Dover-Lunch At SAM’S

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  • #8572
    6t5frlane
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        I seem to remember racing on a Sunday and they had some local law about sound. Wasn’t there like an hour when you could not run on the track or in the pits??

        #12116
        dino
        Keymaster

            Yep…every Sunday I’de say “We’ll take our usual 1 o’clock to 2 o’clock lunch break”
            ….Seems to get permit to operate ..had to be quite during some Church service.

            #12163
            masracingtd1167
            Participant

                most of our pit crew would go to sams for holy water

                #12165
                dino
                Keymaster

                    Ah.yes Sam’s Later changed to “Gene’s 1900 club” Whew! glad I don’t drink like that anymore.

                    #12196
                    billy-casey
                        quote dinotheweirdo:

                        Ah.yes Sam’s Whew! glad I don’t drink like that anymore.

                        dino; i guess thats why after lunch stockers were gassers ,gassers were aitereds , 😆 altereds were modified prod. etc…. etc.

                        #12197
                        masracingtd1167
                        Participant

                            Hey Willy looks like you have two cars to tune next year.A long one and a short one.

                            #12199
                            billy-casey
                                quote masracingtd1167:

                                Hey Willy looks like you have two cars to tune next year.A long one and a short one.

                                O BOY. i hope we have a new driver. 😆 😆

                                #12251
                                Bruce Hertel, 541 474 0010
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                                    Sams place about 1 mile east of the strip, near the RR tracks is open again after 20+ years closed. Or at least it was open in 2006 when I was there. The amazing thing was — everything was exactly the same!! The bar, furniture, jukebox, & floor were unchanged from 40 years ago!! The same 60’s songs were on the jukebox, it was a “Time Warp” for sure! Maybe I was dreaming, so someone should go and take a Sunday ride in the country & verify!!
                                    When ever I won Middle Eliminator I would go there and give the check (usually a$100) to Sam and tell him to let me know when it ran out, he never did! Alot of guys drank on those checks and that was a lot of Sundays. Probably was the best time of the day, other than beating DeSantis in his Ford powered Coupe.
                                    Bruce

                                    #12275
                                    dino
                                    Keymaster

                                        Thought you guys would like this …found it in old ’74 Modified Meet program…..


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                                        #13884
                                        dino
                                        Keymaster

                                            BRIAN or ??? Where is “GENE & ELAINE” ?? Maybe asking a little too much here …But thay took it over From Sam, and were local…Never knew their last Name…If still around …Should show up for Dover Fest Jan.10 ???

                                            #14344
                                            dino
                                            Keymaster

                                                Had to say it ….”THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN”….Jan. 10 !

                                                #14355
                                                masracingtd1167
                                                Participant

                                                    It’s going to feel strange walking in there the last time was the day dover closed.

                                                    #14633
                                                    robert

                                                        Upstairs Bob here. Gene passed away, but Elaine Ford is still kicking and still owns the building. Don’t be surprised if she shows up on Jan. 10th. I ran into Brian the other day at Jayce’s. I told him Elaine has the original benches from Ol’ Sams that were in the dining area and is willing to donate them to the museum, I showed them to Brian.

                                                        #15571
                                                        dino
                                                        Keymaster

                                                            Top floor Bob…ever find the signs ?

                                                            #30690
                                                            dino
                                                            Keymaster

                                                                Bob did find the signs…thats another topic …BUT its been awhile since we remembered Lunch at Sam’s -then Genes..We had our first “Dover Fest’ there in ’08 and then the place closed…still is ….just thought of some of my silly actions there during lunch….. how I made it through the afternoon is a mystery. use search for all the related stuff .( Sams-Genes-Jayces)

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