Comments from the George Sandruck photo collection –
· Thanks for the
pictures. I really enjoyed looking at them - Rick Schiesz
· What great photos
Shawn. I remember "Sandy" when I first started racing in 1974. I think
he was district rep at the time. It was the ABLA back then. CW was my first
club. I would like to see some club photos from the early 70's. I have a few
that I took at races on the old Hydes Course. John Cox and I had a lengthy
discussion about those days during a training ride last weekend. I guess you
know your getting old when you start talking about the good old days! I'm
still holding the $5.00 preme that you won at one of my races. - Tim Lung
· Great to see those
photos of some of my favorite riders and people. I raced against Art and Jimmy
Lauf (from Hydes, MD) often and rode with Jimmy at the National Championships
in San Diego which he won in 1949. I was a junior then and since Jimmy was
more or less alone, I supported him as best I could. He returned the
favor in 1952 by coaching me at the Eastern States Track Championships in New
Brunswick NJ and helped me win with the right strategy. I have pictures of me
crossing the line with Jimmy in his Coast Guard uniform on the sidelines.
I also raced against Jimmy at Delhi Ontario in a six day there. He gave
Francois Mertens and I a ride back to Harrisburg from where we took a train
back to NY. Art was a great rider, a very nice person and one of my
heroes. Clyde Nitz, I remember, was the MD state rep and the chief
sponsor of the BAR race held at Patterson Park which my brother-in-law, Leon
Volterre won in 50. I have a great picture of Clyde, Leon, Frank Small (ABL
Pres) and a monster trophy after the race. The next year, Francois
Mertens won the same race and again I have a great shot of Clyde and Francois
with another monster trophy. I don't think I ever met George Sandruck although
I may have raced against him if he was active from 1949 - 53. Thank you for
publishing those photos as they brought back a lot of wonderful memories. - Andy
Werth
· Very cool--thanks for
making them available to check out. We've lost so very much information in NCVC
over the past few
years. It's good to see that
someone is keeping on top of it at CW. - Bill Luecke
· I just looked at these
photos and just wanted to say that is a great display of the history of cycling
in the region. I enjoyed them very much and would love to see more.
I just wish our club had that much history! Thanks. - Tim McDonald,
Conte's/Richbrau, Richmond, VA
· I don’ t know any thing
about these folks, I’m from NJ but I enjoyed these photos very
much. Thanks for sharing. – Howard
· Shawn,
Great photos, thanks.. Doing any riding? - Tom Meyer
· Shawn - great photos -
thanks to the family for making them available, and to you putting them on the
web... Cheers, Lew Strader.
· Totally cool,
Shawn! Thanks for sharing. - Evelyn Egizi
· I appreciate the
pictures, of racing and people I had heard about but never saw.
Especially Clifton Park. It was neat to see Clyde Nitz, who I had met
several times. He was also into car racing, living across the road from
Dorsey Speedway, with his print shop in the basement of the house. And
his son Chris in addition to being the MD Jr cycling champ was into cars,
including some fast Corvairs then a Porsche Speedster. Chris and I lived near each other and had a great
time chasing each other to work. And Chris helped me get my first
ever 10 speed, a Peugeot PX10 sold by a guy who worked in the Social
Security Adm. print shop with
Chris. Thanks for the
photos. - Don Riggs
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