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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
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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
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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
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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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