Photo ID # | K07.14.14_024_CAG_EWS_0069_1 |
Car #: | #24 |
Driver (s) : | Will Cagle, Sam Cellura and Dick Havens |
Location: | East Windsor Speedway |
Date: | 1969 |
Photographer: | Ace Lane |
Photo provided by: | Bitner Automotive - Sam Cellura Collection |
Comments: | Comment: Sunday afternoon in the pits at East Windsor Speedway. Looks like Will had the back of the sedan opened up to help eliminate any parachute effect. |
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Date: | Visitor's Name: | Comment: |
07.17.14 |
Richard Guy |
The car looks like it’s entirely made from square tubing. |
07.17.14 | 3-Wide | A lot of cars were built with square right around this time
period. I don't know the specifics but I am told that square "tubing"
cages were outlawed around 1974, but I don't have any facts or publications
to back that up. I was also told that they were outlawed because
someone got hurt bad or killed, but I don't have anything to back that up
with either. I do understand that the roundness of a round tube car in
theory would more likely dissipate the energy in a way that breakage would
be unlikely and that if both were welded properly, a round tubing car should
be safer. Information from folks who build racecars would be pretty handy right about now, so if that's you, and you've got something to add, I'll gladly get out of the way! |
07.18.14 | Terry Fick |
Round tubing
is as strong structurally and lighter, probably why it gained favor. |
07.18.14 | 3Wide | Thanks for construction information Terry. My dad was a welder (profession) for 35 years and I wish I had paid more attention. |
09.13.14 | David Frazer |
I have a photo of what I'm pretty sure is the same car but painted white. It was taken by me when I was about 10 years old at a "run what ya brung" early spring show at Stafford Springs. It has Cagle lined up with a bunch of super modifieds. If I remember correctly, he won his heat and managed a top five driving a dirt car against the supers! Boy, did I love those days of wild racin'. |
03.22.15 | Hank Winecker | Excellent info from Terry Fick, Thanks for providing |
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