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Thank you !! I'll print that out and add it to the "shrine" . I do have an original program and whoever had it wrote down the times and I am assuming circled the winners of the heats. We can see that Alsancle did race his # 335 racer in heat #10 , Lane #2. The heat was sponsored by Ohio Bell. And I do have Brian's info in the program , too. Heat #21 , Lane #1.

Thanks for the reply. I was looking at all of the pics you posted to see if I get an image of "my" racer in the back ground and / or even a pic of Brian. I contacted the school years ago which is no longer a Jr. High and they said they would have no info. They do but just don't know it. I'd have to make a road trip and find it myself. I was looking to get a pic of the shop class that built the racer. I know there is "stuff" out there somewhere. I got hold of a photographer at The Sun who's father also worked for The Sun and worked the local qualifier and was able to at least get a copy of the article I do have. That's all of the provenance I have ( other than the program and rule book ). Speaking of the program, whoever had it penciled in the names of the heat results so I was lucky to get that. "My" racer got third in his heat. Oh well, it was worth a shot and I appreciate your interest. Thanks again !!!!

I stumbled upon this topic and this is in the hopes that alsancle or any of you others can help me. I have the #384 Senior Division racer from the '77 Derby. Built by the Industrial Arts Class at Hampstead Hill Jr. High. I did not pilot the racer nor did I compete in The Derby. I just came across the racer many years ago. Anyway, I have been acquiring documentation, history, etc. on the racer since I came across it many years ago. I have an original program from the '77 Derby ( 40th ) as well as an original rule book and one news article from a local paper ( Baltimore Sun ) from when the car won its' local qualifier for The Derby. I have the Champion's Banner from that Derby although this racer was NOT the Champion. The racer was piloted by Brian Bernat. Any additional info would be greatly appreciated !!! Thank you one and all in advance.