When I go back home to Cali and visit my folks.....I pilfer through my pops stuff. Dig some of these photos he took at Lions in the Late 60's.
And 2 more for good measure. I know it's tech week..........but I don't think anyone will mind these too much.
man ,that shit gives me goose bumps....my dad runs around with a guy who has a file cabinet full of old photos,seems he had enough sense to take a shit load of pictures in the 60's.thankfully,i get to look through them when im visiting him
Outstanding...have you got any more? My dad raced a lot there in the late 60s and early 70s, I'd love to see as much as I can from then (I was there, too..but too young to give a shit).
I'm trying to remember where the Lions was... Long Beach? Irwindale? L.A. itself? Awesome picks, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the cool shots, We only just got our Dragstrip back in Sydney after years of fighting through the red tape. It's sad to see strips like Lions close down.
The knuckle drag bike is rad. Looks like it was no slouch either from the tire smoke in the second photo. Any more old photos you'd like to share? All of those are excellent.
Lions was just off the 405 Fwy in Long Beach close to the Harbor.Thats why the place was so fast. Right on sea level. Great photo's, thanks for posting!
Yeah there are about a dozen more slides. I'll scan them and get them up.Most of them are muscle cars and funny cars. To bad my Pops is such a square now. He's not into this stuff anymore. I guess he just got old. Mike
Mike, Here is a ticket stub from Lions that my dad gave me this past weekend. The big flyer that is the background is for the 2nd Annual Grinderama Rod and Custom Show at the NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY in COFFEYVILLE KANSAS November 10-11, 1962. It has a picture of the "Coffin Car" on the front also. I will try to get it scanned later. Chris Nelson Kansas
Great shot of the compressed air blower setup. That was M/T if I remember right. Lions was home of the Jr. Fuelers and always stood on the side of the little guy racers. I've heard a zillion stories about how Steve Evans helped racers when their luck was down. They never forgot the fans or the little guys. Every track in southern California had it's own feel. Lions felt like home. That's why when it closed in Dec 72 it was such a big thing. It was like the day the music died except this time we saw it comming...
I was 13 in '68 when my friend's dad took us to Lions. A day I'll never forget...the sights, the sounds and the smells...those pics just hit the refresh button in my memory. Thanks, they're great memories!
Hey, Mike tha's some bitchen stuff. I was so busy looking at the pics, I didn't read your text. Where did you get those pics? Were you there? I remember when Lions closed my buddys and I were really pist. KK
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