History Early drag racing photos

It's Charles Kleckner, from Long Island, NY, won class, I believe, in B/CC.

 

Harold Nicholson.

 

There was some real Dangerous shit built back in the day!

 

He later was killed in that car. believe that he was Jack's older (?) brother.

 

Eddie Hill

 

Tommy Ivo

 

Norm Grabowski

 

It appears to be a Tom Beatty blower drive on the engine.

 

It took a lot of Hutzpah to carry that much weight in a single axle trailer.

 

The Trotters from Ohio.

 

Wild Willy Borsch.

 

Don Garlits with the wrench.

 

Eddi Hill. He burned a hole in the starting line at Connecticut Drag-way with the dual slicks.

 

The Chizzler.

 

Mickey Thompson.

 

Pete Robinson in the near lane.

 

Local racers John Blackerby and Erril Simpson. Simpsons's 61 had one of the first 4o9s that I ever laid eyes on. The Olds engine in the roadster got replaced by a hemi that Eddie Hill had something to do with.

 

Pete Robinson in the near lane.