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September 14, 2024 at
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So long to one of Central PA's best drivers and pranksters. You were interesting to hang out with, you will be missed.
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September 14, 2024 at
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A great guy! His legacy both on and off the track will never be surpassed.
If you never had one of his personal guided tours of EMMR, you missed one of the great things in life!
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September 14, 2024 at
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One of the greatest central Pa drivers ever. When he was in the Boop's Aluminum ride he was as good as there was. One of rare individuals who deserved Hall of Fame recognition not only as a driver but as a historian also. RIP Champ.
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September 15, 2024 at
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RIP Lynn you were a joy to watch.
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September 15, 2024 at
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Posted By: beezr2002 on September 14 2024 at 08:07:24 AM
So long to one of Central PA's best drivers and pranksters. You were interesting to hang out with, you will be missed.
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He was the first sprint car driver I rooted for way back in the early 70's when I first started going to Port Royal in the Boops #1 car.R.I.P
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September 15, 2024 at
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Always a pleasure to listen to and hang around with. Godspeed
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September 16, 2024 at
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Posted By: wolfie2985 on September 14 2024 at 11:12:49 AM
A great guy! His legacy both on and off the track will never be surpassed.
If you never had one of his personal guided tours of EMMR, you missed one of the great things in life!
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Took the words from my mouth....
I don't know if you're talking about official "guided tours", but any time you were there & he was too, he was welcoming, great stories, lots of info from a knowledgeable source
Never saw him race tho
RIP
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September 16, 2024 at
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Posted By: WingedSpeed on September 15 2024 at 07:55:18 AM
He was the first sprint car driver I rooted for way back in the early 70's when I first started going to Port Royal in the Boops #1 car.R.I.P
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Mr. Paxton was my Sprint Car "Idol" as a kid. R.I.P. The Museum lost their ambassador - going to be massive shoes to fill!
As a young fan my hi-light was Labor Day either 1979 or 1980 watching him win the Classic at Port then Traveling 35 miles back west on Rte 35 to watch him win that night at Selinsgrove!
He maybe the last traditionalist to win w/o power steering - i could be way off base on this one....but i swear i remember hearing this story more than forty years ago!
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September 16, 2024 at
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Rest in Peace Champ...
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September 17, 2024 at
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There's 3 drivers/cars I remember rooting for when I was a little kid at Selinsgrove and sometimes Port Royal in the late 70's. Kramer Williamson in the Pink Panther 73, Paul Pitzer in the Weikert 29 and Lynn Paxton in the Boops Aluminum 1 - great man, great story teller and historion, and of course one of greatest ever drivers. RIP to a legend.
A
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September 18, 2024 at
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he was always at emmr when we went and was wonderful with my kids. he always got out their box of diecast cars and let them pick one. it was one of our favorite places to visit because of him. he will be missed.
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