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larry clark owned the 55 chevy. he later lettered it with the name hot ice because he worked for an ice company in bakersfield.he was the starter...
ty frock you are correct bruce larson was the first he ran his car at pomona feb 66 there was no class for the funny cars so they ran in cc/fd...
i saw the chevoom at lions in march of 1966 and it was suffering from new car blues now that i think of it it was an all steel car with stretched...
i know maynard rupps chevoom debuted in march of 66 the matchmaker might have been in dec of 65 jan 66 44yrs is a long time and crs is kickin in
-i would love to get another copy of fever heat . my copy fell out of my basket on my bike in the 7th grade and went down the damm sewer . i...
uhhthat shot was taken on the bridge at riverside
both cals are great mechanics and a joy to race with. when i ran my wagon they gave me all kinds of help and advice.between them and jerry mulkey...
we will be there running in hot rod 11.40 117.50 number L766 67 nova come by and say hello im john and my partners name is steve we always park at...
ahra labeled it that way i was at the lions race in 65 and it was that way also the a/fx and match race cars had a class too. gas ronda was the...
warren gunters car had a 4 spd in it for awhile then a turbo 400 he was a weekly fixture at lions runnin 8.s at 150 on 30%nitro
and the nascar circult also
that falcon is dave lyall he ran that car on the udra tour in 65
9.01 at 183?
for a really good read go to the library and check out boy gets car by henry felsen great read we have always been woody ahern at 1 time or...
and dont forget to pee on the lemon tree
i also remember art atkanson barrell rolling his car down the main straightaway 7 times the rolling force threw him clear out of the car but he...
yep gardena was a great way to spend a sunday my dad and i sat in front of the announcers booth on the straightaway and ate 25 cent peanuts and...
i had a buddy buy an old cadillac for a parts car for like 50.00 or so popped the trunk and found a pound of weed and 200.00 in a satchel it also...
i just remembered a few more names bill kee assistant starter bernie mather announcer and fat jack bynam also the wonderful weed the other...
i went to lions from march of 63 till it closed in dec 72 i used to sneak in from the willow street gate at the top end and get a ride into the...
preston honea campained this car in 65 66 mostly on the west coast only first with a wedge rambler then a chrysler hemi with hemi amc on the valve...
i knew carl from orange county raceway he kinda disapearedback when the county closed in 83 i havent seen him since he did live in north long...
the flamin funny wagon was powered by j46 general electric jet motor those cannisters for the parachutes as i remember the al biscay car was i...
that bastard stole my supercharger
ill bet happy is still pissed at billy lol
gayland hill ran a corvette with a 377 stroker motor and a 4 speed on fuel usually at least 40% it ran mid 9,s at 140 back in 1966 he sold the...
lions had the best jr fuel show anywhere i remember when les allen went 8.12 at the beach in the stinger and also when jeb allen fell out of the...
i raced ocir every wed from mid 77 till they closed in oct 83did you ever run the 2 dollar jackpot bracket on wed nights? i also ran irwindale on...
the jerry story as i remember it was he was at a points race at irwindale and broke the motor he went to a local junkyard and got a well seasoned...
love lake los angeles is cheap houses lots of desert and hot rods everywhere only 30 minutes from palmdale lancaster or victorville
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