Photo ID # | H03.06.11_003_COU_BEL_0066S_1 |
Car #: | #3 & 66 |
Driver (s) : | #3 Bobby Courtwright & #66 Enie McCoy |
Location: | Beltsville Speedway (Beltsville, Md.) |
Date: | Aug. 6, 1966 |
Photographer: | Bob Williams |
Photo provided by: | Larry Jendras Jr: |
Comments: |
Senior Moment From Larry
Jendras Jr: URC on Asphalt
Years ago the URC sprints cars had a mix of asphalt and dirt
tracks on their schedule. In 1966, the first full year for the newly opened
Beltsville Speedway, URC brought their beautiful open cockpit sprinters to
race on blacktop along with the Atlantic United Midget Racing Club on this
night. Pictured here is the famous Highway Auto Body #3 driven by Bobby
Courtwright taking a heat win before a large crowd. |
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Date: | Visitor's Name: | Comment: |
03.06.11 | Gary LaFetra | I've always been amazed that in those days the highest part of the car is/was the driver's head. I don't think the little bar behind his head was very much protection. Just my opinion. |
03.06.11 | 3Wide | I don't know what the thinking of the day
was... I have been told that the main purpose of the bar was to protect the
car and I'm not making that up. We can all look back now and
say, "What were they thinking", but prior to this there was no bar... prior
to that there was no shoulder belts... prior to that there was no lap
belt... prior to that there was barely a helmet... The real question is, 40 years from now, what will people be looking back on cars of 2011 and saying, "what were they thinking?" |
03.07.11 | Ed Duncan | Now thats real race cars. |
03.07.11 | Mark Yaple | Russ and Larry, Thanks so much for the great photos and the stories to go along with them. |
03.08.11 | Russ Dodge | Mike Magill always told the story about the owner of a midget he drove. It was in the pre-roll bar period. He said " Mike, I like having you in my car. If it flips or rolls, my tail tank won't be ruined. You sit so high up in my car!" Mike said,"What about my head?" To which the guy responded,"That will heal!! Thanks, Russ |
03.12.11 | George Pavlisko | Need to tell Bobby Courtwright Jr about this picture of his dad. Bobby Courtwright is now in Georgia and drives my #Z8 vintage modified. He is enjoying that plus his birds. Saw Bobby C Sr. run many times with URC. This is a great shot for sure |
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