If I remember my Big Red history correctly, Big Red as we see it today is actually Big Red #2. I believe the original Big Red was totalled in an open road race in Mexico. It was severe, so the Gottlieb's built Big Red #2 as a race car - tube chassis, cage, etc... the car that set all the records and the car we know today.
Does that ring a bell with anyone else?
As for Stielow and Kyle Tucker, there's a lot of history there, too. Mark first saw the One Lap of America while at a race at Watkins Glen in the summer of '88. He wanted to compete in the Vintage class, so he and Kyle Tucker built up a 69 Camaro that Mark already had.
Last edited by XcYZ; 12-11-2008 at 07:20 PM.
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