Road Runners
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™ | Est. 1937 | SCTA |
Road Runners
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™ | Est. 1937 | SCTA |
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The Road Runners car club was
established in January 1937. Along with six other clubs
they became Charter Members of the new Southern
California Timing Association (SCTA), organized on
November 29, 1937, to conduct speed trial events on the
dry lakes of Southern California. Of the original seven
SCTA Charter Member Clubs, two remain active today, the
Road Runners and the Sidewinders. Two of the founding members of the Road Runners were Wally Parks and his close friend Ak Miller. Wally Parks was instrumental in helping organize the new SCTA which held it's first official speed trials meet on May 15, 1938, at Muroc Dry Lake. Ak Miller later served as SCTA President. Wally Parks went on to form the NHRA in 1951. In the early years, the Road Runners met in Huntington Park and Whittier. Many members from those early days would later become legends of hot rodding. Besides Wally Parks and Ak Miller, Road Runners included Ray Brown, Bill Burke, Fred Carrillo, Art Chrisman, Chuck Daigh, Vic Edelbrock Sr., Vic Edelbrock Jr., Jack Harvey, Jerry Kugel, Bobby Meeks, Bub Meyer, Bob Morton, Ray Morton, Bob and Dick Pierson, Joe Reath and Don Waite, all of whom would later be inducted as members of the American Hot Rod Foundation Pioneers. |
| Road Runners members were innovators.
Following WWII, Belly Tank Lakesters began to appear at
the dry lakes. In 1946, Road Runners member Bill Burke is
recognized as having been the first to take an Army Air
Corps, surplus P-51 wing tank, build a rolling chassis,
stuff in an engine and run it at an impressive 131.96
mph. In 2001, the Road Runners SCTA Club moved it's headquarters to Riverside, California, and began holding meetings at the historic Ed Martin Garage. |
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Road Runners members
have raced a varity of land speed racing vehicles from
1937 to present day. Club members hold a number of
current speed records and the Club has a significant
number of members in the Bonneville 200 , El Mirage
"Dirty 2" and Muroc 200 MPH Clubs. Twenty-four
former Road Runners are members of the Dry Lakes Racers
Hall of Fame. Note: Pierson
Coupe and Burke Belly Tank
pictures are © copyrighted from the collection of Al
Baker and www.bakerracingpix.com.
Images used with permission. |
For a more
comprehensive visit with the Road Runners -
Overview, Club History, Historic Members and Cars, Current
Activities & more
"Click" the Road Runners link below.......... (scroll
down this page for Alumni Member List)
| Road Runners - Adobe .pdf format |
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2025 |
OFFICERS: |
Mike Ferguson - President | John Carroll - Vice President | |||
| Jerry Cornelison - Secretary | Tracie (Carroll) Habraken-Parkes - Treasurer | ||||
| Neel Sutton - Sgt at Arms | |||||
| Appointed/Volunteer Positions: |
John Carroll -
SCTA Inspector (cars), SCTA Car Technical Advisor, Inspection & Impound |
Tracie (Carroll) Habraken-Parkes -
Volunteer for SCTA & BNI Registration Trailer & Sales Trailer, Licensing |
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| Jerry Cornelison - SCTA Scholarship
Committee, Road Runners Historian & Webmaster |
Steve Gibson - SCTA Club Rep, SCTA Classic Coupe & Sedan Committee, SCTA Scholarship Evaluator |
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| Gary McGavin - SCTA Save The Salt Rep, SCTA Club Rep - Alternate, SCTA Scholarship Evaluator, SCTA Club Rep |
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MEETINGS: |
Second Tuesday each month at: Ed Martin Garage 6672 Indiana Ave. Riverside, California Phone: (951)686-6878 |
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| NOTE: | Meetings begin at 7pm - "Bench Racing" begins
around 6:15pm. Please bring a lawn chair or folding chair for seating. |
CONTACT US: |
President Mike Ferguson - Phone (951)961-3932 |
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| This
vintage Road Runners safety film includes action from the Santa Ana Drags and a SCTA meet at El Mirage - 1952. |
Collection
of photos from Road Runners and friends. A nostalgic visit to Dry Lakes racing and Hot Rods from the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's! |
| El Mirage
and Bonneville video clips from the Internet - (You Tube and other sources) |
Society
newsletter and archives plus link to Hot Rod Hot Line website. |
A poem
penned by Madeleine Blanchette captures the spirit of El Mirage following her first visit to an SCTA racing event. |
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For more information
regarding SCTA, Bonneville and current racing season schedules,
current club and vehicle standings and past season results,
please visit the SCTA-BNI website at: http://www.scta-bni.org/
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NOTE: The Road Runners logo was designed by Wally Parks in 1937.
The logo has been in continuous use from then to present. The
Road Runners logo is copyrighted material and the exclusive
property of the Road Runners - SCTA Racing Club.
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