This era of drag racing will always be the most important era of the sport of organized drag racing. As far as I am concerned the cars and the people of that era really had the stuff. I find regular drag racing since the 1980's a real bore fest. I am so thankful that nostalgia drag racing exists to try and recreate the glory years of drag racing in the past. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
Where do we get a high def version of this? "cleans every particle of grit from the huge 12" wide slicks" - ROFL!! I run 12" slicks on my street car nowadays! ha ha ha They're considered pretty small now.
Joe Yes I do those were the great days of drag racing ,today it’s more about the money . Speedwin automotive, they were going to build me a pro stock vaga they stole 30,000 from me That was joe Jill his mother signed contract she was not partner so he screwed me . Still love the sport .
Elton Spurlock .... im not a Ford guy , but at least Ford was actually competing against mopar. Chevrolet was non existent, until they changed the rules in 72 , so they could compete.
Been their twice 81 85.you get spoiled after going to U.S National s.we were entered in Stock both times..never made the show..but we got loads of freebies.not no more.you never been,you gota go
At 3;50 or so watch one of the Smothers brothers run that beautiful 442 to about a 13 second quarter mile time.Not a 10 something like the idiot said but impressive for the car and driver. Good old days.
This era of drag racing will always be the most important era of the sport of organized drag racing. As far as I am concerned the cars and the people of that era really had the stuff. I find regular drag racing since the 1980's a real bore fest. I am so thankful that nostalgia drag racing exists to try and recreate the glory years of drag racing in the past. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
I wish this kind of spirit and dynamic existed on a larger scale today.
Where do we get a high def version of this?
"cleans every particle of grit from the huge 12" wide slicks" - ROFL!! I run 12" slicks on my street car nowadays! ha ha ha They're considered pretty small now.
Kid: Granddad, whats that weird looking wrench for?
Ganddad: Thats a distributor wrench.
Kid; Whats a distributor?
Granddad: Its where the points go.
This is what heaven looks like every day
I was the announcer at New York National Speedway
Those were great times
do you remember a 1964 GTO named UNDERDOG it was my fathers car. He raced there from
66-70
Do you remember 1969 GTO Judge. Had all the elimanator stickers on the back windows.
Joe
Yes I do those were the great days of drag racing ,today it’s more about the money .
Speedwin automotive, they were going to build me a pro stock vaga they stole 30,000 from me
That was joe Jill his mother signed contract she was not partner so he screwed me .
Still love the sport .
@@Senior-Busa-Rider Wow sorry to hear that Kim...
I ran my 1965 chevelle at national in 1979 and 1980……I was heartbroken when the track closed. I flat towed out there from Yonkers.
the gashouse gassers...wow...what a blast from the past and yes the scenery is superb!
Very different era compared to today.
Yes I do , those were great times for sure
IF WE ONLY KNOWN HOW VALUABLE THESE CARS WERE AND HAD ALL OF THEM TODAY CHEVROLETS FORDS DODGERS WE BE WEALTHY.
Well, we had Big Daddy, was there ever a Small Momma or maybe a Little Son?
Anyone else notice, that the chevys needed a head start against the hemis 😂😂😂
DON'T see them messing with no FORDS
Elton Spurlock .... im not a Ford guy , but at least Ford was actually competing against mopar. Chevrolet was non existent, until they changed the rules in 72 , so they could compete.
What a load! ffs smh
It's called bracket racing, and it goes on to this day!
Been their twice 81 85.you get spoiled after going to U.S National s.we were entered in Stock both times..never made the show..but we got loads of freebies.not no more.you never been,you gota go
Loved the video
Street cars run faster than the funny cars did.
Times changed!
Funny back then drivers would do burnouts when they moved up in the lanes.
At 3;50 or so watch one of the Smothers brothers run that beautiful 442 to about a 13 second quarter mile time.Not a 10 something like the idiot said but impressive for the car and driver. Good old days.
Les Keiter was hardly an idiot. He covered all types of racing. I dare say he knew more than you will in 10 lifetimes.
@@shimshonbendan8730 maybe 12.80s
Conjuction
Handicap = Weak,,the GMs always needed handicap against those Mopars
Hmmm? Wally Booth's 6 cylinder Camaro beat Ed Miller's dual quad Hemi-cuda...lol
your memory serves you right...a real time capsule of drag racing history...thank you
you are right! no way that was a 6!
I had a Camaro with a 292 6cy I was made to 302 ci was a bad boy kick alot if rump with it😁😉😃
......all the chevys needed a head start against the mopars. Those Hemi cudas were killers then & now!
Six Cylinder, are you nuts, that was a Z28, brown if memory serves me right.