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AQUAHOLIC

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back in the day race photos
« on: July 19, 2012, 07:31:20 AM »
Here is a pic of Grandpa in 1964 during the Salton Sea 500.

This hull is one of two ever built and the other was destroyed by Mickey Thompson in this same race! pretty cool story







and a winning receipt for the parker enduro

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76 Wreidt

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Re: back in the day race photos
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2012, 08:26:11 AM »
Those are some awesome pics!! I cant believe people used to go boating and water ski in the Salton sea, I go by there all the time for work and that water seems so nasty lol. I guess it wasnt as bad back in the day though.
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Re: back in the day race photos
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2012, 08:16:36 AM »
That was before millions of gallons of raw sewage and toxic waste flowed into it from Mexico via the New and Alamo Rivers from Mexicali, Mexico.  :mad:
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uncleBOBBY

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Re: back in the day race photos
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2012, 08:39:42 AM »
Yes it was a nice place back in the day, we used to vacation there back in the early 70's. my parents had a overhead camper and a tri-hull boat. and we would stay for weeks at a time. fun times
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82daytona

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Re: back in the day race photos
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2012, 06:10:27 AM »
Nice pics, thanks for sharing tony

GT Jets

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Re: back in the day race photos
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2012, 11:29:59 AM »
Your grandpa and my grandpa were sprayed with the same water..He too raced in Parker many moons ago...

Thanks for the post.  :thumbup:

I will have to go through the pictures we have to see if there are any of the races. Gotta trudge through about 10 boxes of 60 year old stuff.  :screwy:
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If i get some free time tonight at work, ill play with it and post it for everyone to see.

Time to man up and yank it John!  :banghead:
Ray

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Re: back in the day race photos
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2012, 06:54:10 AM »
GT that would be cool if you could find some old race pics
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