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Damn! But I love the pictures posted by StandOnit and others of cars that raced in the fifties and sixties. During a time when factory cars were used and a small sponsor, like the one signed on the #7 sponsored by Reed's Garage.
That was a time when a friend of mine that raced modified at Orange County Victory Speedway in Middletown, NY, bought a 1956 Ford and prepared it to race all on his own dime. He never did race with NASCAR but did race a couple of races with USAC when Les Snow was driving.
Today, everything is big money and the little guy doesn't have much of a chance, the smaller local tracks are rapidly going by the wayside and the cost to enter one of the local street stocks is more than a lot of people could afford. Of course, there are always the ones who spend every penny on their race car and neglrect other things but that all boils down to what is important to that person.
Weighing the racing of yesterday versus today, it's sad the little guy can't compete but looking at it from another angle, the safety requirements have saved many lives. It is a catch 22 situation but I still liked the old way. YOMV.
That was a time when a friend of mine that raced modified at Orange County Victory Speedway in Middletown, NY, bought a 1956 Ford and prepared it to race all on his own dime. He never did race with NASCAR but did race a couple of races with USAC when Les Snow was driving.
Today, everything is big money and the little guy doesn't have much of a chance, the smaller local tracks are rapidly going by the wayside and the cost to enter one of the local street stocks is more than a lot of people could afford. Of course, there are always the ones who spend every penny on their race car and neglrect other things but that all boils down to what is important to that person.
Weighing the racing of yesterday versus today, it's sad the little guy can't compete but looking at it from another angle, the safety requirements have saved many lives. It is a catch 22 situation but I still liked the old way. YOMV.
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