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Topic: Blast from the Past - Knoxville Nationals Midway 1983
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July 06, 2010 at
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I have only lived in Knoxville for going on 9 years so its always neat to see pics from earlier years of Knoxville. Do you have an photos of the main entrance and Highway 14 and how things looked?
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July 06, 2010 at
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That was a kinder, gentler Knoxville Nats ... grandstand adjacent camping is now concessions and VIP parking. Commercialism has taken away the quaintness of campers watching the parade stroll by. I sure miss the days of the Busride.... the Marion County gestapo ain't a lot of fun to party with. 
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July 06, 2010 at
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With tighter security at all major events (even the Nationals) it will never be like it used to.
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July 06, 2010 at
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Posted By: filtalr on July 06 2010 at 08:15:22 PM
That was a kinder, gentler Knoxville Nats ... grandstand adjacent camping is now concessions and VIP parking. Commercialism has taken away the quaintness of campers watching the parade stroll by. I sure miss the days of the Busride.... the Marion County gestapo ain't a lot of fun to party with.
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Things change, but it was a lot of fun back then when campers filled the area behind the grandstands and most of the racers camped at the track with their cars in the barns. The Arizona racers in the Arizona barn and the California cars that were loaded with chrome were some fond memories. Some guys that wrecked or had motor trouble would be working on their cars at 1:00 am and it was always fun just to walk around and see what was going on. Those things we miss, but other things are a lot better too. A lot of nice improvements over the years, grandstands, Hall of Fame, track lighting, pavement in the pits, nicer restrooms, the best fire and safety crew, and large purses, etc. Knoxville has done a nice job over the years and sometimes they deserve more credit than they get.
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July 06, 2010 at
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OMG! Im in the pic! Im right by the trailer that........
Oh, never mind, cant be me, waist line is normal size. Then again, I "think" it was normal in 1983.
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July 06, 2010 at
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I remember a rainy crappy Friday afternoon at the Nationals back in the mid 70s, very few people were visible in the fairgrounds.
Then they rolled a car out of the Arizona barn and pushed it off down the midway and fired it up. 3 minutes after the engine fired there were a good hundred people gathered around in the rain.
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July 06, 2010 at
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Posted By: pitguy14 on July 06 2010 at 08:20:41 PM
With tighter security at all major events (even the Nationals) it will never be like it used to.
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People did not sue you for everything then
We shut it down ourself , too many lawyers with not enough to do
Just try and get Ins. and do not tell me you do not need it because it would scare you if you knew how much they had paid out for dumb things.
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July 06, 2010 at
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Posted By: sprint19 on July 06 2010 at 09:48:33 PM
Things change, but it was a lot of fun back then when campers filled the area behind the grandstands and most of the racers camped at the track with their cars in the barns. The Arizona racers in the Arizona barn and the California cars that were loaded with chrome were some fond memories. Some guys that wrecked or had motor trouble would be working on their cars at 1:00 am and it was always fun just to walk around and see what was going on. Those things we miss, but other things are a lot better too. A lot of nice improvements over the years, grandstands, Hall of Fame, track lighting, pavement in the pits, nicer restrooms, the best fire and safety crew, and large purses, etc. Knoxville has done a nice job over the years and sometimes they deserve more credit than they get.
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think iwas there 1980-81 ? didnt we go to red rock all day and drink schlitz on tap at the races all night?
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July 06, 2010 at
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Had this picture been taken later in the night, might have caught a glimpse of a "bus ride"
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July 07, 2010 at
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July 07, 2010 at
10:28:30 AM by chilly
Is that Stubb in the red & white shirt in the lower right corner of the pic!!? Maybe a long-lost vertically challenged brother??? lol
PS, love the pic Pete - thanks for sharing. If you have other photos similar to this one, please share!!
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July 07, 2010 at
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Posted By: chilly on July 07 2010 at 10:27:17 AM
Is that Stubb in the red & white shirt in the lower right corner of the pic!!? Maybe a long-lost vertically challenged brother??? lol
PS, love the pic Pete - thanks for sharing. If you have other photos similar to this one, please share!!
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I was wondering if that was Stubb or some of his kin as well.
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July 07, 2010 at
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Stubb is MUCH taller than that guy, remember he gets his nickname for that short finger, lol. Take It Easy...
PS Pete, about where that tan colored van is located is where I sold photos at the Nationals for more than a dozen years...
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July 07, 2010 at
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Oh how I yearn for those days, been going since 1977 and have seen a lot of changes(and not all good). Times were a lot more simple back then, I remember sitting on the fence after the races and drinking beer until I passed out and fell off, and guess what , nobody gave a shit, I woke up about 8 the next day went to my tent. That got to be a routine that I kinda liked, nobody bothering anyone. I still go every year and probably will until I can't but I sure do miss the old days. I hope everyone has a great time.
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July 08, 2010 at
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Posted By: grizzley71n on July 07 2010 at 04:23:03 PM
Oh how I yearn for those days, been going since 1977 and have seen a lot of changes(and not all good). Times were a lot more simple back then, I remember sitting on the fence after the races and drinking beer until I passed out and fell off, and guess what , nobody gave a shit, I woke up about 8 the next day went to my tent. That got to be a routine that I kinda liked, nobody bothering anyone. I still go every year and probably will until I can't but I sure do miss the old days. I hope everyone has a great time.
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No wonder we couldn't park for breakfast at the sale barn!!
Sprints rule
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July 08, 2010 at
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If any of you invent a time machine I will buy the first ticket and you can take me back to the good ol days of Knoxville. Back when a fan could just be a fan and the sport wasn't all about money.
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July 08, 2010 at
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Oh grizzly, we messed with you when you fell off the fence just nobody told you. It was all in good fun.
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