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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
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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
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BOPC (Buick Oldsmobile Pontiac Cadillac) Race Day at Beaver Springs Dragway
Beaver Springs Dragway – Some interesting tidbits of history to consider! Buick was started by David Buick in 1899. With the sad ending of Oldsmobile in 2004 (for the record, I think that was a huge mistake and GM would… Continue reading
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Pack the Track/Wayne Badman Memorial Race at Beaver Springs Dragway
Beaver Springs Dragway – With all the bad weather the racing community endured early in the year, it’s always a pleasure when you pull up to the ticket window and the sky is full of crystal blue with only a… Continue reading
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Mike Wheeler’s Chevy Truck Gasser!
Beaver Springs Dragway – When you spend a lot of time hanging out at drag strips, you become familiar with a lot of the players. That’s why it becomes a special event when you see a car you haven’t seen… Continue reading
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Scott Hasko and “The Relic”…It’s More than Just Racing
Beaver Springs Dragway – When you see “The Relic” pulling up to the line, you see a car that is true to the look of old-school drag racing. It’s elegant in its’ simple look, the clean black paint, the simple,… Continue reading
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The English Brothers’ Studebaker
Beaver Springs Dragway – Every now and then, you see a car, and you just have to know. You just have to. What am I talking about? I’m talking about the Studebaker of Bob English. The English Brothers are no… Continue reading
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Rocky Pirrone: A Conversation at the Track!
Beaver Springs Dragway – I caught up with Rocky Pirrone at the Nostalgia Nationals and stopped by his pit to have a little chat about the Super Camaro funny car. As Rocky would tell me, the car first debuted in… Continue reading
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The Family that Races Together…
Beaver Springs Dragway – When you travel to different tracks and observe different competitors and different car clubs, you find a slice of America that’s not like anything you’ll find anywhere else. There’s a fellowship and camaraderie among racers that… Continue reading
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Nostalgia Nationals at Beaver Springs Dragway
Beaver Springs Dragway – Too many times this year, Mother Nature turned on the sprinklers and turned off the drag racing. That was not to be on this weekend at Beaver Springs Dragway as the weather on both Saturday was… Continue reading
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