I used to build and race stockcars... its a rush.

that didn t work lolllllllll

Drove Hobby car & was on pit crew back in the late 60's early 70's. Ran at Cayuga Sat. nights then up to just north of Toronto at "south shore speedway" [I think was the name] up near Keswick, Virginia Ont. area. Then we went late model & ran at Pinecrest for a short time. Went from having fun to being a "full time' after hrs. JOB!!!!! You've got to have deep pockets, good sponcership's just to try & break even, these days. I still miss it, & have trouble going to local track occasionally & sit in the stands. The "ITCH" just keeps coming back, so now I just watch it on TV.

i was in Cayuga once for the show in 2000 when the had 5 Nascar driver, Matt Kenseth won the race thanks Poncho for fixing the video .i love that

Forgot to mention the local doctor from my area has run a stock car at Barrie for almost 5 years now.

Surprising to see a doctor racing stock cars, and he's doing quite well at it.

Flatduck, i presume your'e instructor is Gordie Sheppard, a cool nice guy and a super competitor!!

real like to thank everyone for the nice reply stories

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Drove Hobby car & was on pit crew back in the late 60's early 70's. Ran at Cayuga Sat. nights then up to just north of Toronto at "south shore speedway" [I think was the name] up near Keswick, Virginia Ont. area. Then we went late model & ran at Pinecrest for a short time. Went from having fun to being a "full time' after hrs. JOB!!!!! You've got to have deep pockets, good sponcership's just to try & break even, these days. I still miss it, & have trouble going to local track occasionally & sit in the stands. The "ITCH" just keeps coming back, so now I just watch it on TV.

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         love that story your lucky .............i think i will have the itch after the 17 but i ll have to be content with doing my dream a little.........cause my pocket s are sure not deep enough .............if i m lucky i may go oval next year with my cheap $1500.00 stockcar

I've never driven a stockcar and have only been to the races once (maybe 28 years ago). Sunset Speedway (north of Bradford near Innifil). A friend knew someone who's husband was racing that evening ... I tagged along. We sat in the stands with the "racers" wife. I couldn't believe it ... this "racers" strategy was to hang at the back of the pack (in LAST place and BE HAPPY THERE) and literally hope that enough real racers would end up not finishing the race so he would end up in the money. When there would be an accident, the clowns wife would scream out "WOOO HOOOOO, three more just crashed, he's seven away from the money". It was pathetic.

I know, not all stockcar racers "strategize" that way but it sure didn't give me a good introduction to the sport.

thank for the quick info reply ...........Modfather i guess we won t be abble to go to cruise night .suppose to get there Thursday and probably driving back Saturday afternoon

Pete the term used for someone behind bumping you is "he uses the CHROME HORN",,Lol

Of all,, my favourite is still the short track racing, love it.

Flatduck, i couldn't rember this guys name , but it was "Andy Barron" from liskeard, he was a mechanic at the GM dealer there , and although he didn't own the car, (It was owned by a "Bill Harling" who was away a lot trucking?), so Andy brought the car and set it up, and his set up was just excellent, that car handled just as they say" like it was on rails",, Andy was also a very "Clean" driver, neat guy who knew his stuff.

The Dan Holley i mentioned worked and was sponsored by "Cambrian" ford, and the "Steve Heikla" i mentioned was sponsored by a Sudbury Rad shop, and i think "Rock City Auto parts"?

i hope he shows me how not to hit the wall.....................lollllllllllllllllllllllll

Orillia has a cruise night every Friday evening, at The Home Depot.

The mall runs parallel to Highway 11.

Joe

There is a new book out about the golden age of stock car racing in S. Ont,, anyone know who the author is , and the name of the book?

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Flatduck, I checked out the website, trythat.ca It looks like fun. The guy I mentioned, Gord Bennett has a ride along here at Flamborow, not the same guy as there in Barrie. Give us a report on how it goes.
Sasquatch... I remember those guys and many more but I don't remember who had that saying on the back of his car. The days of ingenuity and ability beating cubic dollars seems to be long gone.

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            i m working on getting everything ready  i ll be tryinng to get some picture ,  not completely decided yet but i may be driving to New Hamburg on the Saturday to the moparfest if i don t get lost in all those highways lolllllllllllllllllll

Flatduck, so what happened next?

I got my 1st job at Speedway Park in Hamilton back in 1968 selling Wheelspin News for 2bits a copy, My boss was none other then "Dizzy Dean Murray", a chubby guy with a brushcut and alot of bad jokes, i made myself about 20-25 bucks every Friday Night then off to Merrittville Saturday and Humberstone on Sunday, the need for speed was injected into my veins at a very young age, i was easily influenced and before long addicted
I remember the tops in each division like mini stocks Denny Deagle, Donny Deagle, Larry Deagle, Stan Pokepec,
the Sportsman Division Denny Deagle, Mike Zajac, Hugh Tripp, Alex Gunn, Don Turner, Henry Shivak, Jack Hollis
and the late models Kenny Nichols, Bob Webster, Bill Bendall, Earl Ross, Don Bederman, Howie Scannel, VanDyke.
Back in the days when the track was dirt were the best, when it went to ashpalt attendance dropped off and then demolished for a new sub division that never happened.

You can still see a treed and bushy outline of the track today on Hwy 20 or Upper Centennial at Mud in Hamilton
The bleachers were relocated to the Binbrook Fairgrounds
Stan Pokepec is 72 and still racing and winning Championships in Pro 4 Division at various tracks
My boss and friend Dizzy has since passed he was Canada's Voice of Racing and one of the Best & Respected Promoters of our hobby, I remember always supporting his Indoor Shows Motion and Vantastic.

My track of choice today is Oshweken Speedway a dirt track south of Hamilton on the Reserve
"i guess i never really grew up, i still like to play in the dirt"

finally be trying to add pics

Great pictures .Looks like you had a blast .I guess you won't be a rookie next time .Its all about doing fun stuff and you always know you have had good time if you can't wate to do it again. Ed

Anybody remember a black and gold super modified driven and owned by a loner of sorts by the name of Ollie Stephens (i think that was his name,) anyway he apparently was from Virginia or down there somewere, and 6 months of the year, (winters), he was a steeplejack, and summers he travelled towing his modified and racing all over at different tracks. An interesting guy!!
Saw him run a number of times at Nilestown, Delaware, and possibly Flamborough.

Awesome experience...       

 

I am a NASCAR fan..     many of you have gone to  Stock car and NASCAR races..  

 Did you ever drive ON A NASCAR track ??  

 Back in 2006 I had a Monte Pace car replica  1 of 50 in Canada  

 In 07  we also has a Jeff Gordon signature car    

We got to drive ON the Michigan Motor Speedway  in 2006 and 2007  

We were limited to 75mph    

 

i sure would love to ride on that track

 A few laps at SPEED will make my blood stew.I would Love to drive Nascar or even Indy. You guys remember the movie Grand Prix? with that 'real' horrific crash. Saw it back in 1965.Cars have been my life ever since.       John

2005 ISSCA (Impala SS Club of America) Nationals, Pocono Speedway. We used part of the front straight, turn 1, and then infield road course back to the front stretch for competition. No limit. I was at 101mph coming out of turn 1, in a '94 Caprice wagon. Makes you pucker and giggle at the same time. That banking is way steeper than it looks on TV.

Car belongs to another OR member now. (unless he has sold it).

-- Edited by DaveM on Friday 23rd of November 2012 11:01:22 AM