The '70s and '80s were a great time to be a funny car fan in the Midwest especially when Byron Dragway held their annual funny car shows. I always loved getting there early in the morning …

2019年4月16日 · Thanks to a hot tip from pal o’ BangShift Dawn Mazi Hovsepian, we’re able to share this fantastic video from the 1973 Manufacturer Funny Car Showdown which was held …

O.D.'s accomplishments included taking runner up at the 73 IHRA Winternationals, winning the Byron Dragway 32 car show in 75. (Photo art courtesy of Tom West, Replicas West) Al …

One if my all time favorites. The Chevy Monza Spider was big in drag racing late 70s and early 80s. I had one of my own.

Narramore also used a Mustang body on the chassis with Top Fuel racer Pat Dakin listed as driver at Byron Dragway. Narramore sold the car to Chris Eckert in 1978, who renamed it the …

2019年12月1日 · #automotocha9lold school cars drag racing just like back in the good old days

Mike Young’s "Blackhawk" Vega was Oklahoma’s quickest and fastest funny car of the mid 1970s. Mike Kase built the Vega in his Torrance, California, shop and became a partner in the …

Above photo was taken at Thompson Dragway in the summer of 71 at one of the car's last appearances. (Photo by Charles Gilchrist, info courtesy of Gary Bolger) The Kansas Kid, Dick …

2017年7月23日 · During the course of more than 50 years in operation, Byron Dragway has been home to many memorable events, from the Manufacturer’s Funny Car Showdown of the …

Here's Joe Priola's Outlaw Super Stock doing a huge wheelstand at Byron Dragway. If you look close you can see the wheels on the bars break and go flying. Here's my shot of the run and …