Thread: Remember Hot Rod Fire Trucks??.

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While I am looking to buy a replacement shop pick up I ran across this on Ebay.I kind of reminded me when I young watching competition between fire companies racing Hot Rod fire trucks and jumping off them with their fire hoses.Hope you enjoy a twin 350 one.:

GMC GMC | eBay

I remember those races, they were on Wide World of Sports if I recall correctly.

Around when I was a kid Mike it was BBQ chicken,the famous beer tent,rides,and the field where they held the races.

Ya know I had to see if I could find some videos Gary.

Flying Dutchmen B Ladder at Hempstead - YouTube

Flying Dutchmen B Hose at Hempstead 08-02-08 - YouTube

Coram FD Drill Team The HellRaisers. - YouTube

C Ladder at Selden '09 - YouTube

And one from 1980

1980 Great Neck Alerts C-Ladder @ Hempstead (NYS Drill) - YouTube




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I don't know for sure,but I think the NYS fair still has the races in Syr,NY.That is more towards Bill/Brent's area.

Iremember them very well. they'd block off a section of street in N. Syracuse and thats where they'd have the championships. Wide world of sports would be there and it was a drunken mess if i ever saw one. What a party! Teams would come from all over, i remember the Rinkydinks fro m long island were tough to beat. That was late 60's early 70's and the laws about public intoxication were looser and getting a dwi was unheard of. The street would be packed with people on each side cheering the firefighters on, we could reach out and touch the trucks as they went by. They'd have all kinds of crazy competition and at night the partying and food eating was amazing - N Syracuse was where the italians lived and there was food and beer for everybody! What a time we'd have! Things were simpler back then.

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo can you say "liability" in today's suehappy' world.

I remember Hot Rod used to cover a "fire truck" street event in Islip, NY in the early '60s .