@david-alfred-bayer14 years ago
Hey Harvey, I got into stock car racing in much the same way, ambulance service at the Dells Motor Speedway in Wisconsin. We had a 68 Dodge Polara for most of the years with a coachbuilt rear body, like one of the Cadillacs with the Superior bodies in those days. I earned my EMT license in 1975 at the age of 16, the first such in the state, and was one of the first EMT's too, #4771 but I didn't keep it up since I became an Assistant District Attorney for the last 23 years.As an aside, though kind of a spooky or sad one, was this the race track where 9 of the top 10 finishers in its first Grand National race which I think was 1964, were dead from a wide variety of causes within the next year, the winner in fact being Fireball Roberts? And on a less sad note, though in the 64 season, wasn't the race actually run like in November of 1963? At any rate, it seems like it was an absolutely fascinating place during fascinating times, and I'd like to learn more about it, hopefully happy stuff!Thank you for all the great pics and finding this site.Dave Bayer
@harvey-tollison14 years ago
I started helping the service that had been doing the ambulance in 1967 as a favor, then in 68 bought the ambulance pictured from Posey Funeral Home. Then provided track the ambulance 1968-70 when the track closed . Was drafted into the Army in the pharmacy and filled in when we were short of medics. In 1971 worked Spanaway Speedway on the track ambulance and worded on Butch Lindler's 56 Ford # 4. 1972-73 had the track ambulane for Ice Palace Speedway inEagle River AK (outside Anchorage) Fielded 3 cars diving 1 full time Retires form a gov. nuclear facility as a paramedic /FF still volunteering Paramedic # 352 in SC
@david-alfred-bayer14 years ago
Harvey, Thats an interesting life, the course it took, and you should feel proud of what you've all done and still do to help people. When you got time, tell me a bit more, and I'll fill you in more on the Dells Motor Speedway this weekend, it was home to a veritable who's who of the best short trackers in the Midwest, just for the weekly Saturday show. Some big names from Nascar would visit occaisionally too and often struggled to even make the feature. It was just a blast.Dave B. PS, There's an Eagle River in northern Wisconsin too, supposedly the center of Snowmobile racing in the world.
Hey Harvey, I got into stock car racing in much the same way, ambulance service at the Dells Motor Speedway in Wisconsin. We had a 68 Dodge Polara for most of the years with a coachbuilt rear body, like one of the Cadillacs with the Superior bodies in those days. I earned my EMT license in 1975 at the age of 16, the first such in the state, and was one of the first EMT's too, #4771 but I didn't keep it up since I became an Assistant District Attorney for the last 23 years.As an aside, though kind of a spooky or sad one, was this the race track where 9 of the top 10 finishers in its first Grand National race which I think was 1964, were dead from a wide variety of causes within the next year, the winner in fact being Fireball Roberts? And on a less sad note, though in the 64 season, wasn't the race actually run like in November of 1963? At any rate, it seems like it was an absolutely fascinating place during fascinating times, and I'd like to learn more about it, hopefully happy stuff!Thank you for all the great pics and finding this site.Dave Bayer
I started helping the service that had been doing the ambulance in 1967 as a favor, then in 68 bought the ambulance pictured from Posey Funeral Home. Then provided track the ambulance 1968-70 when the track closed . Was drafted into the Army in the pharmacy and filled in when we were short of medics. In 1971 worked Spanaway Speedway on the track ambulance and worded on Butch Lindler's 56 Ford # 4. 1972-73 had the track ambulane for Ice Palace Speedway inEagle River AK (outside Anchorage) Fielded 3 cars diving 1 full time Retires form a gov. nuclear facility as a paramedic /FF still volunteering Paramedic # 352 in SC
Harvey, Thats an interesting life, the course it took, and you should feel proud of what you've all done and still do to help people. When you got time, tell me a bit more, and I'll fill you in more on the Dells Motor Speedway this weekend, it was home to a veritable who's who of the best short trackers in the Midwest, just for the weekly Saturday show. Some big names from Nascar would visit occaisionally too and often struggled to even make the feature. It was just a blast.Dave B. PS, There's an Eagle River in northern Wisconsin too, supposedly the center of Snowmobile racing in the world.