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

As usual TMcCrea, great shots

 

Uh, thats not going to be pretty...YIKES

 

You can buy it back if you want!!!!!!!!!!

 

Glad you guys enjoy the shots. Here are a few more.

 

"I always liked the Modified Production and Comp cars."

Yea, I second that emotion. MP was great that it they had pro stock style launches emanating from classic styled cars. And comp eliminator up through early 70's had the greatest variety of cars; injected altereds, blown gassers and dragsters powered by a variety of different power plants from twin injected BB Chevies to flatheads. I loved sitting near the finish line and watching the driver of the slower car glancing over shoulder to see if he is about to pounced on by the faster one.

 

not to old, just a few days, my first time with the T

 

Now you're talking!

 

Nope, this is "Talkin". My favorite !!!!!!!!

 

What I find cool is the close proximity of residential neighborhoods in the background. Here in So-Cal all the tracks were surrounded by nothing, until urbinization moved in, then bam, the track was closed

 

BobW,

Seeing the article on Paul Blevins reminded me of an Edelbrock ad that probably came about after the Winternationals. It stated that Paul got a 100% improvement in fuel economy with the new Torker manifold. He went from 2.5 mpg to 5 mpg.

Can you imagine driving from NJ to Pomona and only getting 5 mpg???

Speaking of MP and manifolds, here is another one for you. I first saw Ralph Ridgeway race in 1966 at Connecticut Dragway with his '57 Chevy. He had made a tunnel ram intake out of an early Corvette FI manifold. It had a smaller plenum than the first Edelbrock's, but worked well.

 

I ran OCIR one night and thought it was about the nicest track I had ever been too. The tower at night looked magical, or at least it did to me.

Bob

 

I have saw one of those Ridgeway Manifolds. In 1982 I got about 7MPG going to Indy and back, crew-cab truck trailer and stocker.

Bob

 

AWESOME PICTURE! Thanks for posting kopperkart

 

I can't get enough of skinny Cragars and tall front-runners the way they did it back in the day.

 

There is just something about a 56-62 'vette with Injectors sticking out of the hood to get your blood pumping!


Larry

 

is this vett dave hutchinsons g gas car from 1975.
we were in g gas at the winternats feeling pretty good at 10.61 dave makes a pass 10 .47 i think. so everybody in g gas new who was going to win that class.

 

Hey Racemad,you gonna chime in here?Feel free to blow your own horn.You deserve it.
You did a great job restoring the Scotto& Blevins 55.

 

Dave Hutchins was from Div 3 not Div 4. I can't remember what he had in 75. When did he get the Opel ???

Bob

 

Man that is cool....saved as wallpaper.