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Old 07-27-2023, 05:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Harpoon PV2 View Post
As most of you know, the movie was based on the real Cannonball Sea To Shinning Sea race. Here is a fun article on the race! Sorry, no Cobra in sight. Be sure to go back to the top and hid hide text, for a fun photo of the motley group! https://allamericanracers.com/first-cannonball-run/
While still living in the NE, I used to cross paths with Oscar Kovaleski on occasion...Oh the stories he would tell, not only about the original cross country races (oh so many more than one), but his other exploits. Quite a few in the LVSAAC group have similar memories of him.


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