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

Thanks Ross. It sure doesn't look like that anymore. I cringe every time I pass Carrara Markets.

 

Housing estate and a lake!

 

You can see where the tower was if you look between the fast food and t-shirt stands.

 

From the WDIFL site

 

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Mazooma1, sounds like the guy who dissed you for not providing credits for every pic has a PC problem. Here's what a Texas A&M student has to say about PC.

"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

 

That's funny shit right there!!!!

 

I showed that photo to Ted Brown (note name on 1/4 panel) and here is his comments;
"That was a week before I changed the suspension... I cut those long traction bars down and remounted them, and they ran over a half second quicker the next weekend... After that I built them a whole new chassis and cut down that body, was the first shop built frame to be legal in AG/S, the car was named the Wild Mouse then... Two tone Green in color..."

 

Skywolf, the photo of the Hamberis & Mitchell '33 Willys.. I can't tell you WHO took the photo, but I can sure tell you WHERE it was taken.. I was there they day they opened in 1964, and I was there they day they closed in 2004... Carlsbad Raceway

 

26Tudor & hotroddon thanks for the input. I have a question for all you guys who were around during the day. There were obviously many more strips back then but how many are still operating in
California ? It must be a fairly low percentage ?

 

Geez, the only one I can think of that is still open that we went to is Pomona. Lions, Ontario, Riverside, Irwindale, Carlsbad... gone. Even LA and The Brotherhood Raceway are gone.

 

The only ones that spring to mind for me are Bakersfield & Pomona.

 

Actually, things are a little better right now than they were for many years.
This may be an incomplete list due to my decrepit memory. In no particular order:

Closed:
Riverside Raceway
Colton
Fontana (original)
OCIR
Lions
San Gabriel
Irwindale (original)
Ramona
Lions
Carlsbad
Inyokern
Fresno
Lodi
Fremont
Half Moon Bay
Cotati
Santa Maria
San Fernando
Terminal Island
Santa Ana
L.A. County (Palmdale)
Holtville

Open today:
Pomona (two races per year)
Fontana (the current track is attached to California Speedway)
Irwindale (the current 1/8 mile track is attached to Irwindale Speedway)
Barona (1/8 mile on the grounds of a casino northeast of San Diego)
Bakersfield (Famoso)
Sacramento
Sear's Point (Infineon Raceway, sometimes referred to as "Sonoma")
Redding
Samoa (northern coastal, near Eureka)

I know I missed a few but you get the idea.

c

 

There are a lot more there than I would have imagined. Thanks.

 

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My 57.

 

Didn't notice if anyone mentioned Orange County International...Gone

 

Didn't it close in 83?

 

Kool pics of Snowman ... Thanks, Skywolf

 

Add to that list:

Vacaville
Taft
Paradise Mesa
Madera
Visalia

(I'm am probably forgetting some also)

 

There was also a 1/8th mile venue near Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Champion Raceway it was called I think.

 

There was also Ontario.

 

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Hi Guys really enjoy thread! Recently looked at Slixxx Decals upcoming decals, and they said they were doing a Don Schumacher 69 Torino decal. I've never seen this car nor a picture of same. Anyone have any pix of this car?!... Dragnut55

 

You can find an image of the Stardust Torino <cite></cite> here: <cite></cite>http://www.dragracingimagery.com/


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