Ivan's Midget Fetish: Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser intro

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  @ChrisPlow · 2 years ago

  The words Sensible and Ivan not heard together that often and it’s just one reason we love him…<br> I haven’t heard the phrase ‘that’s why it’s in the piss’ for ages 😂👍

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• JO

  @jonnyb2532 · 2 years ago

  I can&apos;t believe Ivan has only 23K subscribers. &nbsp; This is the best channel on YouTube.

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• JO

  @JorgeFernandez-uc9qb · 2 years ago

  I can&apos;t wait to see Ivan tooling around in it around his property. You can see his excitement every time he talks about it. Love the channel.

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• FI

  @Fintoman · 2 years ago (edited)

  Thanks to Susie with the Ice Cream, Ivan breaking into his rendition of the old Wall&apos;s Cornetto song was something to behold.😂

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  @tomday7309 · 2 years ago

  Thanks for doing this series. I grew up in dirt track country in eastern PA and saw those machines race as a kid in the 1950&apos;s and &apos;60&apos;s. I saw Ivan had a Caruso car and saw the Kurtis in the background so many times and wondered what Ivan&apos;s connection was. &nbsp;This video answered a lot of questions for me. Harry A. Miller Company is still active in Troy, Michigan. They have preserved most of the original fabrication drawings from Leo Goosen and Harry Miller&apos;s efforts on Offy engines and Miller cars. As I understand it they can make original parts for restoring the old midgets and &quot;big&quot; sprint cars which is part of their business today. I hope Ivan can get that car onto a proper dirt track and have a go.

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• CH

  @chrisprobert6 · 2 years ago

  Blimey! That&quot;pug&quot; launched a bit quick , without many revs😂

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• PE

  @peterwardle572 · 2 years ago

  Ivan, you really do fit you title of Shed racing, you understand &apos;poor mans racing&apos;, the idea of building and running your own cars, and what a nice day to be mucking around, &apos;you lucky people&apos;, Peter.

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• OL

  @oldcars5547720 · 2 years ago

  When I was a little boy my father would take me to the dirt track in Haubstadt, Indiana and we would watch the midget and super-modified races. &nbsp;I remember the fragrance of castor oil wafting through the bleachers. &nbsp;They used it as a lubricant admixture, much like motorcycle engines. During the intermissions between races my dad would pick me up and I could look down and see the brass Offenhauser I.D. tag on the cam cover.There should be a serial number on there. These frames and engines were all built in California but for some reason there were many of them in this part of the country. &nbsp;About 100 miles northeast of here near the back entrance of Turkey Run State Park, one can find the tattered remnants of the wooden-covered grandstands &nbsp;of the old Jungle Park Race Track where many Indianapolis racers got started in this part of the country. &nbsp;There is nothing left of the track itself. &nbsp;It was once covered in cinders and considered one of the more dangerous tracks in this part of the country. &nbsp;There is an historical plaque there identifying the structure. &nbsp;I loved the shot of Suzie in the Caruso-Bugatti! &nbsp;If either of you ever travel to the United States I would love to meet you.

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  @myrlstone8904 · 2 years ago

  Midget and other classes of small open wheel cars are still very popular in some areas of the States, Pennsylvania and Ohio on the East Coast are two examples. They are raced on a packed clay oval track. &nbsp;They are very fast and have a reputation for being relatively dangerous for the drivers. &nbsp;The modern cars are equipped with a full cage, even so fatalities do occasionally occur.<br>Not for the faint of heart !!

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• JO

  @jonathangehman4005 · 2 years ago

  I&apos;ll watch anything you put up about that fierce old thing. You could do nothing but Kurtis Offy content &apos;til the end of time and I&apos;d never get bored.<br><br>303-40s American dirt track is a whole different world than any other kind of motorsport. I can&apos;t get enough of it

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• LE

  @lesliepark9173 · 2 years ago

  Ivan, speaking earnestly, “Well, this is a very serious racing car.” &nbsp;Susie, speaking matter of factly with no hint of irony, “I think it’s ideal for an 84 year old man.” &nbsp;Shed Racing dialogue is priceless!

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  @richardsmith3814 · 1 year ago

  I&apos;m an big fan of the old Elto midgets and would love to see a video of yours, Ivan