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Ever set around and have a thought go through your head and then its gone? Some say its the past not wanting you to forget it and its wanting you to remember it. I guess its kinda like when the opposite sex wants us to not forget something...
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This is a story about my granddad, George Minter, and a trip to Daytona in the early years...Now forgive me for not having all the facts and correct dates because it has been years since I have heard the story...It seems to me that it was in the...
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It started late one afternoon while setting around the old fireplace listening to the radio, Earnest just wouldnt shut up about that new car he just bought up Knoxville Tn. You see his brother had a pretty fair running old chevy even though it...
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This week, we have a new guest columnist at www.georgiaracinghistory.com .Long time North Georgia newsman and race fan Ken Stanford penned a column a few years ago pointing out some concerns he had about the state of and future of NASCAR.We...
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Helping a mechanic dad work on cars when only old enough to race bicycles my view was performance early in life.Late 1950sDrag racing was as much street racing as on local drag strips at old airports and some abandon roads. Modified 1930s and...
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You've heard the old saying "How old is too old?"And the answer is: Your never too old.Simple right, there's no "What if", "What about"...NO!....Your never too old for anything. Your body might not agree but most of us keep our minds sharp by...
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We had a good year in racing the little quarter mile dirt back at home and we all had graduated from our original cars we built into our second tier cars-- I guess what that means is we got to the extent of finding the boundary of the rule book --...
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Jeff Hawkins was from Greenville SC . He lived there from the fortys on and raced at greenville pickens speedway from the late 40's thu the 70's and won many championships there . He is the only driver that won championships on the track when it...
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Georgia racing Hall of Fame member Jack Smith was honored on Oct. 31 when he was inducted into the Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame at Talladega, Alabama.Jack's son, Jackie, was kind enough to share with us his speech from the ceremony, as well as...
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