Though I'm sure it was earlier the first time I can absolutelyremember was 1966 Aquasco Md...Don Gay's Nitro burning doorslammer Pontiac powered 4sp GTO racing Dyno's Comet flopper.Rosin,nitro and smack talk filled the air...those starting line interviews were great!
Great show and great shots!..good seeing you there Bill.
Rick will be sadly missed.While as teens many of us were happy to be getting ANY car down a dragstrip Rick was running fuel cars here in mid-Atlantic.He was a racer,builder and innovator who was involved with import road racing,oval track and his true love drag racing and successful in all venues
At the time of his passing Rick was actively organizing a Nostalgia race for this coming October at Sumerduck Va. I've spoken with his son Matt and this race will go on as scheduled as a tribute to Rick and all of his efforts in helping to to promote racing and particularly nostalgia racing.
We've lost a one of a kind and a real racer's racer.
RIP my friend.
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Lynn,
Saw the Polution packer at Capital( I'm pretty sure that was the track) and Tom Paxton's car at York when they were underAHRA. Also just remember seeing Sammy Miller at I think Atco.The rocket that popped was in the pits at Colonial Beach Va.in the tracks 1/4 mile days and my guess wouldbeabout 73'ish.I remember it was during one of the tracks big 4th of July races. Car was just sitting in the pits and a big "pop" sent pieces of the fuel cell sky high as it blew.Don't recall who this was .All of these races were early to mid 70s.Lynn W."Mort" Morton said:
Ron , I saw both the '57 and his 3 engine kenworth last year ! Which rocket cars did you see and which had the pit problem ? MORT
Ron Horton said:I've seen that thing and it's pretty darn impressive.Shockley is one of the pioneers.
Back as far as the early 70s there were actual Rocket! dragsters on the tracks that were capable of running easy 4sec passes at over 350mph while clicking the engine off at 3/4 track.Saw2 run anda 3rdblow in the pits. All 3 events were memorable.
I've seen that thing and it's pretty darn impressive.Shockley is one of the pioneers.
Back as far as the early 70s there were actual Rocket! dragsters on the tracks that were capable of running easy 4sec passes at over 350mph while clicking the engine off at 3/4 track.Saw2 run anda 3rdblow in the pits. All 3 events were memorable.
I'm guessing you can flip those numbers and add a couple Jeff!
HappyBirthday Wally!
