Red Vogt
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After WWII, Red Vogt's Garage and Speed Shop was booming. With all of the GI's, privates and other members of the armed forces coming home, they...
No Clean Air
Legendtorial for July 23, 2013
I don’t know about you folks, but I long ago tired of hearing about aero-loose, aero-tight, and clean air versus dirty air. It seems as though it has been centuries since a driver could race another...
Explain This So I can Understand It
Legendtorial for July 16, 2013
In a way, I suppose, this week’s Legendtorial is an addendum to the one from last week, to a small extent. There are a couple issues I want to address and I truly am asking...
Red Vogt Racing History Series #2
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When I left off with last week's 'Vogt Tribute Series', I told about how Atlanta businessman and long time customer of...
White Lines, Infields and Time With Heroes
Legendtorial for July 9, 2013
As I watched the Nationwide and Cup races this weekend, I had a lot of memories floating around in my head, especially with all the aerial shots of the Speedway and...
By Cody Dinsmore
Louis Jerome Vogt was born in September of 1904 in Washington D.C. He was called "Red" by many early on because of his unmistakable reddish/orange hair. While his father worked for the U.S treasury department, Red was interested...
One if by Land Two if by Sea
Legendtorial for July 2 , 2013
I was born a history nut. Not sure why that is because I had a real problem with a lot of history in school, memorizing all those dates. I really couldn't tell you today which King of...
Random Thoughts
Legendtorial for June 25, 2013
I have experienced, in the past seven days, some very special events because I had the opportunity to spend a lot of time around kids, from age four to age 10. I was impressed by the behavior of...
Georgia Racing History - Tim Flock
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Tim Flock, the youngest of the "Fabulous Flock Brothers" was born in Fort Payne Alabama in May of 1924. Although he came...
To Charlie Dean Leffler
Legendtorial for June 18, 2013
I never met Jason Leffler. At least I don’t recall such a meeting although it is highly possible that we exchanged greetings at some point during the many events in which I have...
Pomp and Circumstance
Legendtorial for June 11, 2013
Pomp and Circumstance: Over the past two weeks, and for probably the next week or so, folks are graduating from High School all around the country. Several of my Social Network friends have...
This and That and a Cowboy Hat (not mine)
Legendtorial for June 4, 2013
A great deal of thought usually goes into what I write here and while I would like to say the same for tonight’s piece, I guess it is more honest to say this one came...
A Little Bit of This A Little Bit of That
Legendtorial for March 26, 2013
Time for a little bit - Before I get into the “meat” of tonight’s Legendtorial, I want to tell you a story. Many years ago, back in the 70s, back when motor homes and...
Georgia Racing Hall Of Fame Announces 2013 Inductees
Dawsonville, Ga. – Some of the greatest racers in Georgia Racing History gathered at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville, GA Saturday morning as the five newest inductees into the...
Southern Nights - That Dawg Won't Hunt
Southern Nights - We got that greasy little race car home and it was a mess. Even the little truck was messy but a lot of elbow grease and pressure washer use cleaned both up to the point they were...
