Story by Richard Parks. 19 March 2016. Larry Fisher sent out word to the hot rodding community that Alex Xydias was going to speak at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, presented by Automobile Club of Southern California, on Saturday, March 19, 2016. Along with the memories of the … [Read more...]
David Lee Parks passed away very suddenly in the early evening of January 8, 2016 at his home in Corona Del Mar, California. He was 63 at the time of his death. He was the youngest son of National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) founder Wally Parks, by his first wife, Mary Mant Parks. David was a … [Read more...]
The Santa Ana Drags Reunion will be held on Saturday, 3 October 2015, at Santiago Creek Park, from 10AM to 2PM. For more information contact Richard Parks at Rnparks1@juno.com. There is no charge for attending and light refreshments will be provided. Bring copies of your photos and memorabilia of … [Read more...]
Steve Klemetti's drag racing stats from the 2015 NHRA Winternationals, Phoenix, and Gatornationals. He will prepare and send these after every three races. New Entries Class Driver Best ET Speed Year Track PMD Troy Coughlin Jr 5.876 251.53 2015 GAINESVI PMD Willard Kinzer 6.293 240.59 2015 … [Read more...]
GLENDORA, Calif. – The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum will add two new iconic hot rods to its extensive collection through a generous donation from a distinguished collector, museum officials announced today. A 1949 Ford Custom Shop Truck and a 1927 Ford Modified Roadster, which were both … [Read more...]
Cruisin' For A Cure at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, California on September 27, 2014. It is one of the largest one day car shows in the world and the proceeds go to support Prostate cancer research. For more info go to http://www.cruisinforacure.com/ The Santa Ana Drags reunion on … [Read more...]
Steve Klemetti provides new drivers and new personal best elapsed times and speeds for currently listed drivers from the NHRA events at Topeka and Englishtown 2014. New Entries Class Driver Best ET Speed Year Track PSB Brian Pretzel 7.163 184.93 2014 ATLANTA TAD Tripp Tatum 5.683 229.55 2014 … [Read more...]
Happy New Year from Richard Parks and Roger Rohrdanz: Joan Denver Meyer, Bud's widow, is going to hold a Celebration of Life for Bud at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum on March 1, 2014, from 11 AM until 2 PM. Further details will be published at www.landspeedracing.com as we hear about them. … [Read more...]
Who was the first Pro Stocker to run a seven second time? That has been a good question for many years in the drag racing community. Three drag racing legends can lay claim to the run: Don Nicholson, Butch Leal, and Rickie Smith. We are here to provide the answer! Butch Leal ran his seven in 1977 … [Read more...]
Steve Klemetti provides the new cars and personal best elapsed times and speeds from the last NHRA national events of 2013: Reading, Madison, Las Vegas, and Pomona Finals. New Entries Class Driver Best E T Speed Year Track PMD Bob Rahaim 5.985 239.70 2013 VEGAS 2 PMD Jim Bell 6.096 226.92 … [Read more...]
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