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Racing Movies

Eastern Speedway Classics

URC–The First 50 Year

Sprint & Champ
Car Classics

Eastern Midget Classics

Open Cockpit Classics

The Flying Dutchman

The History of Williams
Grove Speedway


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V-914-DVD
Price: $34.95
 

Vukovich Home Racing Movies

Rick Vukovich Amabile, Vuky’s grandson, has put together a DVD that captures a more personal side of Indy Legend Bill Vukovich.

Features Vuky’s crew chief, Jim Travers in an at-length interview.
  Some great footage of Vukie at home and traveling to various race tracks.  Shows many of the great legends (Vukie, Boyd, Parsons, Ruttman, Parsons, Templeton, Davies) on their ways up the ladder, at events such as Ascot and the Kearney Bowl.  

The footage is original and informal, but well-narrated.  This is the real thing for a true open-wheel history buff.

 


 

 

V-8-DVD
Price: $24.95
 

V-8-VHS
Price: $24.95
 

Eastern Speedway Classics

Rare vintage black & white and color footage plus historic photos highlight this collector's video. Racing action dating from the 30s to the 80s - Sprint Cars, Midgets, Champ Cars, Hudsons, & Late Models. The speedways included are: Trenton, Lancaster, Freeport, Dover, Union, New Market, Nutley Velodrome, NY Coliseum, Wilmington, Pitman, Commack, Island Garden, Teaneck, Kingsbridge Armory, Atlantic City Conv. Hall, Nassau Coliseum, Ruppert Stadium, Polo Grounds, Bayonne Stadium, Old Bridge, Lehighton, Goshen, Hughsville, Nazareth National, Langhorne, Richie, Gratz, Cortland, York Fairground, Stroudsburg, Sidney, Cross Bay, Roosevelt, Coney Island Bowl, Sanatoga, Yellow Jacket, Dorney Park, Allentown, Agricultural Hall, Harmony, Hinchliffe, Springfield, Plainville, Danbury, Carlisle, Lebanon, Nazareth, Reading, Bird In Hand, Hilltop, Altoona, Laurel, Atlantic City, Sheepshead Bay, Woodbridge, Hohokus, Mineola, Morristown, Jersey City, Lodi, Municipal Stadium, Bone Stadium, Islip, Cedarhurst, Olympic Park, Hatfield Rockingham, NH, Brockton, Vista, Castle Hill, Pine Brook.
105 minutes, color and black & white

V-16-DVD
Price: $24.95
 

V-16-VHS
Price: $24.95
 

URC–The First 50 Years

URC–the First 50 Years illustrates the evolution of the United Racing Club, the oldest active Sprint Car club in the nation. Great film footage & rare photos highlight the growth of this unique club. Tracks featured include Stroudsburg, Hatfield, Nazareth, Williams Grove, Harrington, Richmond, Trenton, Bedford, Bloomsburg, Owego, York, Big Diamond, Selinsgrove, Bridgeport, Penn National, Delaware International, Potomac, & Rolling Wheels. There are also many stops at the popular Flemington & Grandview Speedways, and finally a visit to Knoxville Raceway for the URC-ESS invitational race. Bert Brooks, Earl Halaquist, Dave Kelly, Glenn Fitzcharles, Kramer Williamson, and many more URC greats are on this historic replay. Exciting Sprint Car racing plus many wild flips will make you want this classic video for your collection!
65 minutes, color and black & white

V-11-DVD
Price: $24.95
 

V-11-VHS
Price: $24.95
 

Sprint & Champ Car Classics

Experience one of the most popular eras in the history of open cockpit racing - the 1950's and early 1960's. The spotlight is on AAA and USAC action at Allentown, Trenton, Langhorne, Reading, Williams Grove, Bedford, Harrington, and Flemington. Vintage photos highlight original film footage of legendary drivers such as Tony Bettenhausen, Jud Larson, Tommy Hinnershitz, Johnny Thomson, Dale Van Johnson, Jimmy Bryan, Don Carr, George Amick, and more. Includes profiles on drivers Joe Barzda, Jiggs Peters, Eddie Sachs, and Elmer George. A special Mid-west segment features the always hot competition at Winchester, Fort Wayne, and Indianapolis Raceway Park. There is also a brief look at the URC and NARA Clubs at Lincoln, Selinsgrove, Bloomsburg, Gratz, and Owego Speedways.

60 minutes, color, professionally narrated



V-10-DVD
Price: $24.95
 

V-10-VHS
Price: $24.95
 

Eastern Midget Classics

This video looks at four of the greatest midget speedways in the East - Yellow Jacket Speedway, Danbury Fairground, Hinchliffe Stadium, & Springfield, Massachusetts. Rare black & white footage and photos cover the 1940-1947 "Golden Era." Features one-legged driver Bill Schindler, legendary Dutch Schaeffer, all-time champ Len Duncan and more. Includes comments from race promoter Ed Otto and mechanic Jimmy Shaw. Old-time heroes Pappy Hough, Nick Fonoro, Lou Volk, Len Duncan, and Jiggs Peters share their memories, plus a look at some restored antique race cars.

65 minutes, black & white



V-7-DVD
Price: $24.95
 

V-7-VHS
Price: $24.95
 

Open Cockpit Classics

This video highlights sprint & champ car racing during the 50s and 60s at 3 of the most famous Eastern speedways, Langhorne, Reading, & Williams Grove. Vintage footage captures such stars as A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, and Jim Hurtubise in their early years of racing. Witness Tommy Hinnershitz's rule at Reading, plus the legends of Langhorne - Jimmy Bryan and Mike Nazaruk.

60 minutes, color

 

 


 

V-9-DVD
Price: $24.95
 

V-9-VHS
Price: $24.95
 

The Flying Dutchman

Covers the racing career of a true legend, Tommy Hinnershitz. Over a span of four decades Tommy captured 100 victories and 7 Eastern Sprint Car Championships - all without the protection of a roll cage.

Filmed in 3 separate interviews over the past 15 years, highlighted with historic photos & film footage.

60 minutes, color and black & white
 

 

 



V-12-DVD
Price: $29.95
 

V-12-VHS
Price: $29.95
 

The History of Williams
Grove Speedway


This is the unforgettable story of the Pennsylvania dirt track known as the "Ascot of the East." The excitement of the early years unfolds through rare film footage, unique photos, & current interviews with racing pioneers such as Tommy Hinnershitz, Ernie McCoy & car owner Sam Traylor. Legendary drivers Joie Chitwood, Ted Horn, Troy Ruttman, & Johnny Thomson are shown challenging the historic 1/2 mile. Racing heroes Johnny Rutherford, Bobby Abel, Jimmy McGuire, Ray Tilley, & John Mackinson share their stories about this remarkable track. From sprints and championship cars to midgets, stocks & bugs, "The Grove" offered the greatest variety and most excitement in Northeastern US. This 2 hour video captures the colorful history which is the foundation for today's racing at Williams Grove Speedway!


120 minutes, color and black & white