To me, this is the best drag photo I've seen. Talk about snapping the picture at the right time.................:eek:
Note that you can see the blower pulley through the front wheel!!
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To me, this is the best drag photo I've seen. Talk about snapping the picture at the right time.................:eek:
Note that you can see the blower pulley through the front wheel!!
well----what I like best about that picture of flying parts and oil------the Enderle BARNDOOR injector on top -----
Hmmmmm. Worst case of oil pan failure I've ever seen!!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL:
and the driver looking down to see what he might have "lost"....
back in those days they really needed stronger oil pans to contain all those stock rods---notice the broken bolt in the number 6 rod???
Yup, definite case of a too weak oil pan!!!!! .......and then he lost 25 points for the oil down..... dang!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by jerry clayton
"Runnin' over the crank" :LOL:
You just know what's goin' through the driver's mind by the way he's lookin' down. He's sayin' WHAT THE......
I've seen this sort of thing before!
In the late '60s or early seventies I was at Charleston Dragway in central Illinois, a local 1/8th mile track. A C/G '32 Ford victoria, with an injected SBC 4-speed, dumped the entire crank assembly on the starting line! Those were the days of 8,000-10,000 RPM launches. :-)
The car was either sponsored, or owned by Albert Clark of Clark Chevrolet, who later went on to run Pro Stock, and also sponsored Keith Stark's record holding injected A/fueler.
Sorry ....I didn't get a picture. :-(
That's one of the perfect drag racing shots ever, here's a different angle of the "magic Muffler" blow up (or down).
Mick
they did that on purpose to show everybody what a c t stroker crank looks like:LOL::LOL::LOL:...ted
I think the driver was checking to see if his anatomy was still intact!
Kinda the same impression I got, Glenn!!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by glennsexton
They only had to do that at Lions. At San Fernando they had a sign board to do their advertising.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by ted dehaan
Great shot! This is one of my favorite "out of shape" pics
Great photos
I wish that I had a picture of a circle track car at a run what ya brung race at Lebanon Vally Speedway here in Upstate NY about 1965. A blown Olds, if I recall had a pan failure right in front of me during some hot warm up laps. The hood also failed when the blower came out the top as well. I don't ever recall so much shrapnel form a blown motor.
There's nothing like a shot of "Wild Willie" coming off the line sideways.
That one must have been "bothersome" as he had both hands on the wheel.:LOL:
Naw----he had a right side hand brake and held on with his left hand---he was just switchint hands on the wheel when the photo was snapped-------
Here's one of my many favorites. All fours off the ground!
yep i like that to .i hear the guys used the 727 with the push button shifters use to N drop them old trans till they out law that and you could get air off all 4s:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pat Monaco
Another highly recognizeable shot! ...A moment that changed drag racing forever.
Back to the Magic Muffler car, after the coupe they campaigned a roadster, and it had some "interesting" moments as well.......
Here's a few more
Since this has been showing several fuel alters, I was going to put up the pics of Tom Ferraro in there altered, normal run, on fire run , and then all four off ground in my Pinto---
didn't remember how to do it , but the pics are in my gallery if any one wants to see them or post them for me------and yes, the fire did burn off some of his fingers, a common problem with the firesuit/gloves back then----
Here they are Jerry.
You guys got me obsessed, these are from classicdragsters.com . Lots of great vintage stuff over there. Couldn't resist the look on Hubert's face.
And a couple more.......
I like the first picture as you can clearly see him looking down to see if his legs were destroked. And the one with the blond bending over in to the car is real close to that one. Kurt
Just to keep this thing going, here is a pic of Ron Mancini's trans explosion at the 69 world finals
Mick
That may be one of THE coolest pictures of all time.Quote:
Originally Posted by lurker mick
Here's my favorite :LOL:
Ken
Hey I know that guy!:whacked::D
Nothing like a bit of shameless self promotion,Ken...:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Ken Thurm
Here are a few more from the same site
I like the last one with the jug of shine!
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...ns/GBP_001.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...P_4a_small.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...vens/Judge.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...vens/shine.jpg
It's pretty pathetic when you have to post your own photo!! :LOL::LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by lamin8r
O.K. Ken with a little google help here's what we found....
The Drag Racing List
All-Time Quickest Supercharged Gassers
www.draglist.com
RANK ET MPH DRIVER ENTRY ENG MODEL CLAS ST YEAR
1 6.716 204.40 Ed Moss Total Cost Involved Ford 37 Ford AGS CA 2003
2 6.741 200.29 Steve Wood Richwood Meat Co Olds 53 Studebaker AAGS CA 2003
229 9.990 145.00 Rusty Dehling Shadow Chev 48 Anglia AGS CA 1967
Chevrolet BBGS CA 1972
243 10.405 140.50 Vern Holzman Holzman & Nail Chev 48 Austin BGS KS 1970
244 10.460 134.55 Joe Morris Joe Morris Chry 40 Willys BBGS CA 1996
245 10.495 125.00 Sue Smerdirk Sue Smerdirk Chry 40 Willys AAGS CA 1967
246 10.500 160.14 Ken Thurm 554 Chry 34 Ford AGS CA 1990
247 10.500 139.75 Jim Clinton Bach's Body Shop Chry 33 Willys AGS OH 1964
248 10.500 136.00 Bob Panella 438 BG Chry 40
Here is one of his most recent rides and below dragging down the interstate fleeing police after a long night of burning rubber and leaving the local teens a few dollars less in their pocketbooks with the taste of burnt rubber on their tongues!! :LOL::D:LOL:
Seriously Ken how long did you drag race?
http://image.streetrodderweb.com/f/1...river_side.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...s/DSC_0090.jpg
This one of Eddie Hills dragster is pretty impressive. :eek: His motor turned a better et than the car!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzPCk2lt2_4
Don
Yikes!:eek:
Steve,
I never saw that site before. Thanks for posting it. I raced for 18 years, have some great memories, got to meet a lot of my childhood heroes, and got to race against some of them also. I don't miss it at all now, it can consume you. I give 100% when I do things, drag racing will take that and more if you let it. You can never do enough, there is always more that can be done.
Ken
You've led a pretty cool life Ken. I look foward to more chapters to come.:cool:
This is another favorite of mine. Dyno Don Nicholson and I teamed up for a while. We used his motors and my car. What a learning experience that was. That man was tireless, we would work 18 hour days like they were the norm. He was a good friend and partner.
That's me standing on the other side of the front end wishing I was driving. The deal was I drove when we were testing and he drove the events :CRY:
Ken