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 […]
Author Archives: Gary Elliott
While waiting for our panels to painted I will post some pictures and stories of the racing with my son David. He was one of the top runners in both the Hobby and Late Model classes. 14 Championships 60 plus Feature wins. Here is a picture of David’s first win in the Hobby division in […]
The body has gone to PYE Chevrolet for paint. They should be ready in 2 weeks giving us time to finish going over the car very thorough. We want to replace the pads, any bent or damaged parts, fix other things that might need attention, basically a complete going over replacing all fluids and making […]
Now that all our panels are prepared, fitted and adjusted, we have sent all the panels to PYE Chevrolet in Truro for paint. I expect will get all the panels back in 2 weeks, maybe a little longer. The time away gives us an opportunity to completely go over the rest of the car and […]
Now that it’s finished all the panels will go to PYE Chevrolet this week and come back a beautiful green. My crew, Buttons, Bob, Chris, Shannon and Tyler have worked very hard and steady to make this happen. Once it’s painted we will assemble all the parts then Kirk Alexander will do his beautifying with […]
Buttons approves. We just finished the body panels on the car. The final touches were completed including, trimming the fenders for clearance, body braces, final fit of the hood, the rear bumper, spoiler and rocker panels. The car goes to PYE Chevrolet for paint the last week of October. While it’s gone we will work […]
Bob, Chris and Tyler came over Wednesday and Thursday to give us a good start on the car. Bob returned on Saturday and with Shannon and I digging in we got the hood and doors fitted. Still lots to do, but a great effort so far. The panels have to be ready for paint by […]
Bob, Chris and Tyler came to the shop twice this week to get the car panels installed and fix a few bent parts, nothing too serious. Our goal is to have the panels, doors, fenders, nose, tail, hood and rocker panels, ready for the final week of October. Once all the holes are drilled and […]
I really want to get my Late Model done early for 2021. Bob and Chris came over Wednesday to get started. I bought all the needed parts, 2 front fenders, 2 doors, steel front bumper, a nose, rear bumper cover and rocker panels. Some of our existing parts can be fixed or kept for spares. […]
David and I 2002 Barrie Speedway After our 8 races in season #52, shortened by Covid, we did have some stats to add to our “51 Years of Stats” posted on the Message Board just under Diary of a Season 2019. Season 52 from 51 *47th Season With Quaker State from 46th Total Nights 1292 […]
Action shot by Ernest Pothier. We had a strong run finishing 8th. It was a great way to end the season, a real confidence builder for 2021. We did get roughed up, body slammed trying to pass a car clean. He turned into me knocking us off the track, doing body damage and cutting the […]
We had our 8th race of the season at Center For Speed in Shediac New Brunswick. This was the first time on this track for me and I caught on to faster than any of the others. I was more aggressive here in our Pro Late Model than I have been in the last 7 […]