Pike Peak Meadows 1981

[MADMEDIA]

Who went to this race?

 

[yachtman]

I was there. Had a great time. The only thing I won was the longest Jump

 

[51rcr]

As in Colorado? Anything in that area get ahold of the CORR Colorado offroad extreme guy, Theres some older guys around there and some older cars. There was a old stadium truck running around there

 

[yachtman]

HDRA put on the race. Alot of SoCa drivers were there

 

[Ol' Curmudgeon]

Was that a short course at a dog track in Colorado Springs?

Wayne Demonja(sp?) won Class 5?

 

[yachtman]

Yes it was

 

[Jeff Furrier]

Ted F'n Nugent was there!

 

[E Gud]

Gary Plagman was there, with the Exponent.

 

[E Gud]

 

[E Gud]

 

[JDDurfey]

"Hey Earl, lets use this here electrical transformer to spectate from on the outside of a turn."

"Sounds good to me JimBob, let me pull up my white socks and climb up there with you"

 

[TROPHYSEDAN]

can you please post pic of Water Boy. Verns Roberts truck or any other jeep trucks. try to figure out who built my truck.

 

[Lord Green]

This is the Roberts Jeep at the Mint in the mid 80's. It was driven here by Don Yosten (and I got to co-dog a lap). The other driver was Larry Monroe from Upland, Monroe's Automotive. He may have some information on the truck.

 

[Class3Fan]

I was there ... that's my photo of the two Bud Honchos.

 

[Class3Fan]

There were numerous Honchos at that race ... The two Budweiser trucks ... the Donahoe and Roberts entry ... the Water Boy truck ... Mike Garabino's Walker Evans-built truck ... at least two Randall trucks (including the ex-Sandy Cone "funny car.") ... Mike Grumbein's brown Honcho and a couple others. I've posted photos before but can post up a bunch more over the weekend if people are interested.

 

[Class3Fan]

HDRA put on the race. Alot of SoCa drivers were there

Race was put on twice by the HDRA at the horse track (now Pikes Peak International Raceway) -- 1980 and 1981. In 1982 the raced moved to Colorado National Speedway north of Denver. Pretty sure that's the last time the big boys raced in Colorado until the race in Craig several years later.

 

[MC@ Performance Fab]

I was at the 80 and 81 event driving a Tracys Party Ice A-Arm Funco. We dominated the buggy races in 80 with myself winning the Pikes Peak Challenge and both rounds of the Class 1 race. Rodger Mears also won the Class 9 driving for Tracy. 81 was a bit disappointing, same car, but not even close to the same car. Cleaned this memento up, been in a closet for decades.

 

[MC@ Performance Fab]

Class 1.

 

[MC@ Performance Fab]

Pikes Peak Meadows was a horse track. Very long straight's, we changed top gear after practice, more MPH.

 

[yachtman]

I found this last night