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King of the Track Day at South Mountain Raceway
South Mountain Raceway – It was a clear, crisp fall morning with literal frost on the pumpkin. A picture perfect day for drag racing and last event of the year at South Mountain Raceway. After a week in which owner,… Continue reading
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Kerm Shindledecker and His Unique ‘55 Olds
South Mountain Raceway – The world of hot rodding is full of unique cars with unique designs. There are many automotive works of art out there every weekend at the drag strip for us to feast our eyes on. And… Continue reading
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Bruce Larson’s 27th Annual USA-1 Nostalgia Dragfest
It was one of those mornings. The air clear and crisp like cool autumn days start out. A clear sky, a peaceful drive and even the sighting of three eagles along the way. The destination? The 27th Annual USA-1 Dragfest… Continue reading
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Jalopy Day Drags/Nostalgia Fixation Weekend at Beaver Springs Dragway
Beaver Springs Dragway – The definition of Jalopy, according to the dictionary is, an old car in a dilapidated condition. The definition of Fixation is, an obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something. Well, those definitions are only… Continue reading
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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
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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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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
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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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