Wow ! One BIG change are these post-race interviews with drivers. Back then, they were personable, sincere and actually answered questions. Now, they spend 15 seconds, naming 25 sponsors and walk away ! Great video !🇺🇸
@Slinger43
2 жыл бұрын
Somewhere up in the grandstand was a little 4yr old boy who was so happy his favorite driver had won that day, the little boy was me & the favorite driver was Don Prudhomme! 😁👍 Thanks Snake, for all the great memories & Thanks Pop, for deciding to raise me at a So-Calif racetrack! 🙏 RIP Pop ✝️ Btw, I was also in the stands 30yrs later, for Snake's final race ever "The Snake's final strike" 👍
@eldorado1830
6 ай бұрын
I have been to the Detroit Dragway Reunion a couple times here in Michigan I have met Don Garlits and have been to Pomona a few times I have met Don Prudomme both legends and fantastic drivers.
@Slinger43
6 ай бұрын
@@eldorado1830 Absolutely, The G.O.A.T.s 😉👍 Detroit to Pomona, now that's quite a haul! 🥵
@markshadinger294
10 ай бұрын
I was one year old. I was at this race. My uncle Pete Shadinger is in the video. My dad was also racing at the time. Lots of memories. Thanks
@craigwilson4439
5 ай бұрын
Hi Mark, that's a fantastic piece of history there mate. I'm obsessed with the 50's and 60's hot rodding and drag racing, and also second generation. Over here in Australia my dad was a member of the first hot rod club in the southern hemisphere, very originally called Southern Hot Rod Club. Unlike your country it was all made official here in 1956. They organized the first drag meetings which were very crude compared to what was happening in the states but by working in with the Victoria police they slowly earned hot rodders a better name with the public. Dad went from building a 33 roadster to a 32 sedan with a mid mounted Ardun and tilt body, Harley Davidson front wheels all in 1958 - 62 and never finished it. I still have the body. He built a slingshot six cylinder dragster for my uncle in 67 , 68 and by the late 70's had a small business. From there came top alcohol, top fuel dragsters , sprint cars and many many street cars all for many many customers who became friends. I love seeing your family history on film like this, it's a long proud tradition and your dad and uncle and all their mates were there at what I reckon was the best time. I've lost both my parents now but I'm keeping it going. All the very best from Australia, you should be proud.
@UberLummox
4 жыл бұрын
I could look at these old dragster all day long. Newer ones are faster, but who cares. They're heinous.
@kurtzimmerman1637
4 жыл бұрын
asbestos saved a lot of people's lives. you wont hear that too often!
@Timelord774
4 жыл бұрын
Cigarette advertising during the show, A time when the safety equipment and the advertised products were more dangerous than the motor sport!
@artworkbysteve1
4 жыл бұрын
@@Timelord774 10 years from now they will be crying about methane gas coming out of their asses .so expect a computerised butt smog device. CARB approved.
@ronaldschoolcraft8654
4 жыл бұрын
Not anymore.
@dougauzene8389
4 жыл бұрын
So Many Truly Great Racers & Cars From A Great Time ln Drag Racing at Pomona.. Thanks For Posting, Nick!
@Pushyhog
4 жыл бұрын
umm! that was heaven in california. look across the street , not one structure over there. Now the wide freeway and packed with houses. wish l could go back, u can have my cell phone.
@SteveJohnson-SawtoothIS
4 жыл бұрын
Prudhomme, Garlits, Kalitta -- Top Fuel cars making 1500 HP and barely cracking 200mph. Winston commercial, "Eldercare vs. Medicare." Times were sure different then.
@Yosemite-George-61
4 жыл бұрын
...and that 48' Buick 6 with the carbs up in the breeze... :-)
@slowpoke96Z28
Жыл бұрын
Still in good hands with All-State though lol.
@1978garfield
2 ай бұрын
@@slowpoke96Z28 Can't buy it at Sears anymore however. Sears used the Allstate brand for insurance, tires & toy trains. Probably used it on other products.
@randyporter3491
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this great step back in time ! This homage to drag racing’s early days, is only remembered by a few. Videos like this keep it alive and we thank you ! 🇺🇸
@babydriver8134
4 жыл бұрын
ABC's Wide World of Sports did a lot to promote these events.
@johnhennery8820
Жыл бұрын
Well said
@Slinger43
3 жыл бұрын
My Dad took me to the drags starting from when I was 8, days old that is! 😆 This is the first event I actually remember, I was 4yrs old. It's also the day I picked Snake as "my guy" 😁 Pop said I had to pick a driver/car to root for, I'd say I picked a GREAT one! I met Don Prudhomme at OCIR in 🤔...74 I think, bought a Snake tee-shirt out of the back of his hauler, from Don himself! 😃! My Dad was pissed, cause I paid $5 for a tee-shirt 🤬 LOL 😂 I've been to over a hundred races, Drags-Stockcars-Indycars-Sprints, hell, you name it. So-Cailf was a wonderful place to grow up a kid in the 60's-70's, especially if you were a racing nut like Pops & I. Dad instilled the love of racing in me and I'm so grateful he did 🙏 I lost My Father in 2019 at 84, seeing this video sure brings back memories, miss you terribly Dad 🙏 RIP 😞
@DB-so8zc
4 жыл бұрын
Anyone catch Rick Stewart in TF. Years later he was the official starter for NHRA events. Cool vid!
@nathanringerwole9549
4 жыл бұрын
That Don Prudhomme might just be a decent drag racer someday. I bet he wins one or two more.
@SNeal5966
4 жыл бұрын
Man...these guys all had a set of balls....the early dragsters were damn dangerous! Gotta respect that fearlessness
@lotust98
4 жыл бұрын
Great watching these classic Drag race videos . Thanks for uploading them :)
@ThomasDeLello
4 жыл бұрын
I think that the NHRA must have had problems with the tree that day with Kalitta and Garlits both fouling and the Nix/Amyx cars in the final round having that unplanned flag start, that's how Buster Couch dealt with it. There also appears to be an out of sequence yellow bulb flash at 25:08 on the time dial for the final with top fuel in The Snake's lane against Alexander.
@caribman10
4 жыл бұрын
Snake's first National, wow. Also great seeing what Comp Eliminator used to be, with those big 6's running. But back to the T/F final, I thought NHRA starter-to-be Rick Stewart had him, but he didn't. Great seeing Leong, who looked like a kid! And I actually held a wrench for Connie Kalitta's Bounty Hunter at the York US 30 Supernationals that year. A teen-age kids'dream....
@markmark2080
3 жыл бұрын
That's the year I graduated from high school, I remember how exciting it was to see my first over 200 mph, sub 8 second run in top fuel.
@Pushyhog
4 жыл бұрын
and the winstons did taste good and was real sweet tobacco unlike today.
@milojanis4901
4 жыл бұрын
Like a cigarette should!
@mgbchuck6527
4 жыл бұрын
Historic Video-----Thanks
@klausphx
4 жыл бұрын
Wow Garlits Purdomme Kalita Drag Racing Legends and they were just breaking 200mph with less 2000 HP in 65 I was 2 years old Fast Forward 2020 10,000+HP N 335 MPH
@synaptik111
4 жыл бұрын
Prudhomme & Garlits & Kalitta = Classic!!
@douglasgault5458
3 жыл бұрын
I remember this race very well. I was living in bakersfield & Pamona was only a hop skip & jump away. Been a fan of the drags since my first trip to Formosa calif in 1959 with my uncle who was racing & old 34 flat head
@VinoRatRodbuilds
8 ай бұрын
Famoso 👍👍👍👍👍
@robertevans7228
2 жыл бұрын
The linemen on the pole are Robert Evans and Jim Thomas we did this 3 years in a row.
@judithfabian2473
2 жыл бұрын
Connie Kalitta and Don Prudhomme were just babies in this clip...skinny young men!! I've been to the NHRA Drags near Houston and have watched Doug Kalitta and the late Scott Kalitta race, among others. Don Prudhomme, at that point, wasn't racing anymore, but was a manager. Very gracious man...stopped pacing long enough to look directly at the camera lens I was aiming at him. A true legend.
@notsure1872
8 ай бұрын
Houston raceway track was demolished to build a warehouse.
@eldorado1830
15 күн бұрын
Scotty was my favorite driver I am from Michigan Connie's cargo business is about 5 miles from here. Been out to Pomona to watch the opening races a few times great times out there.
@TheDieselbutterfly
4 жыл бұрын
Vote yes on eldercare
@chadkent1241
4 жыл бұрын
Don won a 427 single overhead Cam as part of the prize for this event and hence when he came back in the Spring of 66 he was piloting the Shelby super snake with that very engine that he won.
@SHAKITFAST
4 жыл бұрын
This is an incredible video !!! Thank you for sharing !!!!
@gregschultz2029
4 жыл бұрын
That Was So Much Fun ,Watching The Greats Running At The Digs ,Nice Job ,Thank You !!!
@jeffd7557
4 жыл бұрын
Asbestos fire suits , wonder how many have been lucky enough to survive a full career of racing , only to die from wearing an asbestos fire suit
@UberLummox
4 жыл бұрын
I assume many died later on as that is what eventually killed Stve McQueen after a long life of racing.
@mrz6822
Жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Jimmy (The Smile'n Okie) Nix. Wing strut failure, Texas Motorplex, May 1994.
@DodgyBrothersEngineering
4 жыл бұрын
Hehehe nothing like asbestos from head to feet to keep you safe.
@ragingbull154
4 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately my grandfather died from making this shit. The world thought it was so great back then.
@pro-seriesfabrication3810
4 жыл бұрын
@@ragingbull154 It was a wonder material at the time . . . most of the ads from the 30s/40s used "miracle" or "magic" in them to describe asbestos. It's inert, doesn't catch fire, is extremely strong for it's weight, and isn't hard to mine. If it wasn't for the fact that the fibers get stuck in your lungs and then your body tries to just cover them up, it would still be in wide use
@thegreatbamboozler4837
4 жыл бұрын
If I'd worn that to my wedding maybe I wouldn't have gotten BURNED!!!!!
@tphvictims5101
4 жыл бұрын
Dodgy Brothers Engineering , and a Winston 💨 cigarette.
@Synderr
4 жыл бұрын
@@pro-seriesfabrication3810 Still is a wonder material! The only problem is us not being able to handle very specific sized fibers.
@danielsmith-ze3wy
4 жыл бұрын
✝️🇺🇸👍 great video in these hard time god bless all. Most people don't know how good asbestos was and what all it was used for I remember making big doughballs out of it when I was a kid pouring Babbitt bearings in machine shop🤦♂️ love one another . Ps call family and friends tell you love them.
@mshineshare
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing. These guys were nuts enough to sit right next to those big wheels spinning out of control.. imagine a blowout! Those bicycle front wheels too, how could you even steer shit with those?
@dwalker399
4 жыл бұрын
Way Too Cool! I was 13 when this aired. I saw Prudhomme race years later in the Army car at York US-30.
@slowpoke96Z28
Жыл бұрын
Oh wow.
@KB10GL
4 жыл бұрын
I still absolutely love the front motor slingshot rails. Stock block engines, big smokey launches & the seven second runs that gave you twice as long to enjoy the race. Today's cars leave me cold. Races that last a little longer than a photo flash, gazillion horsepower race engines. Yeah, they're very fast, but they'll never replace the spectacular action of a [slingshot] dragster, or AA fuel altered. Even the gassers were worth the price of admission alone. Ahhh, .... fond memories.
@519CZRacer
4 жыл бұрын
Wasn’t there a new rule put into effect several years ago by the NHRA that cut the Nitro cars down to around a thousand foot run as opposed to the traditional quarter mile due to the death of a driver?
@davidtimms9615
Жыл бұрын
@@519CZRacer Yes. The 1000 ft. restriction for Top Fuel and Funny Car was implemented in July 2008, shortly after Scott Kalitta's fatal crash. These 11,000 horsepower cars are running nearly 340 mph at this distance. We won't see 1/4 mile nitro racing again unless NHRA slows them down.
@davidtimms9615
Жыл бұрын
These were great days in racing. I also loved the Pro Comp class during the 70s, a heads up alcohol class between rear engine and slingshot dragsters, altereds and Funny Cars.
@ancientheart2532
4 жыл бұрын
Here we are down the KZitem rabbit hole! I like the older front engine rail cars. Stay well everybody!
@antoinevenne844
4 жыл бұрын
Love this. Thank you for uploading!
@MrSuzuki1187
2 жыл бұрын
Notice all the fouls are in the right lane. As they would say in China, Sum Ting Wong.
@solomonlynn7456
4 жыл бұрын
This was a little before my time but I grew up watching these races glorified in hot rod and dragster magazines. I do remember Shirley Muldony entering the scene and beating "Big Daddy" . I also remember many races that were pretty outrageous. One of which was probably in the mid 80's when Don Garlets was upside down, backwards, and on fire at the finish line. The wreckage tripped the photo eye. He set a national record.
@andypressley4702
3 жыл бұрын
I still like the old Chevy 292 six got one 307 ci now
@mikewhitcomb6558
4 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Nix, the Smilin' Okie! I knew Jimmy, and saw him race at Topeka just a couple months before he was killed. Also, it's really weird to see the hills at the end of the track just open grass!
@bill091086
4 жыл бұрын
Mike Whitcomb : Sorry, but what's weird about open grass? Should there be a concrete wall?
@onazram1
4 жыл бұрын
@@bill091086 It's probably all house's now....
@thegreatbamboozler4837
4 жыл бұрын
Back when MEN were MEN..... and you could wear an Indian headdress to a race track without hearing somebody mouth off!!!!!!
@slowpoke96Z28
Жыл бұрын
24:45, you're in good hands with All-State.
@ThomasDeLello
4 жыл бұрын
Rick Stewart went on to replace Buster Couch as the NHRA's official starter.
@dinoallbaugh2050
2 жыл бұрын
I was in the Navy stationed in San Diego and I drove up with a fellow Sailor to this event
@joelrudzinski6829
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing cancer suites. Who knew??
@UberLummox
4 жыл бұрын
@Joey Balas You must know EVERYthing!!!
@billbright1755
4 жыл бұрын
Gas Ronda.
@ThomasDeLello
4 жыл бұрын
In 1964 the NHRA had just lifted the ban they had on fuel cars not running on pump gasoline that had been in place since 1957 when Pappy Hart freaked out at Emory Cook's pre-parachute, pre disk brakes run of 170 mph at Santa Ana. Cook and partner Cliff Bedwell had figured out how to run more than 30% nitromethane through Stromberg 97 carbs with bigger custom made jets, they didn't have fuel injection yet, blowers either.
@MFWebPea2935
Жыл бұрын
Rails at Pomona on The Munsters TV show 64 Dragula
@andrewnardo1021
4 жыл бұрын
It’s funny when you see these specialized cars running 8s, and now you have billy bob pulling a junkyard ls engine, tossing an eBay turbo on it and slamming it in a clapped out shit box and running 8s.
@steveharrigan7811
4 жыл бұрын
You obviously are not a racer. There are no junkyard v8's in shitboxes running 8's anywhere. You never turned a wrench in your life if you say stupid shit like that.
@chadkent1241
4 жыл бұрын
@@steveharrigan7811 That may be true but you can take a 100% stock drive line Mustang and run eights with nothing more than turbos And some minor suspension upgrades. www.fordmuscle.com/news/turbocharged-stock-engine-2018-mustang-runs-8-7-second-quarter-mile/
@TonyTouch23
Жыл бұрын
Some of these cars would have easily gone into low 7 or even faster if they had today’s tires and a prepped track.
@jjbrown675
4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if Allstate insurance covers the Eldercare you need after smoking Winston's and wearing asbestos suits.
@kesslermontijo6304
4 жыл бұрын
Bitchin! I was at that meet. Saw Lefty Mudersbach killed at Irwindale. Then in Army, missed the dominance of the “Ridge Route Terrors” (Warren, Coburn(a. 6’10” drywaller who did ceilings), Miller at Lions, best strip ever.- old guy
@timfremstad3434
2 жыл бұрын
1965, before California was overcrowded with people......I bet Pomona doesn't look anything like that today.........
@aakar88
4 жыл бұрын
Comp Eliminator, Top Gas, grandstands are packed! Drag Racing needs a MAJOR reevaluation in 2020 by NHRA. Why was it so popular in !965 vs 2020? My opinion- redesign the Nitro cars, to bring them to the value of 98% Nitro, dry hops, long smoky burnouts, Nitrofire @ idle. In the '70's when match racing was predominant over National events we had just as much fun @ events that had just a few bought in top level cars as at a National event. ( Indy or Columbus for me)
@slowpoke96Z28
Жыл бұрын
People (Americans) have a lot more options now for disposal income than they did 60 years ago. Another thing I think is progress has stalled because we've reached the limit of our present technology. Nitro is only cool yo the fans as long as its getting faster and faster compared to gas and methanol. We can't go much faster though cause the tire can't handle it yet. A pro mod or top alcohol dragster (either methanol or nitro) ends up being a better show, yet they aren't promoted or ran the same.
@AliasUndercover
4 жыл бұрын
Holy crap! The names in this race! Garlits, Alexander, Kalitta, it's like a history lesson.
@slowpoke96Z28
Жыл бұрын
For real.
@bugbomb8048
4 жыл бұрын
Have you or a loved one suffered from every kind of cancer known to mankind after being exposed to asbestos and asbestos related products as opposed to being fried like a tater tot in hot grease...... call the number at the bottom of your screen now for a no obligation legal assessment of your case.... you may be entitled to substantial compensation
@Boblib1970
2 жыл бұрын
Evidently no one could drive in 1965....red light, red light, red light. red light....followed up by the abysmal reaction time @25:09 Sheesh
@slowpoke96Z28
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing!!
@paulschneider5636
4 жыл бұрын
I love those old commercials.
@UberLummox
4 жыл бұрын
Indeed. I'm thinking of switching to Winston!
@Gunslinger1875
4 жыл бұрын
God,I miss America!
@bobmcdonald2905
4 жыл бұрын
Drag racer Rick Stewert went on to become the official starter of the NHRA after Buster Couch retired.
@rickystewart5500
4 жыл бұрын
We've never seen this footage. Cant wait to share with the ol man.
@randyelliott9152
4 жыл бұрын
Wide World of Sports.....,The thrill of victory....the agony of defeat.....
@mckeehan1943
4 жыл бұрын
I was a Mechanic back in the day worked on a lot of these cars never got the credit only the driver got The credit still goes on today
@chrissmith7730
3 жыл бұрын
I had no idea they had on board camera's back then! Super cool footage! These are the video's that should have millions of views, not modern day garbage that shows how stupid people really are! Lol
@franciskelley6919
4 жыл бұрын
Was John Milner there ?
@marine4lyfe85
4 жыл бұрын
Anyone under 50 probably doesn't get your reference.
@main199
4 жыл бұрын
Bob Falfa was there.
@buff6637
4 жыл бұрын
Sadly he was killed by a drunk driver New Year's day the year before
@richardyoung4616
4 жыл бұрын
Greatest movie ever!!
@Marco-lv8co
3 жыл бұрын
Imagine how fast these guys would have been today, compared with todays fat drivers, who use 1000hp just to move their ass. 😂
@jeffd3660
7 күн бұрын
Great video .... I love the oldies .... thanks for sharing 👀😊
@ECCL11
4 жыл бұрын
Legends in the making! Love these old cars! Brute Force!
@Slinger43
3 жыл бұрын
Naw, John wasn't there yet 😆 LOL, jk bud 👍
@ECCL11
3 жыл бұрын
@@Slinger43 Nope, John Force wasn't there yet, but I think Big John Masmainian was coming to the starting line.
@Slinger43
3 жыл бұрын
@@ECCL11 Big John's Candy-Apple Cuda!! 🤩👍
@tracylemme1375
4 жыл бұрын
Those were the days. NHRA had not overregulated the sport yet. Creativity was king.
@Jdoggy2448
3 жыл бұрын
Badass legendary Snake! Hell yea!!
@analogdesigner-Jay
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this!
@carlo6230
9 ай бұрын
WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS RACING IN THE 60s WAS THE BEST...THE PITS WERE THE BEST PART OF THE SHOW...
@johnhennery8820
Жыл бұрын
Wen I was 8 years old I got kicked out of my class 4th grade because I wonted to be a dragster driver after we had the police on Monday and Tuesday we had the dog pound and wensday garbage disposal people are Thursday the fire department and Friday we stood up in front of the class we had to tell what we wonted to be wen we grue up I said I wonted to drive a dragster I was sent to the principles office and told to go home and a sealed letter to my folks and I had to have them to come to school to reaenstat me my dad laffing when we got there we never talked about it but I was never kicked out of school again and im proud of it I didn't get to drive a dragster and seeing how dangerous that they can be I'll let the proes to drive but I have been a hot rodder all my life and love it and love to watch them dragsters run
@andrewcomments5812
Ай бұрын
A very young Don Prudhomme being interviewed at the end! Wow!
@jerrytalley337
4 жыл бұрын
Pete Robinson died as a result of a crash at the 71 winter nationals At the finish line of a really strong run his front end lifted off the track going to the right into the guard rail. I heard later that a piece of "belly shrouding" came loose and the car lost down force on the front end. As I recall he died the next day. Tragic loss to drag racing. One of the very few to run a SOCH Ford in AA fuel.
@billygrover4344
4 жыл бұрын
He was a hero to me and my brother who met him at Phoenix drag strip1968-1970 my he rest in peace the tinker toy.
@danielsmith-ze3wy
4 жыл бұрын
Who remembers when Winston gave out free cigarettes at the nationals
@thevmanvj
4 жыл бұрын
I was at Pomona in ‘81 when Winston was giving out mini-packs. I think there were 6 smokies to a pack....the same as in a military field ration kit.
@robertbartels3742
4 жыл бұрын
I remember that too. I was at BIR in ‘82
@simonjackson7269
Жыл бұрын
All that asbestos!!! How many developed cancer??
@imtoooldforthisstuff
4 жыл бұрын
Back when an engine would last a season or longer.
@shitbox7413
4 жыл бұрын
My dad was there that year, 22 years old. 👍🏻
@Slinger43
3 жыл бұрын
My Father & I were also there! I was 4! 💪👍
@shitbox7413
3 жыл бұрын
@@Slinger43 I was negative 17 😄
@Slinger43
3 жыл бұрын
@@shitbox7413 Well, try harder not to be so negative! 😆👍
@bikebuilder8567
4 жыл бұрын
Coolest video. Thank you sooooo much. Awesome stuff
@clydeblair9622
Жыл бұрын
I recorded this audio to reel to reel tape off of our tv among other events including the Beatles. Still have the tapes.
@quakerlyster
4 жыл бұрын
JImmy NIx returned to racing in 1990 and was killed in a crash in '94.
@chrisbueschel3884
Жыл бұрын
Man it was so pure back then, its all just big money and sponsors nowadays
@terryburgettburgett965
3 ай бұрын
People don't realize that pump gas in this time was leaded and high octane
@angelanelajuly2961
Жыл бұрын
That was awesome. This is Prudhommes first win. Awesome history
@jacksonmarshallkramer5087
9 ай бұрын
Love those open face helmets. Always safety first.
@bobcohoon9615
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting this to view
@jeffbecker8716
4 жыл бұрын
@2:48 - he actually looks better than Ringo.
@robertghorne8607
4 жыл бұрын
The good ol days. 🇺🇸👍AWESOME
@deverewalker6252
3 ай бұрын
Pie crust tires. Blown big blocks. Love it
@neilhershey3042
4 жыл бұрын
They dont even run 1/4mile any more
@pro-seriesfabrication3810
4 жыл бұрын
Every class does except for Top Fuel/Nitro Funny Car
@bobmcdonald2905
4 жыл бұрын
Connie Kalitta running 1500 hp. Now there over 10000.
@kurtpoblenz2741
4 жыл бұрын
Bob McDonald .... & they are all Chrysler based Hemis 🤘🤘
@pro-seriesfabrication3810
4 жыл бұрын
@@kurtpoblenz2741 Because the rules dictate 426 bore spacing. They won't allow another engine in the class . . .
@jimstepan3038
4 жыл бұрын
@@pro-seriesfabrication3810 , then how did Kalitta get that Ford cammer in?
@thakery5720
4 жыл бұрын
Back around '65 in England we didn't get anything like this - two channels were all we had on TV and on saturdays both would show horse racing as the main event. The commercial station would show wrestling toward the end of the afternoon and the BBC would often show 'scrambling' - later to be called motocross with football highlights late on saturday evening.....
@UberLummox
4 жыл бұрын
You didn't get it on tv and you didn't even have drags back then did you? We (US) only hade 4 channels back then, and one was/is PBS, (public television, more cerebral stuff).
@Mercmad
4 жыл бұрын
@@UberLummox he following year ,1966, The English had Drags at a place called Santa Pod,built by Sidney Allard,of Allard Sports car fame, but they had been conducting Sprints,as they called them form the 1920's. Heres a link to the Santa pod strip but zero mention of the man who founded it, Typical 21st Century censorship. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Pod_Raceway
@Louis-qi1gz
Жыл бұрын
That protection outfit was more dangerous than the fire
@ziggassedup
4 жыл бұрын
Very cool.
@TRob_1964
4 жыл бұрын
Connie Kalitta running an "experimental" overhead cam motor from Ford...the 427 SOHC,, with a blower putting out around 1500hp. Wish he hadn't red lighted in the semi finals.
@Hanzyscure
4 жыл бұрын
Must have been one of the first engines. The 7ft long mini bike timing chain was was its Achilles heal. You can see it when the camera zooms in. Never knew Connie had run a Sohc. He probably didn't use it very long. Some engine builders experimented with heavier chains which robbed horsepower. I think Ford gave up when Nascar outlawed them.
@Hanzyscure
4 жыл бұрын
Must have been one of the first engines. The 7ft long mini bike timing chain was was its Achilles heal. You can see it when the camera zooms in. Never knew Connie had run a Sohc. He probably didn't use it very long. Some engine builders experimented with heavier chains which robbed horsepower. I think Ford gave up when Nascar outlawed them.
@Nostrildomus
4 жыл бұрын
It was well done and even better on the starting line . Thanks All
@MrSuzuki1187
2 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Nix who was driving in Top Gas Dragster in this video retired driving Top Fuel Dragsters in the 1980s . But Jimmy came out of retirement in the 1990s but was killed in a tragic crash.
@elli003
4 жыл бұрын
Back when asbestos saved lives !
@matiassolegrp
2 жыл бұрын
I like me very much NHRA races legends of 1965 Gas Cars. Best Wishes Nick, excelent broadcast of NHRA race.
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