History Drag cars in motion.......picture thread.

Kelly Chadwick was one of my personal favorites and he used to let me ride back in his car with his earlier (non-flopper) cars. Class act!

 

I mean ride back on the return road....NOT in his passes!!!!!

 

My dad in the middle with Bob Daniels (At that time our Division III director and who went on to manage IRP with his wife, Eileen) and Dad's partner on the right. Dad sold his AWESOME five window Deuce to Bob as he was trying to round up the money to build the track....damn it!

 

I think I posted this as a thumbnail before, but this shot shows John Hellis getting on it and I am the little shit with the white baseball helmet inside the giveaway Mustang...obviously taking in the action when my dad expected me to picking up trash!!! Car was donated by Ed Martin (Ed Martin Ford fame and real good guy to us

 

Another guy that I really got to meet on a few occasions and who treated me really well.....what a helluva guy.....

 

And a picture of the guy who made it all happen....a slave driver but who would give you the shirt off of his back. I know for a fact that he helped a ton of guys who needed parts, gas and cash to get home from the track. We had nothing, but that did not stop dad from finding a way to help someone. This is the second floor of the tower. My dad used to stick my sister up there before runs to play 45lp records for the racers....we had THREE of them and one of them was "Louie, Louie." Ha!

 

And definitely OT, but this is the GEM that Dad had to sell to finance the strip......YOWZA!

 

Unfortunately, this is all I have. If anyone has any Muncie Dragway ANYTHING, please contact me!!!!!! Thanks!

 

Is that Gary Densham in the seat of the Ben Buchanan car? If so that answers the earlier question of is it the same car. I'd ahve to say yes.

 

Who was that?? That looks awesome.

 

Buckeye Shaker

 

Why that's Wilbert Rufus, you never heard of him???

 

Eric,
For those of us who spent a lot of time at Muncie Dragway near Muncie, Indiana (which is still there and running), Thanks for the photos.
HG

 

The car actually came into existence late August of 1966,seen here at York in 66.Car was still running late in 1969. Dennis Doubleday

 

Ebert, that's a great old photo of Bob. I've copied it and I'm going to send it to Eileen.

 

I'll think you'll find this was Larry Lombardo's ride long after Bill gave up his seat.

 

Isn't that Gary Densham standing on the far side of the car in this picture?

 

Just like the Fonz says "correctomundo"

 

Geno,
You are more than welcome...thanks to Royalshifter for letting me post some of these things that weren't in motion!

 

Big John,
You are more than welcome. I had a great talk with Eileen over Christmas....she is working her butt off as usual!!!

Given all of your unique pictures and posts on this thread and the vintage open-wheel thread, I surely have met you sometime! You are an icon!

Best, Eric