El Mirage, CA

[California98Civic]

Raw dump of most of the car/bike photos in low res format... gotta run to an appointment with a friend. But here is "young girl digging the bike about to race" for your Sunday. The man with her stepped aside and a woman, maybe the girls Mom took the handlebars for the pass. Announcer had "no information" and I forgot to note her speed. But she got going great.

[freebeard]

Thanks. Just A Car Guy posted some as well. He chose the Omega and the Starlight coupe too.

Did you see these?


http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/05/cool-late-40s-delivery-van-mounted-on.html


Just A Car Guy: I didn't get a chance to see this open up and unfold, but the back looks like a mobile workshop/ viewing the races platform


http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-hop-up-t.html

The Hop Up T is significant because it was in the Stroker McGurk cartoons in Hop Up magazine.

[California98Civic]

Didn't see the trucks this time, but I was in motion a lot, exploring the lakebed and surrounding towns. Met a couple oldtimers, one a 200 Club member. Lots of stories. I did see the little roadster pack that I think this car was part of, though I don't remember this car. There was a different "Hop UP" roadster there that I did see... all paintless rusty metal patina. These were pretty machines, in that mad max kinda way. Snapped a pick of a few of them doing donuts in the dust, kinda like a roadster tango.