American Graffiti

[Gearz]

[foamcar]

Sorry, no pictures, but in the early 60s at Indy Raceway Park there was a NHRA nationals I attended. A racer, I believe, from the West coast named Sneaky Pete Robinson was beating everyone with a small block Chevy engine. He was running at unheard of rpms for that era, so nobody figured he would last to the finals. He did, and won. Think he later died in a drag accident.

Phil

[Gearz]

Thanks you really got me thinking about the old sling-shots.

[John Ward]

Wow, those pictures of the AA/FA are so cool.
"Wild Willy Borsch" driving one handed.....CAST IRON HUEVOS.
I used to run with Leon Fitzgerald in "Pure Heaven" at the "Smokers Meet" in `67.
We were in the pits at Famoso and all of a sudden an 18 wheeler drove in with "Ford" on the side. Out rolled "Snake" with a couple of diggers and extra motors. We had never seen anything like that before.
One of the first (I won`t tell what really was said first)things said was "Cubic Dollars"
The sign of the times, and what they are now.

[Gearz]

[Gearz]

[Gearz]

[Don C]

Supposedly Don Garlits made the 1st 200mph run at Island Dragway, NJ about 30 minutes south of my house. Connie Kalitta and Chris Karamasinis also say they were the 1st.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IQN4gCgUlo
Love when they smoked the tires 1320ft!

[Don C]

Love the slingshot dragster era!

[Bill Sampson]

I'd consider selling my soul to be able to drive Pure Hell down my street

Winternationals are coming up this weekend but it's raining right now

[Gearz]

[Gearz]

[Gearz]

[Gearz]

I sure wish I could say yes but I'm no longer a young man in his prime.

[Craig Richter]

Is that really you doing the pinstriping?