Any you guys remember Roger England of Columbus, IN - Page 2

bluegrassx · 02-05-2011, 01:30 AM

Roger still doing Ok? He and Billy Smaltz ran at the old Bluegrass many times thru the years.
Bob Michael, I remember your Pontiacs at Bluegrass several times also.

tommy d · 02-05-2011, 06:11 AM

Todd, Gary Ragsdale still has the chevelle. He shows up at the Suds on Saturday nights once in awhile. Tom

Tod Lane · 02-05-2011, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by tommy d

Todd, Gary Ragsdale still has the chevelle. He shows up at the Suds on Saturday nights once in awhile. Tom

I actually ran into Gary last summer, he said he still had it. I had a shot at it before he got it, it belonged to the son of one of my dad's drivers that did a lot of trans work He did the T350 in my 67 Camaro... danged if I can remeber his name

Gary had a 73-74 Chevelle pror to the 70, it was HUGE and heavy. It was a rare 454 four speed car. Driveshaft retention was a problem lol

The kid Gary sold it to drove it off the big hill in front of my parents house there on Fry road.

bob3240 · 02-05-2011, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bluegrassx

Roger still doing Ok? He and Billy Smaltz ran at the old Bluegrass many times thru the years.
Bob Michael, I remember your Pontiacs at Bluegrass several times also.

Thanks , Bluegrass X for the post. Those were some fantastic times for racing locally! The 3 tracks around the area would all run classes and have a huge spectator turnout for the bigger money meets. I guess the spectators morphed into bracket racers thinking class was too much effort and expense. Bob Michael

davidhuff · 02-05-2011, 11:45 PM

Thanks for the great pictures!

Winklovic · 02-06-2011, 12:07 AM

What a great collection of pictures. Thanks for posting them.

Steve Sullivan · 02-12-2011, 09:44 AM

WOW! Bob Michael sending e-mail smoke signals from his tepee in Lebanon, Ohio. LOL

Here's a couple of pictures of Mr. Michael back in the day.

BTW you won't find a better ambassador for Class Racing than Bob.

bob3240 · 02-12-2011, 11:06 AM

Thanks, Steve. Many moons have passed over the great prairie since the fun days and I can't wait for the snow to melt off the tepee so we can get back out there! To continue with the gushing, Steve works harder on his car than anyone I know of in class racing. Beautiful well prepared and he even keeps it somewhat clean! Bob M.

bluegrassx · 02-12-2011, 11:48 AM

Bob, any other local guys on here who may have run at Bluegrass? I just had a 30 year reunion for the old track. First one since the track closed in 1981.

Dick Butler · 02-12-2011, 12:05 PM

Rogers car was great. I enjoyed running with Dewey Cook, Roger, Bob and others at Edgewater.Dallas Kelly was there too. I ran my 69 Chevelle wagon. I could not go a quick as Bill Hanes in Michigan with the 350 combination but I was very competitive locally. That was fun week end racing. Who was the big guy from Greenwood Ind with the Hemi car?, Red hair, Beard.
Just remembered Danny Crawley!

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bluegrassx Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 68 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Any you guys remember Roger England of Columbus, IN Roger still doing Ok? He and Billy Smaltz ran at the old Bluegrass many times thru the years. Bob Michael, I remember your Pontiacs at Bluegrass several times also. Last edited by bluegrassx; 02-05-2011 at 02:19 AM.

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tommy d Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 830 Likes: 1,609 Liked 359 Times in 135 Posts	Re: Any you guys remember Roger England of Columbus, IN Todd, Gary Ragsdale still has the chevelle. He shows up at the Suds on Saturday nights once in awhile. Tom

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davidhuff Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 928 Likes: 1 Liked 120 Times in 42 Posts	Re: Any you guys remember Roger England of Columbus, IN Thanks for the great pictures!

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Winklovic Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 270 Likes: 3 Liked 29 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Any you guys remember Roger England of Columbus, IN What a great collection of pictures. Thanks for posting them. __________________ Brent Mazur Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Steve Sullivan Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: West Chester Posts: 67 Likes: 28 Liked 29 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Any you guys remember Roger England of Columbus, IN WOW! Bob Michael sending e-mail smoke signals from his tepee in Lebanon, Ohio. LOL Here's a couple of pictures of Mr. Michael back in the day. BTW you won't find a better ambassador for Class Racing than Bob. Attached Thumbnails

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bob3240 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lebanon ohio Posts: 251 Likes: 3 Liked 16 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Any you guys remember Roger England of Columbus, IN Thanks, Steve. Many moons have passed over the great prairie since the fun days and I can't wait for the snow to melt off the tepee so we can get back out there! To continue with the gushing, Steve works harder on his car than anyone I know of in class racing. Beautiful well prepared and he even keeps it somewhat clean! Bob M.

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bluegrassx Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 68 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Any you guys remember Roger England of Columbus, IN Bob, any other local guys on here who may have run at Bluegrass? I just had a 30 year reunion for the old track. First one since the track closed in 1981. Attached Thumbnails

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Dick Butler VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Indiana Posts: 1,196 Likes: 5 Liked 32 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Any you guys remember Roger England of Columbus, IN Rogers car was great. I enjoyed running with Dewey Cook, Roger, Bob and others at Edgewater.Dallas Kelly was there too. I ran my 69 Chevelle wagon. I could not go a quick as Bill Hanes in Michigan with the 350 combination but I was very competitive locally. That was fun week end racing. Who was the big guy from Greenwood Ind with the Hemi car?, Red hair, Beard. Just remembered Danny Crawley!