If it comes from Buzz Rose, my pal who’s been enshrined in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, you know it’s going to be good. Here’s the latest from Buzz, now a keeper of open-wheel history from the early days. Indy Cars on Short Tracks is co-authored by Buzz and central Pennsylvania racing archivist Joe Heisler. It’s the tale, through 1960, of big cars on tracks less than a mile in length, and more.
Here’s what we mean. The book also provides concise backgrounders on Williams Grove Speedway in Pennsylvania, which is still rocking today, and also the Ascot Parks of Southern California. Plural, because there were four of them, operating at various times and locations around Los Angeles between 1903 and 1990, an incredible run. The next photo, published in the book from the Jeff Sharpe Collection, shows two legends at the second location, Legion Ascot, at Valley Boulevard and Soto Street. Rex Mays is driving the towed-up Gilmore Special – note the strap – with Chickie Hirashima as his riding mechanic. The second, from the same collection, shows the beginning of a 1936 wreck that killed both Al Gordon and his mechanic, Spider Matlock. In era-typical prose, the Los Angeles Times’ headline wailed that Gordon “Joins Buddy in Racing’s Valhalla,” a reference to Ernie Triplett, whose higher power had waved the black flag over him two years previously. A few months later, Legion Ascot’s stands bore down. Great book, available by calling 602-978-1599 or by visiting www.roseracingpublications.com. It’s $54.99 plus shipping through Dec. 10
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