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Old 03-20-2015, 03:11 PM   #1
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Pete LaFronz was a regular Raceway Park Pro Stock racer back in 1970-71 era. He ran a 1969 Camaro with a vinyl roof. Being the small (drag racing) world that it is, I figured it might've been you.

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While going through the contents of a flash drive, I found scans (real scans using a scanner) of Raceway News back issues I forgot I scanned (back in 2005) and had in my files.

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Pete LaFronz was a regular Raceway Park Pro Stock racer back in 1970-71 era. He ran a 1969 Camaro with a vinyl roof. Being the small (drag racing) world that it is, I figured it might've been you.

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Some info about Pete LaFronz:

Used to run against some guys out of south Jersey with a 69 Camaro. I don't know if they ever ran Dover. We were in the Pro/Stock circuit & WCS meets at the time. His name was Pete LaFrons (LaFons ?), the car was hugger orange & I don't beleive it had any lettering.
We usually parked next to each other at the various meets. The guys on his team were all real charachters, & a lot of fun to have around.
Anybody out there know anything about them ?( this would have been in 73-74 )


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Hey Storm King,

I remember that orange '69 Camaro very well. Pete LaFronz. I remember the car was called the 'Happy Wanderer' but I'm not sure that was lettered on the car. It was pretty much plain hugger orange. I recall it doing very well at local meets and wcs races long after the bulk of the '69 Camaros were long gone from Pro Stock. I don't recall him racing anything after that '69. They were from north Jersey across the river from the big city.
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Some info about Pete LaFronz:

Used to run against some guys out of south Jersey with a 69 Camaro. I

Hey Storm King,

I remember that orange '69 Camaro very well. Pete LaFronz. I remember the car was called the 'Happy Wanderer' but I'm not sure that was lettered on the car. It was pretty much plain hugger orange. I recall it doing very well at local meets and wcs races long after the bulk of the '69 Camaros were long gone from Pro Stock. I don't recall him racing anything after that '69. They were from north Jersey across the river from the big city. don't know if they ever ran Dover. We were in the Pro/Stock circuit & WCS meets at the time. His name was Pete LaFrons (LaFons ?), the car was hugger orange & I don't beleive it had any lettering.
We usually parked next to each other at the various meets. The guys on his team were all real charachters, & a lot of fun to have around.
Anybody out there know anything about them ?( this would have been in 73-74 )


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Pete LaFronz is my father. He is still very much into the old cars and still watches the drags. Would any of you have any photos of him racing in that very Camaro that scared the bejesus out of me? I see there are a lot of photos of the old Raceway news here.
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