This Weekend's Question: Those that didn't run at Flemington for very long.  

I was watching some Flemington video's yesterday, and I realized that I definitely have overrated my ability to identify just about everybody that ran back in the 70's.....  Sure I recognized the modified and sportsman drivers that were the top runners, and even those who that maybe didn't always qualify for the feature, but were there week in and week out...  But I was amazed at how many cars (mostly sportsman, but a few modifieds too) that just flat out didn't look familiar.  Maybe some were rookies... Maybe some were invaders who made limited appearances.

So the question rattling around in my head this morning is, who do you know for sure that only ran at Flemington (sportsman or modified) only one time... or maybe only a few weeks (rookies?) that either decided to not go back, or possibly (as witnessed on the old video's) maybe destroyed their car early in their racing days, and decided/couldn't afford to give it another try later.

There has to be 100's of drivers that this applies to...  Some maybe just flat out didn't like the track and chose not to return.   Probably many more learned the hard way, that the boards at Flemington spared very few... especially to those who dared to run the highside between turns 1 & 2!

So... maybe it was a friend... maybe a relative... maybe a guy who lived down the street, or worked at the local garage... but who do you know who maybe only ran a handful of times... but they did it.... they got to fullfill a dream they had of running at Flemington, even though that dream maybe didn't last as long as planned?

If possible, tell us the driver's name, car #, color, modified or sportsman, approx year they ran, maybe their hometown, why they stopped (wrecked/retired/other) and how you know them, or any specific reason why you remember them and thought they should get a mention to this weekend's question.

Note:  By the way.... Hopefully anyone reading this knows that I have respect for anyone that did whatever they had to do, to get a car together and get behind the wheel and take a shot at the square... whether that "shot" lasted 5 decades... 5 years.... or in some cases... 5 minutes!  Thank you just the same to those that did it, that were part of the show....