BEE ON VIDEO by Jim Amos |
FORTY FORT AIRPORT DRAGS 1957 #001 I STARTED OUT DOING THIS TAPE FOR MYSELF AS THIS WAS THE FIRST DRAG RACE I EVER ATTENDED BUT AFTER SHOWING IT TO SEVERAL PEOPLE THEIR REACTION CAUSED ME TO THINK OTHERS MIGHT ENJOY IT ALSO. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAPPEN ON TO SOME OLD PHOTOS AND MOVIES THAT CAPTURED THE ACTION AT THE FIRST EVER DRAG RACE IN MY HOME AREA BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 1957. AS A BACK DROP FOR THE VIDEO I DID SOME ON SITE SHOTS TO SHOW WHAT THE PLACE LOOKS LIKE TODAY. THE CARS MAY NOT BE ALL THAT FAMOUS (ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A FEW FAMOUS CARS IN HERE) BUT THIS IS A REAL PIECE OF GRASS ROOTS DRAG RACING HISTORY. THE FILM SPANS SEVERAL YEARS AND ALSO INCLUDES SOME FOOTAGE OF ANOTHER TRADITIONAL RACING EVENT IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA THE GIANTS
DESPAIR HILL CLIMB. I AM TOLD THIS IS THE OLDEST HILL CLIMB STILL RUNNING IN AMERICA AND ONE OF THE COMPETITORS BACK IN 1960 WAS NONE OTHER THAN ROGER PENSKE. IF YOU ENJOY LOOKING AT HISTORY IN THE MAKING CHECK THIS OLD TIMER OUT. THIS TAPE RUNS APPROXIMATELY 42 MINUTES. |
