Freeport Video

[Fat Albert]

Look what I found on You-Tube. A brand new old video.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTNqQlJLYRk


A very wise man once said..."There's nothing like an open wheel modified "

[Richie25]

Awesome video, wish we could find more.

[LongIslandJam]

Hey, Hey, Hey, that's pretty good. What year was that taken?

[Hollywood]

JA,
By the looks of the pace car, it is 1975 or so.

[W. J.]

Great Video!

[Fat Albert]

No Walt, it's later than that! Hollywoods' right...I think it was 1976!

[Dwight Clock]

That was opening day of 1974. April 21 to be exact. I remember because it was the first race of the Campi era and the first race on the 1/4 mile track. Also, my kid brother Steve decided to get married that day in Bay Shore and I drove 80 mph on the SSP to get there after the races! George Wagner held off a determined Freddy Harbach and an oncoming Charlie J to win that day. Great video!

[randomrodder]

Fantastic. Also bitter sweet seeing three of Long Island's late great Modified jockeys running so close together again. Fond memories. Thank you for the link.

[Gravel]

Yup, first race of the Campi era. I have a picture of the green flag of the feature somewhere. Awesome race.

[Fat Albert]

Wow! That's some memory you've got there, Dwight!
Richie25...something tells me we will find more, soon...stay tuned!

[Dwight Clock]

To identify a few more of the modifieds in the video...the yellow 7 Crown coupe was Tiger Tom Baldwin, the #16 Pinto was the Billy Auer owned car driven by Ted Wesnofske, and the wide, low, maroon coupe was the Joel McElearney owned #98 driven by Danny McNamara. Also noticed the #19 Corvair of Bobby Park, the 7-11 of either Jr. Ambrose or Joe Krukowski, and the #333 Artie King Pinto driven by Ed Brunnhoelzl.

[Wannaberacer]

That is awesome, my uncle Tony used to own the Tom Baldwin 7 and before this I've only seen pictures.

[concordcharlie]

The gold #08 was Jim Tyler.

[Jaws]

That was some great mix of car styles.

Plus passing on the outside.

Dutch Miller was the starter,trophy girls, Don Campi and Geno Campi in victory lane.

I think Joey Ambrose was in the 71 7-11 Joe Krukowski, the darker smaller 71 was I think Bruno Brackey. Orange 11 Frank Saladino? Blue gremiln Richie Gome?

[Fat Albert]

That is awesome, my uncle Tony used to own the Tom Baldwin 7 and before this I've only seen pictures.

I remember Tony Goscinski, he was a talented guy and that car was always immaculate!