Here are some shots of the tribute car showing some up close details around bell housing and can of 100% nitroAttachment 56372Attachment 56371Attachment 56370Attachment 56373Attachment 56374
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Here are some shots of the tribute car showing some up close details around bell housing and can of 100% nitroAttachment 56372Attachment 56371Attachment 56370Attachment 56373Attachment 56374
some more detail views including me in background(blue hat) and Cruz doing clutch adjustmentAttachment 56375Attachment 56376Attachment 56377Attachment 56378Attachment 56379
Me and original car driver Neil Leffler plus one of his friends, bevy of photogs, car on run and score boardAttachment 56380Attachment 56381Attachment 56382Attachment 56383Attachment 56384well they didn't load in exact order, but you get idea--first full pass, dropping cylinders on top end because of a mismatch of port orings in manifold, but 5.97 wasn't too bad, did get bumped next day, car ran 190mph at the 1/8 mark
this is what I meant by bevy of photogs--its so bad at major races that spectators can't see the cars on trackAttachment 56385Attachment 56386Attachment 56387Attachment 56388
Great pictures, thanks for posting!!!!
are you ready for Halloween?Attachment 56389Attachment 56390Attachment 56391
mismatch of manifold.cylinder head port o-ring and me putting pistons inAttachment 56396Attachment 56397Attachment 56398Attachment 56399 other guy across engine from me is Chris Abbott--his grandfather raced fuelers around Denver
Peterson & FitzAttachment 56400Attachment 56401Attachment 56402Attachment 56403Attachment 56404Me and Herm---he was burnt real bad in a rear engine dragster at OCIR that broke an axle, flipped over and slid down the track backwards on fire--car came to a stop right in front of turn out area with the crash truck sitting there, it was by him as he slid to a stop--unfortunatedly, the fire extingishers were pad locked onto the truck and no one had the keys as the track had just changed hands AHRA to NHRA? He had a flip top fuel cap and it had come open, letting all the fuel drain out into the fire right at his back side---burnt his face and hands real bad as the helmut faceplate melted and he put his hands over his face-------------nice guy and lots of changes came out of that incident!!!!!!!!!!
Peterson & FitzAttachment 56400Attachment 56401Attachment 56402Attachment 56403Attachment 56404Me and Herm---he was burnt real bad in a rear engine dragster at OCIR that broke an axle, flipped over and slid down the track backwards on fire--car came to a stop right in front of turn out area with the crash truck sitting there, it was by him as he slid to a stop--unfortunatedly, the fire extingishers were pad locked onto the truck and no one had the keys as the track had just changed hands AHRA to NHRA? He had a flip top fuel cap and it had come open, letting all the fuel drain out into the fire right at his back side---burnt his face and hands real bad as the helmut faceplate melted and he put his hands over his face-------------nice guy and lots of changes came out of that incident!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the pictures and descriptions Jerry!!! Especially the one of you loading the pistons, bet it was a blast to get your hands back in there after all these years!!!!
Some day you should sit down with all your pictures and a good writer and do a book so that folks can see what they missed out on in the glory days of drag racing!!!!!
some cars in the memory grove areaAttachment 56405Attachment 56406Attachment 56407Attachment 56408Attachment 56409
more cars in the grove( an area of planted trees with menory or honor name plate)Attachment 56410Attachment 56411Attachment 56412Attachment 56413Attachment 56414
some old competetion cars
Attachment 56415Attachment 56416Attachment 56417Attachment 56418Attachment 56419plus engine shot on Dyno Don's Ford, car is on a later page
Keep looking, it ain't even lunch time yetAttachment 56425Attachment 56426Attachment 56427Attachment 56428Attachment 56429If it wasn't for the wheels on the station wagon, this could be 1958
couple of famous cars from back then!!!!!!Attachment 56430Attachment 56431Attachment 56432Attachment 56433Attachment 56434
Some really great history there Jerry, thanks!!!!!
Funny car staging first roundAttachment 56435Attachment 56436Attachment 56437Attachment 56438Attachment 56439
four more ready to light em upAttachment 56440Attachment 56441Attachment 56442Attachment 56443
they just keep comingAttachment 56444Attachment 56445Attachment 56446Attachment 56447Attachment 56448
final funny cars as sun sets in the westAttachment 56449Attachment 56450Attachment 56451Attachment 56452
Just how original do you think the RAT TRAP is with coil over shocks and a -arm suspension? did I mention SUNSET?How about MOON over USA flag?
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I'll second Dave's idea...a history of drag racing!!! That would be a great book, maybe a coffee table book with lots of photos!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
By the way, did you ever race at Balboa in Eugene, Oregon? Back in the '60s I used to cut through the fields between our house and the track, pit passes were cheap and the nitro smelled wonderful.
Thanks for posting these great shots!
Sunday at track, Wife Robin, Neil Leffler, MeAttachment 56464Attachment 56465Attachment 56466Attachment 56467Attachment 56463
Exhaust tubes dump into retangular frame memberAttachment 56468Attachment 56469Attachment 56470Attachment 56471Attachment 56472
some very famous drag carsAttachment 56473Attachment 56474Attachment 56475Attachment 56476Attachment 56477
Speed Sport roadster and some more Grove carsAttachment 56478Attachment 56479Attachment 56480Attachment 56481Attachment 56482
some more and then Brizio's roadster--anybody ever hear about him?Attachment 56483Attachment 56484Attachment 56485Attachment 56486
those old guys are me and Neil, Cruz is the youngsterAttachment 56487Attachment 56488Attachment 56489Attachment 56490
Thanks for all the wonderful pics Jerry! Glad you made it there and back to share with us! 8-)
Any thing here have smog equipment?Attachment 56496Attachment 56497Attachment 56498Attachment 56499Attachment 56500
Dyno Don's engine is on earlier pageYes, we have smog equipment but the PC corps want ANTI-SMOGAttachment 56501Attachment 56502Attachment 56503Attachment 56504Attachment 56505
In case I missed this one earlier---him and a corvette, Beach City Corvette, were always on fire or crash or both crashed and on fireAttachment 56506
Jerry, thanks for showing some pics of our 40 Ford gasser, club member Tim Elmers 34 coupe and my 32 black 3-window hi-boy.
Our club (Stags of Ogden, Utah) was the TV Tommy Ivo-Justice Bros. Spotlight club this year, and we had the time of our lives!
Looked at the Keeling & Clayton car in the pits, what a beautiful, well made recreation. Wish things would have gone better, the car sure looks to have potential.
Mick
Mick--thanks to you and your club--that was quite a bunch of you there Friday night----
Thank you so much for the coverage Jerry, excellent and I tend to agree about the photo hogs in the road for the fans, I would want to complain about ALL the shit between the paying punters and the track after all, without the bums on seats,events like that would struggle to make money I would think.
Hey Jerry, Leffler still has the wild-eyed "I'm a funny car pilot" look!!!!!!!
Dave--he's driving a logging truck over snowy/icy roads in Washington state---maybe he's been or will be on that discovery channel show about the loggers!!!!!!!!!
