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
