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Here's a really good video of some vintage racing that a friend sent to me...

Eagle field on Vimeo

enjoy!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Here's a really good video of some vintage racing that a friend sent to me...
Eagle field on Vimeo
enjoy!

Pretty much like I remember it from '58, with NTFDAY (Ken) doin' the flaggin'. Thanks for the video Dave, ya couldn't get the smile off my face with a slide hammer.

Nice video! But the sound of horsepower is the only music I want to hear,why people have drown out the cars is my #1 pet peeve.

Very cool though the flagman needed a red flag and he was too close to the starting line.

even the music was bad ass! Thanks!

Thanks Dave Very good

You're all welcome, thought it was a video worth looking at!!!! I just hope the chebbie guys didn't get toooooo upset when the VW whooped up on the '55 Chevy!!!!!!!---That's my favorite part!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

You're all welcome, thought it was a video worth looking at!!!! I just hope the chebbie guys didn't get toooooo upset when the VW whooped up on the '55 Chevy!!!!!!!---That's my favorite part!!!!!!

There was a guy in So. Cal. in the 60's, Dean something or another, that used to whip up on Chevys, Fords, Dodges, and whatever else got in his way with a very wicked little VW. He ran mostly at OCIR if I remember correctly.

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

There was a guy in So. Cal. in the 60's, Dean something or another, that used to whip up on Chevys, Fords, Dodges, and whatever else got in his way with a very wicked little VW. He ran mostly at OCIR if I remember correctly.

Dean lowery..The (in)famous EMPI Inch Pincher.H/Gas. (couldnt remember his name,,just googled it..)What a nasty little beastie..

Great vid ...I'm going to watch it again after this post

Originally Posted by lamin8r

Dean lowery..The (in)famous EMPI Inch Pincher.H/Gas. (couldnt remember his name,,just googled it..)What a nasty little beastie..

Back from the early to mid 1960's my best buddy and his dad, with some modest help from me, built a Henry J gasser, 292 straight 6 with a bunch of home made or low bucks parts and it usually ran H/Gas mostly at Atco NJ, sometimes Vargo and a couple other local tracks. Very often we'd take the class trophy and with a bit of luck, a couple eliminator trophies ...the exception being when the EMPI VW showed up and they usually creamed the Henry J. They ran almost 3 seconds faster et's! But we didn't care too much since it was just too much fun.

that 55 was a 6 cyl. and was probably tired.. thats my story and I'm sticking to it

Thanks abunch Dave. Brings back my days at Fremont Drag Strip as a spectator and friday nite grudge races and even earlier days at the old Samoa Air Strip across the bay from Eureka. And the music was a big plus.

Jack.

Great footage, thanks for posting..

I didn't remember the name Dean Lowery, but I sure remember seeing the EMPI Inch Pincher in the coverage of the day!!

A-h-h-h-h - those were the days!! Compared to what TV shows you now, almost need a 3 minute egg timer for the speeds. But it WAS fun. Had to turn the sound off as the music track ............. too much vs the great 8 pipe music.