Ladabouche Collection
The Roger Canfield 8 NH |
Courtesy of Ernie Bodreau
The
Mike Cody 32, from the Cheshire era. It
also ran at Claremont. |
Ladabouche Photo
The Chet Cashman 37
[shown here at the Rutland fairgrounds] was a regular at Claremont. |
Ladabouche Photo
A later Roger
Dutton 657 photographed at Fairmont Speedway. It was a
Claremont regular.
|
Ladabouche Collection
Buddy WIlder with the former Roger
Dutton 657
|
E. Bodreau Collection
Ernie Bodreau and his 211. |
Ladabouche Photo
Bruce Wylie's 107
[shown here at the Rutland fairgrounds] was a regular at Claremont.
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Ladabouche Photo
Buddy Bardwell's Hudson
[shown here at the Rutland fairgrounds] was a regular at Claremont. |
Cavlacade of Auto Racing Ladabouche Collection
Al Sanville, from the Claremont
Jalopy Ass'n. era. |
Ladabouche Photo
The George Ingalls 888 out of Keene,
NH driven by Cecil Bosworth. |
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Ladabouche Collection
Bill George, from the Claremont
Jalopy Ass'n. era. He had raced for years by this time. |
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Ladabouche Collection
Butch Watson, from the Claremont
Jalopy Ass'n. era. |
Courtesy of Phil Chastenay
Claremont jalopy era car
on fire. |
Photos Courtesy of Phil Chastenay
Claremont car 11 from
1964.
|
Courtesy of Phil Chastenay
Claremont car 00 from
1964, said to be Gary Philbrick. |
Ladabouche Photo
Chet Doaner's 5 car, shown"here at
Fairmont, was a former Claremont regular. |
Courtesy of Phil Chastenay
Claremont car 29 entering
pits around 1964. |
Photos Courtesy of Phil Chastenay
Claremont car 1 enters
pits in 1964.
|
Courtesy of Phil Chastenay
Shorty Collins' early
Claremont car 172. It also ran at Brattleboro, Rhythm Inn, and
Cheshire.
|
Courtesy of Phil Chastenay
Claremont car U2 with the
11.
|
Courtesy of Phil Chastenay
The Hastings 622 and another
car burn as Lloyd Severance's 711 passes by. |
Ladabouche Photo
Clarence Heath's car 611
ran at Claremont. |
Wayne Carter Photo Courtesy of Ernie Bodreayu
Buddy Newspaper shot. |
Courtesy of Phil Chastenay
A man works on the Claremont
car 211. Might be Frank Smith. |
Courtesy of Phil Chastenay
Ernie Boidreau working on the Claremont car
11 back home.
|
Courtesy of Phil Chastenay
Hartland, VT's Larry Davis
with a big Claremont win.
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Courtesy of Phil Chastenay
Frank Smith's first car
311 after a wreck. |
Courtesy of Phil Chastenay
Frank Smith's first car
311 after being bought by "Dynamite Al" Sanville. |
Courtesy of John Snarski
An early color
of Claremont while still dirt. |
Courtesy of John Snarski
Another early
color of Claremont while still dirt - 1971. |
Source Unknown
The Don Lawlor -
piloted Roger Canfield 8NH. |
Courtesy of Racers Bored Site
Danny Ferland. |
Ladabouche Photo
Dick Gerard,
shown here at Fairmont, was a Claremont car.
|
Courtesy of Davis Family
Dick Skillen
went on from Claremont to the Winston Cup. |
Courtesy of Chris Companion
Another Chet
Doaner car that had been a regular Claremont car. |
Ladabouche Photo
Don Miller,
shown here at Fairmont, was a Claremont car. |
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Ladabouche Collection
Frank Blake, from the Claremont
Jalopy Ass'n. era. |
Courtesy of Racers Bored Site
Don Miller, 1972.
|
Courtesy of Racers Bored Site
Donny Ayer |
Courtesy of Racers Bored Site
Don Miller, Roger
Canfield's 8NH. |
Courtesy of Phil Chastenay
Another Ernie
Bodreau Claremont car. |
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Ladabouche Collection
Frank Hall, from the Claremont
Jalopy Ass'n. era. |
Ted Vogel Collection
Lloyd Severance enters the Devil's
Bowl pits as Ted Vogel looks on. This was a Claremont car. |
Ladabouche Photo
Leo Howland with Curt Dragon's 31
at Otter Creek Speedway. It's a Claremont car.
|
C. J. Richards Collection
Howard Stevens, at Devil's Bowl with
a Claremont car. |
Ladabouche Collection
Jack Bateman with the Pelletier 51,
a later Claremont modified coupe. |
Ladabouche Collection
Jerry Bly with the Albro 9 NH,
another later Claremont modified coupe. |
John Grady Photo
Mark O'Neill with the 49NH, a later
Claremont modified coupe. |
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Ladabouche Collection
The unbeatable combo of Frank
Smith and Sonny Rabideau.. |
Ladabouche Collection
This Claremont car still exists
- as a Dick May B29 tribute car in the Midstate club. |
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Ladabouche Collection
Mark O'Neill with the Albro 9 NH,
another later Claremont modified coupe. |
Ladabouche Photo
Mike Cody brought this Claremont
car to Fairmont around 1963. |
Ladabouche Photo
Ted Brown brought this Claremont
car to Fairmont and Otter Creek Speedways.
|
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Ladabouche Collection
Sonny Rabideau with the Former Leo
Vallancourt coupe. |
Racers Bored Site Photo
Gene Pysz, with
Rocky Cusinelli's 51, a later
Claremont modified. |
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Ladabouche Collection
Robert Hodgman from the Claremont
jalopy era. |
Ladabouche Photo
Ray Harris brought the former Chet
Cashman car to Fairmont around 1963. It ran mostly at Claremont.
|
Racers Bored Site Photo
These Rhythm Inn cars, including
12 - Rene Charland, would have also run at Cheshire. |
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Ladabouche Collection
Rocky Cusinelli from the Claremont
jalopy era. |
Ladabouche Photo
Gene Pysz brought this Rocky
Cusinelli Claremont car to Fairmont around 1963. |
Ladabouche Collection
Ted Brown with Curt Dragon's 31. |
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Ladabouche Collection
Roger Lessard from the Claremont
jalopy era. |
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Ladabouche Collection
Roger Day from the Claremont jalopy
era. |
Courtesy of Norm Vadnais Bob Frazier Photo
Roger Dutton of Keene, NH wins at
Fairmont. |
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Ladabouche Collection
Roger Ranade from the Claremont
jalopy era. |
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Ladabouche Collection
Howard Stevens from the Claremont
area, had two good years at Fairmont with a NH style coupe.
|
Racers Bored Site Photo
Walt Brown, Jr. earlier car. |
Ladabouche Collection
Walt Brown, Jr. later Claremont
car. |
Ladabouche Photo
An unknown Claremont - style coupe
entering Fairmont.
|
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Ladabouche Collection
Walt Billington from the Claremont
jalopy era. |
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Ladabouche Collection
Wayne Wheeler from the Claremont
jalopy era. |
Ladabouche Photo
Rosie Rosendahl may have run
Claremont. He was a NH entry. |
Claremont Daily Eagle Photo Courtesy
of Ernie Boidreau
Burning off fuel around
the wreck car of Roger Ranade.
|
Courtesy of Ernie Bodreaul
Al Sanville gets by as Gary
Philbrick wrecks at Claremont. |
Courtesy of George Hill
Bill George sometimes ran at
Claremont. |
Courtesy of George Hill
Unknown Claremont - style car. |
Courtesy of Ernie Bodreau
Unknown Claremont - style cars 8
and 200 in a fracas. |
Courtesy of Ernie Bodreau
Action from the Claremont
jalopy era. |
Courtesy of Ernie Bodreau
Unknown Claremont - style cars
67 and others in another fracas. |
Claremont Daily Eagle Photo Courtesy of Ernie
Boidreau
Action in the early '60's. |
Claremont Daily Eagle Photo Courtesy
of Ernie Boidreau
A field paced by Larry Davis' 404
takes the green.
|
Claremont Daily Eagle Photo Courtesy of Ernie
Boidreau
Claremont was huge deal in the
1960's as evidenced by this crowd photo. |
Courtesy of Ernie Boidreau
Car 21 assists a rival in
rolling over. |
Courtesy of Phil Chastenay
Early '60's Claremont - poster. |
Courtesy of Ernie Bodreau
Ernie Bodreau's 1965 Claremont
entry.
|
Courtesy of Ernie Bodreau
Ernie Bodreau's 211 Claremont entry
[ the former car 29]. |
Courtesy of Ernie Bodreau
The former Don Miller 11
entering Claremont. |
Courtesy of Walt Perkins
George Barber's first car found
trouble at Claremont with Stub Piper driving. |
Ladabouche Photo
Henry Abbott, with the Timmer
Macheski 44 was a Claremont
regular seen here at Fairmont.
|
Courtesy of Davis Family
Larry Davis, from Hartland, VT. |
Courtesy of Davis Family
The George Ingalls 888 outof
Keene with driver Cecil Bosworth, of Athol, MA.
|
Courtesy of Davis Family
Buster Dyer rt] and Wally
Hadlock celebrate. |
Courtesy of Mark LeFrancois
A very early field at Claremont. |
Claremont Daily Eagle Photo Courtesy of Ernie
Boidreau
Walt Ruffle's 32, driven by Mike
Cody, being worked on. |
Courtesy of James Howard via Neal Davis
Cecil Bosworth in Chet Cashman's
37. |
Courtesy of Davis Family
Later Claremont poster.. |
Courtesy of Harty Family
Maybe Jerry Bly. |
Courtesy of Davis Family
An early pileup
in a Claremont turn. Larry Davis [404], Ted Brown, and the 37 of Chet
Cashman are distinguishable. |
Courtesy of Harty Family
An early
Claremont lineup. |
Courtesy of Harty Family
Early
Claremont cars lining up. One or both of these car appear in photos
of the West Lebanon, NH track, as well.
|
Courtesy of Harty Family
Early
Claremont cars lining up. Seen from turn three. |
Marty Harty Collection
Mike Cody, with the Walt Ruffle 32, from the Claremont
jalopy era. |
Courtesy of Davis Family
Dick
Skillen with a
pre - NASCAR Grand National
Claremont car.
|
Courtesy of Harty Family
Early
Claremont crowd watching the action. |
Courtesy of Harty Family
Early
Claremont cars on the track. Cleaning up a rollover. |
Courtesy of Harty Family
Early
Claremont cars on the track. Pop Brown on the pole. |
Courtesy of Davis Family
The Gerard 737,
lilkely driven by Dick Gerard |
Courtesy of Harty Family
Don Ayer with a later
Claremont coupe. |
Courtesy of Davis Family
Yet another Bodreau 211 coupe. |
Courtesy of Davis Family
Punky
Caron with an early
car. |
Courtesy of Davis Family
Skip Neilsen. |
Courtesy of Davis Family
Walt
Brown, Jr's Bug car
car. |
Courtesy of Davis Family
Art Cody, Henry Merrow, Buddy
Bardwell and other Claremont figures in what is supposed to be a
promo shot for the boxer in the foreground.
|
Courtesy of 176 Racing.com
Buddy Bardwell, with,ons gary and
Bud, Jr. |
From Dan Odys's 8MM Old Speedways DVD's
Lloyd Severance. |
Courtesy of Davis Family
Mike Cody, with car owner Henry
Merrow. |
Courtesy of james Howard via Neal
Davis
Another shot of the Chet
Cashman 37 with Cecil Bosworth.
|
Courtesy of james Howard via Neal
Davis
Jim "Dizzy" Dalzell.
|
Courtesy of Davis Family
Mike Cody, with car owner Henry
Merrow. |
Courtesy of Davis Family
Norm Wilson, with car owner and
crew. |
Courtesy of HAMB Site
Ed Jennison, from the Claremont
jalopy era.
|
Source Unknown
Allen Whipple - earlier car. |
Courtesy of A. Ainsworth
A later Rabideau Claremont 311 |
Courtesy of Moses Family
Ted Brown, with the Coffin
modified. |
Courtesy of Arnie Stetson
Dave Harris and crew. |
Courtesy of Walt Perkins
Ticket used by Roy Forsyth. |
Courtesy of Walt Perkins
Adfor a race that pitted
Cheshire against Claremont teams. |
Claremont Daily Eagle Photo Courtesy of Walt
Perkins
Gene Pysz, in the Claremont jalopy
era. |
Claremont Daily Eagle Photo Courtesy of Ernie
Boidreau
George Watkins, in the Claremont
jalopy era.
|
Courtesy of Walt Perkins
Harold Barrows, in the Claremont
jalopy era. |
Courtesy of Arnie Stetson
Larry Davis. |
Claremont Daily Eagle Photo Courtesy of Arnie
Stetson
Larry Eaton, in the Claremont
jalopy era. |
Courtesy of George Hill
Eddie Puffenberger may have driven
at Claremont during the Claremont jalopy era. |
Courtesy of George Hill
Opening day 1962 program from the
Claremont jalopy era. |
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Photo Courtesy of HAMB
Site
Leo Howland, in the Claremont
jalopy era. |
Courtesy of Arnie Stetson
Bridgewater, VT fur trapper Lloyd
Severance. |
Courtesy of George Hill
David Moses may have driven at
Claremont during the Claremont jalopy era. |
Courtesy of Walt Perkins
1952 trophy at Claremont for Roy
Forsyth.
|
Ladabouche Collection
Howard Stevens with the Leo
Vallancourt 333 at Claremont. |
Courtesy of Arnie Stetson
Paul Parker's Claremont car. |
Courtesy of Norm Vadnais
Ted Brown's holey Claremont
sedan was as terror at Fairmont until he wrecked it the same
day. |
Courtesy of Arnie Stetson via George Hill
Vic Jarvis. |
Courtesy of MVRCA Site
Ernie Gahan would have likely raced
at Claremont in its earlier years.
|
Courtesy of Ken Paulsen
Art Cody's orignial helmet. |
Courtesy of Arnie Stetson via Neal Davis
Claremont, under construction [in the
late 1940's, I think]. |
Courtesy of Arnie Stetson via Neal Davis
I call this the Ernie Hastings fire
[622] because I don't know the other, more fully involved car was. |
Courtesy of Arnie Stetson via Neal Davis
I call this the Ernie Hastings fire
[622] because I don't know the other, more fully involved car was. |
Courtesy of Arnie Stetson via Neal Davis
1971 roster in the latter years of
the dirt surface. An interesting mixture of the older 1950's drivers
with the younger guys. Also, a lot of Devil's Bowl guys.
|
Courtesy of Arnie Stetson via Neal Davis
1969 action in the latter years of
the dirt surface. |
Courtesy of Ken Paulsen
Art Cody, with restored Henry
Merrow 33 and a Claremont trophy. |
Courtesy of HAMB
Site
Roger Lessard, in the Claremont
jalopy era. A different shot than above. |
Courtesy of Arnie Stetson via Neal Davis
Arnie Stetson's 864 preparing to
go. |
Courtesy of Arnie Stetson via Neal Davis
Arnie Stetson's 864 at home
base. |
Courtesy of Arnie Stetson via Neal Davis
1950 action in the early years of
the dirt surface. |
Source Unknown
Either Stub Piper [above] or Roy
Forsyth drove this first George Barber car at Claremont briefly.
|
Source Unknown
Bill George's 64, with either a
son or a fan. |
Courtesy of George Hill
I hope this track view is different
than the Claremont
jalopy era. shots above. |
Courtesy of George Hill
I hope this track view is different
than the Claremont
jalopy era. shots above. |
Ladabouche Photo
Art Cody, around his car at
Fairmont around 1962 after a feature race. |
Wayne Carter Photo Courtesy of Neal Davis
Bruce WYlie, Bellows Falls, VT |
Wayne Carter Photo Courtesy of Neal Davis
Buster Dyer win. |
Courtesy of Neal Davis
Cecil Bosworth [rt] with car
owner Chet Cashman at the big Rutland Fair race in 1962.
|
Courtesy of Neal Davis
Cecil Bosworth [rt] with car
owner Chet Cashman [ctr] in Victory Lane at Claremont. They look
thrilled, don't they ?.
|
Courtesy of James Howard via Rob Davis
Cecil Bosworth in Chet Cashman's
37 at Claremont.
|
Courtesy of the Davis Family
Earlier version of Chet
Cashman's 37 at home base.. |
Courtesy of Neal Davis
Unknown driver with the Nancy Lewis
56 in the overhead era.. |
Courtesy of Neal Davis
W. Gerard 737 - probably Dick
Gerard driving at the time.. |
Courtesy of Neal Davis
Canfield's 8NH, with driver ju
jour Don Miller.. |
Courtesy of Neal Davis
Ted Brown with his familiar Lash
Texaco 92 coupe. |
Courtesy of Neal Davis
Ted Browbn and former owner John
Humphrey with the equally familar coffin modified - before Ted took it
over.
|
Courtesy of George Hill
UNK Claremont car. |
Courtesy of George Hill
Likely, Roger Lessard. |
Courtesy of George Hill
Early Claremont car, said to be
Dave Harris. |
Courtesy of George Hill
Later era
Claremont modified cars that
include Ted Brown. |
Courtesy of George Hill
Claremont regular Walt Brown,
Jr's attractive 1964 version. |
Courtesy of George Hill
Terry Reynolds. |
Courtesy of George Hill
Terry Reynolds again. |
Ladabouche Collection
Buddy Bardwell winning first
feature at Fairmont in the CJ Richards era in 1962.
|
Courtesy of George Hill
Claremont regular Roger Dutton
wins one at Fairmont, in Vermont. |
Courtesy of Ed Wylie via George Hill
Claremont regular Roger Dutton |
Courtesy
of Marty Kelly Jr
Mendon VT's Bob Taylor [rt] with a
car that had originally run at Claremont.. |
Courtesy
of Todd Wainwright
Punky Caron with a more modern
version of Claremont coupe. |
Jim
Rohde Jr Photo
Ted Brown checking his car and
trailer on US Rt 7 outside Middlebury, VT on the way home from a
successful run at Otter Creek Speedway in 1963. |
Ladabouche Photo
Art Cody, oits his car for welding
at Otter Creek around 1963. Visible with the white sweatshirt is future
driver Russ Shaw. |
Courtesy of Davis Famiy
Sonny Rabideau with the once run in
1965 by Howard Stevens for Leo Vallancourt. The car was leading Fairmont
points when sold out from under Stevens and the crew. |
Ladabouche Photo
Cecil Bosworth, with the George
Ingalls 888 at
Fairmont around 1962 . |
Courtesy of Chip Cormie
Ed Cormie, in Fred Snape's 26. This
ran in an era where it could have run at either Claremont, Cheshire, or
both.
|
Courtesy of Ed Wylie
Maybe Ed Wylie with dad's 107 in
Bellows Falls before it was sold to Norm Scarborough. |
Courtesy
of Rob Davis
Mike Cody, in Vic Lane with the
Wilfred Gerard 737. |
Courtesy
of Gary Bardwell
Gary Bardwell, with dad's
Hudson. |
Courtesy of Gary Bardwell
Buddy Bardwell, with Gary and
Buddy, Jr. |
Ladabouche Photo
I believe this [tghe Elmer Erickson
27] to be anb old Rosie Rosendahl car from NH. |
|
From Dan Ody's 8MM Old Speedways
DVD's Ted Brown
also ran this car at the Bowl and Claremont around 1967. |
Courtesy of Mike Richards
Gene Pysz with Rocky Cusinelli's
51. |
Courtesy of Tim Rogers
Ted Brown bought the former Irv
Taylor 1NY from Lefty Casey and used it at the Bowl and Claremont. |
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