COWPATTY NATION GARY BALOUGH'S "BATMOBILE"


GARY BALOUGH 112 BAT MOBILE MODIFIED Gallery Lee Greenawalt

SUSSEX, NJ - On Sunday, October 12, 1980, dirt track Modified racing was changed forever when Florida driver Gary Balough, behind the wheel of a revolutionary race car, totally dominated the Super DIRT Week Schaefer 200 before a full house crowd at the New York State Fairgrounds and a national ESPN television audience.


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I still hadn't heard the name of the driver until I heard the public address announcer say that the 112 was being driven by Gary Balough. Seeing the speed of that car along with the racing ability of Balough made me realize how the Schaefer 200 was probably going to turn out.


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OAKS, PA - The No. 112 Kenny Weld-built Dirt-Track Modified which Gary Balough drove to victory in 1980's Schaefer 125 at Super DIRT Week IX is one of the most-significant racing cars that ever competed on the old 1-mile track at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse.


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Syracuse, N.Y. (October 12,1980) - Performing almost as was expected, Gary Balough and his controversial "ground effects" modified stock car, completely dominated the 53-car Schaefer 200-km field Sunday afternoon at the New York State Fairgrounds as the 33-year-old veteran cruised to his record fourth victory in this $125,000 event.


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Gary Balough, who changed the face of dirt track modified racing with his aerodynamic "Batmobile," heads the all-star class of… Read more »


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Those are the only laps Gary Balough got to make in the famous #112 "Batmobile." After dominating the event, pacing the field two seconds faster than he had the three previous years he'd won it, the radically designed "Batmobile" was parked.


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9.5K views, 564 likes, 31 loves, 47 comments, 106 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Stewart Friesen: The Batmobile was awesome! Thanks to Gary Balough and Chris Larsen for putting me in it tonight..


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Those are the only laps Gary Balough got to make in the famous #112 "Batmobile." After dominating the event, pacing the field two seconds faster than he had the three previous years he'd won it, the radically designed "Batmobile" was parked.


COWPATTY NATION GARY BALOUGH'S "BATMOBILE"

The famous Gary Balough "Batmobile" dirt modified car will be a featured attraction at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America for a limited engagement during Speedweeks. Balough and car.


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Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / MOTORSPORTS 19 - OAKS, PA - With more than 1,000 race wins to his credit, it is easy to understand how Gary Balough earned the nickname 'Hot Shoe'. The veteran racer, still recovering from a stairway fall, will be spending the weekend with attendees at the 34th edition of the Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports Racecar & Trade Show Fueled by Sunoco Race Fuels.


Gary Balough Batmobile by John J D. Trading Paints

In 1980, Weld built the infamous "Batmobile" for driver Gary Balough. The car was two seconds faster than any other car at the 150 Dirt Modifieds in Syracuse. Following the win, the rule book was rewritten to ban cars like that from being ever raced again.


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MIDDLETOWN, NY - Gary Balough, the legendary driver who exposed his "dirty" past last year in a tell all autobiography will be back home at OCFS to celebrate 100 years of racing at our Centennial Race…


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GARY BALOUGH #112 BATMOBILE MODIFIED. SYRACUSE SUPER DIRT WEEK, STATE FAIRGROUNDS, SYRACUSE, NY. 1980 WINNER! GRANT KING BUILT CAR. 1. 0. 2. 0. 0. @ron-wetzler 14 years ago.


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Behind the wheel of "The Batmobile" was none other than Gary Balough, the "Hot Shoe" with "A Checkered Past." Balough is a tough individual and noted, "I had a hernia operation two weeks ago and it is tough moving around. I just hope I can get in that car tonight to pace the field." He did.


COWPATTY NATION GARY BALOUGH IN HIS FAMOUS "BATMOBILE" (SDS Photo's)

Balough Collection via Lew Boyd Gary and the Batmobile sit a pre-race lineup. Speedway Nostalgia Site Gary and the Batmobile sit a pre-race lineup. Different angle. Source Unknown The Batmobile coming in on a very unassuming open trailer. Source Unknown The Batmobile, in action. Either it WAS that easy to drive or Gary is under yellow.


GARY BALOUGH 112 BATMOBILE MODIFIED Gallery Lee Greenawalt

I was never around for when Gary Balough and Kenny Weld brought the 112 Batmobile to SDW in 1980 can anybody explain to me what the whole weekend was like, i know there wasnt anybody in the field that could even catch Gary that day? Quote smallguy Members 942 Gender:Male Location:Gallifrey Posted September 16, 2009