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August 02, 2011 at
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Looking to get some stories on west capital in nor cal. any thing would be fun to relive?
ride hard and others will follow
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August 02, 2011 at
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This message was edited on
August 16, 2011 at
07:12:52 PM by Red Racer 9
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Looking to get some stories on west capital in nor cal. any thing would be fun to relive?
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I grew up in the sixties in Northern Cal, but I don't believe my Dad ever took me to West Capital. He did take me to Roseville to watch the mods. I watched Guys like Larry Burton (pictured above), Wally Baker, and Jimmy Gordon (my Dad worked for Jack Gordon Ford at about that time). They left some great memories, so much so that I have my own Jalopy style mod that I race
Bruce
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August 02, 2011 at
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what a great pic. my dad would drag me to west cap when I was young. He also took me to other tracks in nor cal but don't remember the names.( he can't ether).I still go to Chico,p'ville and marysville. I try to get to a new track every year.
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ride hard and others will follow
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August 03, 2011 at
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Anybodyin the mood for supers on the Sacto mile from 1968? Got a clip coming.
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August 03, 2011 at
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August 03, 2011 at
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This one is only 42 seconds long, wish it was more. The car that is flipping, is an original Edmunds super. Bet that hurt!
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August 03, 2011 at
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August 03, 2011 at
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August 03, 2011 at
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August 03, 2011 at
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Preacher Gary Patterson
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August 03, 2011 at
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Wally Baker
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August 03, 2011 at
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August 03, 2011 at
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A TON OF PICS HERE
http://www.westcapitalraceway.com/
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August 03, 2011 at
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August 16, 2011 at
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I remember Gary Patterson racing and Wally had a brother named Mel that raced as well. It's been awhile since I've been there, but that West Capital site has alot good info. I remember one night at Roseville they brought in some full bodied cars (57 Chevies and Fords) and I thought they were the ugliest things I had ever seen. As an adult the full bodied cars looks better, but the Mods still have my heart!
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August 03, 2011 at
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This message was edited on
August 03, 2011 at
01:52:54 PM by Racing From The Past
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Posted By: johnnyrider on August 02 2011 at 06:00:44 PM
Looking to get some stories on west capital in nor cal. any thing would be fun to relive?
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Try this site too: http://public.fotki.com/nitram22/auto_racing/racing_scans/
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August 03, 2011 at
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Reply to:
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August 03, 2011 at
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great pits brian26. Do you know if it was a half mile also?
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August 03, 2011 at
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Posted By: johnnyrider on August 03 2011 at 06:45:53 PM
great pits brian26. Do you know if it was a half mile also?
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Learning right along with you. I don't think it was, I was under the impression it was 1/4 mile.
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August 04, 2011 at
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West Capital Raceway (Capital Speedway) was primarily run as a 1/4 mile, but had a big 1/2 mile also sharing the front straightaway. The 1/2 mile was traditionally run 1 or 2 times a year for special events but it involved removing the turn 4 and turn 1 banks of the 1/4 mile track. I only saw about 4 events on the 1/2 at West Capital, they were nothing special for me, but the 1/4 track was a special place!
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August 04, 2011 at
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August 04, 2011 at
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I only saw West Capital once, it was 1979, I was crewman for a WoO team. TINY.....probably the smallest track I ever saw sprints run on.....we were amazed at how much stagger we needed.
1/4 mile might be giving it too much credit.
www.teamwmotorsports.webs.com
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