Cool ER Vintage

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07-28-2009, 08:24 AM
goofygrin

Cool ER Vintage

http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=718581

I bet some of ya'll were there :burnrubr:
07-28-2009, 06:09 PM
autoxmax

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Originally Posted by goofygrin

http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=718581

I bet some of ya'll were there :burnrubr:

As a matter of fact.........

The folks running the black Lotus Europa in the photo at that ER event were.... Maxcy's!

Doug & Vicki Maxcy ran the car & BOTH are past SCCA National Champions in ASP/ASPL running that car.
07-28-2009, 06:35 PM
cone-cerned

I remember going out to Great Southwest for an autocross in the 70's. Saunder and Uncle Bill were both running '69 Corvettes in BSP, IIRC. Both were fast, even back then.

I also remember the B-36 that was on static display there.
07-28-2009, 07:17 PM
autoxmax

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Originally Posted by cone-cerned

I remember going out to Great Southwest for an autocross in the 70's. Saunder and Uncle Bill were both running '69 Corvettes in BSP, IIRC. Both were fast, even back then.

I also remember the B-36 that was on static display there.

Another name in the BSP vettes at that time is Andy & Liz Franco.

Andy is now running a C6 vette in SM.
08-02-2009, 08:06 PM
Dante

Heh, that's cool. I work right around the corner from that spot where the @ is in the ground - I've seen that sat. photo before. Long ago, there was a pretty fancy little airport where the American Airlines corporate HQ buildings are, and parts of the runway are still visible. Amon Carter Blvd (which runs N/S there on the right was at one point a runway, and at the far North end, on the other side of Hwy 183, there are still parts of that runway. The police and fire/rescue guys use those chunks of tarmac for training now and then, I see them on my way home quite often.

Hopefully, the surface at Mineral Wells doesn't become part of history, only vaguely visible from sat. photos.
08-02-2009, 11:05 PM
Majik

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Originally Posted by Dante

Heh, that's cool. I work right around the corner from that spot where the @ is in the ground - I've seen that sat. photo before. Long ago, there was a pretty fancy little airport where the American Airlines corporate HQ buildings are, and parts of the runway are still visible. Amon Carter Blvd (which runs N/S there on the right was at one point a runway, and at the far North end, on the other side of Hwy 183, there are still parts of that runway. The police and fire/rescue guys use those chunks of tarmac for training now and then, I see them on my way home quite often.

Hopefully, the surface at Mineral Wells doesn't become part of history, only vaguely visible from sat. photos.

Actually the airport was on the other side of 360 from the AA HQ
08-03-2009, 06:07 AM
jrj512

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Originally Posted by Majik

Actually the airport was on the other side of 360 from the AA HQ

AA has buildings on both sides of 360.

Here is more info on the old airport for anyone that is interested...

http://www.airfields-freeman.com/TX/...FtWorth_NE.htm
08-03-2009, 11:55 AM
cone-cerned

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Originally Posted by jrj512

AA has buildings on both sides of 360.

Here is more info on the old airport for anyone that is interested...

http://www.airfields-freeman.com/TX/...FtWorth_NE.htm

Thanks, jrj512, I really enjoyed that link.

I didn't remember that the B-36 was the last one built.
08-03-2009, 03:46 PM
creek

I crawled all over that B36 while it was a Carswell. I am glad they are still trying to save it.
08-03-2009, 08:16 PM
lost216

That B 36 is now restored and residing in Arizona.
08-04-2009, 11:13 AM
Darron65

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Originally Posted by lost216

That B 36 is now restored and residing in Arizona.

Oh man, all the geezers are coming out of hiding now! ;)
08-04-2009, 06:51 PM
miata_racer

well VFW and DFW sound a lot alike ;)