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CJ Prowler Junkie Posts: 18860 |
posted 04-08-2002 03:52 PM
43 Years Ago - At the age of 19, racing legend Mario Andretti, voted "Driver of the Century" in 1992, makes his racing debut on April 25, 1959, driving to victory at the Nazareth (PA) Motor Speedway in a 1948 Hudson also campaigned by his twin brother Aldo, who quit racing after an accident. He retired from driving in 1994 after his final Indy car victory at a race in Phoenix, AZ, in 1993. April 25, 1901 - New York becomes the first state to require license plates. The cost for the 3-in high plates that bear the owner's initials was $1.00. April 8, 1910 - The first motor speedway paved with 2x4 wood planks opens. By 1931 there were 24 board tracks operating in the U.S., with drivers reaching speeds of up to 120 mph on tracks banked at angles up to 45 degrees. April 15, 1924 - Rand McNally publishes its first comprehensive U.S. road atlas. This message has been edited by CJ on 04-08-2002 at 07:33 PM |
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Todd Cameron unregistered Posts: 18860 |
posted 04-08-2002 03:59 PM
o man, I sure wish I could have seen some o those board track races with motorcycles, open ports on the cylinder's made flames and exhaust shoot out like fireworks, must have been quite the exhilarating display. ------------------ |
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ed monahan Prowler Junkie Posts: 33595 |
posted 04-08-2002 04:30 PM
The first paved concrete road was in Bellefontaine, Ohio in 1891. ------------------ |
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Scot Stern Prowler Junkie Posts: 516 |
posted 04-08-2002 05:02 PM
Yeah, the good old days. I actually remember all of those dates. Somehow, I can remember a lot of things in the late 1800’s but I have trouble remembering who I am dating now! At my age, I also remember the horse and buggy races. At that time, I worked in the buggy whip factory in Westfield, Mass. and wore those funny shoes with the Puritan buckles on them. Never would have thought that I would own a Prowler. I thought that prowlers were people who stole things out of my house. What a difference a mere 100 years makes. Scot ------------------ |
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