Forum: HoseHeads Sprint Car General Forum (go)
Moderators: dirtonly  /  dmantx  /  hosehead

Robert Bond    San Jose Ca

Robert Bond    San Jose Ca

Robert Bond    San Jose Ca

and mike raced this super-modified the next night it was a WoO open comp show at baylands in 1984(back when the world of outlaws actually ran outlaw shows)

Robert Bond    San Jose Ca

Robert Bond    San Jose Ca

I have vivid memories of that night at Baylands! I was sitting at the end of turn 4 grandstands to view the inferno. I think with all the bad luck Mike had over the years both on and off the track :) That night was his luckiest day on the planet.

wetntacky---i to was in turn 4 on top row far left corner under the sleeping bag tied to the railing and i can still feel the heat it was the warmest 20 minuets ever spent at baylands and i spent allot of time there lol-- and yes mike was very Lucky that night for allot of reasons

Robert Bond    San Jose Ca

ya i can remember the fire truck driving down the freeway and pulling onto the track just as they finely (after like 30 minuets )got the fire out with the water truck.and remember every body was trying to pull the car out of the flames and mike rolling on the ground to put himself out ---damn it was insane

Robert Bond    San Jose Ca

Wow, thanks for sharing the pics. That musta been one heckuva scary deal.

www.sprintcarchallengetour.com
www.placervillespeedway.com
www.stocktondirttrack.com
www.thunderbowlraceway.com

I was also in the turn 4 bleachers that night as usual. That was a Friday the 13th. Haud was in the 63 Hampshire car. He had to get the hook on that car himself as the tow truck driver was not going any where near it. Milan Garret was the other car involved. His own # 21 car which was rebuilt overnight at BKs shop and won the B main the next night. Milan was one of the first drivers that Marks and Keppler hired when they formed a team.

Shrek and wetntacky, I am new to this board. Been watching for a while but this topic hit home. First time I have written. Guys we have to know each other.

Ocean7a

stickerguy----i went to oak grove high class of 78 in sj and owned a home in saratoga area from 1980 till 1989 i spent every weekend going to a race and camping somewhere in n ca mostly both san jose speedways and baylands and i loved going to stoga and camping at calistoga ranch campgrounds these where good times for sure

Robert Bond    San Jose Ca

I bet we did run into each other in the beer line or waiting for some of the awesome Silva Linguicias I miss so much. You can't find any Linguicia at all in the midwest that I have found. Every so often I have 5 lbs of the stuff shipped from SJ to Chicago!

BTW, I went to Leigh High class of 78 so we definately must of crossed paths for sure.

Some of those Stoga over nighters are hard to remember.

"Some of those Stoga over nighters are hard to remember"

Tell me about it! I have lots of witnessess LOL. Those were the days!

Suzies on main street makes the best Bloody Mary's on the planet....

I went to Peidmont Hills class of 75. I used to have the concession stand at SJ and Watsonville selling stickers, hat pins, diecast and anything else to make a nickle. Took my grandma from Ohio to Baylands one time. She had never even heard of linguica. Well we stopped at the Silva sausage factory where she sent 10 lbs home. Great stuff.

Ocean7a

stickerguy------dud the first thing i always did upon walking into sj speedway was go to the stand to the left of the main entrance along the bleachers under the main stands and buy a hat pin and or a copy of racing wheels newspaper and thin id go and buy a linguicia sandwich and if you gave them a extra dollar thy would put 2 links in those awesome sourdough buns thy served em on and then it was beer time and at the breaks id stop by and buy or at-least look at the pics and the wooden supers that thy sold next to your booth, anyway thanks for helping me build my hat pin collection and keeping me up on the racing news before the net-----are you the guy and gal that runs the collectibles trailer at watsonville ? the sticker stands look allot like yours

Robert Bond    San Jose Ca

shrek. When SJ closed I sold most of the stickers to the folks that are still at Watsonville.(Gold Coast Diecast) Darrel passed away 2 years ago but his wife Barbara still does Wats. on Fridays. I sold most of the pins to some guy back in Indiana doing car shows. I should say I gave them away as all I ever got was the initial down payment.

Do you remember the little kids that used to play behind the turn 4 bleachers at Baylands? AJ Allendinger of Cart and now Nascar land was one of those kids. Great to see local boy does good even if it is not on dirt. His parents were turn 4 bleacher creatures also. Go AJ...

Ocean7a

You guys are killing me I was there for all the stuff your taking about. Turn 4 melt down was crazy I was in turn 4 too.

DAVE!!!! Is that you stickerguy?!! Haven't seen you since lunch at that Milpitas strip mall. I wasn't there at Baylands that night in '84 but didn't miss many Sat nights there. Didn't actually meet the Drunkster (Hardin) or 2dfloor until later after Baylands was closed. I had the NARC concession in the early 90's and also sold Farrin's track stuff at SJ just inside the front door. We still do Silva's at HoserVille!!!!

Rich Wiseman