Here is our most spectacular looking car. This Modified won Best Appearing Car 3 times in 2019.
At the Rick Woolner Memorial in July of 2019, at the Ironman 72 at Sunset Speedway and then at the year end OSCAAR Modified banquet.
I posted all the winners since our first car in 1969, on Diary of a Season 2020.
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Gary Elliott
Our First Best Appearing Car In The Hobby Division
We won the Best Appearing car award came in 1985. It was my second year of the OARC, Hobby Division, now known as the CVM. It was also our second time winning this award, the first being 1969 in the Mini Stock.
1985 was our 17th year, and the first season running #9, my second favorite number.
The car was painted like Bill Elliott’s Coors car. Ironically we would win Best Appearing Car with #9 not #36. Over the next 35 season we would win the award 18 more times.
I will post a list of all the winners of that award in Diary of a Season 2020 soon.
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First Time At Petty International Raceway
Here is a picture by Tanya Everett from the July 4th race PIR. It took me lots of laps to get this track figured out. By the 4th time racing on it in the Mike Stevens Memorial we were getting better.
More updates soon. Our front and rear bumper covers are being painted and we will install them and the rest of the body panel hopefully this coming week.
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Center For Speed Shediac………On The Edge
Our car is coming along good. Just had the transmission repaired and installed. We were able to install it with the shifter rods still attached making it a lot easier and faster.
This picture was taken by Ernest Pothier at Center For Speedway in Shediac New Brunswick. A fun track that I was able to learn quick. We finished 8th in this feature.
If you look close at both the inside wheels they are half on the edge of the track. Its a 8″ drop off the edge of the pavement. I had to do that to gain any time on the veteran Shawn Pierce.
More updates soon as we wait for all the body panels to be completed at PYE Chevrolet.
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Highlight From 2020 Riverside International Speedway
As we prepare our car for 2021 I want to share a few pictures from our 2020 season. This picture was taken by Ken MacIssac at Riverside Speedway in Speedway.
Currently our transmission is being worked on and should be ready later this week.
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Transmission Out…..Needs Reseal & Adjustment
All the body panels are ready now accept for the front and rear nose. They should be done by the end of the week. I decided to paint the inside of the fenders and rocker panels so all panels are black inside.
Chris White came over a few times the past 2 weeks and we got a bunch done off our list. Chris is new to racing and our crew, but has been a fast learner and can’t wait to get to the shop to help.
I let and all my crew do as much as possible so they will know with confidence once racing starts.
Bob Landry, Tyler Hallahan, Jeff DeCoste and Kerry Fry have been unable to come to the shop but they will once things settle down for them. They have all been such an amazing help in 2020.
Chris and I got a lot of maintenance done. Brakes, all levels drained and refilled, new spark plugs, new front bumper installed, new plug for the quick change, gears changed for Scotia Speedworld although we’re not sure where our first race will be, but gears take less than 20 minutes to change.
The transmission was removed and will be checked over. It’s got some leaks and the shifter linkage assembly wasn’t install properly when we did the clutches, not allowing the car to go fully into reverse. It went in okay, but as soon as I backed up it jumped out.
Once we get the transmission fixed it will go back in and then we can put the new body panels on the car and have it lettered by Kirk Alexander.
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Body Panels Ready….Some Driveline Repairs First
We got the body panels back from PYE Chevrolet. Ian Murphy did an amazing job again putting the beautiful green on the panels. The paint was supplied by PPG. I am very thankful for these 2 sponsors on our team for 2021.
We have some repairs to make on the drive line. Nothing too serious, but the trans has been jumping out of reverse ever since we replaced the clutch discs. We had the transmission out 4 times, so it is quite possible I got something in wrong because the shifter was working fine before that. I want to get it fixed before the body panels go on the car. We will also go over the full chassis to make sure everything is good for 2021.
More photos to come soon.
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David & I At Spartan Speedway In Michigan 1989…My First Championship Season
I was so blessed to race with my son for most of his 30 years. He left the CVM in 2003 letting 2 of his crew race the car. Then he went to Late Model in 2004. I joined him in 2005 with my own Late Model.
In this picture we are enjoying his first trip to Spartan Speedway, it may have been my first trip there as well.
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