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1995 to 1997 Dirt Sprint Cars
I did some dirt track sprint car racing between 1995 and 1997.
Did not have much success but did win a heat race at every track that we went to except for Quincy. Even got a win at
Calistoga the only time that I raced there. Dirt racing is fun but the car takes a beating and the mud is no fun to
deal with! Raced at tracks all over California. They included Petaluma, Chico, Marysville, Placerville, Calistoga, Watsonville, San
Jose, Hanford, and Bakersfield.
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| Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico 1997 |
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| Jim Sr., Dawn, Jim Jr. Steve |
These next pics are from the 1997 Trophy Cup in San Jose.
The first is qualifing night, and the next five pics are the last race this car ever saw, what a ride!
| San Jose Speedway |
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| 1997 Trophy Cup at San Jose Speedway |
1986 to 1989 SCCA road racing
In the 1970's I got into drag racing with my first car, in the 1980's
we went road racing, in the 1990's we went dirt sprint car racing, and in the 2000's we went pavement sprint car racing.
I guess every decade is going to bring a new form of racing! Here are a few pics of the earlier stuff.
| Here we go, SCCA racing at Sears point, in 1986. |
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| My wife Carolyn, with our friend Elaine Vaughn. |
| Boris? |
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| Here I am with my friends, Phil and Michael Vaughn, at Sears Point in 1986. |
| Sure looks like Boris! |
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| Chatting with mom and dad during weekend at Sears Point |
My real racing career got started by going SCCA road racing. I raced at many tracks
on the West Coast, they included Sears Point, Laguna Seca, Riverside, Willow Springs, and Portland. All of these tracks
were great fun. We won the 1986 Championship and finished second in 1987 and 1988 and set a new track record in class
at Sears Point the last time I raced there!
| SCCA Showroom Stock |
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| LAGUNA SECA TURN 8 1987 |
Our current form of racing is the USAC and CASA pavement sprint cars!
These cars are amazingly fast for just running 360 cubic inch engines!
I keep joking with Alan that if I had a big money sponsor that would
be a lot faster. Its probably partly true, it costs money to go fast!
Two NEW tracks and being built! One in Buttonwillow(the
new Mesa Marin in Bakersfield) and the other is in Merced County next to the old Castle Air Force Base called Riverside
Motorsports Park a HUGE new complex! These two new facilities will be fantastic. I can't wait!
UPDATE: Neither of these tracks are going anywhere soon. The Buttonwillow track is almost complete
but bankrupt and it looks like the panty-waist's of California stopped the Merced County project too. It's almost
impossible to get anything done in California anymore with all the crazies out here. Too bad the 1% nut jobs get what
they want and the rest of us 99% just sit back and take it. When will reasonable, true blooded Americans, take back
our country?????
Riverside Motorsports Park LINK IS DEAD!
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