Tony and all,
This is truly great news. Have been waiting for years for the library issue to get resolved and when it did, I felt sure that there was something good to come out of it.
Bill S., thanks for all the kind words. I look forward to seeing you at Pomona which will mark my 48th consecutive year...the first for me coming in 1963. I have been lured out of hibernation to do some work and I am really pleased to hear the details of your project. I guess way back when, I should have held out for residuals!!!<VVBG> You can guess the outcome of those requests.
Tony, to answer your question, the World Finals of 1975 was the last production by a company headed by one Tommy Roberts, a radio station owner and the track announcer at the Cherry Hill N.J. horse track. He started doing the NHRA races with the 1973 Gators, where I had the opportunity to serve as the play by play anchor. His shows were the start of the syndicated series of NHRA Drag Racing. His company ran into financial difficulties with the '75 Finals and it was after that experience that NHRA decided to take over the production and syndication responsibilities, hiring Harvey Palash and Diamond P Sports as the production company. I took over the syndication operation during my last couple of years as a full time NHRA employee before leaving in 1978 for Argus Publishers. I have no idea if any copies even exist of that '75 Finals event...much less the Gators of '73.
Sorry to go on so long...you know how announcers are...they just talk a lot!!!
See you all at Pomona and thanks again, Bill S.
Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year.
Stay well one and all.
MaC