Legendary twin engined gas dragster the Freight Train fires up in the pits. While it doesn't have the cackle of the nitro cars, the "whomp" of 16 cylinders of small block chevy and the cloud of blackie carbon is pretty awesome...not to mention the engineering feat of linking and synching two V8s is a neat deal. One of the few gas dragsters that made top fuelers nervous when running for Top Eliminator.
4-cam hemi- nitro warmup Sacramento Raceway 11-7-09
Warm up on nitro in the pits. Unfortunately on the run, it sheared the oil pump shaft off and the tranny broke. Back to the drawing board. Hope to be back out that late spring 2010.
Drag Racing Nitro Nostalgia Funny Cars March Meet 2009
http://www.DragRacingTV.com/blog/ Drag racing video from the 2009 March Meet, Nitro Nostalgia Funny Car class. This is the second round of qualifying, from the first event on the NHRA Heritage Series drag racing tour.
This video was shot in high definition, with surround sound audio that you can hear even on Youtube, as long as your computer is hooked up to a Dolby receiver.
Here are drag racing videos of all of the rounds. Because there were so many funny cars in attendance, there were two seperate eight-car fields in the elimination rounds:
NOSTALGIA FUNNY CAR ELIMINATIONS:
http://www.dragracingtv.com/blog/2009/nostalgia-funny-car-finals-drag-racing-video-2009-march-meet-a-class
http://www.dragracingtv.com/blog/2009/nitromethane-funny-car-video-1st-round-elims-march-meet-2009
NOSTALGIA FUNNY CAR ELIMS, CONSOLATION BRACKET:
http://www.dragracingtv.com/blog/2009/aa-fc-final-rounds-march-meet-2009-famoso-raceway-b-clas
http://www.dragracingtv.com/blog/2009/funny-car-video-elims-first-round-consolation-bracket
NITRO NOSTALGIA FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING:
http://www.dragracingtv.com/blog/2009/nostalgia-funny-car-videos-march-meet-2009-final-round-qualifying
http://www.dragracingtv.com/blog/2009/funny-car-videos-march-meet-2009-qualifying-2nd-round
http://www.dragracingtv.com/blog/2009/march-meet-2009-funny-car-video-first-round-qualifying
The Pacers AA / Fuel Altered Cackling at Atlantic Auto
Billy Lynch gathered a group of friends for an impromptu nitro-alky cackle of his Top Fuel dragster and The Pacers AA / Fuel Altered at Atlantic Auto in Huntington Long Island.
1965 Dodge A100 Pickup Truck "Little Red Wagon"
Famously campaigned by Bill Maverick Golden, the original 1965 Dodge A100 Pickup Truck Little Red Wagon is best remembered for its trademark wheelstands and an appearance in a series of Dodge TV commercials in the sixties. Running the quarter-mile with the wheels up in the mid 11-second range, Golden and the truck became drag racings first full-time exhibition act, thrilling crowds for nearly 40 years. The iconic Little Red Wagon will be back in the spotlight, September 26 at RM Auctions Icons of Speed & Style at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. For more information, please visit http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars-RW.cfm?SaleCode=RW09&CarID=r140&fc=1
the wing makes a run at 2008 CHRR
Be sure to watch in high quality. Mike Boyd doing what the Winged Express does best- uses 1500 feet to go 1320! Hard to see, but Mike starts in the left lane, but the car has other ideas and throws him into the right lange halfway through the run. Man, I love this car!
First test-fire of the Nitro-burning PACERS "Tasmanian Devil" AA / Fuel Altered
50 years ago, CHARLIE DODGE and GEORGE SNIZEK, Conceived, Constructed, and Raced, what became known as one of the Fastest and Most Beautiful Fuel Altereds in drag racing.
Wherever they went, The "TASMANIAN DEVIL" roadster running out of their "PACERS AUTOMOTIVE" shop on Long Island, set speed records and took home best appearing awards. It quickly became a crowd favorite as well as a feared competitor and event winner at drag strips nationwide.
45 years later, a group of former Top Fuel drivers from Long Island got together and recreated this Icon of Speed.
In just SIX months time, ROY MILLER, BILLY LYNCH, BERNIE SHACKER, DENNIS QUITONI, Pacers' Original driver, GEORGE SNIZEK, and George's son, SCOTT, have built a stunning, authentic recreation of The Pacers original altered which returns us all back to the drag strip in the middle of the 1960's.
The video marks the first test-fire of its Nitro-burning engine outside Billy Lynch's Atlantic Auto in Huntington Station on Long Island and the beginning of a whole new chapter in the cars' history.
Hamb Gas Dragster setting new ET record
Hamb Gas Rail Dragster setting new ET & MPH record for these Gas rails. It turned 12.257 seconds @ 110.696 MPH with a 1950 Ford Flathead engine. Bob Huberty of Fond du Lac,WI (2B-Banjo) at WI. International Raceway on 4/13/2008. Crew Chief is Gerry Troedel of West Bend, WI.
CHRR 2009 Cacklefest Push Down at Bakersfield
Doss Clayton King 1963 Origional Top Fuel Dragster Push down at Famosa for the 2009 Cacklefest.
All you NEW PUSH CAR DRIVERS Notice how Jake (Ken Noblet) a 30 Year Push Car Driver Veteran keeps it straight. He will be happy to give lessons!!!!!!
1963 Pontiac Safari 4 door Wagon provided by Tim Garcia.
www.dossclaytonkingtopfuel.com
Jalopy Showdown Drags 2010 - Twin-engine Dragster smoke-run.
Front engine, TWIN-engine dragster that was at the Jalopy Showdown Drags 2010. This was filmed at Beaver Springs Dragway. I had previously seen this car at the Wheels of Time show in Macungie PA in August. The car has two 392 supercharged HEMI engines. The smoke pass is almost required, not only because of the tires not being able to hold the power, but because it would surely break the drive train if it actually hooked!
