Wow Supermart70, I was just thinking about all of those incidents just yesterday when I was reading some of the other postings! My grandmother was with the St John's ambulance crew every week at Delaware, I remember her telling us how Bill Galbraith was doing after the races. It's funny but the one thing that really stands out about that crash is the car taking out the lights across the track, just as you mentioned!
I think I still have the original weekly program from when "Tiny" Tim Wilkins went over the fence!
My dad (Larry Schnittker) raced in the late 60's and 70's first with a hobby car and ending up as a "Rat Racer". Him and Bill Thompson raced together out of Lobo. Dad also grew up around Jack Sharpe and was always hanging around his shop in the village.
I used to sit in my dad's lap and help steer the car to the track as they used to pull it there with a chain behind an old station wagon...I guess there was no way to avoid
being a race fan after that!
I remember corn roasts every night in the summer in the pits after the races and running around the track endlessly as a young boy.
George Jelfs who ran an Amature Sportsman (hobby car) is my cousin and so is Larry Knott from Nilestown.
I don't thinks I missed a race from about 1968 to 1974.
We moved to Sask. for 3 yrs but ended up moving back to London and eventually Lobo so I was able to continue going to the track that I love so much.
It was the first place (legally) I went when I got my drivers licence and eventually I ended up running a season of enduro's before building a truck the first year they went full time. I ran for 5 years and it was the most fun I ever had
We used to play a game in the car on the way to the races, the first one to spot the light's or grandstands as we were driving up to the track got a brand new checkered flag from the souvenir booth. I now play this game with my 2 son's but I usually buy them both something anyway....!
Awesome idea hearing about who people are and their expreiences with DSP.
Well Truckracer, this pic should be right up your alley! Anyone you know? (this is actually from Nilestown)
Absolutely! That's an awsome picture! Is that "Rick's Banana" chasing him down?
Indeed it is. We used to have a picture of the 18 car when it had a homespun coupe body similar to the 6...but its been lost to the ages unfortunately.
WOW you guy's really know how to bring back the memories. Supermart70 I remember your Mom and Dad. I remember the corn roast and not leaving until the sun came up. Who did tiny Tim go over? Hint he later drove the orange crate. I visited Bill Galbraith in the hospital. The car landed on his arm. Window nets became mandatory after that. Last I saw him he was racing in Florida, in the early 80s. I was working in the pit tower at the time. Wayne Pilkey lost a wheel and Bill hit it. My stepfather drove the ambulance.