As a kid growing up in the San Gabriel valley in the 60's...there was nothing better than Dad taking my buddies and I to Irwindale, Lions, and OCIR for weekend drags. I remember calling Irwindale repeatedly, just to listen to the recorded promo (by Steve Evans) for the upcoming weekends race hype. Also spent a good deal of time building model drag cars, pouring over car mags, and playing with my Hot Wheels. Maybe that's why I'm still drag racing at 63, and loving every minute of it...thanks Dad ✌😎
@davem6685
2 жыл бұрын
Same here but east coast tracks. Built models of most of these cars. This was a great time in racing history. I loved that the cars/teams were named. Blue max, chi town hustler, revolution, jungle Jim, the snake, etc. Nothing like that now.
@programalateshow1750
2 жыл бұрын
Great memory
@georgegavin5273
2 жыл бұрын
We may have bumped into each other at one of those drags. When there were funny cars involved , my dad and I were there too. Gas Rhonda was my favorite and Big Daddy was his. I loved them days!
@terrytondini2812
2 жыл бұрын
When funny cars actually looked like cars.
@unionrdr
2 жыл бұрын
I totally agree! Now they need decals to make them look kinda, sorta, maybe like what they want'em to be? Besides being narrower and all?
@Bigskyguy56
2 жыл бұрын
This was when DRAG RACING was fun & enjoyable to watch This is my generation of drag racing. Sure do miss this brand of DRAG RACING.
@unionrdr
2 жыл бұрын
I'll never be able to forget those days. And who could ever forget Wild Willy borsch!???
@mwales2112
2 жыл бұрын
In the 60's and 70's both my parents raced the tracks of southern Michigan and growing up around drag racing was a great part of my youth. I still enjoy watching it today...
@donolbers9446
2 жыл бұрын
Good Grief Charlie Brown! This is excellent! No out of era/time music, great!
@charlesowen9236
2 жыл бұрын
Great to see what I grew up with. Thanks
@daleshotrodshop
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@snopunk2
2 жыл бұрын
Pure gold! I live near where OCIR used to be. Shed a tear everytime I pass Sand Canyon on the 5!
@jasonfrodoman1316
2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks for putting the original footage together the way it actually was.
@TheMrmmkkpro
2 жыл бұрын
My dad took us to Rockingham ,back in the late 60s thru mid 70s , I remember these cars well. Great time to be a kid , I miss my dad , he was the coolest 😎. Nice video , makes me feel old .
@programalateshow1750
2 жыл бұрын
Nice memory.
@mrjackson3808
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the no music thing. It always gets in the way...
@unionrdr
2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah. so many splinters of the mind's eye from my youth. And Big Jim Dunn, the, " funny fireman". I own a copy of, " Funny Car Summer" about his exploits in the mid-engine Barracuda. So many of these famous cars from that time are in his movie as well. With Snap, Crackle & Pop 'roid ragin'! I liked The Blue Max when Harry Schmidt still owned it. And Mr Four Speed, Ronny Sox...RIP man. I got so good with the four speeds in my SS Pinto & modded CobraII that the gang from high school called me Mr 4 speed. Got cussed for beating a few guys with what they insisted was an automatic! Thank you for this video that brings back so many fond memories!
@darkhorsegarage9623
2 жыл бұрын
You said there was no music. Sounded pretty sweet to me.
@suntzu5836
2 жыл бұрын
Jungle Pam😍...
@joeespo177
2 жыл бұрын
No music, thank you. Great memories. Thinking of how fast today's electric vehicles are. No music or sound!
@edwardcox2840
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah them old funny car models are worth a small fortune now a days l have been trying to get some of them great times to be a kid 😀😀😀😀😀
@erniewebster9144
2 жыл бұрын
Memories of Irwindale,Lions,Orange county,and Ontario !
@CarsandCats
2 жыл бұрын
Camera man literally quit filming Jungle Jim and just kept scanning up and down on Pam! LOL.
@Anarchy-Is-Liberty
2 жыл бұрын
Premium content!!!!
@edwardcox2840
2 жыл бұрын
I don't blame him at all
@scottfox7642
2 жыл бұрын
OLD SCHOOL🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
@jefferybrianring191
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome upload, more please.
@edwardchascsa4191
2 жыл бұрын
That night time racing brings back memories being at Detroit dragway. It made things more focused and intense. The dry hop echos were phenomenal.
@showandgo1
2 жыл бұрын
I was there. Happy New Year my friend.
@wattyler6075
2 жыл бұрын
First time I've ever seen footage of Jim Dunn in his rear-engined funny car. I do remember seeing Ed 'layer cake' Shaver driving a rear engined funny car @ Santa Pod raceway this side of the pond.
@unionrdr
2 жыл бұрын
Check out, " Funny Car Summer" DVD about Jim Dunn & the mid-engine Barracuda at Summit Racing.
@jamesdash1906
2 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I not only got to sit in Bayou Shaker funny car but they let me help start the car on the starting line for a race !!! Alamo Dragway San Antonio Texas
@kalanirobb54
Жыл бұрын
Ed the ace!
@truthinadvertising2702
3 жыл бұрын
I love your videos
@mikemc7704
2 жыл бұрын
This is clip from funny car summer the movie about Jim Dunn.
@allaboutpatents4968
2 жыл бұрын
Jungle Jim
@fredwalker7575
2 жыл бұрын
Smoking Alamo dragway fun times
@timtaylor6147
2 жыл бұрын
Phuq Yeah !
@richardlawton1023
2 жыл бұрын
How about doing a video about all the Tasca Ford drag cars?
@dennisyoung4631
2 жыл бұрын
Note that the header flames are a lot smaller than they are now?
@brianiswrong
2 жыл бұрын
I bet they had 1/4 of the current funny car bhp, not to mention no twin magnetos or 16 plugs and massive fuel pumps. On the flip side,I bet some of these vintage funny cars were running 98%nitro 👍
@mrshifter8220
2 жыл бұрын
Didn't see many on this video.....but don't those vintage crew gals look good!
@Markcigar1
2 жыл бұрын
What? No crappy music??🧐
@gassyirishman2859
2 жыл бұрын
I kind of like the over the top announcer narration, but whatever
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