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Racing History Minute - May 8, 1965

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Thanks, Tim. 1965 was a really tough year for us anybody but Ford fans to take.

Trivia of the day from Russ Thompson

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I believe another would be the junkyard dog who said he didn't plan on inviting any other drivrers over for Sunday dinner. He was the driver known for excitement.

That's my 4 guesses.

Trivia of the day from Russ Thompson

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Another would be the son of another Georgia Cup driver and he was just in the news this past Sunday.

Trivia of the day from Russ Thompson

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I believe another drove a winged Petty Superbird before being put out to pasture by Chrysler for Buddy Baker.

Trivia of the day from Russ Thompson

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I believe one would be kin to that fishy fellow from Kentucky.

Old Friend, Restored Ghost Track, Fish Fry, Blindfold Race and Motor Racing Museum

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Frank has been trying to get me to come up that way again... haven't been up in 20 years when he took me to Williams Grove and Silver Spring. The museum looks awesome.

Old Friend, Restored Ghost Track, Fish Fry, Blindfold Race and Motor Racing Museum

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And here is a photo of the now 78 year old and still driving Cowboy Jim Kennedy Frank referred to:

Photo by Buildy at www.smugmug.com

Dog Hollow Speedway
Friday, July 13, 2012

Kennedy Still Has What it Takes to Win at 77; Takes Dog Hollow Main

by Terry Whetstone

STRONGSTOWN, Pa. -- The Flying Cowboy, Jim Kennedy of Everett showed the young guns he still has what it takes to win races, as the 77-year old picked up his career first Precise Racing Products Racesaver 305 Friday night at Dog Hollow Speedway in the Frank Mayak Memorial.

Friday the 13th wasnt an issue for The Flying Cowboy Jim Kennedy as he beat Skip Daugherty off the line at the start of the Racesaver 305 feature and never relinquished the lead. Kennedy, who will turn 78-years-old on Aug. 7 wasnt letting this one slip away as he won handily over Brian Walker. Roger Irvine, Bryce Stephenson and Jeff Bacha rounded out the top five. Irvine won the heat race.

Old Friend, Restored Ghost Track, Fish Fry, Blindfold Race and Motor Racing Museum

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Got an e-mail last night from my friend, Frank, up in Pennsylvania. That is the same Frank I've often talked about accompanying me to 60s & 70s racing adventures via train and Greyhound bus to Darlington, Rockingham, Bristol, Charlotte, etc. We grew up together in Richmond and started attending dirt track races at Paul Sawyer's Richmond Fairgrounds track in the early 60s.

Since his note was about a revitalized ghost track, a motor racing museum, a fish fry and a blindfolded race and and included a couple of photos, I thought I'd share it here and hope you enjoy it.

If you are ever up around York Springs, Pennsylvania, that's the location of the restored Lattimore Valley Fairgrounds dirt track and the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing.

Here's the link to the museum: www.emmr.org

And here's Frank's note and two accompanying photos :

Made it up to the Gary Wolford Fish Fry and Silver Spring Speedway
Reunion yesterday (Sunday, 5/5) at the Latimore Valley Fairgrounds restored race track and the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing. High point of the day,
besides the fish & fries, which are free - you donate whatever you
want - is the annual blindfold race. It features three or four top
area drivers racing with blindfolds, while passengers direct them.

The passengers have been media members and others; this year they were
sons of the racers (except for Fred Rahmer, whose kids were racing, so
he had a friend step in). Last year they tore up the fence around the
track too much, so this year they had to stay behind a pace truck (and
with a $20 fine each time they hit said truck).

For some reason - price? - they used old minivans as the race cars this year. It was pretty calm until the last lap coming to the checkers, when the three
remaining vans decided that "no passing the pace truck" no longer
applied, nor apparently, did "don't spin out the pace truck." In the
attached photo, you can see the latter beginning to happen. After the
race they had an impromptu demo derby, made all the more lively when
the guy in the tractor/front-end loader joined them and started
picking up the vans in the rear.

Definitely worth the run up the road.

The museum has expanded again, too, so I stopped in there and - among
other things, got pix of this '57 Chevy. Got to a race Saturday and
saw my hero, Cowboy Jim Kennedy, who's back at the ripe young age of
78 even after cracking a vertebra in the final race of last year. He
didn't do much Saturday, but he's still trying for all he's worth, so
I guess there's hope for us.

Eastern Museum of Motor Racing - York Springs, Pennsylvania - Lattimore Valley Fairgrounds - photo by Frank Buhrman

Restored Lattimore Valley Fairgrounds Dirt Track "Blindfolded Race" in York Springs, PA on 5/5/2013 - photo by Frank Buhrman

updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM

Racing History Minute - May 7, 1977

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I often told people who didn't think they had the "right" credentials to just act like they knew what they were doing. Never hesitate at a gate, never slow up, just look confident and keep talking and walking.

And, yep... you and the cowboy hat were made for each other!

Racing History Minute - May 7, 1977

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Honest, but sly... the things some folks will do for a bottle of Gatorade!

I'll say one thing about the Legend, though... he displays great stability and a true link to NASCAR's glory days... still hasn't traded in his wraparounds!