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Important new addition to museum collection
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Butch Fry, a long time racer and board member of the SRCA, donated this jacket and certificate to the permanent collection at the Barton County Historical Society Museum Saturday. He learned of the museums desire for racing related artifacts while participating in the Rolling Sculpture car show at the museum that day. - photo by VERONICA COONS, Great Bend Tribune
SRCA board member Butch Fry made an important donation to the Barton County Historical Society Museum Saturday afternoon. He presented his SRCA 1964 Record Holder jacket.And in 1965, Fry was part of a team made up of himself, Emil Scherlacker and Bob Ward who set an acceleration record with the American Hot Rod Association which has never been broken. On June 6, 1965, their car, a class F1 A/MP, travelled 1/4 mile in 14.28 seconds, at a speed of 94.63 mph.