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May 06, 2022 at
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Smokey Snellbaker - Silver Spring (PA) Speedway - March 27, 2004
Photo by Jim Fisher
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May 06, 2022 at
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Nice photo!
I'm looking at an 18 year old sprint car and trying to pick out some of the things that have changed.
Cockpits are now more enclosed
The top rollbars extend further towards the back
What else can you see in this picture that has changed in 18 years?
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May 06, 2022 at
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Posted By: Murphy on May 06 2022 at 09:25:25 AM
Nice photo!
I'm looking at an 18 year old sprint car and trying to pick out some of the things that have changed.
Cockpits are now more enclosed
The top rollbars extend further towards the back
What else can you see in this picture that has changed in 18 years?
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Thanks for the compliment on the pic. Smokey was such a nice guy.
This is a picture of him with a Super Sportsman.
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May 06, 2022 at
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Posted By: fish on May 06 2022 at 01:19:28 PM
Thanks for the compliment on the pic. Smokey was such a nice guy.
This is a picture of him with a Super Sportsman.
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We don't have those on the upper plains. Isn't a super sportsman along the line of a limited sprint car?
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May 06, 2022 at
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May 06, 2022 at
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Posted By: Murphy on May 06 2022 at 01:34:20 PM
We don't have those on the upper plains. Isn't a super sportsman along the line of a limited sprint car?
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Yes. Very, very similiar to sprint cars, think they have square bottom frame rails and are self-starting. I went to Silver Spring one time in the 80s when Lincoln got rained out. I was thrilled with the racing. Went back several times afterward. Silver Spring is gone now.
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May 06, 2022 at
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Posted By: fish on May 06 2022 at 01:19:28 PM
Thanks for the compliment on the pic. Smokey was such a nice guy.
This is a picture of him with a Super Sportsman.
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Thanks for posting the pics. Please continue.
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May 06, 2022 at
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Posted By: Murphy on May 06 2022 at 09:25:25 AM
Nice photo!
I'm looking at an 18 year old sprint car and trying to pick out some of the things that have changed.
Cockpits are now more enclosed
The top rollbars extend further towards the back
What else can you see in this picture that has changed in 18 years?
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Aren't some of the cages taller ie. more head room for the driver?
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May 06, 2022 at
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May 06, 2022 at
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Posted By: fish on May 06 2022 at 03:32:15 PM
Yes. Very, very similiar to sprint cars, think they have square bottom frame rails and are self-starting. I went to Silver Spring one time in the 80s when Lincoln got rained out. I was thrilled with the racing. Went back several times afterward. Silver Spring is gone now.
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Similar, yes, there are also differences. The frame is square on the bottom, no front wing, a much smaller top wing, no power steering. They have a 358 engine and a carburator.
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May 07, 2022 at
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Did he win that day? I remember going to Silver Spring for a day race and then onto Lincoln afterwards back around then and Smokey won in that car.
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May 08, 2022 at
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Posted By: HoldenCaulfield on May 07 2022 at 06:34:46 PM
Did he win that day? I remember going to Silver Spring for a day race and then onto Lincoln afterwards back around then and Smokey won in that car.
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Yes he did! I went to Selinsgrove after this race.
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