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Bottom picture is that the entrance or exit to the track ? 

Entrance.

Looking at those photos, I find it pretty cool that Wall Stadium is the exact same configuration since it was built in 1950. Same entrance and exit, banking, layout of pits to track, pretty much every detail.

AGAIN & AGAIN  ,  THE BEST PHOTOS EVER !!!! THANK YOU !!

sure brought back a lot of  sat.night at wall memories from some kid in the stands who's only dream was to be a race driver !!

those novice division photos are great !!--thanks , again !!

pic # 3-- # 66 geo.clayton # 14 bruno mazza

pic #4 --john smith ? sandy riddle ? ( i'll bet ray shea would know !!)

pic #5--# 29 john luhrs in the allied diesel cpe

# 1 --jack hart--# 28 (hidden) --bill brice

blessings all !!

The Jack Hart 1 looks to have some pretty early light weight hubs and wide five wheels? Unless it's just a star painted onto the drums.

hey kev !! good eyes !!---t'm pretty sure jack hart had purchased a

modified  from bobby allison in the 1960's-not sure 

of the year or even that this is the car ------bill

 Car # 1 is Carl Blue after a flip in 199, August IIRC...I was there to see it that night.

thanks for the info !!

remember mike m.  fielded 2 cars --#1 & #01

"the maroon & white racing team" !!

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Mike's Maroon & White racing Team. I think that was Nancy Rettano's father. Nancy was the handicapper at Wall Stadium for a lonnnng time. Pretty sure she worked East Windsor too. She worked for us at Central Jersey Speedway with her daughter Laura. Very sweet people dedicated to Wall Stadium. 

Wall was a tight knit family from the 70's into the 2000's. Well run by Tom O'Rorke, his wife Marion ran the office, Frank (who knows) Antonodies as scorer, Bill Sr and Bill Jr Bauman,  Sue O'Roarke Disbrow as assistant scorer,  and Nancy Rettano as handicapper, plus a contingent of others. Jennie and Tom Nicol owners.  All very nice people that cared for Wall Stadium and racing immensely. 

absolutly correct- on all points !!

tom o'rorke was a class act all the way---

ran wall and 'windsor very clean with ono B.S.--

a shame tucker didn't want to continue the nicol family tradition-----

Mikes racing team  #1 Ed Trainor  #2 Ed Geibel  #5 Ray Shea

Where's your maroon? and what is Ed pointing at? and was Mike Nancy's father? I remember she always sponsored all the big race lap money with "In Memory of Mike's maroon and white racing team."

Yes Mike was Nancys father Mike Mazzara {spelling} Ed G. is telling Ed T. dont let that 5 car by.They were tag teaming me  LoL

hey , ray !! ha ha !! i knew YOU'D come thru !!!  when i started going regular to wall , the 3 novice div. drivers that stood out were : ray shea , ray rocket  ,   & carl blue !!!!

blessings !!---

Carl Blue checks in here quite often, so I'm sure when he sees this photo he'll have a few more details. I love these Charles Taylor photos from the early 60's...please keep 'em coming!

The 1st thing I remember following the wreck was awakening in the hospital with a concussion which sidelined me from racing for the next 2 weeks.

This was in the 60's before window nets and the left side of the open face Bell helmet I was wearing had the outer layer worn away from rubbing along the asphalt.

Fortunately I had no Drain Bamage, which some may question!

Carl

Sorry to bring up a rough night in you racing career Carl, but glad you made it through that one, and are here on the board to give us a first hand report.  Thanks!

Bruno Mazza was killed in a construction accident not too long after this photo was taken.