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Some old Photos For Gearheads
grumpygy
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As I said in another post I had some great photos I needed to scan.
This one is from San Diego Stadium.
Same Even just a little later in the day.
This was at Riverside Drags, it was just on Display.
An Old Favorite on the way to the line at Riverside.
At Carsbad Dragway.
Run what you Brung day. The guy in the closest car was making fools out of the rest of the cars.
This beast was at Orange County Race way. Takes a bit of HP to pull that front end off the ground and he did it every time he left the line.
Back to Riverside and everybody has to get a photo of this car.
Well Last one Riverside again and think this is what you call a Burn Out[:o)]
This one is from San Diego Stadium.
Same Even just a little later in the day.
This was at Riverside Drags, it was just on Display.
An Old Favorite on the way to the line at Riverside.
At Carsbad Dragway.
Run what you Brung day. The guy in the closest car was making fools out of the rest of the cars.
This beast was at Orange County Race way. Takes a bit of HP to pull that front end off the ground and he did it every time he left the line.
Back to Riverside and everybody has to get a photo of this car.
Well Last one Riverside again and think this is what you call a Burn Out[:o)]
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Thanks for the pictures, they bring back memories!!!! [:)]
If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!
Actually,Cali. though,Carlsbad,Bakersfield,Pomona,and a myriad other strips,is where "DRAGRACING" came from..Real nostalgia .
Great pix!!
grew up running at maple grove near Reading Pa
wish i could FIND some of the pics i had,
wheelstanders at night throwing up a curtain of sparks
jet cars with the plume of flame and smoke
had a set of 3 showing the body lifting off a funy car half-track, first just as it started to lift, second was body at 90 deg to the chassis (the drag almost threw the car into the wall)
and the third with the body sailing through the air
...Here's a site, or google US 30 Dragstrip.
http://www.dragzine.com/news/u-s-30-drag-strip-a-testament-to-glory-days-gone-past/
PS...They still owe me a trophy!
http://www.quartermileclassics.com/Cars/US-30-Dragstrip/1805138_yRd22#90048254_5RNf8
I love the smell of C-16 [:p]
Couiple of years ago at a all Harley Drags in Woodburn Oregon, some guy Fired up his Nitro Bike in the Pits I was just a few feet away.
Been to many Gas Chambers in the Marines and that stuff almost put me down, Had to drag a couple people out of the area.
That was the 1st time it got to me.
...Here's a great gallery of pics from US 30 in it's heyday. Big names and weekend warriors.
http://www.quartermileclassics.com/Cars/US-30-Dragstrip/1805138_yRd22#90048254_5RNf8
Cool. Not far from me, but closed before I got here.
Been to National Trail Raceway in central Ohio a few years back for NHRA races. Wonder what happened to my pics of that.
Yep , loves me some drag racing. My screen name refers to it. The 66 is for Route 66 in Joliet.
...66 is only a few miles away. I'm west of Peotone, east of Manhattan. I can't believe that I've never made it over there. Guess it's my dislike of crowds....[V]
quote:Originally posted by dragfan66
Yep , loves me some drag racing. My screen name refers to it. The 66 is for Route 66 in Joliet.
...66 is only a few miles away. I'm west of Peotone, east of Manhattan. I can't believe that I've never made it over there. Guess it's my dislike of crowds....[V]
I don't like crowds either, but I put up with them once a year. Try going to a tuesday or wednesday night for test and tune. Thare are no crowds and you still get to see some awesome cars. you never know what is going to show up.
I used to live in Streator so it was only an hour away. Then would go to Turtle's in Dwight for steak night where they have $3.25 pitchers. [:o)]