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I was there, below Neale was probably Alan Mann , they were all lined up at a table and you just went down the line one signer after the other. I think the
other comments on this thread were all correct.  Mark

It didn't it a rock, it hit a bolder, one of the many reasons I would never buy a car from an auction, unless I knew the real history behind the car.

Shoes never to be filled again, such a wealth of hi performance Ford knowledge which we are all the poorer now with his passing. Randy was a great person, willing
to help anyone who asked for his thoughts. Thanks for the You Tube link, it will always be around I hope so we can go back and view it. Thoughts and prayers to his extended family members and relatives.   

Cory, If you still have this, I would be interested in it. Will you be at the next meeting?
Thanks,
Mark

PM sent.

5S555, "Fist full of nickels" Ex Austin Craig car, he is working as the historian at Shelby American factory in Las Vegas if you were not aware of this. 

I'll pass this over to Chuck, I have never seen this before. I was under the thought Peter designed these areas himself. Very interesting, thanks for posting this. 

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Justa bump. Thanks.

The 35th Annual SOVREN Vintage car races will be held again at Kent Raceways, also known as SIR or Pacific Raceways on Friday, June 30th until Sunday July 2, 2023. Constructed in the late 1950's, it is one of few vintage race tracks still in its basic, original form. In the 1960's, it was simply known as Kent and was vistied by the Shelby American team each year. It was also later visited by the various Trans Am teams as well. This year is a tribute to 120 years of Ford Racing, Shelby American and the 100 years of Carroll Shelby. This year's celebrity is Steve Saleen and will also mark the debut of Dave McDonald's restored 1962 Corvette Special "00" which was the last Corvette McDonald raced before joining Shelby American. Dave's son will be present for the debut of the Corvette bringing his father's racing helmet and releasing a new book about his father.
There will be a display of original and restored Shelby Mustangs and Cobras inside a large tent as well as a few spaces outside of the tent. There may be a few spots left on a couple of the days, if you are interested in bringing your car to this event or have questions you may contact Mark Hovander at hov@blarg.net   People who bring their car for display will get a free pass for entrance and a soon to be collectible, we think, event program.     

I just sent you a PM Thanks.

This was last race of the 1970 TA season at Riverside. The Championship had already been determined (BOSS 302) at Kent a couple weeks before. This race was nothing much more than a race between Parnelli and George, with nothing on the line. Parnelli was hit on the right side by a Camaro which sent him out into the infield by the time he returned he was in last place. The accident affected his differential, when he would turn to the right, the right rear tire would lock up.  He  solved this issue by pitching the right side of the BOSS up on a berm effectively driving the car around the right turns with only the left two wheels on the ground. This went on for the entire rest of the race. It caught the attention of at least one photographer who was shooting for Road and Track from another part of the track, he walked all the way over to take a photo of this talented driver. As memory serves, it made the lead photo for an article called "So The Season Went" in Road and Track. Parnelli made it through the pack until a few laps to go he caught up to George. At some point George's shifter either was stuck in one gear or broke off completely . On I believe the last lap, Parnelli passed George and won the race.
In high school I bought my BOSS 302 and made a poster of the photo from Road and Track, it is just that good. Years later a friend set up Parnelli to be a guest at a vintage race and remembered my poster but he took it to a different level and had it digitally scanned of knowing him found the photographer and started from there. He gave me a newer version of the poster and gave me the chance to sit next to Parnelli during all of his autograph sessions. He looked at the photo and signed it "I won that one too". Parnelli went through the entire series of events in that race with me. He said, the drivers today would not know what to do if their right rear wheels would have locked up, they would have left the car there or limped it into the pits and called it quits. Since I grew up driving midgets, we would go around corners on two rims all the time.
I was fortunate to meet Parnelli several times over the years, he was always kind and considerate, but put him in a race car and it would be like a light switch turned on, full competition. That weekend when he was at our local vintage race , it was sponsored by BMW of Seattle, so Parnelli was the pace car in a new top of the line BMW. This was the same car he used throughout the weekend for various purposes, one time he was asked to give a ride to a reporter who was doing a story about the vintage races. When they came back into the pits the reporter made it a few steps out of the car, fell to the ground and promptly threw up.
Parnelli was also reunited with the exact same TA BOSS 302 as in the photo above but obviously beautifully restored, as I remember they allowed him to have a closed course, no other cars , for a few exhibition laps. Well you could hear him hitting the rev limiter all around the track, it sounded great, the shifts were perfect. Rumor had it, the owner of the TA BOSS was very upset and said Parnelli would never drive the car again. Well enough stories for one photo.                 

Hey, kudos to Eric English.

On the photos you posted, from the top, the 3rd photo it looks like it says BLUE STREAK and on photo #4 it says Replaces 6.70 - 15 . I do not remember those statements on the original Blue Dots I have had unless all the ones I had were produced in early / mid 1965 vs. if this one was produced later?  I can offer that my first Blue Dot was found out in a farm field in the mid west . It had a hard life, one of the first owners of a 65 GT350 used up the rear Blue Dots then rotated them to the front and wore out the last two. The four Blue Dots were then mounted on a hay trailer until their useable life was gone, then thrown around his field and sat for years outside. When we talked on the phone, he mentioned he saw one of them the other day and he would look for it again. Turns out one was ok, the other three had shreaded sidewalls and were just plain gone. He refused any money for the one tire, but I was just happy to have an original Blue Dot, he thought it would take $10 for shipping , so being the big spender I sent him $25. When the tire arrived I was quite happy with the side wall but the tread was thin. The actual Blue Dot was lifting off, 50% attached, 50% off. With a little coaxing, the whole Blue Dot came off and I was left with what your pictured showed. I found some rubber adhesive, used alcohol to clean both rubber mounting surfaces came up with an angled wedge to make a flat surface for a clamp. Later, I hand mounted the Blue Dot and it was great spare for shows. Sorry for the run on reply, but I think your Blue Dot was once there.               

Hello Pete, I sent you a pm on a couple of your 65 harnesses. Thanks.