Anybody have pics from 68-70 AHRA nationals at Green Valley ?
@larrydonnelly9792 жыл бұрын
I used to go to MAR with a few friends when I was in my late teens and early twenties. I thought it was such an awesome experience at the time.
@skipbruckner23422 жыл бұрын
I was there, keep looking for us in the crowd. Got a bunch of kodacolor stills and kodacrome slides . Snake and Mongoose were there. Gang-green 1971 camero was a friend of ours. Still have the time slip for my 66 vw I ran . 89mph in the quarter.
@CornpopWasaBadDude4442 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@petergutwein23633 жыл бұрын
😎😎😀😀👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇲🇺🇲
@wbishop13304 жыл бұрын
Super cool footage. Red Mountain in the background. Thx 4 sharing.
@kgcycles4 жыл бұрын
Is part 123 available???
@kgcycles4 жыл бұрын
any more???? I was there!!
@toddbob555 жыл бұрын
Dyno Don Nicholson Ford Maverick taking the lead at 11:10
@johnross19475 жыл бұрын
King and Marshall, everyone waited to see if they showed. When they did they just said , well its over now may as well put it back on the trailer. The most feared team in drag racing. What many don't know is they arrived late on purpose because they knew it psyched out the other teams. Jimmy king was the man to beat but few did. After flipping it over one day they showed up the track with a wheel welded to the top of the cage. They were also famous for their El diablo outlaw funny car that went faster and faster every week resetting the record each time they ran. There seemed to be a slight discrepancy with the dimensions of this car. I say it was all in how one intuprited the ruler. So it was outlawed but still matched raced for many years until it sadly blew the rods out of the block and burned to the ground at Epping. You can't do that stuff anymore, they took the fun out of it when big money took over. Thank God for nostalgia cars. I'd rather see the names on the cars like jungle and twilight zone and far to many to name. I could care less if the bud car wins or the miller light mobil wins. Just my opinion your mileage may vary.
@eddgong6 жыл бұрын
Ok after some CCR I had to sub you
@stormdrone13136 жыл бұрын
Anyone see Evel here? What year was that???
@seancahill32194 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing Evel Knevel there, I think it was in '74. Gary Wells showed up and tried to steal the show with some no hands wheelies and the track officials with the cops chased him out in to the desert but couldn't catch him. Good times
@randalljames17 жыл бұрын
And I was there... Art Shoal was the pilot.. what they did not show was he made a pass inverted and his dog was sitting in the bubble of the canopy...
@artmchugh92837 жыл бұрын
small fortune in cragar. SS. wheels !! nice . had a set on my 65 short wb plum crazy Chevy van 😄
@lenny381387 жыл бұрын
This was back when' RUN WHAT YOU BRUNG, I BRUNG THIS.
@billthompson56447 жыл бұрын
well I wasn't there I was too young but I gotta say it was a really really great video
@jamestaylors63398 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@justbustednashville8 жыл бұрын
My uncle Robert and I where there. Got there real early and stayed all day walking around looking at all the cars. We mostly stayed up by the starting area watching everyone stage. Some great memories..
@thehoundz18 жыл бұрын
brings back a lot of memories...I worked at York US30 dragway from 1969- about 1976.Time of my life!
@jodytaylor8659 жыл бұрын
My name is Jody Taylor, one half of the taylor brothers Quick Wedge 1964 plymouth savoy. We raced with Clyde Edwards, Dennis Kucera, Harry Larson and Bill Hatcher both before and after he ran Mel Larsons Phoenix Dragway. Me and my brother charles were sponsored by Lopers Performance Center. Those were a great group of guys and we are so glad that they were in our lives. We ended up moving to california and eventually sold our quick wedge car to Andy Bodewin and Bob Hickman who were campaigning the Mr. Wood wedge car out of Riverside CA. If anyone nout there remembers our car or us hit us bacl
@nuan619 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I had just arrived at Ft. Sill from VN and this was my first race since returning.
@Intuittogo9 жыл бұрын
It's a lot quieter with the track out of commission. I once knew all the info you are asking for as my mom owned the south 80 acres she had to repossess from the 1st buyer, Why the reason for the desired info? I don't believe anyone living in the housing addition would want their windows and ground shaking until their wells cave in (which did happen to some). Those cars are very loud but I loved the jet fuelers in action, still do.
@artmchugh56444 жыл бұрын
Cheryl Johnson was the track there BEFORE THE HOUSES ??????? 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
@MJ-no4gt4 жыл бұрын
@@artmchugh5644 yes
@shadofaxes10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. I'm a Phoenix native and one of my older brothers would take me to Beeline in the late 60s and early 70s. Saw lots of history but the slingshots were my favorite. Hemi under glass and the Paddy Wagon wow that was fun stuff!
@boden21710 жыл бұрын
I wish uncle kim was still with us. I would have loved to know him and see bad company in action.
@Jendal36 ай бұрын
I raced against him 1 time I recalled in the Final Round at Keokuk. He beat me cutting a better light. I had a 55 Chevy and we both ran about the same times. Kim was a dedicated and good Racer...
@WizardOfChicamunga10 жыл бұрын
This would be cool to see if you can fix the aspect ratio. Otherwise they're toast.
@Richardoville10 жыл бұрын
Hi Jody: I had heard of your Dad's passing. Like a lot of racers, we often only knew of each other at the races and seldom socially but there is still a grapevine. Glad to hear you still have the Outta Sight II (I believe) Wagon. Ran into you a few years ago. I imagine your Dad was still around, as you said you were looking for some Dana 60 gears for the Camaro. A kick to read these posts but better to have been there! Take care, Richard
@jodygoff466610 жыл бұрын
I'm Lester Goff's daughter and still have the 65 2 door wagon...SASSAFRAS. my dad passed away in Dec of 2012. Great to read all these stories.
@seanflanery492210 жыл бұрын
My dad is in that!!!
@TheDaddywag10 жыл бұрын
I am researching the history of this track. I was the one who ressurrected this track in 1984. We were turning this facility back into a major NHRA track with a one million dollar commitment from the owners. We were given a wwcs race for 1985 and a verbal commitment for a National event in 1986 if all the improvements were completed. We were building a 3 story timing tower with luxury suites, new timing equipment with scoreboards, complete resurfacing of the track and pit areas, new concession stands and rest rooms and much more. I had already spent almost $200,000.00 on the upgrades when the ownership group backed out. I am writing a memoir of all of this and I am trying to fill in the rest of the history of the track. I know the track was built in 1966 and James Garner was the major investor. It was called Willow Run Raceway and It was supposed to have a road racing track built there also but this never happened. I am trying to find out why. I also know that there was a nhra division points race there that the promoter took off with the gate receipts but I don't know exactly when that was. I was estatic to find this video of when it became an AHRA track and ran this race in 1970. All the big names were there and this race is famous for the guy named Syd Pogue who purposely ran over the Christmas tree because he lost his race. What I am looking for is other information about who the owners were, when it changed to Frontier International Raceway, dates of some of the races held there and other general information about the track. It is completely gone now with upacale housing built virtually on top of it. Any input I can get would be greatly appreciated.
@dennisowen44102 жыл бұрын
My Dad and I attended a National event in May 1967. I helped in the early 80"s to restart the facility. I was in Vietnam Nam in 1970. James Garner and Dan Blocker ( Hoss Cartwright) on Bonanza. My wife sent me news paper clippings from the 1970 season, I still have the clippings in a scrap book. The OKC city council rezone the land as a Flood Area which stopped construction of the track. I heard some of the crooked Council members bought the land and had it rezone for Home construction. What a sad loss for the OKC racing family. Glad to hear you are still around. I worked at the OKC General Motors Plant and got around 1500 names on a petition to open the track
@70stunes712 жыл бұрын
Amazing story !!!... growing up in the 60s and 70s of course my brother and I ended up hot-rodders. Really like seeing the old videos and cars. Definitely miss the 70s. Still have a couple cars kicking around restoring one that's been setting for many decades. We are still Mopar guys but it's great seeing all the cars. The diversity of Ford Chevrolet and Mopar, and the way the cars were designed were just magic for that era... I worry what the future is for all of it.
@roymoser827 ай бұрын
I remember Rodney Bales as the one starting it back up. It ran for 2 years and we called the track Willow Run Drag Strip. They never started any big concession stand or a lavish tower. The tower was a make shift two story that I spent most of my time in running the clocks.
@TheDaddywag7 ай бұрын
@roymoser82 Rodney approached the owner after I resigned after the owners backed out of going Forward with the 2 million dollars of improvements the agreed to with NHRA to make it a first class facility. Rodney talked the owners into letting him lease it so they could recoup some of their money that I had already spent. I had to cancel all the new equipment, the repaving of the tack, and the construction of the 3 story concrete block tower. It was a sad time for me. I told them they were making a big mistake to lease it to Rodney because he had no experience in running a track. I was a long time division 4 Racer and professional promoter. As it turned out I was right. They regretted their decision to let Rodney run it.
@Richardoville10 жыл бұрын
I recall many of those mentioned. Lester Goff had one of two, Two Door Chevelle Wagons around Phoenix, the other being the Sassafras that I saw a lot at Mel Larson's (Speedworld) in the 70s and saw it again at Firebird on the 90s - Seems it was owned by a guy named Dave & his wife. It seems Harry Larson had a gas station on, maybe, Indian School as I saw the '57 wagon there a couple times. Saw Jim McDade a couple years ago in Gilbert Harbor Freight - he had moved way out of town somewhere. Got to know Clyde & Barb Edwards in the mid 80s - my first trip to Pomona was with Clyde. Then in the 90s when he raced his last car, which I believe is still running. As an adventurous twelve year old, I ditched school and made it to Beeline for the '65 W'nats. Yup, many memories and many fine people along the way! Now we'll see what the new guys at WHP do with it.
@jodygoff466610 жыл бұрын
I Still have my dads 65 2 door Wagon, dad passed away in Dec 2012
@rongreco827810 жыл бұрын
lenny Greco was my uncle and a true car man he owned many great muscle cars over the years I will never forget driving around with him in those great cars and all the trips to the great race tracks we went to those were the best years of my life I love @ miss you uncle lenny ron greco
@mocharger0610 жыл бұрын
Linda Vaughn,,, yeah!
@csdragracer11 жыл бұрын
My Father, Howard Smith, raced there from the mid 70's til it closed in 80. A lot of good racers. Dave Workman, Clyde Edwards, The Harvil Brothers, Jim McCormick, Jim McDade, Bill Hatcher, Jesse Freeman, ETC. Good memories.
@fireguybc2035 жыл бұрын
csdragracer Jim McCormick built me a hot 327 for my 68 Camaro in 1977! Great memories!
@csdragracer11 жыл бұрын
Last I knew, Lester Goff had the wagon.
@stevewalsh37303 жыл бұрын
I knew Lester and Rockey
@csdragracer11 жыл бұрын
I remember your Dad. Mine raced out there too. He is Howard Smith. Good times.
@MrStacy197411 жыл бұрын
I love all of the old floppers,and the fact they look like real cars ! I remember seeing cars like these coming into town growing up around Kenedale speedway. Cowtown speedway dirt track is across the street,and there were a lot of winged modifieds and sprint cars too.With all of that racket you either learned to love or hate cars there's no in-between ........ lol
@EastEnderBender42011 жыл бұрын
BadAss Video my father-in-law raced these tracks back in his prime in an old dodge pick up truck seen lots of other footage from these tracks!! Im sure it was great times with great folks back then!!!
@THRILLERBILL111 жыл бұрын
man does this bring back old memories just old tower their now, track is gone sad
@checkmate44011 жыл бұрын
I listened to the tunes but turned them down a bit.
@hs40011 жыл бұрын
Great vids, thanks for sharing!
@dennishatcher790511 жыл бұрын
My dad ran a number of slant six valiant s out there and at tucson. He also had a plymouth cricket wagon w a slant six. I was just apup back then. Good times He was good friends w Kucera and the Whatley bros camaro with Larry Spitally behind the wheel.They used to travel together to Oklahoma and Dallas. Bill Hatcher was my dads name. Wish he was still alive to see this footage
@nixjag111 жыл бұрын
Nice job. It's great seeing fresh, good photos of both Pro and local cars. I liked the two shots of the smokin' Ramchargers. By the way, the period CCR songs went well with the photos. Use the volume control if need be.
@mobeers111 жыл бұрын
It hurts my ears~Damn man~Good Footage~raw and rare~and some "surfers" music would be good too~Thanks~ Ps I guess you heard about the"Surfers"Right?
@kffive12 жыл бұрын
6:30 GM Tows Ford.
@sbc38855012 жыл бұрын
Yep.
@sbc38855012 жыл бұрын
Another great video improved with C.C.R.!
@tag53412 жыл бұрын
Most computers have a volume control on them to adjust the music. If you cant handle adjusting the period correct music to an acceptable volume then either hit mute or don't watch.
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Anybody have pics from 68-70 AHRA nationals at Green Valley ?
I used to go to MAR with a few friends when I was in my late teens and early twenties. I thought it was such an awesome experience at the time.
I was there, keep looking for us in the crowd. Got a bunch of kodacolor stills and kodacrome slides . Snake and Mongoose were there. Gang-green 1971 camero was a friend of ours. Still have the time slip for my 66 vw I ran . 89mph in the quarter.
Awesome
😎😎😀😀👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇲🇺🇲
Super cool footage. Red Mountain in the background. Thx 4 sharing.
Is part 123 available???
any more???? I was there!!
Dyno Don Nicholson Ford Maverick taking the lead at 11:10
King and Marshall, everyone waited to see if they showed. When they did they just said , well its over now may as well put it back on the trailer. The most feared team in drag racing. What many don't know is they arrived late on purpose because they knew it psyched out the other teams. Jimmy king was the man to beat but few did. After flipping it over one day they showed up the track with a wheel welded to the top of the cage. They were also famous for their El diablo outlaw funny car that went faster and faster every week resetting the record each time they ran. There seemed to be a slight discrepancy with the dimensions of this car. I say it was all in how one intuprited the ruler. So it was outlawed but still matched raced for many years until it sadly blew the rods out of the block and burned to the ground at Epping. You can't do that stuff anymore, they took the fun out of it when big money took over. Thank God for nostalgia cars. I'd rather see the names on the cars like jungle and twilight zone and far to many to name. I could care less if the bud car wins or the miller light mobil wins. Just my opinion your mileage may vary.
Ok after some CCR I had to sub you
Anyone see Evel here? What year was that???
I remember seeing Evel Knevel there, I think it was in '74. Gary Wells showed up and tried to steal the show with some no hands wheelies and the track officials with the cops chased him out in to the desert but couldn't catch him. Good times
And I was there... Art Shoal was the pilot.. what they did not show was he made a pass inverted and his dog was sitting in the bubble of the canopy...
small fortune in cragar. SS. wheels !! nice . had a set on my 65 short wb plum crazy Chevy van 😄
This was back when' RUN WHAT YOU BRUNG, I BRUNG THIS.
well I wasn't there I was too young but I gotta say it was a really really great video
Awesome
My uncle Robert and I where there. Got there real early and stayed all day walking around looking at all the cars. We mostly stayed up by the starting area watching everyone stage. Some great memories..
brings back a lot of memories...I worked at York US30 dragway from 1969- about 1976.Time of my life!
My name is Jody Taylor, one half of the taylor brothers Quick Wedge 1964 plymouth savoy. We raced with Clyde Edwards, Dennis Kucera, Harry Larson and Bill Hatcher both before and after he ran Mel Larsons Phoenix Dragway. Me and my brother charles were sponsored by Lopers Performance Center. Those were a great group of guys and we are so glad that they were in our lives. We ended up moving to california and eventually sold our quick wedge car to Andy Bodewin and Bob Hickman who were campaigning the Mr. Wood wedge car out of Riverside CA. If anyone nout there remembers our car or us hit us bacl
Awesome! I had just arrived at Ft. Sill from VN and this was my first race since returning.
It's a lot quieter with the track out of commission. I once knew all the info you are asking for as my mom owned the south 80 acres she had to repossess from the 1st buyer, Why the reason for the desired info? I don't believe anyone living in the housing addition would want their windows and ground shaking until their wells cave in (which did happen to some). Those cars are very loud but I loved the jet fuelers in action, still do.
Cheryl Johnson was the track there BEFORE THE HOUSES ??????? 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
@@artmchugh5644 yes
Thanks for posting this. I'm a Phoenix native and one of my older brothers would take me to Beeline in the late 60s and early 70s. Saw lots of history but the slingshots were my favorite. Hemi under glass and the Paddy Wagon wow that was fun stuff!
I wish uncle kim was still with us. I would have loved to know him and see bad company in action.
I raced against him 1 time I recalled in the Final Round at Keokuk. He beat me cutting a better light. I had a 55 Chevy and we both ran about the same times. Kim was a dedicated and good Racer...
This would be cool to see if you can fix the aspect ratio. Otherwise they're toast.
Hi Jody: I had heard of your Dad's passing. Like a lot of racers, we often only knew of each other at the races and seldom socially but there is still a grapevine. Glad to hear you still have the Outta Sight II (I believe) Wagon. Ran into you a few years ago. I imagine your Dad was still around, as you said you were looking for some Dana 60 gears for the Camaro. A kick to read these posts but better to have been there! Take care, Richard
I'm Lester Goff's daughter and still have the 65 2 door wagon...SASSAFRAS. my dad passed away in Dec of 2012. Great to read all these stories.
My dad is in that!!!
I am researching the history of this track. I was the one who ressurrected this track in 1984. We were turning this facility back into a major NHRA track with a one million dollar commitment from the owners. We were given a wwcs race for 1985 and a verbal commitment for a National event in 1986 if all the improvements were completed. We were building a 3 story timing tower with luxury suites, new timing equipment with scoreboards, complete resurfacing of the track and pit areas, new concession stands and rest rooms and much more. I had already spent almost $200,000.00 on the upgrades when the ownership group backed out. I am writing a memoir of all of this and I am trying to fill in the rest of the history of the track. I know the track was built in 1966 and James Garner was the major investor. It was called Willow Run Raceway and It was supposed to have a road racing track built there also but this never happened. I am trying to find out why. I also know that there was a nhra division points race there that the promoter took off with the gate receipts but I don't know exactly when that was. I was estatic to find this video of when it became an AHRA track and ran this race in 1970. All the big names were there and this race is famous for the guy named Syd Pogue who purposely ran over the Christmas tree because he lost his race. What I am looking for is other information about who the owners were, when it changed to Frontier International Raceway, dates of some of the races held there and other general information about the track. It is completely gone now with upacale housing built virtually on top of it. Any input I can get would be greatly appreciated.
My Dad and I attended a National event in May 1967. I helped in the early 80"s to restart the facility. I was in Vietnam Nam in 1970. James Garner and Dan Blocker ( Hoss Cartwright) on Bonanza. My wife sent me news paper clippings from the 1970 season, I still have the clippings in a scrap book. The OKC city council rezone the land as a Flood Area which stopped construction of the track. I heard some of the crooked Council members bought the land and had it rezone for Home construction. What a sad loss for the OKC racing family. Glad to hear you are still around. I worked at the OKC General Motors Plant and got around 1500 names on a petition to open the track
Amazing story !!!... growing up in the 60s and 70s of course my brother and I ended up hot-rodders. Really like seeing the old videos and cars. Definitely miss the 70s. Still have a couple cars kicking around restoring one that's been setting for many decades. We are still Mopar guys but it's great seeing all the cars. The diversity of Ford Chevrolet and Mopar, and the way the cars were designed were just magic for that era... I worry what the future is for all of it.
I remember Rodney Bales as the one starting it back up. It ran for 2 years and we called the track Willow Run Drag Strip. They never started any big concession stand or a lavish tower. The tower was a make shift two story that I spent most of my time in running the clocks.
@roymoser82 Rodney approached the owner after I resigned after the owners backed out of going Forward with the 2 million dollars of improvements the agreed to with NHRA to make it a first class facility. Rodney talked the owners into letting him lease it so they could recoup some of their money that I had already spent. I had to cancel all the new equipment, the repaving of the tack, and the construction of the 3 story concrete block tower. It was a sad time for me. I told them they were making a big mistake to lease it to Rodney because he had no experience in running a track. I was a long time division 4 Racer and professional promoter. As it turned out I was right. They regretted their decision to let Rodney run it.
I recall many of those mentioned. Lester Goff had one of two, Two Door Chevelle Wagons around Phoenix, the other being the Sassafras that I saw a lot at Mel Larson's (Speedworld) in the 70s and saw it again at Firebird on the 90s - Seems it was owned by a guy named Dave & his wife. It seems Harry Larson had a gas station on, maybe, Indian School as I saw the '57 wagon there a couple times. Saw Jim McDade a couple years ago in Gilbert Harbor Freight - he had moved way out of town somewhere. Got to know Clyde & Barb Edwards in the mid 80s - my first trip to Pomona was with Clyde. Then in the 90s when he raced his last car, which I believe is still running. As an adventurous twelve year old, I ditched school and made it to Beeline for the '65 W'nats. Yup, many memories and many fine people along the way! Now we'll see what the new guys at WHP do with it.
I Still have my dads 65 2 door Wagon, dad passed away in Dec 2012
lenny Greco was my uncle and a true car man he owned many great muscle cars over the years I will never forget driving around with him in those great cars and all the trips to the great race tracks we went to those were the best years of my life I love @ miss you uncle lenny ron greco
Linda Vaughn,,, yeah!
My Father, Howard Smith, raced there from the mid 70's til it closed in 80. A lot of good racers. Dave Workman, Clyde Edwards, The Harvil Brothers, Jim McCormick, Jim McDade, Bill Hatcher, Jesse Freeman, ETC. Good memories.
csdragracer Jim McCormick built me a hot 327 for my 68 Camaro in 1977! Great memories!
Last I knew, Lester Goff had the wagon.
I knew Lester and Rockey
I remember your Dad. Mine raced out there too. He is Howard Smith. Good times.
I love all of the old floppers,and the fact they look like real cars ! I remember seeing cars like these coming into town growing up around Kenedale speedway. Cowtown speedway dirt track is across the street,and there were a lot of winged modifieds and sprint cars too.With all of that racket you either learned to love or hate cars there's no in-between ........ lol
BadAss Video my father-in-law raced these tracks back in his prime in an old dodge pick up truck seen lots of other footage from these tracks!! Im sure it was great times with great folks back then!!!
man does this bring back old memories just old tower their now, track is gone sad
I listened to the tunes but turned them down a bit.
Great vids, thanks for sharing!
My dad ran a number of slant six valiant s out there and at tucson. He also had a plymouth cricket wagon w a slant six. I was just apup back then. Good times He was good friends w Kucera and the Whatley bros camaro with Larry Spitally behind the wheel.They used to travel together to Oklahoma and Dallas. Bill Hatcher was my dads name. Wish he was still alive to see this footage
Nice job. It's great seeing fresh, good photos of both Pro and local cars. I liked the two shots of the smokin' Ramchargers. By the way, the period CCR songs went well with the photos. Use the volume control if need be.
It hurts my ears~Damn man~Good Footage~raw and rare~and some "surfers" music would be good too~Thanks~ Ps I guess you heard about the"Surfers"Right?
6:30 GM Tows Ford.
Yep.
Another great video improved with C.C.R.!
Most computers have a volume control on them to adjust the music. If you cant handle adjusting the period correct music to an acceptable volume then either hit mute or don't watch.
Great pictures -love the paint jobs!
another great vidoe ruined by blaring music
2:34 was it Ronnie Sox ?, not sure !?