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August 04, 2008 at
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1963 Knoxville Champion Greg Weld passed away this morning. (Racin Boys .com)
RIP Greg.
Curt Grogan
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August 04, 2008 at
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RIP, Greg....
The last time I saw Greg race was a USAC pavement show at the now defunct Heidelberg Raceway in Pittsburgh, PA; he got hung on the fence! And it took a while to get him down, as I recall....But always a good shoe...
Chuck.....
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August 04, 2008 at
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He was the speaker at Bench Racing Weekend in Indianapolis earlier this year. Very interesting person.
RIP
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August 04, 2008 at
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Very sad.....I grew up watching the Welds in KC in the early 60's. What a great crew of sprint/supermodified racers passed through in that era! In '63 and '64, though, Greg was absolutely untouchable in that #92 gold and blue roadster that the family built. RIP
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August 04, 2008 at
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RIP to one of the greatest of all open wheel racers. You can't think of Knoxville or that great era of supermodified racing in and around KC without having memories of Greg Weld and family. Greg did more by the time he was 25 in racing than most could ever hope to accomplish in a lifetime.
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August 04, 2008 at
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Greg at Winchester in 1966.
Support our troops. Their hearts still believe in us.
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August 04, 2008 at
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Sad day in our sport!! RIP Greg
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August 05, 2008 at
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Very sad to hear about Greg Weld. My husband drove for the family and always spoken very highly of them all. I have heard many stories about the old racing days with the Weld family. My thoughts and prayers are with the family. Pat Woodside
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August 05, 2008 at
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God speed.
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August 05, 2008 at
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R.I.P.
dttfowtm ...
"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely
in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, totally worn out, shouting "Holy ****! What
a ride!"
"Pennsylvania is Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, with
Alabama in between."
"My father always used to say that when you die, if
you've got five real friends, then you've had a great
life."
"I do not know with what weapons World War III will be
fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks
and stones."
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August 05, 2008 at
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What an amazing family. Hopefully somebody is working on a book on the Welds. RIP Greg.
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August 05, 2008 at
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Greg Weld was one of my hero's as a kid. That little gold roadster was sooo cool!
Then the Don Brown roadster. How 'bout the "riot" that got the Weld's "banned for life!" Good stuff!!
The one thing I don't know is, did he have health problems? I'm not aware.
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