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Drag Racing Stories:
Becky White's Acceptance Speech by Becky White.
Becky White of Quick Times Racing News recently received the first Jeff Byrd Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award at the North Carolina Motorsports Hall of Fame. Congrats, Becky! Here is her acceptance speech. - Jan 19, 2012 |
Drag Racing Stories:
Rick Osburn's Gift by Bill Pratt.
Bill received an unexpected Christmas gift this year that further exemplifies the generosity and charity of drag racers, especially one Rick Osburn. - Dec 25, 2011 |
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Drag Racing Stories:
Gary Gabelich, The Early Days by Bud Rasner. Bud Rasner provides some insight on his friend, world land speed record holder Gary Gabelich, and some of the youthful escapades they shared as teens. - Dec 23, 2011 |
Drag Racing Stories:
60s Funny Cars: The Hemi Cudas by Danny White.
This new round of 60s Funny Cars covers Hemi Cuda funny cars from the late sixties. We cover Gary Bolger, Cliff Brown, Harry Claster, Kenney Goodell, Herman Lesmeister, Paula Murphy, Bob Manion, Wendell Shipman, Arnie Swensen, and Pee Wee Wallace. - Dec 14, 2011 |
Drag Racing Stories:
80s Funny Cars: Midwest, Part 2 by Danny White.
This long awaited and overdue update has finally come to the 80s Funny Cars page. Included in this go around is the the second page of Midwest funny cars with racers such as Joe Godwin, Larry Gould, Stan Bowman, Rich McNutt, Frank Hawley, Tim Grose, Ken Veney, Jim Head, Carl Fumerelle, and Terry McMillen. - Dec 9, 2011 |
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Drag Racing Stories:
2011 California Hot Rod Reunion Trip by Randy Baker.
Randy Baker helped Frank and Deb Ousley run their Crop Duster nostalgia fuel dragster at the 2011 California Hot Rod Reunion at Bakersfield and he filed this entertaining report. - Nov 10, 2011 |
Drag Racing Stories:
2011 East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame by Bud De Boer. The 10th Annual East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame & Reunion is now
history. Not only did it draw record crowds, but also record entries for
the Show & Shine competition. No wonder they call it the largest
antique/classic and nostalgia drag car event on the East Coast. - Nov 7, 2011 |
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Drag Racing Stories:
Swamp People and Accents by Fred Vosk.
Fred Vosk remembers his first impressions of 'Swamp Folk' Don Garlits and Connie Swingle as they invaded the candy colored world of SoCal fuel racing. - Nov 1, 2011 |
Drag Racing Stories:
70s Funny Cars: Round 56 by Danny White.
The latest round of 70s Funny Cars brings ten more funny cars from the 'me' decade. In this round, we have Allen Karnes, Bill Flynn's Yankee Peddler, Jim Coursey's Excedrin Headache 427, Crowe & Kirby, Tom Sturm, Al Reid's 'Rapid Reid' Vega, Bill Leavitt's Mighty Monza, Les Leggitt's One Way Special, and Ken Silvestri. - Aug 24, 2011 |
Drag Racing Stories:
Riverhead Raceway 100 Foot Drags by Ted Pappacena.
Riverhead Raceway in New York holds the shortest drag races known to
man with its 100 foot course. The track is on the infield of the oval
track. The track runs these races due to the fact that there is no local
drag strip. - Jun 6, 2011 |
Drag Racing Stories:
A Talk With Big Daddy by Perry Wyatt Jr.
Perry Wyatt, Jr., had a talk with Don Garlits about Dwane Ong's Torque Pawnbroker rear engine dragster and its importance to Don's own famous rear engine dragster. - Jun 6, 2011 |
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Drag Racing Stories:
Nostalgia Drag Racing "White Paper" by Quarter Mile Foundation.
The ability to identify and categorize what's here and what's coming in nostalgia race cars has grown increasingly difficult. Recently, a group of knowledgeable people came together to resolve that issue. Their thoughts have been organized into the sport's first "White Paper," released today by the Quarter Mile Foundation. - May 16, 2011 |
Drag Racing Stories:
The Real Story of the McGee Quad-Cam Engine by Henry Walther.
Contrary to the popular perception that NHRA was to blame, Henry Walther shares the real reason that the revolutionary McGee
Quad-Cam engine fell off the NHRA circuit. - Apr 20, 2011 |
Drag Racing Stories:
A Few Photos From New England Dragway, 1978-1981, Part 2 by David Hapgood.
The second part of David Hapgood's photo tribute to New England Dragway. - Feb 20, 2011 |
Drag Racing Stories:
A Few Photos From New England Dragway, 1978-1981, Part 1 by David Hapgood.
Draglist contributor David Hapgood offers a photo tribute to New England Dragway in the late '70s and early '80s. - Feb 20, 2011 |
Drag Racing Stories:
Found: Gold Coast Duster Body by Danny White.
The Horvaths found another of Don Nieves' old funny car bodies when they came across the Gold Coast Duster. The brothers now are looking for the chassis that came with the body. - Feb 12, 2011 |
Drag Racing Stories:
Return of the Gold Coast Charger, Part 2 by Danny White.
Chuck and Mark Horvath found Don Nieves Cold Coast Charger body and decided to bring it back after a little restoration. In Part 2, they begin the fiberglass repairs. - Feb 10, 2011 |
Drag Racing Stories:
Return of the Gold Coast Charger Part 1 by Danny White.
Chuck and Mark Horvath found Don Nieves Cold Coast Charger body and decided to bring it back after a little restoration. The first part of the story will show the body being repaired and test mounted. - Feb 8, 2011 |
Drag Racing Stories:
70s Funny Cars: Round 56 by Danny White.
In this new round of the 70s Funny Cars we have a wide variety of racers from the "me" decade. We feature the Chapman Automotive Camaro, Ken Hare, Richard Kiesov, Jerry Saar, Stan Shiroma, the Ramsmoke, Ernie Duckett, Larry Palmer, Mike Martini, and Roberta Schultz. - Jan 5, 2011 |
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Drag Racing Stories:
The McNeely Files: My FIrst Match Race by Tommy McNeely.
Tommy McNeely spins the tale of his first match race, and of the feeling of relief when one discovers that match racers don't need to be exactly class legal! - Dec 27, 2010 |
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Drag Racing Stories:
The Story of Sad Sack III by Tommy McNeely.
Tommy McNeely is penning a series of short vignettes that will attempt to capture the feeling of the funny car match racing during the mid 1960s -- the Match Bash era! Here's the story of his famous, blue, wheelstanding Ford Falcon -- Sad Sack III. - Dec 18, 2010 |
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Drag Racing Stories:
Wild Wheelstands, Intentional and Otherwise by Tommy McNeely.
Tommy McNeely is penning a series of short vignettes that capture the feeling of the funny car match racing scene during the mid 1960s -- the Match Bash era! Here's what happened when Tommy and Dick Harrell figured out the secret of how and when to put it up on the bumper! - Dec 15, 2010 |
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Drag Racing Stories:
Flying Race to Race through the Southwest by Tommy McNeely.
Tommy McNeely is penning a series of short vignettes that capture the feeling of the funny car match racing scene during the mid 1960s -- the Match Bash era! Here's what happened when Tommy and Dick Harrell went from being upside down at 400 mph to running two events in a weekend. - Dec 13, 2010 |
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Drag Racing Stories:
Racing the King in the Carolinas by Tommy McNeely.
Tommy McNeely is penning a series of short vignettes that will attempt to capture the feeling of the funny car match racing during the mid 1960s -- the Match Bash era! Here's what happened when Tommy and Dick Harrell took on King Richard Petty in the heart of the Carolinas. - Dec 10, 2010 |
Drag Racing Stories:
2010 ADRL Shakedown at E-Town Photo Review and Highlights by goDragRacing.org.
Only the Strong Survived! The Record Setting paces of the ADRL.us Shakedown at E-Town 2010. Eight Classes of Outlaw Drag Racing is in the books. Here is a thorough review, photos, and videos. - Nov 10, 2010 |
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