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The belly tanker is a vintage type of lakester. The modern lakester is a special constructed race vehicle that looks nothing like a belly tank. A...
Belly tanks were plentiful after WW2. A lot of aircraft manufacturers were located in southern California. Surplus parts and equipement sales...
Whomever built this 33, Your Dad I presume, sure had a keen sense of what it takes to make a car right!! And that includes the purple . Love it!!!
One of the mottos that NHRA used in the early years was "Ingenuity in Action" Now it is "certification before any action" The Salt Flats and...
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Back to the pit area where you are welcome to walk around freely, you can walk into someone's pit area and talk to them. No attitudes, no dirty...
The next place that the race director took us was in the announcer booth trailer which was right next to the tent where you would pull up to get...
why are there so many spin outs there? Looking at these photos is misleading, it appears to be a solid surface. There is somewhat of a...
Seth's daughter is the driver, she spun around and around for about a mile and was headed for the pit area which was real scary. The scene became...
While we were coming back from the timing tower, the director got a call that Seth Hammond's lakester had spun out in the middle of their run at...
there is not much to see out in the middle of the course. From a spectators point of view there is not much to see from the sidelines because you...
Next, he took us out to the timing tower which was between course three and four. I took this picture of Jim Senkewitz in front of the timing...
Here is the scene that we arrived at where this race car had spun out. v[IMG] A good thing that the car just spun out because when they roll...
had mentioned earlier about Jim senkenwitz and I got to ride along in the race director's truck while he was assisting with spin outs and debris...
So here are the perpetrators of this, drive all the way across the USA trip to go to Bonneville, road trip. Got Salt ?? [IMG] left to right,...
I am sure that a lot of you folks recognize the name on this rear engine modified Blown fuel roadster. [IMG]
I think I can remember a 34 fuel coupe that wore the same number many years ago. This #554 roadster is beginning it's run down the salt. Ha Ha,...
It was good timing when I walked into this pit area as they were firing it up to get heat in the motor. This 32 Ford roadster is powered by a...
Modified roadster in the technical inspection area with the body panels off for inspectors to check out the car. [IMG]
This early Hemi powered entry was part of the Bean Bandits group. I took this shot during tech. [IMG]...
Here is a flathead powered fuel roadster that captured the XF/fuel roadster record this Speedweek. I talked to the chassis builder on the...
Dustin, I don't recognize the car or the construction enough to suggest a builder. The roll cage appears to be a one off as oppesed to a mass...
P Nevells, That altered that you and your son built is spot on nostalgia. I really like the car and the yellow color is awesome.
Dustin where is the picture??? I am personal friends with the starter/announcer from PID. I can ask him - need pics!!
Hot Rod Surfer, that is pretty cool that you have joined the Philadelphia Modifiers. There is a lot of Philadelphia Hot Rod history in that club....
The staging lanes provide great photo opps while the cars are waiting to move up to the starting line. .jpg.html][IMG][/URL]...
A closer look at the #553 SoCal roadster. [IMG]
The SoCal #553 leaving the starting line on a run. [IMG]
Here is a nice roadster with a matching coupe sitting beside it in the pit area. [IMG]
Also in the 911 pit is it's little brother # 811 [IMG]
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