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

Thanks to Rocky Phillips, we have a place to go racing two or three times a year pretty close by, run what ya brung, long as its older than 74, Eagle Field Drags, google it, or just click here:http://eaglefielddrags.com/
its not exactly like the old days, cant make any money,
but its a hellava lotta fun,

 

This is not the best scan but there is a Southeasten Dragway Reunion coming up. There should be a lot of the old and not so old dragracers attending. I plan to attend along with several of my friends.

Southeastern Dragway Reunion

<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://gdrn.blogspot.com/2013/03/southeastern-dragway-reunion.html-->Vintage Race cars and swap meet!
Drivers, car owners, mechanics, pit crew and fans all invited.

Date: March 16, 2013
Time: 10 AM - 4 PM
Place: Hardy Chevrolet
1249 Charles Hardy Parkway
Dallas, GA 30157

 

Rats, same weekend as the Gator Nats......and I already have tickets......

 

One of the first times I started using this computer, my kids got me logged on to HAMB and Eagle Field was one of the first things I saw and nearly flipped!
I could not believe my eyes. I started following Rocky's twin car construction and he has personally invited me to go there.
It's defiantly on my bucket list before I die. Tom S. in Tn.

 

Willie Borsch

 

I would be remiss if I didnt mention the MARCH MEET in Bakersfield, one the true remaining legendary tracks, next weekend, March 7-10, if you dig nostalgia drag racing, get your full dose of nitro, under the lights, check it out here:http://www.famosoraceway.com/

 

Great pics !!!

 

ATTENTION IN THE PITS!!!

I'm back! I have been recovering from a double lung transplant at the U.of California Medical Center in San Francisco done on January 7th. It's been a looong bumpy road, but I beat the odds and I'm now well enough to go home...it's good to be back, and living again.

 

Good to hear your OK Tim Jones

 

Keep up the good mojo,, or whatever it is that got you thru it,,
prayers and thots for you

 

Well I will be damned, I have raced my 62 corvette on that track since 1966 to last year. I never, ever noticed a food stand on the spectator side. I remember the spectator side full of cars in the 60s. But as racing fell off, they were put over on the racers side.

I guess once I made the turn on to the track, all focus was on staging and the tree.

A great track, RIP

 

Welcome back !

 

I remember the spectator side in the the early sixties. There was a price difference between it and the pits' side; I don't recall what it was. In early 1962 as broke teenagers, buddies and I were pooling pennies to be able to get in. Began racing not long after. Lots of great memmories.

 

Glad you're back Rick. They can't keep a good pool player down!

 

Welcome back Mr Finch. Glad to see your posts.

 

The "Frantic 4" with Stormin' Norman Weekly driving...

 

Wilton & Doss vs. Adams, Wayre & Mulligan...

 

Larry Dixson Sr. and the Fireside Inn...

 

...another Stormin' Norman and the Frantic 4.(circa 1964)

 

Glad your back and doing fine ! I have a friend that had both his lungs changed about 7 years ago,,, he's doing great also !

 

Glad to hear your doing well Rick. I've admired the pictures you have been so kind to share with us.

 

Yup. Jim Lutz and Myron Lundberg. Two of the nicest guys I've ever met. Both guys were members of the Torquers car club of Minneapolis. The Anglia was a National record holder and won A/Gas at the '64 Indy Nationals. The car was wrecked in 1965 and they built the Olds funny car which really hauled ***. Jim p***ed away a few years ago and was a fearless driver. I believe Myron is still around but I haven't seen him for a few years.

 

I'm pretty sure that's Al Tschida driving the Feur-Farsond-Tschida Willys. Another member of the Torquers. This pic has to be from the '65 Nationals. Al won C/Gas at the '64 Nationals with a Different Willys and was runner up in '63 and '62. He also had a '33 Willys g***er then went on to campaign several nitro funny cars. He also has a new and improved Model of the '64 cars that runs really well.

 

I was sitting directly across the strip from you. I was on a 3 day p*** from Fort Leonard Wood and slept in a '57 Buick for three days so I could see the '66 Nationals. You can see that Jim Lutz was out on Eddie Schartman and this was a close one but Eddie nosed out Jim. For as heavy as that Olds was it really hauled.

 

Nice to see some shots of the Minnesota guys. I remember all of them well.

thanks

 

Does anyone have any pics of this car in motion? This Anglia and Al Tschida's Willys were both 4-speed cars and were just plain awesome to watch.

 

I'm back! I have been recovering from a double lung transplant at the U.of California Medical Center in San Francisco done on January 7th. It's been a looong bumpy road, but I beat the odds and I'm now well enough to go home...it's good to be back, and living again


Excellent news,Rick.
Nice to have you back.

 

Have not been posting for awhile but I'll put one up
to welcome Rick back.

 

Welcome back, Rick. Glad you're doing better now.

 

Rick, glad to hear that you are making your way back. And what better way to that than to have a shot of a hapless pilot eating a blower for lunch.