November 2007 - VMSC/MSC Annual Banquet/Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
It was definitely a night to remember. Our first ever induction ceremony for the Southeastern Wisconsin Short track Hall of Fame was held at the Schauer Center ajoining the Wisconsin Automotive Museum in Hartford WI. Over 400 people attended the event, including special guest Bobby Allison who was on hand to help present Miles Melius with his award. Plans are already in the works for a bigger and better event in 2008. Congratulations to all of the inductees!
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Miles Melius speaks as Bobby Allison looks on. (photo by: Russ Lake)
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Miles Melius, John Kaishian and Roger Regeth share some memories (photo by: Russ Lake)
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Mark Sweeney accepts the award for his father Duane.
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Gib Wiser presents Ken Markwardt with his award - Russ Lake photo
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Gino Wagner during his acceptance speech
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Willie Goeden accepts his award from Dave Magnus (Russ Lake photo)
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back row - Johnnie Reimer, Ken Markwardt, Dick Duston, Mark Sweeney, Gino Wagner, Bobby Allison, Roger Regeth, Dick Binner and Frank Smith
front row- Harriet Biertzer, John Kaishian, Fuzzy Fassbender, Russell Johnson, Natalie Johnson, Miles Melius, Arlene Tlougan, Harry Woerner, Mrs. Carl Kulow, Willie Goeden. missing from photo were family members of Happy Laack and Rollie Heder
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photo by Kelly Surges)
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September 2007 - Hall of Fame Show
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Brian and Tina Jaeger's Bob Blank sedan |
Dan Kopshe's Rebel car back on the scene |
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People gather around the former Mark Donahue Indy Car courtesy of
UEMSI and Rick and Jacques Dresang
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The ribbon cutting ceremony marking the opening of the Southeastern Wisconsin Short Track Hall of Fame Left to right - Dan Kopshe, Fuzzy Fassbender, Dick Stalter, Dennis Donavan, Billy Engelhart, Norb Ostrowski, Miles Melius, Ken Markwardt, Gib Wiser, Willie Goeden,
Dick Colburn, and Gino Wagner.
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August 2007
11 cars on hand at Toucan, Thanks to Ken Hoerig for putting this one together
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July 2007
June 2007
Bill Behm organized a quick show at Dyno's Bar in Knowles Wi. 7 cars were on hand. Free food and drinks all day long! The UEMSI sponsored show at Slinger was our biggest in a long time. 24 cars lined up on the main straight and took a few laps around the paved oval. Many former drivers turned out for this one too! A fantastic time!
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Our cars at The Slinger Reunion II Sponsored by UEMSI
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Knowles Show |
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Slinger Show
Photos by Jacques Dresang |
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May 2007
Our first show of the season was at at the Milwaukee Mile . 16 cars were on hand to take part in the yearly event.
9 cars made it to the Lynch Motorsports show in Burlington on the day before Mother's day. Great weather provided an excellent backdrop for the show. M.J. Both won the best of show with his A3 modified.
Race into Summer at Swan City Park in Beaver Dam was another great time. Lots of fans stopped by to see the 9 cars on display and John Frank's model display. Again Great Weather!!
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Former Packers Brian Williams, Gilbert Brown and Santana Dotson
at the Milwaukee Mile |
Race Into Summer at Swan City Park in Beaver Dam
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Dan Muth |
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February 2007
With spring just around the corner we already have some events and some exciting news coming up soon. First of all, the Third annual IRA get together will take place on March 4th. It will be held at Barry's Bar located at 332 Fellows Rd in Genoa City, WI. Plenty of photos and movies will be on hand along with many former IRA stars. It runs from 11 am till 5pm. More questions e-mail Dan Erikson at dan@vintageira.com or call 262-210-1026. Next up will be Cruise the Mile on June 6th. Watch for more info as the date gets closer. Also we are working on getting a play day at Chilton towards the end of August. We might even have two weekends in a row. Watch for more on this one too. Our most exciting news is that we will finally have a Southeastern Wisconsin Short Track Hall of Fame. It will be located inside the Wisconsin Automotive Museum in Hartford, WI. A couple of cars will be on display starting in May. Then in September, we will have a car show in front of the museum and open our display at that time. Watch for further updates. Check out our VMSC schedule and check out all of the new projects that should be completed this spring |
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