Photo ID # | f08.21.09_037_ALB_FLM_0060S_1 |
Car #: | #37 |
Driver (s) : | Bobby Albert |
Location: | Flemington |
Date: | 1960's |
Photographer: | Bruce Craig |
Photo provided by: | Russ Dodge |
Comments: |
Senior Moment From Russ Dodge: Fair Excellent! This photo Bruce Craig photo is one of my
favorite Flemington prints. Being a "Saturday night regular" I was a stock
car fan to the core! Now however, having "come to my dumbness" a couple
decades ago, I have an appreciation of all the exciting laps of "wheel to
wheel" racing I missed by not attending open wheel races in my early years. |
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08.21.09 | Ed Duncan | The car that Bobby is driving is the Dick Hennessy Offy, Great pic |
08.21.09 | Bob G | If this shot was from the mid 60's I was probably in the box seats with my dad. I remember being so scared in those seats "never admit it to dad though".. I don't remember this car but do remember Bobby Albert running the Bill Dorer car I think it was called the bulldog offy. "I always liked the names of the cars" remember when they would call them "specials".. |
08/23/09 | John D.Marelli | Time after time Russ Dodge Rattles my
memory and unlocks stuff not recalled for many decades. Incredible. This was Fair week in the mid 60's (The push truck is a 64 Ford). The #37 even shows his ARDC membership. The box seats were a very special place to sit. Back then, during fair week, they were premium numbered seats to be purchased. During the regular Stock Car season though, it was first come first served.. I ought to know. Being too young to drive, each week scraping a local ride some 25 miles away, The gates would swing open at 12 noon each Saturday. Armed with blankets, it was a mad dash to the boxes. Just south of the start finish line, I'd always grab one for me and my buddies, and another for friends who were later considered Flemington royalty. Yes Bob G,. thinking back now, those seats were really scary, but exhilarating at the same time. Nowhere else did you get the sense of speed, or literally, a taste of the track like you did when you sat in the front row. So yet once again, I thank you Russ Dodge. |
08.25.09 | Bobby Albert (son) | This picture is of my dad , it is the Dick
Hennessey car and the year is 1964 . Just to give a tid bit of info , if you
look at the helmet there is a painted Pennsylvania Dutch hex sign on the
front. In his travels from track to track, he met a man named Jacob
Zook who was a noted Pennsylvania Dutch hex sign painter. Being
very superstitious as a lot of the racers were back in that era, he asked
Mr. Zook if he could paint a hex sign on the helmet - one that would bring
him good luck Most drivers had numbers, flames and in later years there names painted on there helmets, but to my knowledge, my dad is the only one who had such a sign on his. It brought a lot of attention and notoriety to my dad. My dad was often featured on the front page of the nights racing programs after he started wearing this helmet. . Mr. Dodge, I got a big kick about my dad and the uniform. Your story is accurate and true. I didn't like that uniform. It's real neat to know that people still remember my dad and the comments and the stories they have to share about him and other drivers of that era. Thanks Bobby Albert |
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