70s-80s drag racing was the "hot setup". Big balls dipped in the spicy stuff.....

Drag racing is one of America's greatest inventions! Go Go Big Daddy.

I remember most of the cars in the video...I keyed in on the Blair's Speed Shop BB/GS Anglia driven by Phil Lukens. That was one of my favorite cars back then. This was a great trip down memory lane!

" I don't want that snake bearing me! " I met Don Garlits back in 67 at a Seattle car show. He is a real gentleman.

Did you notice back in the day they qualified 32 cars compared to 16 today

Reminds me of street racing in the sixties. I had a 64 Lemans with a 326 and a 4 speed with 4:11 gears. My friend had a 34 Dodge coupe with an Olds J2 tripower engine. We would race east bound in the I - 90 tunnel. My friend would uncap the graders on the coupe prior to racing through the tunnel. The sound in the tunnel was awesome. If you didn't hiit the brakes anf take the abrupt exit at the tunnel exit the old ladies who lived above the tunnel would call the cops. That would result in being arrested on Mercer Island. I never got caught but many did.

@loren3964

Жыл бұрын

Not sure who you are, but have heard many a good story about racing through the tubes, and a few of my own. A lot of early TRT guys did a bit of racing in the tubes which were just a 1/4 mile long, but usually west bound as I recall. One great story is about a station wagon that was pretty fast and the guys dug up an old cargo chute from somewhere and attached it to the tailgate. A guy riding in the cargo area with the upper gate open just heaved the whole thing out at the exit and it ripped the whole tailgate off when it deployed? Hahaha, oh the good old days! Then they'd all go down to the barrel A&W on Rainier to meet up afterwards. So many good stories!!

@loren3964

Жыл бұрын

There was Beacon Heavy, Skyway Skinny, Aaron & Andy, Victor, Tony, Slick Cyr, Sparky Kearns-the welder, the Peacock, amongst others that started that great team, which rose to great heights during and after that great era!

If they only knew Shirley was coming for them lol!

@robertbuckner2353

4 жыл бұрын

She's in the video. They were aware.

Excellent video, loved Keith Jackson , but 1320yds?🤔

@alanmyers5081

4 жыл бұрын

I knew it had to be in the comments somewhere.... Ha! 22:00

Just before big money killed the big show. Those were the days my friends, we thought there'd never end.

Can you believe Garlit's dragster cost $15,000? That wouldn't keep you in oil for a season today

@yurilytviak9066

7 ай бұрын

That could buy two to three decent houses at the time …

Big daddy king of top fuel..the snake the king of funny car...

Conrad was and is the best thing that ever happened to Shirley.

Nhra needs to mic up the drives and crew the conversation are awesome between rds

Last FED win?

@halseyknox

Жыл бұрын

I think right around this time Cochran and Wiebe took delivery took delivery of the new, purposely built for Fuel racing, Ed Donovan aluminum block. It was right around this time as well the hold outs of the beloved slingshot mounted canard wings in front of the slicks. I think the last hurrah for the slingshot was an event won by John Wiebe although Steve Carbone is remembered for the 1971 or winter nationals victory over Garlits in the famous burn down final...rip Steve

@loren3964

Жыл бұрын

@@halseyknox I don't recall who the last TFE winner was in a FE dragster, but it could well have one off those two. I do remember Wiebe running a 6.15 or so with a Donovan in his FE dragster tho. I still have mine with a stroked 392 @ I think it's 424 ci combo w/deck high pistons, high compression, makes quite a racket at cacklefests!