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Re: Experiences racing at Marlboro Maryland in the 60s

To: Hugh Barber <trnut@cwnet.com>
Subject: Re: Experiences racing at Marlboro Maryland in the 60s
From: Stan Vann <svann@schoollink.net>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 22:34:31 -0400
Hugh,
  A couple of years ago, I was in DC on business and having read and heard of
Marlboro, I drove out there to see where it had been. To my surprise, I found it
still intact but overgrown and broken up. It seemed to be located in low 
ground, so
maybe that has prevented development.

Stan Vann

Hugh Barber wrote:

> 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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