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RMMRA HISTORY and HERITAGE
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My name is Gary Reynolds My father is Frank. Every since I was a little boy I can remember two cars my father had built. I am presently interested in locating one of the two cars. Either the number one Conklin Offy or the number 91 Glen Scott offy piloted by Steve Troxell. I grew up around a lot of interesting people and very fast, inovative machines. My father is 84 now and I would very much like to restore one of these cars. If you could put the word out, maybe someone knows where I could locate one of these midgets. My dad has compiled a great photo album over the years of cars and people. I would like to publish this along with any other materials that I could get my hands on. Any help would be greatly appriciated. I can be contacted at this e-mail address or at greynolds@dfwairport.com thanks, Gary Reynolds --- here you go, Gary; hope someone can help. Thanks to you and your dad for the great history and photos. |
 Possibly the best picture sent us from the Frank Reynolds collection by GT Miller, complete with pretty girl (can anyone id?), great Rocky Mountain background, and Denver star, Jim Malloy receiving his reward for winning one of two RMMRA feature races. Malloy raced in the Indy 500 from 1968 thru 1971, finishing fourth in '71. He died in a tragic practice crash at Indy, thirty- five years ago.
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 Champion Car Owners Harry and Louise Conklin take Center Stage for 16th time and Bow Out! After 60 years and 27 total Denver Championships, Harry and wife Louise announced their retirement from racing. It was a bitter- sweet moment at the RMMRA Awards Banquet in Nov, 2006, when the Conklins receved a standing ovation, and in the words of their long-time friend and former Driver, Wayne Arner, "Harry just won his last Championship". From Jim LaManna to Gary Taylor, shown here with them and Champion Mechanic, Mark Matejka, Harry and Louise have furnished the best equipment for the best drivers in Midget Racing, 16 RMMRA Championship winners.
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"Big Jim" LaManna, RMMRA Champion in 1961, 1964, and 1965 died Oct 29, 2006 of heart problems, and one year after much-missed wife, Theresa. We remember Jim LaManna as director  of competition well after his illustrious driving career ended, with son, Jimmy as his flagman. Racing on the fast and treacherous CNS clay, the midgets needed no-nonsense officiating. That's what we got.
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Jim LaManna winning one of 39 RMMRA Features
-Reynolds/GT Miller photos
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Dennis Hall spins at Lakeside and John Hollansworth, Eddie Jackson, Bob Hartman, and Grier Manning are elbows-up to miss him. Dennis would later be the Hall in Halarr chassis design and building with Duane and Bobby Harr. Eddie would go on to championship stardom, Bob Hartman is a great current day supporter and sponsor of RMMRA.
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Frank Reynolds/GT Miller photos
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 Bob Hartman, circa 1962, getting ready at Lakeside Speedway, can be found in the pits at most RMMRA events today
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 Dennis Hall at Lakeside. Dennis passed away in Sept, 2007, and will be missed by RMMRA and his many friends.
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 The late great Eddie Jackson
Six times RMMRA Champion, 82 Main Event wins; the epitome of a focused racer. Midget racing was literally Eddie's life purpose.
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 John Hollansworth in the Glenn Scott Kurtis/Offy.
With nine main event wins, John was one of many Colorado Springs drivers over the years, and is the father of John Hollansworth, Jr, a recent IRL competitor.
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Grier Manning, 1969 Champion at Lakeside. Manning won 32 RMMRA Main Events in his career, and it might have been more if not for his devotion to wife Donna. It seems she was somewhat traumatized when he was injured in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, especially since she didn't even know he was competing, and Manning retired. Donna died in 2006. We'll save a spot in qualifying, Grier. 
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