So very cool to see this again!! 😎 Up in the stands at the top end was a really butthurt 10yr old Snake fan, namely ME! 😠 LOL! It was a great weather day, little cool, but that make's Great HP & therefore, between that and what was the best track surface in the all of drag-racing & the record's fell! With the Goose getting put on the truck early, it was a bad day for the "Wildlife" Drag-Racing Team" but a great day of racing happened anyway & infact, this is the drag-race that made Big Jim Dunn a Legend! Thanks for posting this, it made my day! 🙏

@gordonwd

Жыл бұрын

As a Midwesterner this was one of my only chances to see drag racing in California and it certainly made an impression on me. Probably why I took the time to do the original film editing.

@Slinger43

Жыл бұрын

@@gordonwd I for one, am very happy that you did, this was very cool to see again! It's funny how time plays with a person memories of event's, I totally remember Snake losing, but completely forgot about his black cuda! LOL, but when I saw it here, it all flooded back to me! 😏 Thank's again!

This is beautiful... the way its shot, from the spectator view is exactly what i love to see. THATS How you see the power and energy of these cars... the higher up views and angles are great for the general public/tv, but this is just way more gorgeous. Legendary

@gordonwd

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I shot this during a weekend that I had tacked onto a business trip that I made to CA that year. For a Midwest drag fan it was like going to Mecca and I still remember the thrill of just being there in an unfamiliar desert-like environment and warm temperatures.

Jim Dunn is the man! Rear engine car was awesome.

Very cool video. I ride bicycles with Don Moody about 5 days a week, I'll tell him about it. Although he told me about that race before I saw this video.

I was 13 years old at this race, incredible footage. Thank you!

@Slinger43

Жыл бұрын

Me too! I was 10 & there was nothing as cool as drag-racing in So California in the 70's 😎

Fantastic visual period piece. Outstanding footage and well-produced video. Thanks so much for posting- brings back some great memories!

I was there on Sunday .. from the angel I was sitting a little higher up behind you .. Great looking super 8 film ... Thanks for posting this ...

Thanks for the footage it's cool to see this having read about it in car craft back then....

It might not have any sound but a true lover of the sport don't need any

Incredibly great footage. Grew up hanging out at Beeline Dragway in Arizona. Attended my first race in '71 and was hooked. THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS WONDERFUL FOOTAGE!!!

Wow! Describes this video the best. Amazing video and what a historic day in drag racing history.

>> If you noticed that both Fuel Dragsters look similar , that is because, Browns car is last years car of Cerney - Moody. Both cars built by Don Long. BROWNS Car used A 392 (( 1950s Chrysler style Hemi. )).. The New Car of Cerney and Moody had A 426 HEMI..

FIRST round of Top Fuel.. Rick Ramsey was driving that Kerling & Clayton car.. Then Carl OlsON,, who later worked for the NHRA.

>> *That Black Prudohmme car was the replacement for His car that burned to the ground a few weeks earlier at a Seattle Fuuny Car race..

Holy f* shit this is nuts Doug. I was there, the 12 yo with taped glasses annoying the crap out of everyone pretending to be a reporter with his little cassette recorder. I probably still have the tape somewhere in a box, along with ones of family members farting and similar treasured moments. Nice job sir, carry on.

@gordonwd

8 жыл бұрын

+Steve X That's great, Steve. Glad you enjoyed it even though I don't remember seeing you there :-).

Man,you and my Dad ,thankfully shot these films ,I go crazy because of the silence! The footage that my Dad shot at Lions was used in the DVD Lions The Greatest Drag Strip,they just put audio to it,the first couple minutes is a close up of a Slingshot Digger at night with flames shooting out of the headers ,and it looks great so they put some sound to it! This is still great to see! I was 4 when my Dad would take for rides in his 68 AMC AMX and go racing,I didn't know what was happening but I liked it,and that was it! I got my own 69 AMX with the go pack ,390 bored to 401 with msd ignition,and other goodies,it sounds great.Anyway ,Thanks for shooting this and posting it,it is like going back in time!

@gordonwd

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments! Maybe I'll get around to putting up some more events from "back in the day." This was the one that I did the most "production" work on with titles and all that. It was also about the only time for me at a dragstrip on the West Coast.

>> At time stamp of 1:30, That is Jerry Ruth of Seattle, WA.. Also in A Don Long Car.. >> Don built the best Wings back then.. Ruth was known as The KING of The Northwest. Do to Winning many races and for being the NHRA, DIVISION 6 Top Fuel Champion,, Many Times.. *FUNNY STORY.. Ed McCullough from Portland, Oregon area just South of Seattle , WA.. Took The Name of The ACE, >> BECAUSE THE ACE BEAT THE KING IN POKER. He and Ruth battled for years in front engine, Top Fuelers as they were called bsck then.. .

Stepping back in time to the best era of drag racing, when privateers could still compete against the well funded teams and Win on any given Sunday..

>> Don Moody in another Don Long car.. >> The Mood as He was known was Foreman at ENGLE CAMS out of Los Angeles area... His partner, Wes Cerney was the Shop Foreman at Keith Black Engines... > Don Prudhdomme raced with Keith Black engines for over 10 years back then.. Two other Notable Fuel Engine Suppliers were, Ed Pink from The San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles and Sid Waterman Racing Engines in Gardena, CA....

>> That photo about Snivelys car that says (( M & H )),, That was A Tire Company that made Slicks for Top Fuel cars back in the 1960s and 1970s..

Doug we are starting to work on the Jim Dunn, Legends the Series, not sure it will be as popular as the Jungle Pam one. But man, thanks for all you do in keeping drag racing's history alive! Please tell me you have some more to upload. - Bobby Bennett

>> The First Thing We See is,,, Keeling of The Top Fuel Team of Keeling & Clayton being unloaded out of their pull along trailer, which was still considered at that time as A High Dollar Dragster Hauler. The car built by Don Long at His Shop one off ramp off the freeway past The LIONS DRAG STRIP off ramp..! >> Back then living in Los Angeles area was Drag Racing Heaven..!! >> Keith Blacks RACE ENGINE Shop was only about 5 miles from LIONS..!!

Amazing footage. Attended my first drag racing event that summer at Beeline in Scottsdale. Was just seven and was instantly hooked. Wish I could have attended this event. Thank you for posting and bringing back memories of the greatest time in drag racing. How cool was Prudhomme's black Snake III 'Cuda?

Awesome event!!!

Bobby Rowe driving one of Don Schumachers Three Funny cars back then.. Don drove one.

>> Note Big Jim Dunn was driving A Rear Engined Funny Car.. > I Think. There were 5 or 6 rear engined F/ C cars back then in America..

great stuff all the great funnies of the day

clayton harris! a great one

@Slinger43

Жыл бұрын

Clayton was a on-track Baddass for sure 💪😎

>> One More Thing. >> That Win by The Jim Dunn F/C car was The ONLY NHRA WIN IN DRAG RACING HISTORY BY A REAR ENGINE FUNNY CAR.. HE USED A 392 CHRYSLER ENGINE..

>> Almost Forgot,,, > That,, Keeling and Clayton car was one the 16, > CRAGAR 5 SECOND CLUB. MEMBERS... DRIVEN by different drives.. Some others in the club were, Garlits,, & Larry Dixon Sr.. >> FUN TIMES BACK THEN.. The T/F cars were 225,, 228 inch wheelbase back then.. I crewed on the 1st ,, 240 inch T/F car,, built by Frank Huszar of (( Race Car Specialty chassis company ) in TARZANA,, Ca.. for Owner, Driver,, Wayne KING,, AKA... THE PEREGRINE. >> The Peregrine Falcon is known for attacking its prey by dive bombing from high altitude at a speed of 240mph..!!!!! (( Yes That Is The Correct Speed )).

AT TIME STAMP,, 5:23,, KANSAS JOHN WIEBE, IN another Don Long car.. >> Dons cars back then were considered as The Best.. >> Another Story, Shirley Muldowney' s Two, First cars were built by Don Long in Wilmington, C.. . and wood crated and shipped to -Michingan, where Shirley and Her Husband, Jack lived then.. One car was A Single Engine front engine car and One Car was A Dual Engine front engine car.. I Seem to remember both cars were Gss Dragsters, which were very popular then.

Actually I do. Just a matter of taking the time to convert and upload them. Look for more soon then.

Hi, I have been searching for pictures and video of the kc charger it was ran in the early 70s by Bill Vance co owner and driver , in 74 or 75 it became the Fenton charger and crashed shortly after that please lmk if you have anything, thanks Josh

@gordonwd

9 жыл бұрын

wa buster I remember the name "Bill Vance", but don't recall the car showing up in any of the films I took. The Supers are the only one I took in the 70s since I was racing a car myself in that era.

@blueft

9 жыл бұрын

Well thank-you for your time I have also been looking for "the hammering hemi" also known as the big stick it was a 68 bericuda owned by vern hill and driven by Jay Adams in 05 06 nmca hotrod did an article on the car but ive never been able to find video... Just looking to make verns day as he lost most of his photos and documentation in a house fire

Winter nations 2020

This when they had 32 top fule cars.

@gordonwd

4 жыл бұрын

And about twice that many trying to qualify!

Do you have pro stock by chance?

@gordonwd

4 жыл бұрын

No -- never paid that much attention to the door slammers. :-)