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Yup, OMS-Ontario Motor Speedway, it was neat place, ahead of it times, stock car racing, indy cars, road racing, and Drag Racing, the...
There's not going to be a "next one" next year. The speedway and drag strip is closing down at the end of this coming January. Sorry to say this....
RIP-I knew Gas Ronda directly when I went to old Lions Drag Strip, original Irwindale Raceway, Orange County Intl Raceway and his Gas House night...
Hello Quicksilver, I was directly involved with the Pomona program. The Pomona Street Legal Drags was one of NHRA most successful program to...
One was= Two Lane Blacktop Drag Strip, 1/8 mile outlaw track, Dee Branch Arkansas, closed. Link=...
Saw your post, had with them back in the 1970s and 1980, for street and drag racing, the motor you got is the Mecruiser 140, 181ci in boats and...
Yep= Lions, 1970 (?) Bad ass 55 chevy, well known locally.[ATTACH]
I second on the idea of putting some kind of ad (on The Hamb, Racing Junk, Craigslist, ects) on what you already have on the mopar and vega...
Snoopy Funny Car, by Compton Sevice Center (Atlantic&Alonda Bl), at Lions Drag Strip, 1967 (?). Now those were the days in the Los Angeles area.
:confused: This past Thanksgiving, bs with bunch of local racers (L.A. area), buisness people, real estate friends, that "Irwindale Center" will...
:) Some 1957 Chevys back in the days at Orange County Intl Raceway (Los Angeles area), Super Chevy Show, good old days with the Chevys at OCIR!
That 1955 "Green Seen", I remember it too at Lions, old Fontana, old Irwindale. It was fast, loud and on 60% NITRO. Nice guys from San Fernando...
:) WOW! Neat to hear this. Very, very rare to see this happen again anywhere, a drag strip reopening.....
Back in the 1980s, bought a 1953 olds with the hydramatic that was not running. Towed it home 18 mile. To be safe, I did disconnected the drive...
Man O Man, Thats great to see what you been after all these years. In the Los Angeles area, I remember that car racing at Lions Drag Strip, old...
Clutch-Hydro, RARE, saw one only at the Long Beach Swap Meet 1995. I think C & O Automotive and Art Carr played with the idea of a clutch-hydro in...
These people can help you out on tech, gears and parts for the 57-64 Pontiac/ Olds rear end stuff. link=http://www.fabcraftmetalworks.com/
A 1965 348 chevy engine? Maybe up to 1964 in a truck only. From Wikipedia: The first ever production big block V8 Chevrolet engine was the "W"...
Pomona Drags=
:rolleyes: Back then- more 4 cyl stuff=
Back in the 1960s= the photos;
:rolleyes: Back in the 1960s, the open wheel midget racers began using the Chevy II and Mercruiser 4 cyl engines with modified stock heads for...
:confused: Legendary Drag Strip? Oh-for the regular racing crashes and fights, pot smoking, the Rat Rods generation, a family outing at the...
That event needs to be move to a bigger place. Like Pomona Raceway for next year, with the right connection, a one day event, it could be done....
I was at Lions too-Summer 1965 - Dec.2.1972. Lions Drag Strip:
Part4= I was there too, OCIR, 1967-1983. Yep, it was fun.
Part3= I was there too, OCIR, 1967-1983.
Part2= I was there too, OCIR, 1967-1983.
Part1= I too, was there as a spectator and racer. It was fun going to OCIR (1967-1983)! The East vs West Funny Cars, The PDA Meet, Super Chevy...
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