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SOCIETY OF LANDSPEED RACING HISTORIANS Newsletter #22. Websites
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President's Corner:
By Jim Miller.
Here's what I found on The Andy Granatelli Hall of Fame
Museum. It is one of the Dean V. Kruse Foundations
museums. It's a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Their address
for this museum is PO Box One, Auburn, Indiana
46706, 260-927-9144. From their web site. "Almost
400 friends, family and race fans gathered in May
2007, to pay tribute to one of the Indy 500’s greatest
supporters – Andy Granatelli. Andy Granatelli was
in the spotlight as ground was broken for a museum in
Auburn, Indiana, bearing his name, the Andy
Granatelli Hall of Fame Museum. The Granatelli museum was
an idea formulated when Dean Kruse visited
Granatelli’s home and saw all his racing memorabilia in
boxes. He knew instantly the items needed to be
in a museum. But Granatelli demanded the facility be the
closest one to the highway. It will be – right
next to Interstate 69, where 39,000 cars drive by every
day. The 28,000-square-foot museum is expected
to open in the fall 2008. The facility will tell the
story of the first-generation Italian American who rose
to prominence in racing and put his imprint on America's
racing signature Memorial Day Weekend event
as well as leading the way in advertising, innovative
product delivery, and marketing. In addition to
housing the Hall of Fame trophies Granatelli has received,
others also will begin to be inducted into the
facility’s own Hall of Fame. The museum annually will
recognize those who carry on Andy Granatelli’s
innovative spirit.
1) 8 Nov 2007
http://nhra.com/2007/dragster.asp. Hi Everyone! I
found this today on the NHRA website
and wanted to share it with you. I don't know about you,
but I've been re-living the moment ever since.
It was even more amazing than I imagined...With love and
thanks. Cindy Gibbs Cindy: Thank you
for
all that you did to make our Dad's Celebration of Life last
Sunday a very special day.
2) Thank you for the Newsletter and
thank you for adding me to the list of members. I am
honored! It
was a pleasure to - officially - meet you at the
Museum yesterday. Like I said, it's always nice to meet
someone in person after exchanging e-mail and phone
calls. I took the liberty of adding a link to the
Society Newsletter Archives posted on
www.Oilstick.com to the Road Runners website. I know a
lot of
old Road Runners and friends visit our site regularly.
Hopefully, those with historical information and
memories will be encouraged to send pictures and
stories, especially after seeing what the Society of
Land Racing Historians is all about. As I was telling
you Wednesday, and as I share with Jim Miller
when I get new pictures and info, there is a bit of
information beginning to float to the surface. I took
a look back at the early SCTA materials that I told
you I found in the Road Runners archives. Here
is a list of the very early items. I also am attaching
a MSWord document that has the complete list. I
recently found some other materials from another
member, Mike Wheeler - circa '60's. I documented
those items and returned the originals to him. Most of
that was from the early to mid 60's. As significant
new materials are found I will keep you posted on what
turns up. I know it's out there...... just have
to find it! Jerry Cornelison, Road Runners
Jerry: Welcome to the Society and we look
forward to
examining your records to see if they are new to the book
that Dad was creating. Please link ALL
of the web
sites listed in our letterhead to your site, because each
and every one of them is helping us to communicate
with other racing groups who share similar interests with
us.
3) Items of interest collected by Jerry
Cornelison:
a. Working or Draft copy of "Articles of Incorporation of
The Southern California Timing Association" - original,
typed, with Notary note (no seal) dated May 2, 1938
b. Working or Draft copy of "Constitution and By-Laws of
the Southern California Timing Association Incorporated
- A Non-Profit Corporation" - original, typed, penned
notes, changes, corrections, undated.
c. Working or Draft copy of "Proposed amendments to the by
laws..." 5 items, dated 1/1/49
d. Handwritten minutes of SCTA Board of Directors for
March 3, 1941 and March 17, 1941
e. Rules Revisions - 5 pages, handwritten - circa 38 to 40
(no specific date)
f. Rules Revisions - 3 pages, handwritten - undated but
looks old (30's/40's)
g. SCTA Board Reps Meeting minutes (mimeographed) - June
16,1950; July 14, 1950; Aug 4, 1950; Sept 8,
1950; Nov 10, 1950 & Dec 8, 1950
h. SCTA Board Reps Meeting minutes (mimeographed) - Jan
16, 1953; Mar 20, 1953; Apr 17, 1953; May
15, 1953; June 19, 1953; July 17, 1953; Sept 18, 1953;
Oct 16, 1953 (2 copies); Nov 20, 1953 & Dec
18, 1953
i. SCTA Board Reps Meeting minutes (mimeographed) - Jan
15, 1954; Feb 19, 1954; Mar 19, 1954; Apr
16, 1954; May 21, 1954; June 18, 1954; Sept 17, 1954;
Oct 15, 1954; Nov 19, 1954 & Dec 17, 1954
j. SCTA Board Reps Meeting minutes - handwritten originals
- Jan 6, 1961; March 17, 1961; May 19, 1961;
July 21, 1961; Oct 20, 1961; Nov 17, 1961 (by Bill
Graham - Road Runners)
k. SCTA Board Reps Meeting minutes - typed originals - Jan
15, 1960; Feb 19, 1960; Mar 18, 1960; Apr
15, 1960; May 13, 1960; June 17, 1960; July 8, 1960;
Aug 12, 1960; Sept 9, 1960; Oct 14, 1960; Nov
4th & 11th, 1960; Dec 16, 1960; Feb 17, 1961; April
21, 1961; June 16, 1961 (by Bill Graham - Road
Runners)
l. SCTA El Mirage Dry Lakes Meet (Results) - typed (not
sure it these are originals or copies) - May 7, 1961;
July 9, 1961; July 17, 1961 (2 copies); Oct 15, 1961
m. Results 1/2 Mile Nov 15, 1957 - RTA and SCTA (joint
meet) - typed but copy I think. Back page has
handwritten notes that looks like they are from a Road
Runners meeting: proposed officer and reps
nominations; list of some members with fees payments
(?) notations; doodles.
4) I've started
www.speedstylemagazine.com. I'm in total
control of this and can get things up when I
want them up. The intro column is there right now,
along with a sampler of stories and Toyota's Night
of Champions, which was held at the Museum. Take a
look and let me know what you think! Best
Regards, Bill Moore
5) Grand National Roadster Show, Two
Day Pinstripers Reunion presented by Von Hot Rod, at the Los
Angeles
County Fairplex, Pomona, California, on January 25-26,
2008. Live auction of pinstriping memorabilia with all
proceeds to go to the Progeria Research Foundation. See
www.pinstriperreunion.com or contact Von Hot Rod
6) Shav Glick, 1920-2007, a public
remembrance. Los Angeles Auto Show, Los Angeles Convention
Center,
November 14, 5:30 pm, West Hall, Room 515 (upstairs). Through the courtesy of the management of the
Los Angeles Auto Show, and under the auspices of the
Motor Press Guild, an informal tribute to Shav
Glick will be held on Wednesday, November 14 at 5:30PM
in room 515 of the L A. Convention Center
upstairs in West Hall. All members of the media as
well as the general public are invited to attend. All
Auto Show halls will be closed at 5:30PM, but room 515
(where the MPG breakfast takes place that
morning) will remain open for an extra hour or so for
Shav’s friends and colleagues to reminisce about
the life and times of that gentle journalist. Please
try to join us on Wednesday...Shav would be pleased.
Doug Stokes,
stokes28@earthlink.net
7) "Lions Drag Strip, Part 2" video
recaptures the drag strip's glory years is available 24/7
from Hot Rod
Nostalgia at
www.hotrodnostalgia.com. The latest edition of
HRN also covers the life and death of
another California landmark: the Mammoth Orange, last
of the roadside burger joints shaped like big
oranges. "Lions: The Greatest Drag Strip, Part 2" is
the latest in a series of DVDs documenting the
history of Lions Drag Strip. Part 2 picks up where
the first video left off, in mid-1961. Producer Don
Gillespie, a former track photographer, combines rare
1962-66 action footage with recent interviews
of racers, track workers and others. This 100-minute
DVD (Item 7701) can be purchased online or call
209-293-2114. Dave Wallace
8) Could you put Zach Suhr on your
mailing list, Thanks, Henry Astor Henry:
Will do. Zach: Welcome
to the SLSRH.
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Members: Jonathan Amo, Brett Arena, Henry
Astor, Glen Barrett, Lee Blaisdell, Warren Bullis, Gary
Carmichael,
Jerry Cornelison, G. Thatcher Darwin, Jack Dolan, Ugo
Fadini, Robert Falcon, Rich Fox, Glenn Freudenberger,
Don Garlits, Bruce Geisler, Stan Goldstein, Andy Granatelli,
Walt James, Wendy Jeffries, Ken Kelley, Mike Kelly,
Jim Lattin, Mary Ann and Jack Lawford, Fred Lobello, Dick
Martin, Ron Martinez, Tom McIntyre, Don McMeekin,
Tom Medley, Jim Miller, Don Montgomery, Mark Morton, Paula
Murphy, Louise Ann Noeth, David Parks, Richard
Parks, Wally Parks (in memoriam), Eric Rickman, Willard
Ritchie, Roger Rohrdanz, Evelyn Roth, Ed Safarik,
Frank Salzberg, Charles Shaffer, Mike Stanton, David Steele,
Doug Stokes, Bob Storck, Zach Suhr, Pat Swanson,
Al Teague, JD Tone and Jack Underwood.
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