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EMMR TIMES
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A quarterly publication of the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing
Located at 100 Baltimore Road, York Springs, PA
2016 Issue No. 3 • published in late-July 2016
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CHARLIE RASP
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This year’s WGOT Convention honoree, Charlie
Rasp, was one of the most supporting, benevolent,
and hard-working volunteers we have ever had. If
anyone deserves this honor, it is Charlie.
Born October 19, 1925 in Carlisle, he lived
there all this life. He grew up in a motorcycle family as 2-wheeled machines were their only mode of
transportation when he was a child. He always said
Charlie Rasp
one of his early memories was that of traveling
about in a side car with Mom and Dad, in summer and winter!
He first attended automobile races in the 1930s. When Williams
Grove Speedway was completed in 1939, it became his favorite track
until the end of his Life.
Enlisting in the U.S. Navy in WWII, he became captain of a troop
personnel ship (LSP) in the Pacific theater, landing troops in island
invasions. After the War, he continued his interest in motorcycles, and
enjoyed the hobby of racing miniature gas-powered cars, at Willow
Mills Amusement Park in Silver Springs Township.
A skilled carpenter by trade, his construction company built many
area houses and also performed extensive remodeling. He was always
helped by his brother Ken, a former WGOT honoree.
Ken eventually convinced Charlie to volunteer at EMMR. Often
the volunteers would attend Thursday night dinners in Carlisle. Lynn
Paxton relates that he usually “bamboozled” Charlie into picking up
the tab. Some things never change.
Charlie recognized a need at EMMR for his extensive woodworking skills. He contributed tremendously for at least 25 years, making
plaques and other display equipment, and making needed repairs. His
contributions were invaluable.
Charlie passed away December 12, 2014. After having done so
much for the Museum, he remembered Latimore Valley Fairgrounds
and EMMR very generously in his will.
We hereby dedicate the 2016 WGOT Convention to Charlie Rasp, a
true friend and benefactor. He will be greatly missed. His assistance to
our organization is a huge reason that we continue to exist and flourish. Thanks, Charlie – You were one of the best!
CONVENTION
Latimore Valley Fairgrounds and
Eastern Museum of Motor Racing
AUGUST 12–14
2016
at:
CHARLIE RASP
MEMORIAL
HONORING:
Grand GENE COVELL &
Marshalls GENE WEABER
Vintage Race Car Track Time
Exhibition at
Latimore Valley Racetrack
FREE held at the historic and beautiful
Parking and Admission
Latimore Valley Fairgrounds
314 Latimore Valley Rd, York Springs, PA
Midway between Harrisburg and Gettysburg, PA
Located a minute off of
US Route 15,
just north of York Springs, PA.
museum ph 717-528-8279
www.EMMR.org
MEMORIAL
In Memory of special EMMR volunteers
Royce “Diz Dean” Renfro
Diz raced for over 50 years up and down the
east coast in all types of cars. In his later years he
was a great supporter of the Eastern Museum of
Motor Racing.
Rev. Richard Wolf
Rev. Wolf was the official Pastor of the Eastern
Museum of Motor Racing. We called him our “God
Squad.” He had a special friendship with Tommy
Hinnershitz and was a racing fan all his life.
Eastern Museum of Motor Racing
www.EMMR.org
717-528-8279
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Grand Marshalls for 2016 Convention
GENE WEABER AND
GENE COVELL
Meet race car drivers from the past and hear their stories of racing during
the last 60 years! View antique and vintage race cars then hear the
engines roar to life for laps on the historic dirt track!
Gene Weaber
What can we say about Gene Weaber – All-around
great guy? – Fun to work with? – Prize winning
antique car enthusiast? – Hard working – Steady? –
Dependable? – And still going strong! He recently
completed more book cases for the new EMMR
Library, having built all of them over the last few
years.
Born and raised in the Lebanon Area, his family
owned and operated the Weaber Lumber business,
still in operation today.
He eventually became a foreman for Alexander
Construction. He also was a principal foreman for
Gene Weaber and
the initial construction of EMMR. He was certainly
his wife June
instrumental in getting the Museum construction
off on the right foot.
He has been an avid collector and restorer of ’32, ’33 and ’34 Fords (various
models), as well as a longtime member of the Ford V8 Club, and the Antique
Automobile Club of American – Hershey Region. He won many show awards,
and ran National AACA meets, helping in other various capacities.
Mark Light – Big Car racer and a recent inductee in the National Sprint Car
Hall of Fame – was his favorite driver. He always sought a car driven by
“Lighty,” bought a Hillegass-built, Scats Anfusco–owned Big Car, restoring it to
prize-winning condition. He, and his wife June, have always been great help to
EMMR and continue to this very day. Congratulations Gene!
Gene Covell and his Wife Sandy
Another ‘Gene’ is the other 2016 Grand Marshall.
First we must mention Gene Covells’ wife Sandy. Sandy only recently passed
away. She greatly supported Gene and the
Museum with her volunteer efforts.
Gene worked for many years for Ken
Miller, last years’ Convention Honoree. He
still works for Ken’s company as an operator
of many types of construction equipment.
He has helped to build and expand the
Museum over the years, back-filling, grading,
digging foundations, landscaping, even
welding. Always eager to help, he is a Master
at all he does.
Once again, we honor “both Genes” as
our Grand Marshalls for the 2016 EMMR /
Gene Covell
and Conrad
WGOT Convention. Both are virtually
“indispensable.”
EASTERN MUSEUM of MOTOR RACING
DIRECTIONS:
The Latimore Valley Fairgrounds and EMMR
(Eastern Museum of Motor Racing) are located
½ mile east of US 15; just 1-1/2 miles north of
York Springs; Halfway between the PA Turnpike
& Gettysburg; Watch for the EMMR signs; Turn
east onto Latimore Valley Rd. Follow signs.
EMMR (museum) PHYSICAL ADDRESS is located at:
100 Baltimore Road ,York Springs, PA
MAILING ADDRESS:
PO Box 688, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
MEMBERSHIPS to Eastern Museum of Motor Racing:
Annual $20 or Life $200 (Mail Info & Check to PO Box above)
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2016 EMMR / WGOT
CONVENTION
FRIDAY AUGUST 12, 2016:
9a–9p
Eastern Museum of Motor Racing
(EMMR) open to the public for extended
hours. Race Cars on display.
10:30a Rasp Roundtable in museum
12p–9p Refreshments in museum.
2p–4p Race cars leave for Williams Grove
Speedway for EMMR/WGOT’s static
display only. Race cars must be there by
4 pm. In case of rain the Museum will be
open till 9 pm.
3p–8p Convention Cruise Night at the Museum:
see info on page 00.
SATURDAY AUGUST 13, 2016:
8a–10a Coffee in the Infield of Racetrack.
9a–9p Eastern Museum of Motor Racing
(EMMR) open to the public for extended
hours. Race Cars on display.
11a–3p Refreshments in the infield of Latimore
Valley Racetrack.
11:45a Drivers Meeting at the flagstand.
12p–3p Vintage Race Car Track Time Exhibition
at Latimore Valley Racetrack.
12p
Inliners International at Large Pavilion,
call Steve at 215-547-0866
6p–9p Activities at EMMR.
3p–8p Cruise Night at the Museum if rained out
Friday evening.
SUNDAY AUGUST 14, 2015:
8a–10a Coffee in the Infield of Latimore Valley
Racetrack.
9a
Church Service in Infield.
10a
WGOT/EMMR Annual Membership Meeting in Infield. Elections and “The State of
WGOT/ EMMR.” All welcome, please
attend.
11a
Introduction of 2015 Grand Marshalls:
GENE COVELL and GENE WEABER.
11:15a Tribute to Charlie & Kenny Rasp.
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2016 EMMR / WGOT
CONVENTION
SUNDAY AUGUST 14, 2015: continued from page 2
12p
Memorial Stone Ceremony for Diz Dean
and Rev. Richard Wolf
12p–4p Eastern Museum of Motor Racing
(EMMR) open to the public.
12p–3p Refreshments in the infield of Latimore
Valley Racetrack.
12:30p Drivers’ Meeting at flagstand.
1p–4p Vintage Race Car Track Time Exhibition
at Latimore Valley Racetrack.
Keystone Region Chapter of the Studebaker
Drivers Club will be attending the Convention on
Saturday, August 13. Members will be attending
the meet with stock and modified Studebakers of
all ages. Their visit with EMMR will include a tour of
the Museum and attendance at events at the Fairgrounds.
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pickup chassis and equipped with a six cylinder GMC
truck motor. The race car engine was later changed
to a V-8. Bill Smith purchased the car in 1986 and
enjoyed it at Latimore Valley Speedway. In 2014 it
was restored to be in the Hershey Fall Meet.
Only 3,000 tickets will be sold. Tickets will be sold
at events and at EMMR or by sending name, address,
phone, cell, email; to EMMR. $10 each or 3 for $25.
2016 Issue No. 3 • published in late-July 2016
Lynn Paxton CURATOR
By the time you read this the Latimore Valley Fair and the York US 30
Heritage Days will be history. We had a
good fair, just a little rain Friday
evening. I want to thank all our volunteers who helped prepare the grounds
Lynn Paxtor
for the fair and all those who worked it.
Curator
It’s a lot of work. We could not do it
without you. Job well done!
The museum has been a very busy place. Displays
are ever-changing and the donations for the library
are over whelming.
Rich Eichelberger continues to move forward with
our permits for our next museum extension. We
hope to start in September 2016.
There are less than 30 remaining inside blocks—I
think we will sell out before December, so don’t wait
too long if you are interested. The cost for personal
engraving is $550 per block. See page 13 for info.
Our 42nd EMMR Convention on August 12-13-14
will be in memory of Charles Rasp. His support over
the years in many ways helped us very much at the
fairgrounds and in the museum. The Grand Marshalls
are Gene Covell & Gene Weaber, two other great supporters of our organization. Please pick up one of our
2016 EMMR Convention brochures and read the bios
on these gentlemen.
I talked to Gary Wolford and he is hanging in
there. He would like to thank everyone for their
prayers and support.
Sorry to say we lost Jere Stahl a few weeks ago.
His racing and header business helped a lot of racers.
Rest in peace Jere.
Don’t forget our upcoming Sunday Roundtables:
July 17th – discussion about York US 30 Heritage
Days, hosted by Darwin Doll
August 21st – discussion about Lincoln Speedway,
hosted by Rocky Follin
September 18th – discussion about Selinsgrove
Speedway with Steve Inch, hosted by Alan Kreitzer
October 16th – Wild Childs with Van May and Paul
Pitzer
Don’t forget to volunteer—we can always use your
help!
—Lynn Paxton w 717-432-8188 or h 717-432-5522
"Before you speak, listen. before you write, think. Before you
spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize,
wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you
retire, save. Before you die, give."
— William Ward.
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CRUISE NIGHT
at EASTERN MUSEUM of MOTOR RACING during CONVENTION
Friday, AUGUST 12, 2016 3 to 8 pm
Win Prizes
at our CAR
TRIVIA!
Rain Date: Saturday, Aug 13, 3 to 8 p.m.
Photo is of
WINNERS at 2015 CAR SHOW
FREE Registration!
Dash Plaques to first
100 Cars, plus
Goody Bags as long
as they last!
NEW :
this year
People’s Choice
Award: $200 cash
• Door Prizes
• Best of Show Awards in
the following categories:
Car
Motorcycle
Truck
Sponsored
by
We Did It! Soda Tabs delivered to
Ronald McDonald’s House in 2015.
Still collecting tabs—bring to EMMR
Info: Carol Weaver 717-465-2191
or eaglespoint97@yahoo.com
(On Fri. Aug 12: museum 717-528-8279)
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Music, Food, Chinese
Auction, Awards!
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CORNER
CRAIG’s
A friend and I were finally
able to make it out to Latimore
Craig Agan
for the Jalopy Showdown this
Development,
past
May after years of trying.
EMMR
What a great event! Larry and
Kim Garland, with the help of a host of
friends, EMMR board members, and volunteers, have put together a killer promotion.
The 2016 version was seriously impacted with wet
weather, but it was still easy to see that everything
was in place for another landmark event! The
Garland’s creativity is apparent in everything about
the Jalopy Showdown including the bands, apparel,
posters, and food options available. A hearty “thank
you” goes out to them from all of us!
The museum and grounds were immaculate as
always and again thanks to the many volunteers. We
have spoken of it often in this communication, but we
can never pass along our appreciation too many times
for a job well done!
All of the museum displays were fantastic, with
the drag racing area again being extra special.
Another shout out goes to Larry and Kim and everyone involved with the gift shop for keeping it so well
stocked with fresh new apparel, books, and gifts. It
was super! The library continues to be one of the
finest in any motorsports facility. What we thought
was a huge area after the Phase Four expansion was
complete is now chock-full with the donations of all
of you friends including the late Chris Economaki.
My friend Wayne Campbell from Missouri had
never seen the museum or been to area tracks. As a
former sprint car owner and mechanic, he appreciates
a well-run, exciting show and Williams Grove and
Lincoln didn’t disappoint him with their great programs. He was right there with many of us cheering
loudly for the PA Posse, and they came through in a
big way.
We were able to make a quick trip down to Brogue
on Saturday morning to see Gary Wolford and his
band of friends. There are some pretty tall tales that
get spun in Wolford’s shop but daughter Jo is always
there to keep things in line and serve hot sandwiches
to those who stop by. It is truly an honor to be able to
spend a little time with that fun bunch.
Lynn Paxton told me that the block wall inside the
Eastern Museum of Motor Racing will soon be closed
to any more engravings. The outside wall will continue to be available so if you know anyone who is
considering that support for the EMMR tell them to
call the museum a.s.a.p. See you soon!
— Craig Agan CraigAgan@EMMR.org
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Unsung Heroes
Volunteers
Bob and Dottie Shultz
These two volunteers have helped around the
fairgrounds and EMMR museum for many years.
Dottie’s specialty
has been doing the
signage and organizing our displays,
framing pictures,
and helping to
organize display
cases. We are very
grateful for her
expert artistic eye. She makes some “great baked
goods” too!
Bob is a “Jack of all trades!” From fixing
equipment at the fairgrounds, repairing just
about anything, plus mowing, he is the “go to”
man. He has been a very active and productive
member of our Board of Directors for many
years. Bob has hosted roundtables at the
museum and you can see him and Dottie helping out at many of our events.
Bob and Dottie are very dedicated not only to
EMMR but to the AACA Gettysburg Region who
calls the museum their “home” now. They work
very hard for both organizations and put in a lot
of time. You can find them at the AACA Museum
in Hershey volunteering and also organizing the
Dillsburg Farmer’s Fair Antique Car Display.
Thank you both for you dedication and all
your help over the years.
Former EMMR Intern Graduates
Ryan Kuhn, an intern at EMMR in
2015, has recently graduated from the
Automotive Restoration program at the
Pennsylvania College Of Technology.
Ryan has accepted a position in
Canfield, Ohio working for Buckeye
Classic Car Restoration.
Brandon and RoseJean Bell
Cards and letters
greatly appreciated.
New Address
The EMMR Times
17 Woodbyne Building
Village of Pineford
Middletown, PA 17057
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Gary Wolford: a Racing Legend
In the last two years I have had a chance to spend a lot of
time with my dad. It is too bad it was due to health reasons.
Life just keeps passing at a rapid pace until you hit that brick
wall or hear two of the most frightening words in the universe. CANCER and HOSPICE. It
takes you on a whole new journey
in life with many ups and downs.
Most of you have probably
heard the same old stories over
and over. I know that I have heard
a lot of stories over the years, but
now I listen a little closer and pay
attention to more details. I also
have been going through five
decades of pictures and newspaper
articles in the last year with my
dad and have learned even more
and feel as though he is even a bigGary Wolford at the 16th
ger legend to me and others than I
Annual Fish Fry at EMMR.
had originally thought.
Gary J. Wolford was born in Gettysburg and raised by his
Aunt and Uncle in the small town of Brogue in Southern
York County population of 2,124. When you enter the small
town you will see a Brogue Lions Club welcome sign with a
special spot stating that this is the home of Gary Wolford
with a picture of his #71 racecar. I think this is pretty amazing to have your name on that sign even though it is only in
Brogue Pennsylvania.
His uncle Emory which he called and considered him as
dad owned and operated his own saw mill and excavation
business. This is how my dad became involved in a very successful excavation business and later also a septic business for
40 years with the help of my mom Pat.
As a teenager Gary grew up working on a local farm for
only a few cents an hour. In 1956 at the age of 16 he worked
with Neil Smith. Neil took him to the races for the first time
at Bowling Green Speedway. That only led to the need to purchase a 47 Ford for $100.00 at the junk yard. This was the
#104. He would practice on the home made circle track in
Reid Flahartys’ corn field. This first car was a shared driver
car, also driven by Reid Flaharty, Joe Rexroth, Jr. Eckert and
Ralph Kauffman. I asked him if they all shared expenses. He
said there were no expenses back then. They would just go to
the junkyard for parts and tires.
In 1958 Gary became a full time weekend racer. At the age
of 18 he drove the #350 Ford Coupe owned by Paul Detter to
his first win at Susquehanna Speedway. His second race that
he won was in his hero Bobby Abels’ car the famous # 2. This
was also at Susky. The funny thing about this was that Bobby
Abel was driving for someone else. The car owner was not
very happy that he was beat by the Abel # 2.
I could probably almost write a book on all of the wins,
cars, tracks and car owners in his past.
When asked his favorite track with no hesitation it was
Susquehanna. He did not want to name a favorite car or car
owner for fear of hurting someones feelings. He had a lot of
good rides and car owners. His luckiest ride was the Ernie
Rabold # 2. He won 7 out of 10 races at Susquehanna in the
early 1970s. As far as most memorable moments there were
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by Jo Wolford
daughter of Gary Wolford
many. The one that came to mind first was the backup race
that he won at Penn National. He won the small block modified 1978 lapper at Penn National. Also when he drove his
friend and hero Bobby Abels’ #2 car to a win at Susky. Special
achievements—there were many, but being the all-time feature winner at Silver Springs is at the top of the list.
In 1972 my parents purchased a farm and Gary decided—
or should I say with the help of my mom he decided—to retire
from racing from 1973–1974. He then became an avid horseman. He always said that he was probably safer in a race car
because his Palomino horse Cricket was a little wild and crazy
as he was thrown off several times. We had a large group of
friends that would keep their horses at our farm and come
there to ride all of the time. In the mid 1970s his close friend
and longtime mechanic Ted Althouse asked him to come out
of retirement and drive his gold #46. It did not take much
convincing. Needless to say my mom was not very happy. We
have often laughed and joked about the assertive letter that
she sent to Ted Althouse. This is when I first remember going
to the races when my dad ran the gold #46, but I did feel a little guilty because I always like Jerry Mullen in the blue # 45.
One funny story about Jerry Mullen, in the 1980s Jerry came
down in the pits at Silver Springs after the races one night. By
this time of the night Jerry had a few too many beers. He was
carrying on and laughing with my dad and spit tobacco juice
in my dad’s eye. At the time it was very painful and it was not
funny, but we still laugh about that every once in a while. I
also think about that every time I hear the Hank Williams Jr.
song A Country Boy Can Survive he says that he would love to
spit some Beechnut in that dude’s eyes.
During writing this article with my dad one of the things
that he said was “The funny thing is that those drivers, track
officials, etc. that you would fight with, argue or do battle
with on the race track, they become your friends later in life.”
Other than the first $100.00 junkyard car, he was skilled
and talented enough to have a full-time ride for most of his
racing career. In the early 1980s he decided to pull together
his own team. His team consisted of some Southern York
County boys that did not have any or very little open-wheel
racing experience. With the help of Ted Althouse and an occasional visit from Tommy Sanders, the team was self-taught
and very successful. We still laugh and talk about the fun we
had in the blue bus when we all rode together to the races.
We could probably write a book. This team played a huge part
in winning many races at several tracks and helping to secure
the all-time career feature winning honor at Silver Springs.
In 1991 he still had his team cars but drove for James P.
Kohler. Unfortunately he suffered a broken neck which ended
his racing career. At that time his orthopedic surgeon told
him that he was LUCKY to live through this especially without being paralyzed. He also credits the ambulance crew at
Silver Springs. He developed a close friendship with Nancy
Miller. Nancy was on the ambulance crew the night of his
accident and was instrumental in getting him out of the car
safely. In all honesty he was soon ready to retire, but the transition was not easy. It is sometimes easier when you make
this decision on your own and not be forced to retire.
I always liked the saying that actions speak louder than
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Gary Wolford: a Racing Legend
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words. My dad has done so many good things for people that
most people do not have a clue because he did not ever want
people to know. He has purchased vehicles for people in need.
He has loaned a lot of people money or he would purchase
things from people not because he needed the item but it was
just done to help the person in need.
He has been involved in many charitable events. Not just
in the racing community but with people from our community. He was very involved in the Bowling Green reunions,
the restoration of
Latimore Valley
Fairgrounds and
most of all The
Gary Wolford Fish
Fry. This started
out as a local
Brogue community fish fry originally. This
became part of
the Bowling
Green reunion, with more friends, more retired and current
race car drivers every year. When it had gotten way too big for
the small town of Brogue, then it became part of the Eastern
Museum of Motor Racing and Latimore Valley. Dad would
travel the roads and burn up the telephone for sponsors and
ads for the Fish Fry program. The first program was only a
few pages the first few years taking in around $1,550 to be
donated to the EMMR. The 2016 sales for the program was
$10,000. Over the years with the Fish Fry and the Gary Wolford Challenge he has raised close to $150,000 for the
Museum and Latimore Valley Fairgrounds with the help of
many other people.
I am forcing myself to stop writing. First of all I am past
the deadline. Second of all I do think of my dad as a legend
and he has done a lot of wonderful things for people and
organizations.
Most of you know that we spend every weekend at his
garage when he feels up to it. He has some friends that he
worked with over 50 years ago, high school friends, fans, previous pit crew members that are truly lifelong friends that are
like his family, old racing buddies, neighbors, special friends
and some others from out of town that just stop in for barbeque or free food at the garage.
Thank you to everyone for the support and friendship.
—Jo Wolford, daughter of Gary Wolford
My Father-In-Law, Gary Wolford
I cannot put into words how great of a person he is, so I
will not try. I will say Gary is a great man with a huge heart.
He has helped many people including myself. Thank you for
everything, you’ve been like a dad to me. Abel is number two
and has been for a long time, I just never told you.
—Glenn Keller
I first met Gary Wolford back in the late 1990s, so I am a
relative newcomer to his wide circle of friends. We were
going to build a garage and needed an excavator for the job.
My dad suggested Gary since he knew him from “back in the
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day.” One call started it all: Gary was in bed with his back giving him trouble, but he said “I’ll be over in a few minutes.”
That is Gary. You want something done? Call Gary. You want
to know how to do something? Call Gary.
If he isn’t doing it himself and you want to know who will
treat you fair for anything: call Gary. If he doesn’t know, he is
burning the phone lines getting the answer. That is his mission: to help a friend, always!
My Dad passed too early and later my Father-in-law, who
inherited the “go to guy” from my Dad. Gary is that “go to
guy.” He has been a friend and cohort but most importantly
he has been like a father. I’m sure I am not the only one who
feels like that because if he is your friend, you know what I
am talking about.
All his accomplishments in business, fund-raising, and
racing aside—the amount of friends he has amassed and people he has touched is amazing. That is Gary, enough said.
—Lee Skelton
I have known Gary Wolford since the late 1950s when I
rode by his garage with my Mom. I want to know who in the
world of Brogue could be rich enough to own a race car. Mom
told me who Gary Wolford was.
About 15 to 20 years later I started going to the races with
a good friend and I was hooked. I had been drag racing and
Gary was in the big-time circle racing .
Gary and Pat sold me a lot of ground dirt cheap over he
years—they have treated me as a good friend. I worked parttime for Gary when between jobs. He has been a great friend.
I also was one of the rednecks who worked on the #71 when
it came to the Brogue. A lot of good times were had. I helped
Gary a little over the years, but not nearly as much as he has
helped me, and a lot of other people I know. It truly is a pleasure to know Gary.
—Pete Urey
Gary Wolford through the eyes of a crew member:
Some time ago when a few local boys decided to give up
late-model racing at Silver Springs, Gary must of either
needed a crew or decided we needed something to do. Not
only did he have a crew, but I think it was the largest at Silver
Springs. We were all dedicated to him, to racing and all out
to win, just as Gary was. After all, in this sport it’s where your
biggest accomplishment comes.
Somewhere along the line Ted Althouse, our crew chief,
decided he had enough and someone else would take over.
Since we were all farm boys, dirt workers, or truck drivers—
we didn’t need a chief, but just a leader. Gary gave us all the
help he could, even bringing in Tom Sanders to help on setups. After that we learned consistency was the key and if we
could be consistent without set-ups, Gary was big enough to
manhandle it.
We went on to win races. We not only had the biggest
crew, but also the biggest beer cooler, slingshot, and went to
have fun: win or lose.
After Gary’s accident we continued to race and win, but it
was different, as you can just imagine being on the inside of
the fence instead of being on the track—but we still had the
beer cooler. More times than one I think it was just for us.
Gary has helped so many people over the years including
his crew: one will never know how many. He’s still determined to fight and some crew are still helping out their
friend.
—John Urey, your crew chief, LEADER, and friend, always
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neer Jere Stahl who touched very many lives in racing, not only drag racing, but many areas of the auto
racing world. Jere succumbed to the dreaded disease
of cancer. A tribute was paid to the man July 9th at
By the time you read this column the the Jere Stahl Day during the York US30 Heritage
Days. His wife Judy was presented with a soaring
first York US30 Heritage Days at
eagle
medallion on behalf of Jere by York Nostalgia
EMMR and Latimore Valley Fairgrounds
and the Junior Stock nation by Wayne Jesel, Ken
will be history. Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins
Gunning and Butch Szollosy.
Day and the Jere Stahl Day
“Miss Hurst Golden Shifter” Linda
will be additional contribuVaughn
and “Ohio George” Montgomery
Darwin Doll
tions to our performance herwere fan favorites during the York show along
Drag Racing Exhibits
itage. Look for the next issue
with Larry Lombardo’s display of awards that
of Drag Racer magazine— it will have a twohe
accumulated during his tenure as driver
page spread on York US30 Heritage Days.
with
Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins.
The late Bill
On July 17th the subject of the round“Grumpy” Jenkins
Our thoughts following the York US30
table at EMMR was the York US 30 Heritage
Heritage Days show turn to the
Days held on July 8 and 9 and the
Toy and Racing Memorabilia
running of the 13th Annual York
Show on Sunday, September
Nostalgia Nationals on July 10 at
18th. Buy-Sell-Trade. Lots of goodBeaver Springs Dragway.
ies for the toy and racing memoraThe Annual Legion of Honor
bilia collectors. Applications are
The newly restored
The rear of Grumpy’s
Awards at the York US30 HerGrumpy’s Toy IV wowed
available at EMMR or emailing me
Toy
IV
with
the
“Old
itage Days included EMMR volthem at York US30
Reliable “ Ammon R.
mcmyork02@comcast.net.
unteers Jeff Golden and Pat Doll Heritage Days at EMMR
Smith, York, Penna.
Planning begins for our new
who were honored for their many
display
of cars for 2017. Suggescontributions to drag racing over the years.
tions
are
invited
if
you have a favorite drag
We should have also received a contrirace car that you would like to see on disbution of a Jungle Jim Liberman engine
play. Your input is always invited and we
block thru the courtesy of Bobby Frey and
welcome donations of items for display in
the Frantic Ford team. The engine block is
our drag racing area.
another valued piece of drag racing history
The late Jere Stahl
Please join us for a step back in time to
that will be added to the drag racing sec(right) with George Nye
the
glory days of drag racing at EMMR.
at EMMR
tion at EMMR.
—Darwin Doll mcmyork02@comcast.net
On a sad note, we lost drag racing pio-
Drag Racing Exhibit News
York US30 Heritage Days held at Latimore Valley Fairgrounds and EMMR
The most senior recipient of the
NNDRA Legion of Honor Award
is Charlie Hampp,Sr. who is 97
years old. The award was
presented at EMMR during the
2016 awards ceremony.
The NNDRA Legion
of Honor Awards
table is prepared
for the beginning
of the Award
ceremony on July 9.
Judy Stahl, the
wife of the late
Jere Stahl, was
presented a
Soaring Eagle
Medallion
inscribed “Jere
Stahl, God Speed”
during Jere Stahl
Day on Saturday,
July 9th at EMMR
by (l to r) Ken
Gunning, Butch Szollozy, and Wayne Jesel representing the Junior Stock nation
along with Darwin Doll representing York Nostalgia.
Legion of Honor Award Class of 2016. L to R, standing:
Rocky Pirrone, Joe McComas, Neal Hinkle, Jeff Golden, Jim
Fagan, and Susan Jenkins accepting for Joe Tryson.
L to R, seated: Charlie Hampp, Sr., “Ohio George”
Montgomery, and Pat Doll.
“Atco Jack” Musilli was unable to attend.
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Left: Susan Jenkins wears the
Soaring Eagle Award medal that
was presented on behalf of her
father Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins.
Right: new Legion of Honor
recipient Pat Doll.
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Susquehanna Speedway
hosts EMMR on July 2 for
Display plus Track Time
“New” Susquehanna Speedway has many improvements as shown in this fish-eye-lens photo.
Thanks to EMMR volunteer Rick
Mandelson for coordinating event.
Static photos courtesy of Rick Mandelson
Track Time photos courtesy of Nauecho Melton
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photo by Rick Mandelson
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Oct. 1
EMMR / NATIONAL SPRINT CAR HALL OF FAME AUCTION will
also benefit the YORK COUNTY RACING CLUB and the NATIONAL OPEN
BENEFIT FOR INJURED DRIVERS. At WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY,
Mechanicsburg, PA. Don Robinson 717-456-7124 and Kolten Gouse 717-275-6827
Oct. 2
EMMR’s 5th Annual Car Show, Car Corral & Flea Market at
EMMR. John Marks (717) 645-0440 jtm64@comcast.net or Junior Kelly
(717) 630-0776 jalopyjunior@comcast.net
Oct. 6
MUSEUM OPEN Thurs from 6 to 9 pm for Hershey Show visitors.
Refreshments, Movies. Larry Stoner (717) 258-4695
Oct. 16
3rd SUNDAY ROUNDTABLE: 1-3 pm at EMMR. Topic: Wild Childs
with Van May and Paul Pitzer
Oct. 22-23 NEW EVENT: DOMINION RACEWAY at Thornburg, Va. Asphalt
Track. Track Time. Modified or Stock. Mike Nickle vrm77@live.com
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Frank R. Carelli, Jr. joins EMMR as
new Administrative Coordinator
by Amanda Chmiola-Eshenour,
outgoing Administrative Coordinator for EMMR
I want to take a moment a introduce Frank R. Carelli, Jr., our NEW
Administrator Coordinator. It’s sad
for me to pass the torch, but as I
have gotten to know Frank over the
past few weeks I am certain he will
be a great asset to the Museum.
Frank R.
Frank is retired from the MechanCarelli, Jr.
icsburg Navy Depot with 40 years of
service. He held various positions during his
career: Procurement Agent and Contract Administrator and Negotiator.
Midway through his career he switched to the
data processing field and was a Computer
Programmer and Analyst then worked with system development and database work. Frank has
worked on an apple orchard farm and hangs
around auto and motorcycle repair shops. He also
likes to drive his old cars and motorcycles.
He has collected more cars and motorcycles
than he has room to store. Frank has owned a
914 Porsche for 21 years and helped to restore it
two times. He enjoys the friendships that he has
made over the years through the car and bike
projects, along with meeting new people at different auto events.
When you see Frank around please say “hello”
and get to know him. Also, remember to give him
some time to remember your name, hehehe.
Welcome Frank!
—Amanda
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CLIP AND SAVE SCHEDULE
Schedule as of 7/11/2016. See www.EMMR.org or call (717) 528-8279.
July 29
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY at WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY,
Mechanicsburg, PA. EMMR Static Display. Nancy Miller (717) 766-0837
July 30
BUD GARVEY’S REUNION, Osceola Mills, PA. Bud Garvey (814)
267-5073. Please support this non-EMMR event!
Aug. 6
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY, PA. EMMR Track Time. Nancy Miller
(717) 766-0837
Aug. 7-13 READING FAIR at NEW READING FAIRGROUNDS, Fred Cutler
(610) 921-3565. Please support this non-EMMR event!
Aug. 12-14 EMMR/WGOT CONVENTION at EMMR / LVFG. Honoring Charlie
Rasp. Grand Marshalls are Gene Covell and Gene Weber. Fri, Sat & Sun:
Daytime Events at EMMR. Fri. pm is Cruisin’ at Museum 3-8 pm. Fri. pm is
Track Time & ACOT Static Show at Williams Grove Speedway. Sat & Sun
Aftn: Track Time at Latimore Valley. Sat. PM is Rain Date for Cruisin’ at
Museum. Inliners International at Large Pavilion, Steve (215) 547-0866
Aug. 13
Keystone Region Chapter of the STUDEBAKER DRIVERS CLUB
will attend the Saturday events with stock and modified Studebakers during
the EMMR/WGOT Convention. Denny Foust 814-441-4799
Aug. 17
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY, Abbottstown, PA. EMMR Display/Track
Time. Nancy Miller (717) 766-0837
Aug. 19
BEDFORD FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY, PA. EMMR
Display/Track Time. Nancy Miller (717) 766-0837
Aug. 21
3rd SUNDAY ROUNDTABLE: 1-3 pm at EMMR. Topic: Lincoln
Speedway by Rocky Follin
Aug. TBD VINTAGE CELEBRATION, Loudon, NH. Al Novotnik (203) 8477478 Please support this non-EMMR event!
Sept. 1-30 MATCHBOX MONTH at EMMR. Darwin Doll (717) 757-2720
Sept. 3
SHENANDOAH SPEEDWAY, Shenandoah, VA. Asphalt Track.
EMMR Display/Track Time. Mike Nickle (540) 538-7468
Sept. 10 SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY, York Haven, PA. Sportsman 100,
EMMR Track Time for Wing Cars Only. Rick Mandelson (410) 802-1333
Sept. 10-11 Picnic/WORK PARTY at EMMR/LVFG. Lynn Paxton (717) 432-8188
Sept. 11 TRACK TIME RAIN DATE. Amanda Eshenour (717) 528-8279
Sept. 16 PATH VALLEY SPEEDWAY, Spring Run, PA. EMMR Track Time.
Paul Gutshall (717) 243-6009
Sept. 18 3rd ANNUAL TOY & RACING MEMORABILIA Buy, Sell, Trade
SHOW. Darwin Doll (717) 757-2720
Sept. 18 3rd SUNDAY ROUNDTABLE: 1-3 pm at EMMR. Selinsgrove
Speedway with Steve Inch by Alan Kreitzer
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2016 EVENTS
Oct. 30
MUSEUM CLOSES ON WEEKENDS for 2016, BUT we will be
open EVERY FRIDAY, weather permitting, from November to April.
Nov. 6
LOBITZ MOVIE PARTY / EMMR AUCTION, Hazleton, PA.
Lynn Paxton (717) 432-8188
Nov. 20
3rd SUNDAY ROUNDTABLE: 1-3 pm at EMMR. Topic: Afternoon
with Donny Kreitz, Jr., Donny Kreitz, Sr., and Davey Brown
Dec. 3-4 HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE at EMMR 10 am to 4 pm. Auction /
Refreshments / Roundtable
The Eastern Museum of Motor Racing (EMMR) is also the home of the
Gettysburg Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America. For info:
Bob Shultz 717-766-0457 bobshop13@verizon.net
• EMMR Monthly Board Mtgs: all welcome, 4th Tuesdays at 7:00 pm at EMMR.
• MUSEUM OPEN: Every Fri, Sat & Sun April 1 – October 30; 10 am to 4 pm.
• Open EVERY FRIDAY, weather permitting, from November to April.
Watch WWW.EMMR.ORG or call
(717) 528-8279 for updates.
Email: admin@emmr.org
Gettysburg Region
AACA News
The Gettysburg Region held its
41st annual Antique & Classic Auto
& Truck Show at the Latimore Fair
grounds on Saturday June 11th. The
weather was very cooperative and gave us a very nice
day. The feature class of station wagons were very
well represented with a fabulous turn out. The cars,
people and food were first class. Those who did not
attend missed a great day.
The Region would again thank our sponsors and
all the car owners who made this all possible. Thank
you to the EMMR members who helped get the
grounds ready, taking care of the trash and the shuttle bus drivers. We appreciate everyone’s effort to
Vintage Motorcycle
Racing Exhibit News
The current motorcycle display at EMMR highlights road-racing in America. The two bikes on display represent very different segments of that type of
racing activity. A lot has changed in the few years
from when those bikes were screaming around the
turns until now.
The Yamaha FZ750 endurance unit represented
basically “box stock, out of the crate” racing that was
a great (and inexpensive) advertising tool for the
manufacturers. Local privateer racers would win with
little or no financial assistance from the brand they
raced, and both the bike and accessory companies
could capitalize on it. Many of those types of ads are
on display with the “Speed Boys” race bike.
The Yamaha TZ750 on display represents a bike
that, although quite costly compared to a standard
production road bike, was still within the grasp of a
“privateer.” It was a production unit specifically
designed for road-racing only, too “high-strung” and
not legal for street use. The unit on display is believed
to be the record holder for the most consecutive
Daytona 200 finishes for a single motorcycle. Back
then the Daytona 200—the most prestigious road
race in America—would be filled with amateur racers
looking for their shot at the Daytona 200 podium.
This year’s motorcycle display at EMMR is an
excellent representation of what happens when average people with limited finances, but a passion for
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make this event successful.
The Gettysburg Region hosted the
3rd Sunday Roundtable at EMMR on
Sunday, June 19th and was not as successful as the show, with few attendees. We had a number of great guest
speakers so we proceeded with the program and I think we all learned something
and had a great time talking with each other.
Again, a thank you to the EMMR members who
served lunch and set things up for us.
July’s region activity will be the summer picnic
held at the Codorus State park south of Hanover, PA.
Region president Ron Green and his friend will have
their Amphicars there to take us for a ride on the
lake. Amphicars go on land and water and makes a
very interesting “swim-in”.
—Bob Shultz 717-766-0457 or bobshop13@verizon.net
successful racing, can turn dreams into reality—and
put themselves and the machines they piloted into
the history books.
The motorcycle display at EMMR is provided by the
Potomac Vintage Riders (PVR), which is an organization in the mid-Atlantic area to promote the concept
of the enjoyment of vintage motorcycles. It encompasses street riding, restoration, and all forms of racing of these nostalgic machines.
http://www.PotomacVintageRiders.com/
—Mark Williams mark@nicmarwater.com
Eastern Museum of Motor Racing
100 Baltimore Rd, York Springs, PA
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Bob Shultz
Rick Mandelson
Lynn Paxton
Nancy Miller
Kay Diehl Melchi
The EMMR Times newsletter is published 4 times a year:
Volume 1 in March
Volume 2 in June
Volume 3 in late July or early August
Volume 4 in October
Newsletter design and production volunteer:
Kay Diehl Melchi c&t: 717.669.2710 esetter@ptd.net
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FROM
THE
PRESIDENT
Here we are, halfway through the 2016 year and a
lot of events have taken place. We have had roundtables presented by Lynn Paxton, Darwin Doll, Barry
Klindinst, John Marks, Kolton Gouse and Scott Gobrecht, and Bob Shultz.
Our vintage cars have been to Path Valley, Shennandoah Va., Winchester Va., Circle M, Port Royal,
Susquehanna, and Hagerstown. We want to thank all
these tracks for having us there.
EMMR was to Motorsport 2016, Racing Extravaganza, and photo opps at Williams Grove. We also
had a great turnout of volunteers to do our Thursday
night work parties, that is also a good time to get to
know each another.
Spring Open House was a great success and Gary
Wolford Fish Fry and Larry Garland’s Jalopy Showdown had rain days but were still well-attended. As
you read this the York US 30 Heritage Days—which
for the first time will be held at Latimore Valley Fairgrounds and EMMR—will be over and we will report
on it in the next newsletter.
Sales on our raffle car have been good, and Don
Robinson has conducted several fund-raising auctions
to benefit EMMR. See page 3 for details of the raffle
Racing Around
the Museum
Every newsletter has a box that
asks members if they would like to
help save on printing cost and receive
Amanda
the newsletter via email. I do get
Chmiola-Eshenour
about 2 or 3 each newsletter asking
Admin. Coordinator.,
EMMR
for the change over. I’m also making
the plea to members to send me their email
addresses. There are times that we’d like to send out
an email blast about upcoming events or schedule
changes that could get to everyone quicker than just
putting it on our website or Facebook page.
If you have not given me your email address and
you would like to be included on the email blast list
please just reply to my email. It’s that easy!
After I sent out the Issue 2 newsletter there was a
lot of email addresses that bounced back. If you
signed up to have the newsletter emailed to you and
you did not receive it please let me know. I have
decided to mail out a copy of the newsletter to every
email address that bounced the last time. So you may
receive two newsletters: one via “snail mail” and the
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car tickets for sale.
I want to thank all the volunteers
that make these events possible. All
of you go “over and above” for
EMMR!
On a sad note we have lost Diz
Dean, Rev. Wolfe, and Ruthie KimNancy Miller berling. They were all familiar faces
around the museum and grounds.
President, EMMR
We have had a bench donated in
memory of Billy Kimmel.
In August Amanda Eshenour is leaving the position as administrative assistant for EMMR, however,
she will still serve on our board. Amanda, you will be
missed around here very much. Thank you for your
service to us. We have hired Frank Corelli to be
EMMR’s new administrative assistant. Frank is a lifelong “car guy” and we are looking forward to working
with him. See article about Frank on page 10.
We are looking forward to the rest of the year and
hope to see all of you at one of our events. Check
EMMR’s schedule on page 10 in this issue.
Just remember: racing isn’t about how long it
takes you to get from start to finish—it’s the adventure along the way, the people you meet, and the
unique moments you share.
— Nancy Miller hipgrandma@aol.com
WANTED
•
•
•
•
Open Trailer to haul the Raffle Car
Push mower
Vise: 6-inch or 8-inch
Fuel injectors for a 215 Buick V8 for a
display engine at the Museum.
• Donations of Raffle items for future raffles.
• 6” gutters and Leaf Relieve gutter guards
for the Museum (We are looking at replacing
all the gutters at the Museum August 2016.)
Perry Miller will install the gutters, however
we need a sponsor or sponsors to pay for the
gutters.
• Painting supplies, soft drinks, toilet tissue
Museum phone:
717 528-8279
www.EMMR.org
other newsletter electronically emailed as a pdf.
My goal is to make the communication here with
the newsletter as easy as possible.
—Amanda admin@emmr.org
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Blocks on the inside wall, from the 2nd floor
BLOCK
PARTY!
You can purchase an actual 8” x 16” building block.
Either: OUTSIDE on the Phase 4 Porch for $1,050 or INSIDE on the twostory Phase 3 Wall for $550. Maximum 3 lines of 14 characters each,
including spaces and punctuation.
Inside Block Wall: we only have about 30 inside blocks left to sell so the next time
we engrave names will be the last time for the inside wall. We do have blocks on our
outside wall available and there will be another outside wall on our new addition.
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and at the same time permanently have
your family’s name… or a business name…
or a friend’s name…
enshrined at the Museum. Or is an excellent way
to honor famous racing personalities of the past
and to show your support for their contributions
to motor racing.
We are expanding
ONE BLOCK AT A TIME.
Your tax deductible contribution for the building block is a meaningful and affordable way to
participate in the expansion and future growth of the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing.
Also inside: Corporate / Business blocks are also available for $1,050,
including a framed wall display about who you are honoring with your
block for use in your place of business.
Due to the amount of dust generated and the general disruption, blocks will
only be engraved once a year during winter while EMMR is closed.
For more information on EMMR’s “One Block at a Time” contact:
Joe Heisler III
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For the order form to purchase personalized building block contact
Amanda at admin@emmr.org or 717-528-8279. Act now!
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Hagerstown
Speedway
hosted EMMR
on June 29
Thanks to EMMR volunteer Rick Mandelson
for coordinating event.
The Game of “Where’s Lynn Paxton”
You might remember the “Where’s Waldo” books that challenged you
to locate Waldo in a detailed drawing. I think EMMR has its own Waldo:
his name is Lynn Paxton. He could be anywhere on the 60 acres of
Fairgrounds or in some nook of the 18,000-square-foot Eastern
Museum of Motor Racing. When you need to find him to ask a question
only Lynn can answer—you start asking other volunteers if they have
seen him lately. Then you are off on a mission to try and find where
Lynn is at the moment. He could be anywhere, doing anything.
In the above left photo Lynn found a pink substance smeared into the
floor of the library. While three of us speculated on what might have
caused the pink residue, Lynn dashed out of the room, and quickly
returned with Windex and paper towels. While Rick Mandelson
photographed Paxton scrubbing off the pink gunk, Lynn said “if you
want something done right, do it yourself.”
The photo on the right side finds Lynn cooking his own egg for
breakfast. He was not happy with how the other volunteers were
preparing his egg, so he grabbed the spatula and took over the griddle.
Who would have thought to find Lynn in the kitchen cooking?
Barb Paxton: we await your comments.
—Kay Diehl Melchi
EMMR
member’s cars
participated in
Display plus
Track Time
Static photos courtesy of
Rick Mandelson
Track Time photos
courtesy of
Nauecho Melton
Wedding held on EMMR’s bridge over Latimore Creek
The beautiful Latimore Valley Fairgrounds are special to many
people, but to Mr. and Mrs. Noll, the Fairgrounds will be
remembered as the location of their wedding in the Spring of
2016. The Nolls live on Latimore Valley Road near the
Fairgrounds, and received permission to hold their nuptials on
the metal-grate bridge that passes over the Latimore Creek.
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Latimore
Valley
FAIR
Saturday during the Fair featured Track Time for
vintage race cars, continuing an almost 100year tradition of track racing at local fairs.
Photo by Ed Radesky
Was Held June 24 to 26
Wow! We had perfect weather this year. Thank you
to everyone who had the grounds prepared the weeks
leading up to the fair. The Fair featured great entertainment, a variety of yummy foods, fun games for
the young and old, and donations to fill up the Chinese auction tables.
Thank you to all who contributed. Joe and Carol
Weaver, Toni, Mike and Emily Winslow, Grace Bell,
Judy Freels and Perry Trimmer, Frank Buhrman,
Marlin Heller, the parking and trash crew, Don and
Dawn Bowersox, and plenty more. Everyone just
pitches in to make sure we have a successful fair and I
really appreciate it.
I’m planning to schedule a wrap-up meeting once
things calm down a bit. I’d like to discuss any comments from this year and plans for next year. Also, I
still need someone to handle the vendors for the
coming year. It involves sending out information, collecting applications, painting spots and helping vendors find their spots the week before the fair.
I’ll be contacting volunteers already involved in
the fair for the meeting. If you haven’t attended any of
the fair meetings, please let me know if you’re interested in being more involved. Thank you!
—Amy Kelly akelly@gmail.com or (717) 630-0776
Don’s Restroom Duty
Don Robinson does many
different tasks as one EMMR’s
volunteers, for example he
coordinates the important fundraising raffles held numerous
times during the year. But he is
not afraid to get dirty. Don is
shown equipped with a toilet
plunger, toilet tissue, and paper
towels—he is ready to tackle
any chore that may arise in
EMMR’s restrooms. Wonder if he
does these chores at home, too?
Track Time at Hagerstown Speedway
LEFT: With a
duck perched
on her head,
Kim Kaltreider
sold lots of
Duck Race
chances.
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A NNUAL
“Where the
old mingles
with the new”
2016
The popular band Borderline
entertained the fairgoers on
Saturday from 5 pm to 10 pm.
If
you are interested in using one of the pavilions on the
grounds please contact Amanda to schedule your date
and time. We do rent out the pavilions to the
public that pay for using it. There has
been some issues in the past where
members have had to move a
gathering because it was going to
Pavilion
interfere with a rental. Amanda
admin@emmr.org or at
RENTAL Eshenour,
the Museum 717-528-8279
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the
Secret!
Many first-time visitors are happily surprized
at the size and scope of the Eastern Museum
of Motor Racing. This year why don’t you plan
to bring a friend or relative to experience the
museum or event for the first time. It will be a
trip they will always remember!
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Event Highlights
for late Summer and Fall of 2016
EMMR/WGOT Convent.
August 12 to 14
Toy & Racing
Memorabilia, Sept. 18
5th Annual Car Show,
Corral, Flea Market at
EMMR, Oct. 2
See what you missed!
Plan for upcoming events!
In this issue…
Upcoming Convention is Aug. 12 to 14 . . pgs 1 to 4
Gary Wolford by
Jo Wolford and friends . . . . . . . . . . . pgs 6 to 7
York US30 event photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 8
Susquehanna Speedway track time . . . . pg 9
New Administrative coordinator . . . . . . . pg 10
Hagerstown Speedway track time . . . . . pg 14
Hagerstown Speedway
on June 29
SEE MORE PHOTOS
ON PAGE 14
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