Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-08-19
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LINE UP OF THE CARS

LINE UP OF THE CARS
To help you to understand how
the cars are lined up for the races:
TIME TRIALS, to establish posi-
tion in race. On most tracks all cars
are given two trials to set qualify
ing time for the evening.
HEAT RACES, are made of u of
the field of qualifying cars. The
fastest cars in the First and Sec
ond heats, with the next group in
the Third and Fourth heats.
AUSTRALIAN PURSUIT: If one
car is passed after the first lap, he
is given the Black Flag and is out
of that event.
CRACK-THE-WHIP: The last car
to pass the flagman, after complete
ing one lap, is given the Black
Flag and is out of the race.
CONSOLATION or CONSI is
made up of the non-money winners
of the heat races. These are run
Second and then First Consi.
SEMI-FEATURE: Run by all the
cars of the Third and Fourth heats.
FEATURE: Run by all the cars
of the First and Second heats.
Helmet Dash: Run by the four
fastest qualifying cars.
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TIFFIN RACEWAY -
Morris VanVlerah breaks track
record in 1912 as the Mid-Season
Silver Wheel Race gave spectators
a very exciting evening of Stock
Car racing. The Feature had to be
reStarted after Don Longbreak
was dumped over and presented
with his membership in the upside
down club. Don rolled his car back
on all four wheels and was back
in the running, but bad luck pur.
sued him and he became tangled
in a three car mix-up causing an
other reStart. This time with Dor
in the rear. But all in all it was
a race that will be long remem
bered.
The winners of this wonderful
evenings events were: Champion
ship 25 lap, Morris VanVlerah
First heat, Glen Roggeman; Second
heat, Gordon Dukes; Third heat
Doug Keegan; Fourth heat, Andy
Wilhelm; Fifth heat, Vincent Schaf
fer; Holligan, Andy Wilhelm; Con
ISOLATION, Bobby Christman; Semi
Feature, AL Meyers; and the fas
Feature, Bill Boop.
900
FREMONT SPEEDWAY -
For the second straight weel
the weather man was most un-co
operative with the boys at Fremon
as we'll as the small fry that wer'
promised a ride in a real Stocl
car, however it can't last too lon
so keep your chin UP and l am sur
that next Saturda yyour dream
will be fulfilled.
900
SANDUSKY SPEEDWAY
The threatening weather did no
dampen the spirit, but it did Gu
the attendance at the Sandusk
Oval Sunday mite = but the fan
were shown a field of very fas
cars and Bobby Baughan took hi
sixth straight victory of the yer
fast feature; he was however show
the rear view of Andy Cordas, Oh
and Sid Howard, XS1, for severs
laps until blowout forced Sid ou
of the race. George Neuman in 25
joined the up-sidedown club in tn
fifth lap causing the race to be RI
started. Flagman Louie Loreno ha
the red flag in the air befor
l George had completed his roll-ove
l. During the course of the evenin
5 several cars left the track, but {
! we like to report mo injuries
: Among the fast cars absent wer
Morris VanVlerah, 80 Jr; Bobt
Hanes, 80; and Martin Snyder, 2
i Martin was there however and r
4 ported that 20 was being worke
}. over. The results - First hea
n George Fosco, 81; Second hea
J. Dick Grice, 95; Third heat, Dc
r Francis, 444; Fourth heat Johnr
Cook, 6 Ball; Helmet Dash, Geors
): Fosco, 81; Second Consi, Russ Rot
h 45; First Consi, Don Augsberge
d 2; Semi-Feature, Paul Keega
l. K-9; and for the sixth time = Fe
u ture, Bobby Baughan, "A.