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There is a minor error in Post 22 above. It says some record shows Ron racing the 61 as a Twin Cam FB. In all the time I was around the car--from probably '72-'74--it had a push rod 1600 FF engine...

Halsmer might be somewhere in the Midwest. He was from Indiana. Mayberry, unfortunately, passed away. Kastner might be your best shot.

Chet Kastner passed away quite a few years ago. His son John was very involved in the school and used to live in So Cal. Might be worth a search. Or--this just flashed into my head--how about J....

Just wanted to keep you posted on my effort to find that guy who worked at Russell. So far, no luck. I did touch base with a guy who went through the school and the arrive-and-drive club racing...

I have a friend who worked at Russell around that time. If I can track him down, I'll ask what he recalls, if anything, about Chiniquey's car.

I recall that rollbar, but it didn't really stand out as that unusual back then. Perhaps if you could find in-period photos of other 61s, you could determine if it was just something Ron did....

I was told a few years ago that Ron had moved to Hawaii. Beyond that. I don't know much more. The logbook photos are exactly how I remember the car. Yes, he did run LeGrand wheels. FF engine with...

I remember this car being raced in Cal Club in the early '70s by Ron Chinquey. I recall someone telling me that Ron had built the car up from an FF he had bought from the Russell school. The car was...

Going from memory here: there were two VD Super Vees for Bob Schader and Bob Earl for the '83 Long Beach race. As I recall, the cars were run out of Bill Fickling's P1 Racing shop in SoCal at least...

I'd have killed for bag tanks. My BT28 had aluminum tanks on each side that ran from the rear bulkhead to rear of the front sunspension. About 16 gallons. I'd guess the aluminum was about two gauges...

What is a good laptime for a quality FB at Laguna?

The Eagle pictured is a Champ Car. Ford DOHC powered by the look of things.

You should try to track down Jack McCormack since he is the one who built the Talons in San Juan Capistrano, CA. His brother Dennis is still active in pro racing; I just don't remember which series....