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#2
Posted 29 January 2015 - 10:59 PM
What a great video,used to love watching Jan race at lernerville.
9R
#3
Posted 30 January 2015 - 07:01 AM
Thanks for posting....
Bone29
#4
Posted 30 January 2015 - 10:01 AM
Saw Jan race many times, he was the best ever!!!!
#5
Posted 30 January 2015 - 10:42 AM
Awesome!
What a badass Opperman was. When he did't have his helmet on, he always wore that ratty old leather Fedora. An American original. I don't know if there never a more talented dirt track driver than Jan, and most of the stuff he drove was, well, worn out.
Also saw Ziggy Snider in a downtube car, kind of unusual for the time. Great stuff, thanks for posting.
What a badass Opperman was. When he did't have his helmet on, he always wore that ratty old leather Fedora. An American original. I don't know if there never a more talented dirt track driver than Jan, and most of the stuff he drove was, well, worn out.
Also saw Ziggy Snider in a downtube car, kind of unusual for the time. Great stuff, thanks for posting.
#6
Posted 30 January 2015 - 02:01 PM
That ratty old fedora as you called it was one of Jan Opperman's most coveted possessions and his trademark. It had been worn by his brother, Jay, who died while racing a sprint car at Knoxville Raceway on May 16, 1970.
Edited by 3799, 30 January 2015 - 02:03 PM.
#7
Posted 30 January 2015 - 02:27 PM
That ratty old fedora as you called it was one of Jan Opperman's most coveted possessions and his trademark. It had been worn by his brother, Jay, who died while racing a sprint car at Knoxville Raceway on May 16, 1970.
Calm down, Dutko. I didn't mean any disrespect and I full well knew the the story behind why he wore it.
#8
Posted 30 January 2015 - 09:32 PM
That ratty old fedora as you called it was one of Jan Opperman's most coveted possessions and his trademark. It had been worn by his brother, Jay, who died while racing a sprint car at Knoxville Raceway on May 16, 1970.
One doesn't covet what he owns.
One also doesn't browbeat others whilst plagiarizing.
If at first you don't succeed, then maybe you just suck.
#9
Posted 31 January 2015 - 08:21 AM
One doesn't covet what he owns.
One also doesn't browbeat others whilst plagiarizing.
He usually doesn't get a twerk in his ovaries unless someone says somthing negative about MRP. He must be getting crabbi(er) in his old age. In a dozen weeks or so, he can yell at everyone up at MRP over the mic and act like he owns the place, and all will be right with his world.
#10
Posted 01 February 2015 - 04:14 PM
never seen Eldora with that much bite......
#11
Posted 03 February 2015 - 01:10 PM
That was an exceptional day.Eldora was known to get dry and dusty back then too. There are some old Late Model videos from Eldora going around now too.I'll try to find some.
#12
Posted 03 February 2015 - 01:13 PM
That was an exceptional day.Eldora was known to get dry and dusty back then too. There are some old Late Model videos from Eldora going around now too.I'll try to find some.
Somebody has already posted them under "History of the World 100". Missed that-great video!
#13
Posted 04 February 2015 - 09:55 AM
'Car and Track' covered a lot of races in the 70s, at a time when racing wasn't getting much coverage. Cool stuff there!!
When in doubt....GAS IT!!
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