Remembering Debo Speedway
10:31 AM by admin
The roar of engines has been absent from the turn on Route 7 that was known as The Warrenton Curve for more than 45 years. But those sounds still echo in the minds of those who once made Debo Speedway a regular Saturday night entertainment experience. This site is designed for sharing memories and photos of racing in the Upper Ohio Valley in the 1950s and 60s. Please join our line-up. Memories are best when shared!
Great site Rick….way to go !!!!
Thanks. This is all new to me, so you can count on screw-ups now…and again!
Hi Rick, I sure like what I see so far. The Logo looks great and I remember Larry dickson in that car at Debo. Can’t wait for the book.
site is a great idea – glad to see it
thanx rick
got the book its great. i was one of the guys in the trees
Read the book cover to cover. It was great, I loved reading it. Thanks for giving dad some recognition, it means the world to him and he is very proud of it. Wish someone would come up with a time machine now — for years, I wanted to go back to the days of Grabits and Wide Oval, to see what it was like. Your book managed to do that for the Debo era and, considering how entertaining I found it, that what you did is priceless to the folks who lived and competed in that era.
Thanks,
D.J. Hores
Deak is a racer. Win or lose he’s always there…and has been for decades. God bless him!
Rick, Great book, I remember all the drivers. I carried the flags in for my dad (starter Bud Hervey)starting at 4 yrs old in 1954 until he gave it up in the 60′s. I raced track rabbit go carts at Debo, St Clairsville, and Hopedale from age 6 to 14. I’m very proud to show your book to my children and grandchildren and share the memories of Debo with them. Thanks, Tom Hervey
Hi Rick, Love this site but I can’t see any of the drivers photos. when I click on the driver tab I get a prompt for my password and when I enter it I still can’t get in to see any photos.
My dad and uncles raced at Debo’s and I’ll be adding photo’s as I dig them up. My uncle Otis (Delbert) Carpenter was called the upsidedown king because he rolled his car so often.
Thanks for this site it really brings back memories of days of old.
I remember “GO DOUBLE 0″ in 1964, I was 5 years old and my gramma Evelyn Smith and my mom Judy Jones worked the concession stand and I ate well. Then I remember being on vacation in 1975 and the announcing tower had fallen. That was the same year I rolled a 1963 Dodge Dart at the half time show at Grabbits. I wonder at times how life would have been different not coming to California and staying a racing family in THUNDER VALLEY!!