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May 21, 2006 saw the reenactment of the famous Aurora race from the 60's, at Pete Serroan Parsippany, NJ Slot Car Show. Henry Harnish, the inimitable winner of the first race was the catalyst. Also in attendance Joe Hydek, who lost to Harnish in the qualifiers that year.
The format was not an exact reenactment, but certainly gave the flavor of the original. As with the original, all the bodies had to be Ford.
For more information, see these links:
http://henryharnish.com/high/index.htm
http://ns1.nwecs.org/howorld/archives/bios/harnish/henry.html
Now, for a real treat, check out the short clip of the event. It's a 140 MB Quicktime movie that should play on ALL computers. Give it time to load. It was worth using the full size.
Above, from left - Bob Hardin, Mike Briggs, Brian Corea, Alan Galinko, Hiram Durant, Dave Lockwood, John Venza, Joe Rinn, Henry Harnish (seated), Dave Hendrickson, Ernie Finamore, Frank Spena, Bob Beers, Vinnknee Piazza.
