1920S, '30S RACERS TO COMPETE IN HONOR OF SPRINT-TRACK BUILDER.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer Vintage open-wheel cars will take to the track at Willow Springs Willow Springs may refer to:
The event, which will run from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, will feature cars built in the 1920s and 1930s, powered by engines that include Offenhausers, Model Ts with overhead valve “OHV” redirects here. For the vehicle registration class, see Off Highway Vehicle. An overhead valve (OHV) engine, also called pushrod engine or I-head engine racing heads, Elto Outboards and flat-head Ford V-8s The Ford V8 Has historically referred to the Ford Flathead engine designed by Henry Ford. The Ford Flathead engine was introduced in the 1932 Model Year with its last year of production being 1953 for inclusion in U.S. manufactered Ford vehicles. . James, 76, joined by other racing septuagenarians, will be honored for his contributions to auto racing. An Acton resident, he built the dirt oval track  It has been suggested that and be merged into this article or section. at Willow Springs and was inducted into the Sprint Car
Hall of Fame in Iowa in 1993.
This weekend James is James I, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona James I (James the Conqueror), 1208–76, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona (1213–76), son and successor of Peter II. being recognized for spending the greater part of his life working for the betterment bet·ter·ment n. 1. An improvement over what has been the case: financial betterment. 2. Law An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property. of open-wheel automobile racing automobile racing, sport in which specially designed or modified automobiles race on any of various courses. Automobile racing originated in France in 1894 and appeared in the United States the following year. . He spent more than 20 years at the helm of the California Racing Association sprint car club and building and managing the Indian Dunes Motorcycle Park. James and the other senior racers who are members of the Western Racing Association travel up and down the West Coast from April through November staging about two vintage-car exhibitions per month. And it's all done for fun, not any prize money. With no starters on the cars, the drivers put them into gear after they are pushed onto the track by pickup trucks. Using only one gear, the cars are preset preset Cardiac pacing A parameter of a pacemaker that is programmed permanently when manufactured with different gear ratios for each track. As Willow Springs is a short track, the cars run at lower gears. In preserving the integrity of the exhibitions, the club allows only cars with engines built before 1946. About 40 to 50 cars are expected to compete Saturday and Sunday, with 10 cars racing in each race of 20 laps. Each lap is three-eighths of one mile. Pit passes are available for $15 each day or $25 for both days. The minimum age to enter the pits is 18. Outside the pits, spectators are charged $10 and their children 10 and younger get in free. There are no grandstands, so spectators bring their own lawn chairs or other seating. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1 -- color) Racers with pre-1946 engines will compete at Willow Springs Motorsports Park in Rosamond in annual races honoring James. (2 -- color) Weekend races will honor Sprint Car Hall of Famer Walt James. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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