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« on: April 25, 2008, 03:13:02 am »

check it out load of 80's racers mainly V8 but some VW stuff as well gotta be worth a few hours surfin time
here are a few examples http://www.flickr.com/photos/7552532@N07/




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« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2008, 03:19:44 am »

Brotherhood Raceway. Haven't heard that name in awhile.
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« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2008, 03:28:58 am »




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« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2008, 09:07:11 am »

Definitely a few hours worth there, great archive. Smiley
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« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2008, 09:38:24 am »

great!

what happened to Tayco Madness? and where is Jeff's bug shop? that one would be cool to have for my son...  Grin and me as a crewchief and testdriver  Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2008, 09:40:44 am »

great!

what happened to Tayco Madness?
Was repainted in Bugpack colours, raced by Duncan & Nuss in late 80s/90s and then went to Japan, I believe...
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« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2008, 10:05:46 am »

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« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2008, 10:26:10 am »

my favourite gasser

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« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2008, 10:28:22 am »

great!

what happened to Tayco Madness?
Was repainted in Bugpack colours, raced by Duncan & Nuss in late 80s/90s and then went to Japan, I believe...

thank you. i really like the car.
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« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2008, 10:40:55 am »



I'm assuming that this is the one that got re-painted and came to the UK? Whatever happened to that car? You can't just 'lose' a turbo oval! Cheesy
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« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2008, 11:11:33 am »

It was sold to France, repainted and was rebuilt as a more serious Pro-Stock style car. It came across to Avon Park at least once, with a turbo motor.
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« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2008, 11:21:44 am »



I loved the car in both these guises
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« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2008, 11:53:27 am »

When Mark Osbourne did the deal to buy the car from the De Coppen brothers, he was raving on about how they had built a new engine for it, and fitted it in a customer's car, then taken it to the track where it had run 'nines'. The De Coppens even faxed over a timing slip to 'prove' it. When the car arrived in the UK, the roll cage hadn't even been bolted down properly and the engine (which had supposedly run 'nines') still had clean exhaust ports and paint on the barrels etc. It had never even been fired. They spent almost an entire weekend trying to get the thing to run but all it could do was pop and fart its way down the track. So much for dealing with 'Asian Boys Racing' (the slogan on the side of the car!). Grin)
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« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2008, 12:41:02 pm »

It was sold to France, repainted and was rebuilt as a more serious Pro-Stock style car. It came across to Avon Park at least once, with a turbo motor.

Was that the silver Yacco car? Vaguely remember some French racers coming over in the mid 90's - I didn't get into VWs til early 1995 (I was only 17 then!) but in that year I went to Avon Park a few times so I might have seen it without even knowing!
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« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2008, 16:52:03 pm »

my favourite gasser



Way cool... one of the greats!!
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« Reply #15 on: April 25, 2008, 21:36:21 pm »

this wheelstander is cool too : GARY KLECKNER'S 55 NOMAD WHEEL-STANDER
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« Reply #16 on: April 25, 2008, 21:43:21 pm »

another one , bug funny car with v8 engine  Shocked Shocked , never seen before who know this one Huh
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« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2008, 22:01:19 pm »

buggy at race
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« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2008, 22:52:09 pm »

another one , bug funny car with v8 engine  Shocked Shocked , never seen before who know this one Huh
Owned by a photographer, Jim Kelso. I saw it run at Phoenix. As far as i know, Shutterbug is still about and comes out for nostalgia racing.
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« Reply #19 on: April 26, 2008, 02:37:53 am »

cool!! find streetvw.  thanks for sharing. Wink  UD.
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« Reply #20 on: April 26, 2008, 02:50:36 am »

t3 cooling on the rail buggy. 
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« Reply #21 on: April 26, 2008, 23:05:32 pm »

My ex father-in-law is Chuck Finders - one the the Gasser Legends. 

He was apart of the Stone/Woods/Cook car, and built many Willy's cars. He built cars for John Mazmanian - Jr. Thompson & etc., and also raced alot of cars himself.  In 1977 at Great Lakes Dragway, he was driving a Monza Funny car - he crashed - hit the guard rail 3 times - the 3rd time it severed his right leg so bad, he had to get it removed.  But he kept on going.  Don Garlits mentioned it in his book he wrote.

 I got to listen to many cool stories & saw alot of cool photos of all the cars he built & raced, and was apart of. 

He still has a shop in Ohio, and I believe is still doing what he does best - building cars!

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« Reply #22 on: April 27, 2008, 00:37:39 am »



I'm assuming that this is the one that got re-painted and came to the UK? Whatever happened to that car? You can't just 'lose' a turbo oval! Cheesy
here is a picture of it Orange at Bug In
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