| Msg ID: 2731338 | Flippington... #67 Ray Bateman |
| Author:3-Wide
6/4/2022 12:18:35 PM |
Flemington Favorite Ray Bateman in one of his early "rough" rides:
Photos by Nelson Ivins / Provided by Bobby Pickell Jr. Comments welcome. |
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| Msg ID: 2731350 | Flippington... #67 Ray Bateman |
| Author:MH
6/4/2022 3:06:45 PM Reply to: 2731338 |
Ray and I were rookies at Flemington in 79 and became good friends through the 80's. Raymond was fearless. I miss him a good deal. Mark Horger |
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| Msg ID: 2731460 | Flippington... #67 Ray Bateman |
| Author:DRogie
6/5/2022 7:30:46 PM Reply to: 2731350 |
Ray's cars were always sharp looking so I'll bet this was his first ride. So much for the back gate. |
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| Msg ID: 2731464 | Flippington... #67 Ray Bateman |
| Author:Rick Shive
6/5/2022 8:33:49 PM Reply to: 2731460 |
This was 1978, the year before Ray and I ran rookies. Probably only time he ran, it was orange, almost certain it was a different car than he ran in 1979. |
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| Msg ID: 2731475 | Flippington... #67 Ray Bateman |
| Author:John Mc
6/5/2022 9:57:23 PM Reply to: 2731464 |
It had to be, Ray's rookie car (blue one) was Fred DeGroot's old 305. Fred ran that car in '78. Rumor was Ray bought a motor for that car from Jack Tant and it was stout! |
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| Msg ID: 2731508 | John... |
| Author:DRogie
6/6/2022 11:45:48 AM Reply to: 2731475 |
....is Ray's rookie car in the "By the Numbers" at the end of row D? |
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| Msg ID: 2731539 | John... |
| Author:John Mc
6/6/2022 5:35:49 PM Reply to: 2731508 |
That's it! |
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| Msg ID: 2731517 | For John and Dave: |
| Author:3-Wide
6/6/2022 1:35:11 PM Reply to: 2731475 |
Photo By Nelson Ivins: I never realized this was the former Fred DeGroot #305 until John Mc told me a few years back, and I then keyed in on the huge rear wheel openings that I remembered from DeGroot's #305. |
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