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Old 07-23-2009, 07:03 PM
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Default Walter Cronkite report on auto racing from 1962
Pretty timeless commentary!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bySosXZHnfI
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Old 07-23-2009, 07:38 PM
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Great footage, thanks for posting.....
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That was pretty cool Ken. I liked the Lime Rock coverage. Thanks for that.
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Excellent!! Thanks so much Ken. It starts off with WC in a Healy 3000, a car I always loved (had 3).. I wish it was a few seconds longer, would have liked to see Wall Street Report 1962!
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run on annual budget from $5k per year....... that would be so nice today!
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Originally Posted by DanR
run on annual budget from $5k per year....... that would be so nice today!
especially compared to the $10k weekends nowadays!!!!
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Only for a CT Stock car like yours Fred.....
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Originally Posted by DanR
run on annual budget from $5k per year....... that would be so nice today!
On 20 year old Toyos and down 200 hp....





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Only for a CT Stock car like yours Fred.....
nice... I mean you can get many Russian and Ukrainian wives for 10k/weekend... I need to rejig my priorities... really.
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I'm actually watching a WC special on public channel right now, he was an amazing man....
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"Uncle Walter" actually raced at LRP. I think there's some ancient footage of Cronkite and some other "notables" at LRP, including PLN (of course) and Denise McCluggage on the PBS DVD, "The Secret Valley of Racing" (?). I've got that DVD around here someplace.

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Great footage, thanks for posting.....
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Originally Posted by DanR
run on annual budget from $5k per year....... that would be so nice today!
Didn't he say "from $500/yr"? Maybe I need to go watch it again............ (It was 1962; $500-$750/mo was a decent wage back then. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/popscan/p60-039.pdf)
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