Brad's Marine racetrack upgrades draw fast laps at Hawkeye Downs
The new Hawkeye Downs 1/4 mile clay surface produced faster competition with drivers about one second quicker per lap. Sat night modified stock races ran on time with a packed grandstand enjoying the thrills. Plymouth 1 and 2 dominated Charlotte 600 mile Late Model Stocks, led by Lee Petty as owner of both winning cars. Brad's Marine features include color matched panels, storage, 12 gallon fuel tank, ventilating glass, locking glove box, bucket seats, and more. Optional top, curtains, stern cover, and mooring cover available.
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Hawkeye Downs
Plymouth
Charlotte
Lee Petty
Nautolex
Aqueduct
Aura Craft specs and race notes at Greenwood Raceway
Details of a speedboat and race scene with Jim Pachal driving the winning car and his son Dick in second place earning $36,000. Fireball Roberts suffers serious third degree burns in a race crash. Nearby John Wessales' team works on a Merlyn Formula 4 as chrome and Mercury power replace an English Ford engine. A wild upturned VW transaxle powers a unique low sled design with twin pipes, drawing near Indy style references.
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Jim Pachal
Fireball Roberts
John Wessales
John
Jim Clark
Greenwood
Raceway
Cedar Rapids Kids League preconditioning course tale
A Cedar Rapids family navigates a first baseball season in the Kids League. The mother and father advise their son Junior on roles, pitching vs fielding, and handling games with humor and realism. The piece extols parental support and the community value of youth sports.
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Cedar Rapids’ Kids League
Warren Boldt
Unclear school quiz prompt asks choice of one book
A teacher asks a student which book to read if stranded on a desert island. The fragment references a conversation with John Buchanan and odd garbled text suggesting a question about a single book and an imagined scenario, but the readable portion ends without a clear answer or cohesive context.
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Sedge
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Iowa
Ellis Park
Aurora
Illinois
Webster City
Mason City
Decatur
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Eports
Dizzy Dean
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Grammer
Dad
Ump
Shorty Rodgers
Cedar Rapids
John Buchanan
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Honda Super Sports
Honda Sports
Wilson
Center Point RD
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