May 11, 2015 · Talk about drag racing with censorship... in this forum in the entire site. Advanced Search ...

May 22, 2020 · Synopsis: The story of drag racing’s greatest rivalry gets the Hollywood treatment, following the dynamic duo of Don “the Snake” Prudhomme and Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen through their early days, the famed partnership with Mattel Hot Wheels, and their hot-and-cold relationship through McEwen’s tragic but uplifting victory at the 1978 ...

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Apr 22, 2008 · Richard Petty had been doing some drag racing as early as 1959 from what I've heard and have seen photos of a 1962 Plymouth S/S car that he ran back then. Billy West (Little Pilgrim S/S Plymouths) worked for the Pettys and on occassion Richard Petty drove the Little Pilgrim in special match races ... even so far north as Islip Speedway in 1964.

Jun 8, 2007 · A is for altered, which usually means altered wheel base. 2 is for the division or region, while 83 is the driver number. in the alphabet soup that drag racing has used over the years A is the highest power to the lightest weight, as you proceed through the alphabet the power would go down and the weight would go up, sometimes both.

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Jan 29, 2013 · "47 Model here. Went to first drag race in '61. I'll take a shot at getting this started. First, In the glory days, drag racing was heads-up. (Flag or light started both lanes at the same time. First one to finish line won.) Winners came back to race other winners til no other competitors, in that class, were left.

In the wake of the 1968 Watts riots, legendary street racer Big Willie Robinson figured out a way to use drag racing to change society. An imposing, muscular 6'6" Vietnam vet with a badass Hemi Daytona Charger and trademark bowler hat, Big Willie was the undisputed king of the late '60s- '70s East L.A. street racing scene.

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May 31, 2007 · Back in "the day" cruising and street racing was what we did. It was just like American Graffiti. There were no NSRA, Goodguy or HAMB events to go to. On weekends we would go to Westhampton, Montgomery County and the East Islip drag strips. Nights we would cruise ice cream stands, drive ins and diners looking for street races.