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  1. 10-03-2009 09:24 PM #841
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    Gary and Tony Bettenhausen 1986.

    I found this photo and the photo of Leffler 44 (above) in one of my many photo boxes, but I don't remember taking them. Not sure who to credit them to.


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  2. 10-03-2009 09:30 PM #842
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    Took these of Christian Fittipaldi at the Firebird test track in Arizona. I used to live about 5 miles away in Chandler, AZ.
    I would go out there every Saturday and Sunday mornings, in the winter time, to watch testing of the new cars.
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    Mike Mosley, Michigan 1982.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Ovalmeister
    Mike Mosley, Michigan 1982.
    Its 1981, but great pic! I like the Pepsi Challenger Eagle helmet that he has! Very cool. He drove one of the coolest cars of 1981!
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  5. 10-03-2009 09:47 PM #845
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    Any guesses? I remember this car, just wondering if anyone else does.
    Hint: 1984


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  6. 10-03-2009 09:48 PM #846
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    Quote Originally Posted by chaparral 2k
    Its 1981, but great pic! I like the Pepsi Challenger Eagle helmet that he has! Very cool. He drove one of the coolest cars of 1981!

    Sorry about that, I must have mislabeled the back of the photo. Thanks for the correction and I loved that car (and helmet) also!
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    Quote Originally Posted by mlv

    Dennis Firestone, Indy 1980
    Official press photo from 1980 Jack Rhoades Racing Team press kit.

    I love this shot, wish I could get a huge poster of it for the garage!
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    More from Wayne Doebling. George Snider, no date stamp.

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    Lee Roy Yarbrough, 1970.

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    A.J., no date stamp...

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    Date stamp says 1969...

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    Quote Originally Posted by indybigjohn
    Lee Roy Yarbrough, 1970.

    Absolutely wonderful pic!

    His future sucked, but at this point in his life he was one of those great racers.
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    Got some more b/w stuff from Wayne, including some headshots. Soon as I can get them scanned.
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    Quote Originally Posted by indybigjohn
    Got some more b/w stuff from Wayne, including some headshots. Soon as I can get them scanned.

    B&W is good, sometimes great!
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    Quote Originally Posted by indybigjohn
    A.J., no date stamp...
    That would be from 1976.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neshaminy
    Absolutely wonderful pic!

    His future sucked, but at this point in his life he was one of those great racers.
    For a few years there he was running NASCAR, Indy, and Can Am. Probably some other races I don't know about. Not too many drivers today would do that.
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  17. 10-04-2009 04:30 AM #857
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    [QUOTE=Ovalmeister]Any guesses? I remember this car, just wondering if anyone else does.
    Hint: 1984

    Wow - who owned this 81 Eagle in 1984? IIRC only Dale Coyne had an older Eagle in 1984 but it was 82 car, #45 and was painted green&white. Extremly rare image.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sea Fury
    For a few years there he was running NASCAR, Indy, and Can Am. Probably some other races I don't know about. Not too many drivers today would do that.
    Did he have that helmet in NASCAR or was it a ChampCar special? Inspired by Lone Star JR?
    "An emphasis was placed on drivers with road racing backgrounds which meant drivers from open wheel, oval track racing were at a disadvantage. That led Tony George to create the IRL." -Indy Review 1996
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    Sorry to keep repeating myself, but thanks to John, David and everybody for this privilege of seeing your work.

    RayC, thanks for the story about the Ligier.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ensign14
    Did he have that helmet in NASCAR or was it a ChampCar special? Inspired by Lone Star JR?

    It looks more like the confederate flag?
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    [QUOTE=mlv]
    Quote Originally Posted by Ovalmeister
    Any guesses? I remember this car, just wondering if anyone else does.
    Hint: 1984

    Wow - who owned this 81 Eagle in 1984? IIRC only Dale Coyne had an older Eagle in 1984 but it was 82 car, #45 and was painted green&white. Extremly rare image.

    Nope, not a Coyne car.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neshaminy
    B&W is good, sometimes great!

    I agree, I love black and white photos. Sometimes they just seem so much more detailed and crisp.
    Gary B., 1975


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    Quote Originally Posted by Ovalmeister
    It looks more like the confederate flag?
    Yes, that's what I mean. JR had the Texan flag on his helmet, so LeeRoy the Confed?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ovalmeister
    I agree, I love black and white photos. Sometimes they just seem so much more detailed and crisp.
    Gary B., 1975


    Curiosity here...

    It is my understanding that USAC changed their rules regarding roll bar bracing after Art Pollard's fatal crash. After that, you couldn't run bracing from the roll bar to the engine. The bracing had to run somewhere else because it would be useless if the engine broke away from the tub. Assuming this to be the case, I'm a little surprised that the roll bar bracing on the Thermo King car had not been changed before 1975.

    Anybody have any information about this?
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  25. 10-04-2009 11:43 AM #865
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    Thanks, Calhoun. I'll write that on the back of the pic. Hope to scan some more photos tonight. I have no idea who some of them are, but I know the guys on this forum can help.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neshaminy
    B&W is good, sometimes great!
    Well if the floor is open to b&w, here are some from Pole Day 1973:

    AJ Foyt






    Peter Revson



    Bobby Allison



    Jimmy Caruthers
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  27. 10-04-2009 01:58 PM #867
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    [QUOTE=Ovalmeister]
    Quote Originally Posted by mlv


    Nope, not a Coyne car.
    IIRC - Wasn`t it the HBK Racing (ex Bigelow) car Kenny Acheson refused to drive at Indy???
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  28. 10-04-2009 03:12 PM #868
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    Thanks for all the pictures, these are great...


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    Hmm... I never knew he was bald.
    Quote Originally Posted by Ovalmeister
    Mike Mosley, Michigan 1982.


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  30. 10-04-2009 04:26 PM #870
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    Quote Originally Posted by MichaelP
    Hmm... I never knew he was bald.
    .....and he wore glasses!
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