Thread: Indoor Drag Racing from 63-64 at the International Amphitheater in Chicago...

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Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Yep---he is building and shipping hi performance short and long block engines all over the globe--lots of ford and gm small block plus the bbc up to 632 inches--the deal these days with all the stroker cranks being available plus the Dart blocks make it easier than 60s etc where you had to wait for the factories to come out with something or build it from scratch.

Plus he has quite a following for his dyno tuning and altho there is mainly 2 shops near by where we go he has done work at several other dyno facilities in Chi town area.
But he does the electronic computer stuff its me that gets saddled with the carb/dist work---

It's great you can do that together. :-)

Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT

I knew it was a backward K. :-) My radio station of choice was WLS... which still brings back memories like...

"Nickey Nickey Nicky Nickey Nickey Chevrolet....sign of the backward K"

or "Sunday Sunday Sunday... at beautiful US30 dragstrip... drag racing capital of Chicagolaaaand!!!"

Good times! {:-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBiNH...eature=related

oldest i could find, but still reminissant??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDYzidMqq4o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydvcA...eature=related

Gassersrule_196
Ive seen that film before THANKS for the memories. I lived at US 30 back in the 60's and 70's. Say Bob the going through the doors wasn't as bad as the turn out into the parking lot LOL... I realy think NO I know I would do it again. Corvairs would turn the best times but there wetre a couple black guys that ran a dark blue (I think) plymouth man they were good.

Just joined the forum - I was originally looking for any photos of the indoor drag racing at the International Amphitheater in Chicago. I was there...in 1963 abd 1964. Raced 1963 Ford Fastback 427ci under name of Hoeffel-Goy Ford. (Dealer was located at 92nd & Western Avenue Chicago. Great times - anyone out there with more photos? Driver was Jim Gartuga. Our club was The Sun Downers.

Wow!! I missed this when it first came up. Never heard of it, and can just imagine the "pucker factor" - yikes. Open strips in SoCal gave me a case of the puckers; this would have bee at least double.