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Clark W. Nicholls + Al Olmstead’s slide collection

With guest contributor Bob Holcomb!

Special guest slide collection from (it’s a secret till it appears!), Stay tuned!

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Don’t miss anything; be sure to scroll to the bottom of this page!!

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A Mr. Botchagaloop (sp) was a character on the old Abbott & Costello show.

Last edited Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Arranged somewhat chronologically….

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In addition to scanning his own collection of slides, Clark has taken on the monumental project scanning R. Allen Olmstead’s slide collection!

For your enjoyment!

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Al is happy with his cookie and Coke at Road Atlanta.

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John Fitch information link here and biography here

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Links to different years of Al Olmstead’s photos on this website.

Some very good shots of us old-timers in our youth!

Hot links all have content now.

197319741975197619771978 - 1979

After a gap in photography, Al returns in  - 1984 -

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See some of Clark’s new millinium (as some spell it) digital photos here

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ß Clark’s older slides à

Only the hot links have content!

(This part of the project will go on hold after my 1987 photos are uploaded)

- 2001 - 2000 - 1999 – 1998 - 1997 - 1996 –

- 1995 - 1994 - 1993 – 1992 - 1991 - 1990 –

- 1989 - 1988 - 19871986 - 1985 - 1984

- 1983 - 1982 - 19811980 - 1979 - 1978

- 1977 - 1976 - 19751974 - 1973 - 1972

 

To be added at a later date include Silverstone British GP in early 1990’s

Continuation will require scanning of negatives which are, to say the least, disorganized.

I may not get to this task till next winter (or the one after that)!

 

Another project shared with Randy McKee and Greg Rickes is to scan the archives of our friend Joe Corbett.

 

So there’s no shortage of tasks!

 

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Bob Holcomb from the Glen area contributes some great memories here

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Another surprise contributor’s slide collection will appear here soon.
(soon is relative)…

Stay tuned!

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- Richard Welty has a great North American Motorsports page here -

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Other memories we may or may not have ever had…

A very good site with old Lime Rock photos here

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Can you name this person? Quiz1

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Use of these photos in any publication is free as long as photo credit is given to R. Allen Olmstead for slides from Al’s collection
and likewise credit to Clark W. Nicholls for slides from his collection.
If you need higher resolution jpg, let
Clark know the file name and photo gallery (web address) it is in.

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Here’s the workstation, scanner lower right:

scans are being done with a HP Scanjet 4890 at 300dpi resolution.
This scanner scans 16 slides in one batch at user selected resolution with Hewlett Packard software.
I used 300dpi which makes a jpg file 500-700KB each slide. Not the best, but ok for now.

   

I think the Epson V500 (below) is a worthy scanner too! Around $230

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Photos at Lime Rock Park, Watkins Glen Race Course, Montreal Grand Prix Formula One, British Grand Prix Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Bryar Motorsports Park, Thompson Raceway, Road Atlanta, MoSport, Riverside California, Laguna Seca, Detroit Grand Prix Formula One, Dallas Grand Prix, Formula One, Trans-Am, Miami Grand Prix, Sebring 12 Hours, Daytona International Speedway, Pocono International Speedway,  Beaver Run Sports Car Course, Pittsburgh Grand Prix, Bridgehampton Raceway, St. Petersburgh, Moroso, Kennedy Space Center, Busch Gardens, Niagara Falls, Meadowlands, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and many other locations!

Runoffs, IMSA, SCCA, Grand-Am, CART, FIA, FOCA, FISA, FIA, ALMS, AMA, ACCUS, British Leyland, Group 44, Bob Tullius, John McComb, Bob Wanta, Dave Belden, Dave Hathaway, Bob Sharp, Scott Sharp, Bruce MacInnes, Paul Newman, Luigi Botchagaloop, Tulio Randuzo, Holy Chamoly!

Porsche, Corvette, Camaro, Lotus, Jaguar, Datsun, Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, Triumph, MG, Ford, Mustang, Bently, Rolls Royce, Cougar, Ferarri, Williams, McLaren, Renault, BMW, Noble, Skip Barber Driver School, Dodge, LED.

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Contact Clark at email

Donate to my efforts? Payments can be made to my Paypal account: CWNicholls@aol.com

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A poem for a Bad poetry contest, One Star Please! Not begging, thats all its worth anyway!

The Mighty Botchagaloop
(Read along in a heavy Austrailian accent)

A mighty gorilla they call Botchagaloop,
Through the African jungles he roams and he hunts
The constipated tribesman who’s fingers jab poop.

His hemorrhoids blooming through his timed rhythm grunts,
While squatting and poking his turd starts to sprout.
The mighty gorilla was amazed at these stunts!

The lone tribesman screams silent, no words can he shout,
Botchagaloop moves closer, starts licking his chops,
A dark crunchy delight, a bit dry from the drought.

He pinches his sphincter and a blood vessel pops!
The gorilla starts charging he’s ready to eat!
The tribesman starts crying his turd finally drops!

Botchagaloop grasps the tribesman, squeezes his meat,
An explosion of feces his meal now complete!

Written in a Terza Rima Sonnet.

Terza Rima is a chained form with three-line stanzas (tercets). In each stanza, the first and third lines rhyme. The second line rhymes with the first and third lines of the next stanza. It is limited to 14 lines so the pattern will be as follows:

aba, bcb, cdc, ded, ee

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