bill Rowse jr, Ken Charron and many others of that era. My dad and i towed every friday night from Windsor to Delaware, I enjoyed the competitiveness of the racing at Delaware and how well the other racers treated us every night. I've attached a couple pics of my car over some of the years i ran at Delaware, does anyone remember the #9 Monte carlo?

[Shadowracer]

Hiya Jim. Hey that didn't start out as Doug Garner's car did it?

[jimfromwindsor]

Hi Shadow,

 No thats not Doug Garner's old car, actually I purchased that car new from Burt McColl back in the day.

 

[Shadowracer]

Ah OK. I just seem to recall Garner running a blue monte with the same number, That was some great racing back then.

Anyway, welcome to the boards!

[doctor]

Hi Jim  you and your Dad are great people to do business with. Hope to see you around a race track some day. And that #9 (Purple) was a GOOD Car and Driver.
Have a great 2010
B&M

[Justin]

does anyone remember these?

[chuter24]

Hi my name is Jim Taggart, and i raced in the cascar divison on friday nights at Delaware in the 80's, I drove the #9 Monte Carlo. I raced with Steve Roblee, Bobby Morris,Moe Merner, Phil McNally, Bill Rowse jr, Ken Charron and many others of that era. My dad and i towed every friday night from Windsor to Delaware, I enjoyed the competitiveness of the racing at Delaware and how well the other racers treated us every night. I've attached a couple pics of my car over some of the years i ran at Delaware, does anyone remember the #9 Monte carlo?

Hey cool car did you ever race with Al Chute

[jimfromwindsor]

Sure I remember Al Chute. I raced against him every Friday night back then. I think Al was running a red thunderbird #24 back then.

[chuter24]

Cool He's My Dad

[Shadowracer]

Actually, Chuter here sent me some photos of his Dad for posting. I've been a busy beaver lately and havent had a chance to treat them for posting, but keep an eye open.