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Topic: The Big Cars at the Wapello County Fair
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November 01, 2012 at
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http://www.midwestracingarchives.com/2012/11/the-big-cars-at-wapello-county-fair.html
Kyle Ealy
Editor - Midwest Racing Archives
www.midwestracingarchives.com
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November 01, 2012 at
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Nice post I seen several of those races.
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November 01, 2012 at
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A lot of great names (and great memories) there from back in the day.
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November 01, 2012 at
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When's the last time Eldon held a sprint car race?
Keep It Real
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November 01, 2012 at
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Spent a LOT of time there as a kid. My Grandpa use to race Horse & Buggy there many many moons ago.
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November 01, 2012 at
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Or "Harness Racing" as he called it..
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November 01, 2012 at
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Reply to:
Posted By: YungWun24 on November 01 2012 at 09:27:46 AM
When's the last time Eldon held a sprint car race?
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I saw 305s there in 2008 or 09? I think it was a 7 car field.
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November 01, 2012 at
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Reply to:
Posted By: Paintboss on November 01 2012 at 11:23:43 AM
Or "Harness Racing" as he called it..
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I had forgotten about harness racing.
Are you old enough to remember when the "opening act" for the big cars at the Iowa State Fairgrounds was the Joey Chitwood Thrill Show?! Maybe that's what we need to go back to during intermission now a days. LOL!
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November 01, 2012 at
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Grandpa raced (horses) there in the late 60s & early 70s. I was about 5 yrs old when I first started going and that was 1968. Don't know if I ever saw a car race there.
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November 01, 2012 at
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Thanks for the article.
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