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Photo ID # a01.23.04_032_AYE_EWS_0078_1
Car #: #32A
Driver (s) : Bob Ayres
Location: East Windsor, NJ
Date: 1970's
Photographer: Bob Scott
Photo provided by: Rich Scott
Comments: Comments from Rich Scott:  Bob really got the most out of this equipment which at the time was ancient compared to the Grant King, Tobias and Weld cars of the era.  I believe this was a Whip Mulligan chassis.   That's owner Dale Clickner standing next to the car.  Note the sandles on the roof! The one thing I remember about this car was how that engine always was screaming with plenty of power. The car was usually fast early but always faded towards the end.
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11/25/04 Dale Clickner Thanks for the compliment! The reason why we died at the end was because we couldnt get a bite on the dry track. This car was converted to a sedan later on and then cut up.
11/26/04 3-Wide I remember this car really looking solid on the track.  Like Rich said above, a lot of new technology was hitting the local dirt track right around this time, and made a big difference, but I think a lot of people keep their eye on the 32A as a top 5 - 10 car.   And with the specialty cars of the day as mentioned in Rich Scott's comments above, combined with the hard, dry track surfaces, that aint bad!  

In a sea of Gremlins, Pintos and Sheet Metal/Aluminum Specials, this might have been one of the last coupes to run modifieds on a consistent basis at East Windsor and Flemington...

12/27/05 Timmy George I always remember This car getting smacked in the ass by Sammy in the 81 to get around him !
12/28/05 3-Wide Like mentioned above, I think a lot of us rooted for this car knowing that technology was gaining ground and with it, it's days were numbered. 

And I think for a lot of us, we could relate to the whole situation...feeling like an underdog...  giving it your best shot...  Kind of like the whole John Henry vs The Machine deal...

That's what comes to mind when I think of the days of the red #32a out there slugging it out with some of the more nimble machines of the day.  I wouldn't consider the Norcia #81 "Nimble", but those guys from Black Horse Lane were always trying new stuff... and according to John Norcia, some of it worked and ... well,... some of it didn't.

I'm wondering what years this car ran, and what finally happened to it.   I don't remember it ever getting wrecked, but I could be way wrong on that too...

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