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'''''Straightaway''''' is a 26-week half-hour adventure/drama [[television]] series which aired on [[ABC]] during the 1961-2 season – the story of two young men who operate an automobile body shop and engage in auto racing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/archivesearch?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tab=wn&q=%22Straightaway,%22+a+short-lived+ABC+series+starring+two+wooden+slabs+of+humanity+(Brian+Kelly+and+John+Ashley)+who Beware: "Viper' is a lemon futuristic supercar isn't enough to carry new series.|author= Bob Wisehart|date=December 31, 1993|publisher=''The Sacramento Bee''}}</ref><ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054565/maindetails</ref> John Ashley (1934-1997) and Brian Kelly (1931-2005) played race car designers Clipper Hamilton and Scott Ross, respectively. Scott designs the vehicles, and Clipper is the mechanic. Asa Maynor was cast in four episodes as Dixie. Most episodes center on the clients who bring a race car to the Straightaway Garage.<ref name=tvcom>http://www.tv.com/straightaway/show/4392/summary.html</ref>
'''''Straightaway''''' is a 26-week half-hour adventure/drama [[television]] series which aired on [[ABC]] during the 1961-2 season – the story of two young men who operate an automobile body shop and engage in auto racing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/archivesearch?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tab=wn&q=%22Straightaway,%22+a+short-lived+ABC+series+starring+two+wooden+slabs+of+humanity+(Brian+Kelly+and+John+Ashley)+who Beware: "Viper' is a lemon futuristic supercar isn't enough to carry new series.|author= Bob Wisehart|date=December 31, 1993|publisher=''The Sacramento Bee''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054565/maindetails</ref> John Ashley (1934-1997) and Brian Kelly (1931-2005) played race car designers Clipper Hamilton and Scott Ross, respectively. Scott designs the vehicles, and Clipper is the mechanic. Asa Maynor was cast in four episodes as Dixie. Most episodes center on the clients who bring a race car to the Straightaway Garage.<ref name=tvcom>http://www.tv.com/straightaway/show/4392/summary.html</ref>
The series was originally planned to be named “The Racers,” but the title had to be altered because of sponsorship problems.
The series was originally planned to be named “The Racers,” but the title had to be altered because of sponsorship problems.