Event Coverage ++ "JUNGLE JIM" NOVA ..live from Spring Super Nitro Funny Car Showdown at Atco +++

Spent the afternoon with Clare Sanders ..Driver of the Jungle Jim Nova at the ATCO Funny Car race for a great Photo op with driver, crew chief and the real deal

 

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Holy ****!............ Thanks for posting those!!

 

Agreed! Thanks for bringing back some great memories.

 

ohhhhh mannnn ! fantastic deal , thats great , thanks for the memories, I feel like a kid again,

 

On my way, see you later.

 

Pictures worth a million words !!!!!

 

Has it really been forty years? Beautiful car, great snaps; thanks for posting them.

 

A quick pic from today Jungle Pam, Clare and JJ son ..Randy

 

fantastic

 

Great stuff Al, as always!

 

Good to see you, Al. Thanks for the shots. Great day at Atco. I had a real pleasure meeting Clare and Pam! I will post some shots later. Slim

 

Clare sure was smiling in the seat. Have that same steering wheel in my *******. Great to catch up with Clare and Larry and HAMBER's NITRO FC and Slim Pickens. Post some more pics guys.

 

Thanks.

 

How was the turnout for the Nitro fest @ Atco? I work for Pep Boys corporate & we sponsored it.

 

Great pics! any other Northeast events planned for the car?

 

great stuff!!

 

X2!!

Frank

 

We gotta stop meeting like this, Al. HAHA
Big shout out to meeting fellow HAMBers, Jack Thomas and Rocky Pirrone.

 

Rocky ""ENDED"" the show with winning the Jungle Jim award ???
hope he is ok
>any news photos

 

No but the US Male has a doosey !!! .. Broke a cam on the burnout

 

Just wondering how many cars were campaigned under the name of "Jungle Jim"?

Here in the San Antonio area, Sol and Kiki _________? have what's billed as a '72 mini-Camaro Nitro Funny Car and it prominently displays the name "Jungle Jim." It's still around and racing ... I know 'cause I've got their T-shirt.

 

It called TEXAS JUNGLE ..... There a around 4-5 now out there as so called tribute cars. A real deal is the red monza car that is Sweden ready to hit the track this year.

Here are shots of the TJ and a tribute car from ATCO

 

FWIW, I took these last weekend in St. Louis at the Nostagia Drags/Muscle Car Reunion. More pics at the link if interested.









http://finksgarage.fotki.com/mahys_mess/muscle-car-reunion-/

 

The JJ Nova that Clare Sanders was with is owned by a gent from the northwest who brought it along with the Tiki Warrior and Zeus across the country. If you missed it you might not see it in the East for a while.

 

This is the worse JJ recreation that anyone has ever seen. My friend went out to see it and when they tried to start it up it caught on fire. FYI ..this car runs Alky !!!

 

first cl*** just first cl*** Kudos to Ms. Pam remember she is a Hamb member.

 

Yea, I thought all of Jungle Jim's funny cars were blue?

 

Nope he had a few red cars during his career, which included, a nova ,camaro, vega, monza here some pics i found.....

 

heres a shot of one of the vegas.....