Motorsports Newsletter 5/04/23

By Richard Parks

1) Craig Breedlove was a friend and a man I admired hugely, and it would be a pleasure to have you send my biography (obituary story) to anyone you think might like to read it. David Tremayne
READERS: If you want David’s excellent biography of Land Speed racer Craig Breedlove, just write to me, and I will send it to you.

2) Hi, Richard! I always enjoy receiving and reading your hot rodding and motorsports newsletters. A while ago, you mentioned in one of our correspondences that you have a list of questions that are helpful when a person is attempting to write an autobiography. Well, my wife and I are going to visit her family back East in a few weeks, I’ll have some idle time on my hands, and I was thinking I might undertake this project (and the fact that I’ll be 73 next week is another prod). Would you forward the questions to me, I’ll be very appreciative. Rick Voegelin

Rick: My system is based on NOUNS: people, places, things. Here are the rules:
A) In CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, list as many nouns as you can, such as parents, siblings, friends, relatives, schooling, occupation, etc
B) For each noun, write one or more sentences.
C) Spend 10 to 15 minutes, write fast, and come back to this project daily. In other words, have fun and don’t burn out on it.
D) If you need my help, send it to me, and I will assist you.
E) Don’t spend time looking up details and documents. You can always come back later and make adjustments.
F) Did I mention FUN? Yes, have fun with your bio and add lots of stories, funny and sad. And please send me a copy for my archives.
Richard (714-818-1281, call anytime)

3) Royce Rumsey just published “Alba Toscana” and “Porsche Perseverance” in Exposure. Contact Royce to see how you can get on this free site at roycer924_2. Also: Royce Rumsey just published Winning Weymann in Exposure. The 1931 “TaperTail” speedster by Weymann with 1933 phaeton by LeBaron. Both of the Lyon Collection. Provided by Royce for an article in Autoweek.
Seehttps://www.autoweek.com/car-life/classic-cars/a43732977/gordon-buehrig-duesenberg-wins-la-jolla-concours/

4) Alex provided the content for YouTube of the recent Fabulous Fords Forever Car Show at Irwindale Speedway. Alex is one of the Hidden Pioneers team. Fabulous Fords Forever 2023! Car Show: Mustang, Shelby, Cobra, Drag Racing (Irwindale Speedway) – YouTube. Bill Montgomery

EDITOR: Unfortunately, I have to stop providing photos. For some reason sending photos shuts down my computer until I delete the photos, or they show up on your end as a series of gibberish letters and signs. The photos also make the newsletter too long, and the newsletter is meant to be a brief notice of events only.

5) Hi Richard. Thank you for your help with this issue, which you can view at https://indd.adobe.com/view/4305ea77-6f98-43cd-8c54-a78c5b4e8ea2 or check the attached pdf. Hope you enjoy it. Regards, Bob Campbell, Editor

READERS: For some great hot rodding and racing history, Western Australia style, check out Bob’s latest edition.

6) SCTA land speed meet scheduled for May 20-21st at El Mirage Dry Lake.

7) We are trying to find someone who might have known Randy Buxton, who had our Montesa, 13M-1965 motorcycle. Thank you. John and Mike Boyajian, hyeantiques.

8) Jim Miller called to let us know that Marlo Treit took his land speed racer to Lake Gairdner in Southern Australia, where he set a land speed record in his class.

9) BOOK REVIEW: The Adventures of Al Joniec: Ford Drag Racer. Written by Charles R. Morris and Al Joniec. Copyright Charles R. Morris, published by Stance & Speed, St Paul, Minnesota, layout and design by Tom Heffron. ISBN-13:978-0-9891149-9-8. Al Joniec has had an eventful life in motorsports and chronicled his career in the book THE ADVENTURES OF AL JONIEC: FORD DRAG RACER. Charles R. Morris is the author and was assisted by Al Joniec. Contributions were made by Lloyd Wolfe, Carl Mentz, and the Spinelli family. The book is a soft cover (paperback) with 168 pages and contains 179 black and white photographs, one color photograph, and 29 various visuals (newspaper clippings, artwork, graphs, etc). The paper is good quality, but not photographic quality, and the pictures are easily readable to slightly grainy. There is a Preface, Introduction, eleven chapters, Epilog and a page for the author. The writing is crisp and well-done, telling Joniec’s story in a casual, easy manner. Morris brings Al’s story to light in such a way that it is difficult to determine when Joniec is writing rather than telling the story. The two men merge their storytelling and writing styles flawlessly. Both men bring their love for drag racing to this work. For the complete review, write to the Editor at RnParks1.

10) Movie reviews available for movie maker Dean Papadeas and narrator Kenny Youngblood.

11) Desperately need racing results for Oscar Koveleski, SCCA racer from 1951 to 1970s. If you know please send me reports.

12) Dirt Track Motorcycle Races at the Ventura Raceway, Ventura, California, on May 6, 2023. Contact www.Americanflattrack.com. Or,
https://ascotmotorsports.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=975b8bca80a483cbb4bdd9f3f&id=4cf394de08&e=6d604189e0.