The BARC gathers around Spankey Smith’s Studebaker Golden Hawk. The weather is chilly, no leaves on the trees but where there is the BARC there is always some chilly beers

Jack Deren looks at the camera as Judy Beattie walks past. Decker in the leather jacket and Alan and Phyllis Friedland in the center. The young ones all in back worried the beer cooler is empty.

Decker offers what he thinks of the photographer with an international sign of respect. Spankey smiles in the foreground.

Jack Deren hugs Judy, Decker smiles with his son and wife Joan, Gordy Ruston, Roy Bishara, Dave Zych. Alan and Phyllis in the center and Nicholas shows his IQ in back.

Steve Elfenbein points to his fans how he raced to 4th in BP.

The BARC crew starts to party after the races. Can you Identify them all? Can you identify 6? If so, write davnik6@gmail.com and win a free 11x14 print of any photo on barcboys.com

Proof that Dave Zych in the bad hat and Roy Bishara (L) cannot be cool like Sherm Decker, drinking after victory

Don Yenko asks Dave Nicholas, what happened to the beer?

Big conference after the race. From L - Gordy Ruston (with hair), Oscar Koveleski (back) Hal Keck, Sherm Decker (arms crossed)

The Mestro Spankey Smith blows cigar smoke at Mickey Cohen who did well in his Elva VI.

Sherm Decker in the “rat” Cooper-Ford won the main event.

Decker sits on the grid. Note the perfect fit of the doors and windscreen. Now you know why we called it the Rat.

Fred Darling’s Sprite cuts the corner chasing a Morgan 4/4. Darling would win the race.

The greatBill “Murph”Mayberry slides his VW Beetle. Murph was one of the great Porsche wrenches and a fun guy.

Jerry Crawford’s Lotus 30 was 3rd behind Decker and Friedland in the May race.

Frank Manley’s beautiful LeMans DB looked great but was not quick at the May event.

Binghamton’s finest tailor, Roberto Anzalone in his Alfa. Nicholas and Anzalone drove this car to a GP victory in the 1964 Vineland 4 hour. Roberto was not so luck and was a DNF in the May race

Al Costner’s Alpine was quick all season but DNF’d in May.

Bruce Jennings in his usual #77 had a rare DNF in May.

Alan Friedland in his Elva Mk VII was 2nd in May and a DNF in June. Behind him is Oscar Koveleski’s Ferrari-Chev.

Geroge Oulton’s Mini dominated small sedans in the mid 60’s. He won C sedan in May and June.

BARC memeber Steve Elfenbein's Vette at speed. Steve would drive to 4th in BP.

BARC member Don Yenko was always sideways, sliding and giving us all a great show. He was 3rd overall and 2nd in BP.

Ferril "Shorty" Miller was untouchable in FP in his Turner. Leo Picard in the Volvo P`800 was 2d

Smiling George Alderman waves the checkered flag after winning the formula car race in front of Mark Donohue. No doubt, the Jake’s Stable sticker helped.

Bob Tullius 4th O.A. in his Group 44 TR4 in the AP to DP race. He
rarely lost in DP and only Keck’s Cobra and Ben Moore and Don Yenko’s Corvettes beat him.

Hal Keck’s Archway Ford Cobra arrives at Vineland. That Ford station wagon was loaded and riding low.

Frank Dominianni arrives and the New York boys are still in shirtsleeves

Ben Loquasto's Sprite to 3rd in HP. Ben went on to even better results in Corvettes in the years to come.

Warren Shamlian’s Elva was 5th in GM.

JUNE 1965. The Vineland road course layout.

Hal Keck won both big production races in the blue beauty 427 Cobra

Hal Keck in the Archway Ford 427 Cobra hard at work.

Skip Scott's 427 Cobra was there to race Keck but he dnf'd

Harold Keck and Skip Scott kick up some New Jersey sand as they battle in the big production car race.

Scott comes into the pits with problems.

BARCboy Steve Elfenbein waits in his Vette.

Frank Dominnianni smiles on the grid. Bob Fryer’s AP coupe in back.

Frantic big bore action as Dominnianni cuts inside another Vette. Frank did not do well in June finishing 4th in BP.

Fryer’s AP Corvette chases Yenko’s BP car into the infield. Fryer would finish 2nd overall and 2nd in class. Yenko was 5th overall and 2nd in BP.

Ben Moore’s BP winning Corvette won the class in May and June.

Bob Hutchins beautiful 2.6 liter rear engined Ferrari was no match for the bigger V8 cars and did not finish.

Lew Kerr’s Brabham was strong all day finishing 2nd to Decker and easily winning E modified.

Oscar Koveleski in the Ferrari-Chev and Charlie Gibson's Lotus battled all race. Gibson edged Oscar for 6th,

George Wintersteen’s Cooper turned the fastest lap but had problems. Here he leads Charlie Gibson’s Lotus 23.

A not very happy looking Alan Freidland sits on the grid in his Elva-BMW. Alan had problems from the first lap in June and was a DNF.

Alan looks at the Elva wondering why it’s not working well. Steve Elfenbein looks down on the situation and Dave Nicholas looks elsewhere.

George Alderman won in May but did not finish in June. He turned the 2d fastest lap, but the car failed him.

After his car quit, Alderman had a long walk back to the pits.

Gus Andrey in his Lotus with an Alfa motor won the formula race beating Mark Donohue.

Flyod Aaskov raced this Formula S. The S for the Saab 2 stroke motor. It did not do very well placing 9th overall and 5th in FC.

Brian Furstenau in the Group 44 TR-3 won, but not easily.

Donna Mae in heavy first lap traffic with Leo Picard’s Volvo P-1800 on the attack. DMM would spin and finish 10th, Picard 5th.

Leo Picard and Art Riley in P-1800’s lead Shorty Miller’s Turner and John Luke’s TRe. Riley would beat Picard to the finish but Miller got them all for 2nd place. Luke finished 13th.

BARC founder Dave Nicholas coming strong onto the Alfa of Jack Keller into a heavy braking zone.

Nicholas; “if the good Lord gives you 25’ or track, use 26” and here he bounces the rear wheel off the ground to prove he believes it.

Finally getting past the fastest Alfa, Nicholas finished an excellent 7th in a 3 year old MGA.

Bob Sharp improved in the June race to 2nd in GP in this Datsun Fairlady or SPL310. Sharp was 5th in May.

BARC cars in the paddock. Oscar Koveleski’s Ferrari-Chev sits next to Donna Mae Mims TR-3.