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Kurtis sold the midget car portion of the business to Johnny Pawl in the late 1950s, and the quarter midget business to Ralph Potter in 1962. Frank Kurtis was the first non-driver inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame (U.S.). Zeke Justice and Ed Justice of the Justice Brothers both worked at Kurtis-Kraft after World War II ...
1939 Atalanta 2 litre Roadster ex Midge Wiltby team car; body by Abbott of Farnham. In the late 1930s there was also an open sports version of the Atalanta, with a huge 7L American side-valve engine and an 8- position, gated gear change. Also a smaller-engined open sports version using an OHV engine with a blower.
In 1945, at age 15, Ruttman entered his family's car into a roadster race held in San Bernardino, California, winning the event. [1] He won 19 of the 21 events staged there that season. [1] By 1947 he was the California Roadster Association (CRA) roadster champion. [1] He also won his first five midget car races that season.
Television portal; United States portal; Television series which originated in the United States in the decade 1930s. i.e. in the years 1930 to 1939.Television shows that originated in other countries and only later aired in the United States should be removed from this category and its sub-categories
A race organizer drops hints that his daughter's time will go to the winner. Speed Madness: 1925 The Checkered Flag: 1926 The Speed Classic: 1928 Speedway: 1929 Drama Silent film about a father and son in Indianapolis. Burning Up: 1930 Drama First talkie about auto racers. Speed: 1930 The Racing Strain: 1932 Drama A driver who drinks tries to ...
By late 1939, when the project was finished, the target speed was a much higher 750 km/h (466 mph). This would also be the first attempt at the absolute land speed record on German soil, Hitler envisioned the T80 as another propaganda triumph of German technological superiority to be witnessed by all the world, courtesy of German television.
The last race during World War II was held on June 30, 1942. The track was unused in 1943 and 1944, like all racetracks in the United States. The track was the first circuit on the West Coast of the United States to host a post-war race when it reopened on September 9, 1945. [4] Bill Vukovich won the race. Nine races were held that season, and ...
late 1930s - 1970 - Covered grandstands were added. 1940s - Billboards on the backstretch began to be displayed. 1941-1945 - Closed during WWII. 1946 - Reopened after World War II on Friday, June 29, 1946, with the first “Big Car” race ever held; at night on the East Coast (Ascot was first in the world). 1947-1954 - The track infield was 1/ ...