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Expert Posts: 1622 Location: Seville, OH | I bought these photos a couple of weeks ago at a Medina County fairgrounds swap meet. Brought back many memories as I lived near the speedway and went there often as a kid. One is dated 1971. (001r.JPG) (002r.JPG) (003r.JPG) (004r.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 001r.JPG (91KB - 1622 downloads) 002r.JPG (80KB - 1031 downloads) 003r.JPG (83KB - 1898 downloads) 004r.JPG (83KB - 1120 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | Ever see the hillclimb bikes run up that huge hill behind (and to the right) of the track ? Rumor around town said one could climb the "E" on the sign (Cloverleaf Speedway) and sneek in to see the races . . . | ||
Swept57 |
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Expert Posts: 1622 Location: Seville, OH | B/G 61 - 2011-01-30 6:22 PM Ever see the hillclimb bikes run up that huge hill behind (and to the right) of the track ? Yes, I went to see the hillclimbs. I was at the first one they held. They had a marker about 3/4 of the way up the hill after which the riders were to shut down and bail from their bikes. Why? because there was a construction yard at the top of the hill. If you crest the hill (and it was steep) there was about a four foot flat area, a stack of hay bales, then a chainlink fence with steel I-Beams stacked against it. A number of riders did not get the word to shutdown (or maybe they just didn't see the marker, they were hanging on for dear life) and they flew into those I-Beams. Bike and rider would tumble back down the hill. It was gruesome. One guy lost his finger which I found for him. Another was lying on the hill screaming with his foot dangling from his leg. I don't recall any kind of crowd control either. Did you ever go see the boat demolition derbies? Dave | ||
B/G 61 |
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | Swept57 - 2011-01-31 5:34 PM B/G 61 - 2011-01-30 6:22 PM Ever see the hillclimb bikes run up that huge hill behind (and to the right) of the track ? Did you ever go see the boat demolition derbies? Dave Never saw that - I heard they had a motorcycle demolition derby once - THAT would have been somethin to see !!! I used to love the "Parking Lot Drags" - pick-ups, vans, big sedans, etc . . . FUN FUN FUN ! ! ! EVERY model car I built as a kid looked like these cars - (clover.jpg) (clover0.jpg) (clover1.jpg) (clover2.jpg) (clover3.jpg) (clover4.jpg) (clover5.jpg) Attachments ---------------- clover.jpg (93KB - 1786 downloads) clover0.jpg (25KB - 1076 downloads) clover1.jpg (78KB - 1540 downloads) clover2.jpg (100KB - 1253 downloads) clover3.jpg (101KB - 1745 downloads) clover4.jpg (9KB - 1046 downloads) clover5.jpg (93KB - 1180 downloads) | ||
Swept57 |
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Expert Posts: 1622 Location: Seville, OH | B/G 61 - 2011-01-31 6:05 PM EVERY model car I built as a kid looked like these cars - Me too, and I still have all of them. The glue dried out long ago and most are just a box of parts. I someday hope to take the time and reassemble them. Those are great photos. I like the reference to Bobby Allison's "Camaro". Check this out... http://www.facebook.com/#!/CloverleafSpeedway Dave Edited by Swept57 2011-02-01 8:40 AM | ||
B/G 61 |
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | THATS WHERE I STOLE THE PICS ABOVE FROM ! ! ! | ||
Swept57 |
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Expert Posts: 1622 Location: Seville, OH | Couple of more FL from the speedway... (CLS_01.jpg) (CLS_02.jpg) Attachments ---------------- CLS_01.jpg (97KB - 1149 downloads) CLS_02.jpg (68KB - 1074 downloads) | ||
Swept57 |
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Expert Posts: 1622 Location: Seville, OH | So I was searching through the old Cloverleaf photos looking for other FL era MoPars and realized that ANY MoPar was a rare occurrence. It was 95% Ford vs. Chevy with mostly other GMs filling in the rest of the pack. This is the only other MoPar I could find. (CLS_03.jpg) Attachments ---------------- CLS_03.jpg (91KB - 1223 downloads) | ||
finsruskw |
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Expert Posts: 2289 Location: Eastern Iowa | darn....what a waste of a good bubble windshield!!! Dave S., That's not what I said.....dam Edited by finsruskw 2011-03-10 5:49 PM | ||
Swept57 |
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Expert Posts: 1622 Location: Seville, OH | finsruskw - 2011-03-10 2:48 PM darn....what a waste of a good bubble windshield!!! Dave S., That's not what I said.....dam Well there is always the chance that at the end of its race car days, it was parted and the windshield lived on. Unlikely, but you never know. Dave | ||
Swept57 |
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Expert Posts: 1622 Location: Seville, OH | Here are a few more from the forwardlook era. I don't think there are any mopars but some of these things are so hammered flat that its hard to tell what they are. (CLS_04.jpg) (CLS_05.jpg) (CLS_06.jpg) Attachments ---------------- CLS_04.jpg (82KB - 1220 downloads) CLS_05.jpg (79KB - 1070 downloads) CLS_06.jpg (70KB - 996 downloads) | ||
B/G 61 |
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | Great pics ! Gotta love the trunk popping open ! ! ! | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Did "Super Stocks" morph into "modifieds" ? Notice the rust out on that Baccaruda fastback, above....demo-racing it was probably a fitting final-solution to its impoverished lifetime. That #10-Poncho, above, looks like it inflicted some serious bodily injury to some fans, too. Any such injuries would probably have been disallowed in court, because sporting event spectators are presumed to have "Primary assumption of risk", meaning that their mere voluntary presence at an inherently dangerous event (like at a baseball game where they can get hurt from errant balls and bats, etc) voids any claims for personal injury that they might sustain in the course of attending that event....nowadays, entrance tickets have express disclaimers of liability printed onto them. Tough Sh!t, kid....enjoy the wheel chair! | ||
Swept57 |
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Expert Posts: 1622 Location: Seville, OH | Haven't been able to spot any other FL cars, but her is a 66 Plymouth. MoPars were super rare at Cloverleaf, unless it was a demo derby. (CL_Plymouth.jpg) Attachments ---------------- CL_Plymouth.jpg (94KB - 1067 downloads) | ||
Swept57 |
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Expert Posts: 1622 Location: Seville, OH | And speaking of Demo Derby at Cloverleaf... I think this is a 1960 Plymouth... At least it won the Derby! (photo.JPG) Attachments ---------------- photo.JPG (101KB - 1113 downloads) | ||
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