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Vintage Views
October 2004

The 2005 BCRA Vintage calendars is ready and selling fast so if you want one or more you had better hurry. For the third year in a row Rusty Browning has done a fantastic job of designing and creating this terrific calendar. To place an order call me at (209) 586-4838 or email at petebcra1@netzero.net They are priced at $6.00 each or $8.00 for one that is laminated plus $4.00 postage.

We had 12 Vintage cars make the show at the Madera Speedway’s “Harvest Classic” race on September 18th. Thirty BCRA/USAC midgets and 14 Ford Focus and 18 Super modified cars put on a great night of open wheel racing for a big crowd of local race fans.
The Vintage cars were given two times on the track to show the race fans the comparison between the midgets of the past and today’s modern midgets. All of the BCRA Vintage members had a great night. Stu Donaldson hired a Mystery driver for the night. After we made him remove his helmet it was discovered to be Rick Holbrook from the BCRA Board of Directors and a Midget-Lite division racer.

After the three classes had finished their qualifying almost all racecars that were there for the nights races were brought out to the front straight away and the race fans were invited to come down from the stands and see the racecars up close. The drivers signed autographs and several of the young race fans were allowed to sit in the cars and take pictures. After the autograph session was over Rick Gerhardt allowed BCRA to present a Memorial Lap for the late Bill King. Floyd Alvis and I were pleased to have this opportunity to remember Bill for all the help he provided to almost every BCRA member over the past several years. The members of BCRA Vintage wish to thank Rick and Lynn Gerhardt and their staff for inviting the vintage members to be a part of the nights racing program.

The Second Annual Vintage Picnic has been scheduled for October 23rd. at Frank and Kay Goularte’s Rancho. Festivities begin around 10:00 A.M. and go until? Lunch will be served around noon or close to it. The menu is barbecued hamburgers and jumbo hot dogs with all the trimming’s and salads and deserts soft drinks and water. Announcements will be in the mail by October 1st.

The next scheduled date for BCRA Vintage is Kings Speedway in Hanford on October 9th. This will also be a BCRA/USAC combo show. Pit gates open at 3:00 P.M. and bring plenty of fuel because the vintage cars are always given lots of track time at Kings Speedway.

See you at Hanford

Pete