DAARA 2011 MISCELLANEOUS PHOTOS GALLERY THREE

IF YOU WONDERED WHERE DON BIGLOW HAS BEEN THIS SUMMER WELL HE AND HIS FRIENDS ARE GETTING READY FOR BONNEVILLE..HERE IS THEIR NEWLY CONSTRUCTED LANDSPEED CAR..THEY TESTED LAST WEEK AT LORING, MAINE AND WENT 245 MPH..READY FOR BONNEVILLE THEY WILL NEED TO RUN 330 MPH FOR THE RECORD..

NO STEVE MILLER HASN'T BOUGHT A NEW CAR HE AND WENDY WERE HAVING FUN AT THE SYRACUSE NATIONALS CAR SHOW..(Miller photo)

WHAT NEXT WILL BOBBY JORDAN USE TO STAY CLEAN..?..A RED CARPET..?..VOLUSIA PRESENTED SOME PROBLEMS BUT BOBBY DID MEET SOME NEW FANS..(Miller photo)

DON REHM ABOUT THE TIME THE COUPES WERE GOING OUT AND THE SPRINTS WERE COMING IN..

JIM HEILAND WAS BACK IN THE WINNERS CIRCLE AT ELKO SPEEDWAY WITH HIS IMCA OLD TIMERS GROUP..THEY WERE THERE AS PART OF THE ASA MIDWEST TOURING SHOW..(Heiland photo)

ROCK REIGLE HAS ACHIEVED THE NEW RANK OF SECOND DEGREE BLACK BELT IN THE MARTIAL ARTS OF SHAOLIN KEMPO KARATE AFTER A FOUR HOUR TEST..FROM THE LEFT IN THE PHOTO IS HIS MASTER EIGHTH DEGREE JOHN DELOREY, BLACK BELT JERRY PLANK, 9th DEGREE DRAGON MARK GRUPPOSO WHO CAME DOWN FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO TEST ROCK ON THE FAR RIGHT..(Reigle photo)

STEVE MILLER AND HIS SON MATT POSE BESIDE BUZZY REUTIMANN'S CAR IN STEVES GARAGE OCTOBER 1977..(Miller photo)

SUMNER DEWOLF GETS READY FOR THE JULY 4th BLUE RIDGE, GEORGIA PARADE.(DeWolf photo)

RICHARD BOWSER SENT THESE PHOTOS FROM THE EMMR EVENT AT WINCHESTER, VA SPEEDWAY ON JUNE 29, 2011..(Bowser photo)

JACK SAPP WRITES FROM THE MIDWEST: I have my new 5th wheel worked out and we are on vacation with it and my race car is with me. After talking with Butch Ermer and hearing about the event that MVVCRA has at Oscoloosa and Knoxville I had to go..Dale miller also went and the group there treated use like real VIPs..The race at Oscoloosa which is a 1/2 mile dirt was a blast..They had about 75 cars, 16 of which were caged sprinters..They split us into 2 heats with hot laps, a heat race of 6 laps, and a feature of 12 laps..Slow down is not in their vocabulary! I started 6th and finished a respectable 3rd. Dale battled hard and led for a while but finished a close 2nd.
We loaded up that night and moved on to Knoxville Iowa and the famous black dirt..Lots of bench racing went on till we got to got into the pits about 4pm. All concrete and no broom needed..I don't know the total car count but we had 22 caged sprints..Again they split us into 2 heats and as luck would have it I drew last in my heat..It was a little disappointing that we only got 5 hot laps and a 8 lap feature..I managed to finish 6th..The track was smooth.sticky, and very fast.. Again Dale led most of the feature and slipped to 2nd with 2 to go..Great job Dale! It was a real treat to get to run where so many famous drivers have driven..The rest of the events were rained out but we did have a great time with the gang from MVVRCA at dinner at Utters steak house..Havent laughed so hard in years..Hope to get to the Kings Royal ( to watch ) on the way home....Best wishes, Jack Sapp #77..(Sapp photo)

DAARA MEMBERS HAD A GOOD TIME AT DESTINATION DAYTONA AND THE CLUB IS INVITED BACK THERE ON FRIDAY NIGHT JULY 8, 2011..(Dave Cash photos)

RICHIE EVANS WAS FINALLY WAS ELECTED TO THE NASCAR HALL OF FAME..ITS ABOUT TIME..!!

JIM HEILAND WAS THE 1961 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AT RACEWAY PARK IN ARLINGTON, MINNESOTA..HIS DAD WAS A GLUEK’S BEER DISTRIBUTOR BACK THEN, SO HE TOOK THE NUMBER 3.2 FOR HIS CAR..(Heiland photo)

DO YOU THINK THESE RIMS FIT THE VINTAGE ERA FOR CHAD FREEMAN..?..THERE JUST A LITTLE TO MUCH BLING..(Freeman photo)

BUTCH ERMER HAS HIS GAMBLER FINISHED AND THIS ONE ISN'T FLATHEAD POWERED..(Ermer photo)

BUD WAS SURE SURPRISED TO SEE HIS PICTURE ON THE COVER OF THE MAY NEWSLETTER..(Bob Willis photo)

ED DANIELS AND HIS M37 WEAPONS CARRIER..WERE LUCKY IT DOESN'T FIT IN THE SPEEDSTER CLASS WHERE ED COMPETES..(Stelcher photo)

CRABBY BILL MCPEEK AT CRABBY BILL'S..(McPeek photo)

THIS IS SAM, THE YOUNG MAN FROM LESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND THAT WAS ATTENDINGWITH HIS DAD THEIR FIRST OVAL TRACK EVENT AT DESOTO..THEY SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME IN OUR DAARA PITS ENJOYING OUR VINTAGE CARS..HAPPY 15th BIRTHDAY SAM..(Savoie photo)

BILL MCPEEK DID A LITTLE CANE POLE FISHING AT THE MANATEE FISH CAMP JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM DESOTO SPEEDWAY..ALL HE LACKED WAS A STRAW HAT AND A WATERMELON..(Savoie photo)

ROCK REIGLE'S LAST RACE at DESOTO BEFORE HE RETIRED FROM ACTIVE RACING WAS THE 2009 ICEBREAKER WHICH HE WON..(Reigle photo)

BILL WHEELOCK HAS FINISHED HIS SPEEDSTER AND WILL BE JOINING IN WITH THE DAARA SVS EXPERENCE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR..(Stelcher photo)

RICK KASERMAN ON THE RIGHT WHO IS BASED AT CAMP MOREHEAD, AFGHANISTAN WAS PROMOTED TO LT. COLONEL..HE IS THE SON OF SARAH & JAMES KASERMAN..

SUMNER DEWOLF HAD HIS 1939 FORD COUPE AT THE CAR SHOW IN BLUE RIDGE, GEORGIA AND CAME AWAY WITH THE CLASS WIN..(DeWolf photo)

BOB COWGILL WORKS FOR NASA AND WHEN THERE IS A SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH HE ASSIGNED TO THE SEVILLA, SPAIN AREA..HE HAS BEEN THERE SINCE BEFORE OUR SPEEDWORLD RACE FOR THE FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR WHICH HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO LANCH NOW ON MONDAY MAY 16..HERE IS A COLLAGE OF PHOTOS HE SENT INCLUDING THE CASTLE GUN TOWER, THE CATHEDRAL WHERE CHRISTOPHER COLUBUS IS BURIED, AND A YOUNG LADY IN TRADITIONAL DRESS GOING TO A FAIR..CLICK HERE FOR THE CASTLE OF LOS MORALES WHICH BOB PASSES BY ON HIS WAY TO WORK EACH DAY..

BILL MCPEEK WRITES THAT THE ANNOUNCER AT SPEEDWORLD WAS SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT RICHIE GOMES AND MCPEEK BEING IN THEIR SEVENTIES..WELL I GUESS WE MIGHT CALL THEM PART OF THE "GEEZER GANG"..

CLICK HERE FOR THE LARRY LARIVEE ONLINE ARTICLE FROM THE SPRINGFIELD REPUPLICAN, SPRINGFIELD, MASS..

WHEN WE RUN THE HISTORIC FESTIVAL AT DARLINGTON MOST CARS DON'T GET A STRIPE..THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE NATIONWIDE RACE..CREWS PREPARE FOR LONG NIGHT OF PAINTING BEFORE THE SOUTHERN 500 AT DARLINGTON RACEWAY..(Harrelson Photography)

JIM HEILAND'S OTHER RACE CAR..PACE CAR FOR ARLINGTON RACEWAY..

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