Motion Pictures Flim of the Week #2: Paradise Mesa Drags in 1951

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Flim of the Week #2: Paradise Mesa Drags in 1951

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Don’t think I’ve ever seen early drags film that shows so much of what was going on outside of the runs like this clip does. Very cool!

 

thank you for that
great footage and moving audio

 

Fantastic! Dig the heavily hammered Deuce sedan @ 3:52.That area was in the boonies back then and must have been a thrill to participate there. IIRC, the strip was of 3000' length. It's a post-war subdivision now.
Photo is 1953. Can anyone I.D. the 33 & 40 Ford team or some of the other cars? Yellow 27 is the Bean Bandits. I've seen the orange/black 33 before and seem to recall it hails from the LA area (Leslie & Kentz?). Behind that is the Chrisman Brothers car.

More info from Randy Chenowth here:
https://sandiegoracingmuseum.weebly.com/paradise-mesa.html
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cchenowth2cox.net/

 

Is the dual flatheads a Bean Bandit car?

 

Yes, looks like Joaquin Arnett driving.

Mick

 

so cool , thanks for posting

 

First time there in 1956 with my dad. The Piston Pounders club was formed in 1958 and we were members of the SDTA.