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Re: Experiences racing at Marlboro Maryland in the 60s

To: JXLmail@aol.com
Subject: Re: Experiences racing at Marlboro Maryland in the 60s
From: Hugh Barber <trnut@cwnet.com>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 11:54:43 -0700
Jim,

My father raced a 1958 Corvette w/a retrofitted IRS in C-Modified at Marlboro in
the early/mid '60s.  Apparently it was a very popular track in its day.  I think
that there is a shopping center located where the track was.

Hugh Barber

JXLmail@aol.com wrote:

> listeners,
>
> I would appreciate listeners on  both lists if they would share experiences
> they had racing during the 60s at the SCCA track located at Marlboro
> Maryland. I bring this up because often when I have displayed my car at a
> show or out for a ride I have run into  people that raced at Marlboro and
> told fantastic stories. It seemed that many people raced the family's daily
> driver.. with some temporary modifications applied in the parking lot of the
> track. It was also a location that well to do kids races. As I understand it
> Penski stated that "if you could race at Marlboro you could race at any
> track". A surprising number of people raced the track. I would guess that
> this was because it was located near a major  metropolitan area and military
> bases?
>
> Jim L.
> 56 BN2


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