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In the News (Fri 18 Dec 09)

  
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Cal in the little # 3 Offy as it ran in the States as # 38.
Bob Barker in # 23 outside Cal in # 10 in the States.
Perry Grimm and Cal Niday of the U.S. in front of the Martin and Angus Stand on the infield at the famous Sydney Showground Speedway
justmidgets.homestead.com /niday3.html   (191 words)

  
 Motorsport Memorial -
Cal Niday's lifelong love of speed ended in the Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, California, where he died of multiple injuries from a crash during a historic race car exhibition.
Cal moved to Hawaii in 1957, where he operated a car business, and raced on the side.
Cal Niday was survived by his wife, Elsie, his son Gilbert and three grandchildren.
www.motorsportmemorial.org /focus.php?db=ct&n=757   (416 words)

  
  Niday3
Cal in the little # 3 Offy as it ran in the States as # 38.
Bob Barker in # 23 outside Cal in # 10 in the States.
Perry Grimm and Cal Niday of the U.S. in front of the Martin & Angus Stand on the infield at the famous Sydney Showground Speedway
www.justmidgets.homestead.com /Niday3.html   (191 words)

  
 Cal Niday   (Site not responding. Last check: )
California racing legend, Cal Niday, is ranked 135th on the list of alltime Colorado Midget Feature Event Victories from 1935-2004, with 1 win.
Niday appeared at Denver race tracks in the "Golden Era" of Midget Racing as evidenced by the following photographs.
You have a picture of Cal tangling with Lloyd Axel in one of your pre-war pictures.
www.coloradoracingmemories.com /crm_niday_cal/crmniday.htm   (163 words)

  
 Lyle
Bill Brereton in # 47 and Cal Niday in the Ray Lyle V860 # 6
Cal Niday buckles up in the Duane Carter Offy.
Bob Barker in # 23, Cal Niday in # 10.
www.justmidgets.homestead.com /Lyle.html   (233 words)

  
 Dangerous Racing Years Following End Of World War II
As a young man Cal Niday had lost a leg in a motorcycle accident.
Ironically, Niday would die at the age of 74 at the wheel of a midget he had raced regularly many years earlier.
Of the 33 qualifiers for the 1955 Indy “500” 17 drivers died at the wheel in a racecar.
www.thevintageracer.com /articles/dangerous.htm   (3032 words)

  
 Niday Family Genealogy Forum
Cal Niday cir 1955 - J.B. Niday 7/06/01
Re: Cal Niday cir 1955 - Dee Ferguson-Sutton 11/27/01
Re: Cal Niday cir 1955 - Jack Nida 4/03/05
genforum.genealogy.com /niday   (560 words)

  
 Top 100
Cal Niday was a monopeds (he only had one leg).
At Indy in 1955 Niday thought his late-race run could beat Sweikert, but Niday crashed viciously in turn four and nearly became the race's second fatality.
Niday was badly injured and never raced again.
www.historicracing.com /top100.cfm?driverID=2685   (169 words)

  
 Lyle
Bill Brereton in # 47 and Cal Niday in the Ray Lyle V860 # 6
Cal Niday buckles up in the Duane Carter Offy.
Bob Barker in # 23, Cal Niday in # 10.
justmidgets.homestead.com /Lyle.html   (233 words)

  
 Bell Helmet - Snowmobile & Snow Racing Helmets
In 1995 a guy named Cal Niday plowed into the retaining wall during the Indianapolis 500 and the first Bell comeback was officially underway.
Cal returned to racing a few months later.
From a dirt track low-side, to a grand prix high-side, to the father of extreme sports rag-dolling across the Caesar's Palace parking lot, Bell was there when the world's best riders went down.
www.motorhelmets.com /htm-helmets/bell/c-helmets-bell-snow.htm   (319 words)

  
 gamble on Cal Niday   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It's not unusual that taking a chance on circuit racing is super popular and masses of players wager or have gambled on Cal Niday.
The fact that sports betters can utilise the web to wager on sports is as well contributing to this and making it faster to wager and gain.
Cal Niday, Select Points Accumulated 1 Debut 30 May 1953.
www.officialsportsbetting.com /motorsports/gamble-on-Cal-Niday.php   (690 words)

  
 Basement Bessie - MidgetMadness.com Info Center
At DuQuoin, Cal Niday brought Bessie in 8th after qualifying 4th, Bessie's second one legged driver.
Cal missed the Syracuse show and Bob Scott missed the Hoosier 100 by being too slow for the 18 car fields.
In 1983: Bruce Jacobi crashed at Daytona in a 125 and suffered a brain stem injury and he died in Bloomington, IN, in 1987.
www.midgetmadness.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=14909&view=getlastpost   (4934 words)

  
 Rare Sports Films - Vintage Baseball Video Sports Auto Racing Events
Jack McGrath in his cream-colored Hinkle Special is shown setting a new track record of 142.580 MPH in qualifying.
Before the race, other drivers are shown in nice color closeups: McGrath, Pat Flaherty, Jim Rathman, Shorty Templeman, Johnnie Parsons, Cal Niday, Art Cross, Walt Faulkner, Jimmy Davies and Al Herman.
Part of Cal Niday's crash in turn four is shown, and finally Don Freeland in the #12 Bob Estes Special exits the race with a bad transmission.
www.raresportsfilms.com /1955indi2.html   (856 words)

  
 Bnscooters.com Your #1 Online Source For Quality Gas Scooters & Motor Bikes!   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1955 a guy named Cal Niday plowed into the retaining wall during the Indianapolis 500, and the first Bell comeback was officially underway.
Cal returned to racing a few months later.
From a dirt track low-side, to a grand prix high-side, to the father of extreme sports rag-dolling across the Caesar's Palace parking lot, Bell was there when the world's best riders went down.
bnscooters.com /bellshorty.htm   (262 words)

  
 Primedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Born in St Louis, MO, raised in Culver City, CA, and resided until her death in Bakersfield, CA.
Sherry used to babysit for the Cal Niday, Johnny McDowell, Johnnie Parsons and other racing families.
She married Rosie Roussel after he won the 100 lap feature race at Balboa Stadium on Labor Day in 1959.
www.whowon.com /primedia/pm_storiesresults.asp?StoryID=173614   (308 words)

  
 Bell Helmets - Bell Timeline
Several members of the Lincoln Team, including 1953 and 1954 Indianapolis 500 winner Bill Vukovich, wear the helmet during the Carrera Pan-American road race in Mexico.
Cal Niday becomes the first driver to wear a Bell Helmet in the Indy 500.
On the 170th lap, Niday crashes hard into a wall.
www.bellbikehelmets.com /timeline.asp   (1228 words)

  
 Re: Cal Niday cir 1955
In Reply to: Re: Cal Niday cir 1955 by Jack Nida
West Bend, WI 1960, my father was John Clayton Niday, his father was John D. Niday...
I do know my Grandfather had several brothers; Harley and Richard are the only ones I knew.
www.genforum.familytreemaker.com /niday/messages/81.html   (54 words)

  
 California Driver Education | Online Driving Schools | Driving Schools
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Cal Driver Ed provides home study driver education classes you can take on the internet.
www.caldrivered.org   (1669 words)

  
 Niday Family Genealogy Forum (25 Latest Messages)
Re: Ethel Niday and family - Anna Niday Clem 11/21/05
George Niday and Eve in Botetourt Co., VA - janet martin 3/02/04
Have two pictures with a Eupha Niday in them she married a Orval Haverty in WV.
genforum.genealogy.com /cgi-bin/latest.cgi?niday   (146 words)

  
 Canepa Design
Discouraged, Granatelli sold the car to Racing Associates who entered the car in it’s last 500 in 1955.
Driven by Cal Niday, the car qualified ninth at 140.302 mph but crashed out of the race on lap 170.
The car was stripped of its mechanical parts was stored for the next 30 years in Southern California.
www.canepa.com /collection/kurtis.html   (402 words)

  
 History of the WRA   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Former professional race driver Walt James, who was the founder and first president of the California Racing Association (CRA), was elected to be WRA’s first president, serving from 1982–1985.
Indianapolis 500 veteran Cal Niday succeeded James from, serving from 1985–1988.
In January 1988, Dan Fleisher was elected president and served until January 2001, with the exception of 1995, when he stepped aside in favor of Paul Price.
www.westernracing.com /history/history.htm   (184 words)

  
 Indy Cars
Car body was vacuformed by Dallas Booth and is all hand lettered by MZ except the small sponsor decals.
After finishing the 1953 Indy 500 in 30th and then 10th in 1954, 1955 would be the last Indy 500 ride for Cal as he finished 16th due to a crash on the 170th lap.
The Slot car shown here uses the same #AML1013 American Line "Model T" brass inline chassis and vintage K&B Royal Bobcat 36d endbell drive motor as the Schmidt Special above.
home.swbell.net /mdzim/indy.html   (506 words)

  
 Ward Hansen Offy Midget #023 - Offenhauser midget display at the Nevada Vintage Race Car Museum in Henderson, Nevada
The west coast car was most popular in the 1960’s.
Drivers included; Billy Wilkerson, Johnny Parsons Jr., Johnny Rutherford, Cal Niday and many more.
Cal Niday was killed in this car in 1988 in a vintage meet mishap.
www.fabulousracers.com /hanson_offy.html   (116 words)

  
 ALeather.com: The Bell Story
In 1955 a guy named Cal Niday plowed into the retaining wall during the Indianapolis 500 and the first Bell comeback was officially underway.
The impact fractured his skull, but one of Bell's helmets saved his life.
From a dirt track low-side, to a grand prix high-side, to the father of extreme sports rag-dolling across the Caesar's Palace parking lot, Bell Helmets were there when the world's best riders went down.
www.aleather.com /g/Dealer-Catalog-Shopping-The-Bell-Story/86.html   (563 words)

  
 Bell Motor Cycle Helmets Dealer
bell motor cycles helmet - In 1955 a guy named Cal Niday plowed into the retaining wall during the Indianapolis 500, and the first Bell comeback was officially underway.
With a bell motor cycle helmets Cal returned to racing a few months later.
Bell motor cycle helmets from a dirt track low-side, to a grand prix high-side, to the father of extreme sports rag-dolling across the Caesar's Palace parking lot.
www.motoxoutlet.com /bell-motor-cycle-helmets.htm   (425 words)

  
 Atlas F1 Bulletin Board - Update on John Cannon for Barry Lake
Cal Niday: Richie has this spelt incorrectly as “Carl Niday”.
Another source, who posts occasionally on Atlas F1 has Cal Niday’s year of death accidentally mistyped as 1977 when it should be 1988.
Right, first of all slapped hands for the spelling mistakes of Hurtubise & Cal - slip of the eye or computer gremlins, take your pick!
forums.autosport.com /showthread.php?postid=820612   (2406 words)

  
 Mighty Midgets at Daytona
I can still taste the clumps of oiled down clay that flew when I was a kid at the Motor City Speedway in Michigan.
The announcer was Fred Wolf and the racers were Iggy Katana, Cal Niday, and many others.
If you like this see, the Tex Smith collection in the publications section and order the roaring roadsters book.
www.hotrodsonline.com /virtualrodrun/1996/1996Midgetsfolder/Midgts.htm   (108 words)

  
 Bell Motorcycle Helmets   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Bell company was founded in 1954 and develops helmets for all riding sports.
In 1955, Cal Niday crashes into a wall during the Indy 500.
He credits the Bell helmet for his survival.
www.motorcycleclothing.com /helmets/bell.asp   (90 words)

  
 Cal Niday Formula 1 Driver
Cal Niday Formula 1 Driver Statistics and results
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Cal Niday Formula 1 Driver Profile for Cal Niday.
www.4mula1.ro /history/driver/Cal_Niday   (152 words)

  
 Bell Sports Coupons, Discounts - Where to buy Bell Sports Products Online, Sporting Helmets
Ever since Cal Niday plowed into the retaining wall at the 1955 Indy 500, Bell Power Sports have been a trusted helmet brand.
You see, while Cal did fracture his skull and loose his fourth place Formula One ranking, the then 41-year-old returned to racing a few months later and lived until his seventies.
Bell Power Sports helmets have been there when world-class drivers really need them, helping them survive crashes on dirt tracks and grand prix since 1954.
www.fabu.com /brand/bellsports   (306 words)

  
 Forgotten track saw some of auto racing's greats - Today's Paper > Your Words > Sports | Bakersfield.com - Kern County ...
Bill Vukovich and Johnnie Parsons, who later in their careers both won the Indianapolis 500, drove here.
Gib Lilly, Walt Faulkner, Cal Niday, Billy Cantrell, Frank Brewer, Andy Gutherie, Bob Swanson, Mel Hanson, Jerry Piper, Don Farmer, Ted Tracy — the list of famous drivers who drove here is like a who’s who of auto racing.
The racing season started again in 1941 with dozens of new cars showing up each Saturday night.
www.bakersfield.com /248/story/44286.html   (1666 words)

  
 Through The Years ... 1952
Cross won on July 11 in the Ridenour Offy, defeating Johnny Tolan, Joe James, Jim Rigsby and Sam Hanks.
Burany guided the Plaza Brothers Offy to the win on August 8, taking the checkered flag in front of Roy Newman, Cal Niday, Joe Giba and Jimmy Knight.
Thirty-one year old Bud Koehler captured top honors in both the stock car and midget ranks at Raceway Park, located minutes from Koehler’s Blue Island home.
www.kalracing.com /Autoracing/through_the_years__1952.htm   (1584 words)

  
 Racing - D-A and Super Speed Sport ...Automobile Applications   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the 1950s, D-A sponsored entries in the annual Indianapolis 500 mile race.
The Kurtis roadster shown above is our 1955 entry, driven by Cal Niday to a 16th place finish, which has been restored by its current owner, Milt Janzen of Reedley, California.
But it was not just a sponsorship — our Speed Sport motor oil was used in these cars!
www.dalube.com /racing.htm   (489 words)

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