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CATAMOUNT COUPE ERA COMPETITORS
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When Catamount opened for business early in 1965, it was assumed that the track's principal focus would be the firmly-established NASCAR modified and sportsman cars, The Northeast was a hotbed for this racing, with New York featuring the dirt coupes and Southern New England specializing in the pavement cars. With its perfect location, right on Interstate 89 and not far from Interstate 87, the track stood to attract Airborne's fields, local drivers who had been running Thunder Road, and any number of Canadian cars, as well.
As it turned out, the coupes left Catamount during the 1968 season and only returned for a few special shows, from that time forward. The support division, having taken on a life of its own beyond the founders' wildest dreams, would become the star attraction. But the big cars left a permanent impression on the track and on the town that loved the track. People found themselves named after Jean-Paul Cabana, and some households even named pets for their favorite drivers.

Harold Ormsby brings up the rear on the parade lap for a coupe heat at Catamount, Year One. Neither Cho nor I could identify the other cars. Note the one flathead mixed in with the overheads.
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Otto Graham Website Dick Nephew
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Otto Graham Website Bill Wimble
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Otto Graham Website Ron Narducci
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Russ Bergh Photo Lou Lazarro
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| COUPES ERA |
Gaston Desmarais |
Courtesy of John Bourgeois Beaver Dragon
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Lloyd & Gregg Gilbert Beaver Dragon
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Dragon Family Collection Beaver Dragon
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| EARLY FLYING TIGERS |
Jack DuBrul
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Pete Crescent
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Otto Graham Website Doc Blanchard
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Otto Graham Website Ernie Gahan
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| LIMITED SPORTSMAN |
Otto Graham Website Ernie Ried
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Conde & Parry Website Bernie Miller
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Courtesy of Jim Ladabouche Andy Romano
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Otto Graham Website Buck Holliday
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| HURRICANES |
Norwood Arena Website Bugs Stevens
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Otto Graham Website Jean Guy Chartrand
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Otto Graham Website Dick Clark |
Eddie Flemke |
| LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN |
Harold Ormsby
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L. Gilbert Family Jerry Cook |
Otto Graham Website Richie Evans |
Otto Graham Website Will Cagle
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| MINI STOCKS |
Cho Lee Collection Marcel Godard
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Courtesy of Cho Lee Charlie Trombley |
ACT Office Archives Andre Manny Montreal, QU ![]() MrBlackChevy Site Photographer Unknown |
Russ Bergh Photo Don Wayman |
| GRAND AMERICANS |
Courtesy: Magnum's Site Paul Hamel
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Cho Lee CollectionJean-Paul Cabana Beloeil, QU ![]() John Grady Photo |
Catamount Stadium History An early coupe lineup shows how desperate Catamount was for cars in the first season.
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ACT Office Archives A 1965 heat race starts, with the flatheads and overheads mixed in together.
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| STREET STOCKS |
The Pines Website Photo Bill Slater |
The Russ Betz car [59] of Rene Charland and Vic Wolfe's 66, driven by Bob Bruno, sit in the pits at Catamount Stadium in 1966 or 1967. |
Russ Bergh Photo Don MacTavish Mike Watts Photo
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John Bisci Turn 5 Photo This shot of popular Richie Evans shows the Bob Brunelle car on the right, which ran at Catamount out of Peru, NY.
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| ACT CARS |
Courtesy of John Grady Ray Forte |
Courtesy of Pascal Kenny King,
Mike Watts Photo |
Bob Karvonen, from an unknown |
Cavalcade of Auto Bernie Griffith,
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| NEW TIGERS |
Cavalcade of Auto Frank Provost, To the right of |
Cavalcade of Auto Harry Provost, |
Cavalcade of Auto Mack Miller, |
Courtesy of John Grady Maurice Tallard, |
Do you have pictures of other drivers from this era at Catamount ? If you would like to make them available for me to place on this site contact me at: wladabou@Adelphia.net
or
Bill Ladabouche
23 York Street
Swanton, VT 05488
802-868-4339