Photo ID # | H01.08.11_TEX_ENR_LAN_0070S_1 |
Car #: | #"2Seater" |
Driver (s) : | Starter - Tex Enright |
Location: | Langhorne, PA |
Date: | 1967 |
Photographer: | Sophie A. Hertkorn |
Photo provided by: | Russ Dodge |
Comments: |
Senior Moment From Russ Dodge: "Potty Talk" Sophie A. Hertkorn's collection of candid driver portraits
taken mainly at Nazareth Speedway in the mid-sixties, is a historical
treasure. From the collection now housed in the GSVSCC archives, is this
unique photo of flagger Tex Enright, taken at Langhorne Speedway. |
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01.11.11 | 3Wide | I don't know if I ever saw a dirt race at
Langhorne, but I went there plenty of times in the mid/late 60's and until
they closed. (Indy cars and Race of Champions), and I do have some "Infield
Memories". We always watched from the infield and also had a pickup truck with a small scaffold in the bed that allowed us a good view of the inside of the long sweeping turn 1 into 2 (I guess that's what it would have been considered). The races were exciting, but as a kid, it was really cool to walk from where we were parked, along the dragstrip in the infield up to where the "facilities" were. What I remember most is that kids my age were able to ride mini-bikes and stuff in the infield and on the dragstrip and I just thought that was really cool.... (Wished I had brought mine!) Also, once you got up by where the "facilities" were, you could walk over to the fence that separated you from the driver's and cars... I still remember looking through and seeing some of the cars and drivers somewhat up close. (I've got a few pics somewhere around here of Ralph Laquori who we were able to get to come over to the fence and sign an autograph which is something I remember 40+ years later... Another infield memory that I have is it must have rained really hard at the end of one of the events and 100's of cars were stuck up to their frame rails in mud. I'm guessing that it was around 1967 or 68 because I think my mom still had her 64 Impala - (black with red interior - cool car...) |
02.18.11 | Joe Meshach | How about the open top to the toilet to let in light. My grandparents had one similar to this out behind an old barn at their house when I was growing up. Takes you back to another era. |
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