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

An other legend lives only 2 mile down the road, and comes in the shop most every day...Butch Osmond

Heres the early years before he went on to drive dragsters and win the world champiionship 1978 in a AA/DA car and then drive TF for the great Jim&Allison Lee

I believe He one of only one of about eight people to beat Gartlits in a final round

Today he still tunes on a fuel altered

Tony

 

And of course,
My Dad

Tony

 

Nice pics,GOATROPERO2
Looks like racing runs in the family.Do remember Butch driving for a time in the Lees' car.
Wish I had just a portion of Hans'drive.
Yes,I did forget to mention the short shutoff.
It was tough to get my 57 G/MP wagon stopped before the gravel.Went in it many times.
Did have a fun talk with Ken Montgomery of 555 Mopar fame at the York reunion a few years back.Gave him some copies of pics from SGF.He won the gas class at that meet and did mention it was tough to get his money.
Think he said he got it but it took awhile.

OK-back to the pics.

 

JC email me timjones@hughes.net I was going through some pics the other day I have some of you guys from rockingham and bristol when you were with Holcomb ,I was with Frank Krambeger's philly flyer at the time, Tim Jones Hey JC I got to thinking that at rockingham I was working for bob gilbertson it was his 2nd race as a nitro car I belive, at the party at north carolina motor speedway's infield , we got on the speedway that night and were makeing laps in our rental car til they chased us off and booted us out , man it's fun to get stupid sometimes

 

The Canadian was actually an NHRA class legal B/A car. All steel valiant shell rested atop inj gas 426 Hemi. A very quick car.

 

I loved this picture. It shows me(at the front) with hair. Ronnie is at the jack and the guy approaching is Bill Temple who worked at Fiberglass Trends and was one helluva glass man and liked his speed-not in a car. Thanks for the memories

 

In 1968-70, funnies VS altereds were kind of a popular draw. The altereds, when all went right, were quicker than most funnies. But poor consistency was their down fall. By 1971, the funnies had advanced so far that it wasnt a fair race anymore.