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  • Terry Bobb’s 1965 Olds 442

    South Mountain Raceway – When you hang around nostalgia events, you often run across people fiercely loyal to their preferred brand of automobile. A lot of early drag racing attendance centered around the Ford vs. Chevy vs. Mopar dynamic. Then… Continue reading

    Terry Bobb’s 1965 Olds 442

  • Al Pearce’s ’63 Chevy II

    Cumberland, Md. – Every now and then, you run across a car that just reaches out and grabs you for one reason or another. It can be rusty patina, a monstrous blower sticking out of the hood, or maybe just… Continue reading

    Al Pearce’s ’63 Chevy II

  • Richard Horton’s Hyper Nova!

    Cumberland, Md. – If you’ve been around drag strips in this neck of the woods for awhile, odds are you’ve seen the “Hyper” Nova of Richard Horton. It’s a car you can’t forget, but it had some seriously humble roots.… Continue reading

    Richard Horton’s Hyper Nova!

  • The Original FE Race and Reunion XIII at Beaver Springs Dragway

    Beaver Springs Dragway – The Ford FE (Ford-Edsel) Engine was a very versatile design that debuted in 1958 and appeared in various displacements and vehicles up to 1976. Of course of the many configurations available (and there were many), the… Continue reading

    The Original FE Race and Reunion XIII at Beaver Springs Dragway

  • A Conversation with Walter in the Tower at South Mountain Raceway

    South Mountain Raceway – When you go to any track, there’s always interesting people there, always a lot of stories to be heard. What follows is a conversation I had with Walter, friend of Mountain Mike, who was at one… Continue reading

    A Conversation with Walter in the Tower at South Mountain Raceway

  • This One’s Personal; One Marked Off the Bucket List

    Beaver Springs Dragway – Everyone has some things they’d like to accomplish while they still can, their “bucket list.” One of my things was to take a car down a drag strip. Many a time in the old days, I’d… Continue reading

    This One’s Personal; One Marked Off the Bucket List

  • Sunday at South Mountain Raceway, 8-31-25

    It was getting late into the afternoon. I needed a break and sat down in a chair conveniently in the shade of the timing tower next to track owner, “Mountain Mike” Natoli. “How do you like our little slice of… Continue reading

    Sunday at South Mountain Raceway, 8-31-25

  • Eric Gilbert – That First Pass Down the Track

    Beaver Springs Dragway – We’ve seen it before. The familiar black Willys with Mike Etchberger behind the wheel. The big burnouts. The famous launch that is so hard ALL the wheels occasionally leave the ground. Once again, the fans were… Continue reading

    Eric Gilbert – That First Pass Down the Track

  • Gunther Brothers Dragster – Keeping History Alive

    Mason Dixon Dragway, Eastern Museum of Motor Racing, South Mountain Raceway – When you think of dragsters, you think of huge engines behind the driver, producing insane amounts of horsepower (usually guessed to be anywhere from 10,000 to 15,000 hp)… Continue reading

    Gunther Brothers Dragster – Keeping History Alive

  • Dawn Perdue and the Wicked Sinsation Jet Dragster

    NOTE: Some of the accompanying pictures are similar. Usually, I don’t do this, but I didn’t want to leave out even a smidgen of action with this particular car. The sounds and what you feel watching this car go down… Continue reading

    Dawn Perdue and the Wicked Sinsation Jet Dragster