This is the last big IHRA Spring Nationals event with Larry Carrier as president of the sanctioning body.
Travel back to a time when the drag strip was carved out of the middle of the Tennessee mountains, and was known as Thunder Valley.
You'll see fuel Funny Cars, including a speed frenzied Mike Dunn behind the wheel of Joe Pisano's beautiful Oldsmobile Funny Car. Plus there are the mountain motor Pro Stocks.
Now, this is a blast from the past! We've happened across in our extensive collection. This video appears more to be a documentary, much of which is shot at the last AHRA event hosted by Thunder Valley Dragway in Bristol, Tenn.
Much of the video follows the Mickey Thompson Mustang Funny Car driven by Danny Ongais in the formative years of the division. Travel back in time, because there's something for everybody in this old school visit.
Chicagoland drag racing is much different now than it was back in the 1970s.
A stadium-style facility, built in the late 1990s, plays host to a stop on the 23-race NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series in Joliet, Ill. Up until 1984, a coliseum of sorts, located 30 miles east of Joliet, once served as the host to the nitro gladiators of yesteryear.
Don’t be confused, US 30 Drag Strip in Gary, Indiana was no Route 66 Raceway. However, it served a purpose for hundreds of thousands of drag racing fans in Chicago.
From the onset of this presentation of the annual pilgrimage to Baton Rouge, La., one could feel this wouldn't be the normal presentation of the NHRA Nationals.
The Ed McCulloch/John Collins Funny Car crash was one which hadn't been seen broadly in drag racing since the legendary Jeb Allen/John Weibe incident nearly a decade early.
There was all kinds of action featuring the legends Gary Beck, Mark Oswald, Joe Amato and a new Thunderbrid of Bob Glidden.
Take a trip back to the glory days of NHRA when Moose's weekend never presented a dull moment.
In as much as actor Morgan Freeman's voice epitomizes the perceived voice of God, there's no perceiving when it comes to the voice of drag racing.
No single voice has been more closely associated with NHRA Championship Drag Racing than that of Dave McClelland. For 42 years (1961-2003), “Big Mac” announced NHRA events, served as TV host on TNN, cut TV and radio commercials and served as emcee at countless NHRA functions from banquets to press conferences.
From the creative genius of Les Mayhew and his Nitro America brand comes all of the action from the Boise Ignitor at Firebird Raceway in Idaho, the latest stop on the NHRA Heritage Series.
You’ll see the best of the best in the Nostalgia Funny Car division, including action from qualifying and round-by-round final eliminations. You’ll hear from the drivers and see all the action in incredible detail both visual and audio. Sit back and crank up the sound because you are going to enjoy this one.
Travel back to 1984, when the IHRA had parked its Top Fuel program in favor of just a fuel Funny Car class. One of the staples in the traditional schedule was in Milan, Michigan, the drag strip located outside of Detroit.
You'll see the legends such as Dale Pulde, Kenny Bernstein, Billy Meyer, Tom McEwen, Mark Oswald, and Raymond Beadle. The Pro Stocker are represented by Rickie Smith, Lee Shepherd, Darrell Alderman, Roy Hill, Joe Lepone Jr., and more. At the time, many of the sports big names ran both IHRA and NHRA because of Winston's involvement.
From the creative genius of Les Mayhew comes a video that captures the spirit of the March Meet at Famosa DragStrip like none other. You'll hear the sights and sounds like never before of the most prestigious nostalgia drag race in the world.
You'll see everything from front-engine dragsters to Funny Cars to Fuel Altereds in this ten-minute video which takes you as close as you can get without climbing into the cockpit. You'll see the highs and the lows of an event that you should attend every season.
This is the last big IHRA Spring Nationals event with Larry Carrier as president of the sanctioning body.
Now, this is a blast from the past! We've happened across in our extensive collection. This video appears more to be a documentary, much of which is shot at the last AHRA event hosted by Thunder Valley Dragway in Bristol, Tenn.
Chicagoland drag racing is much different now than it was back in the 1970s.
From the onset of this presentation of the annual pilgrimage to Baton Rouge, La., one could feel this wouldn't be the normal presentation of the NHRA Nationals.
Watch Santa Pod Raceway's Main Event from the United Kingdom.
We invite you to take a trip down memory lane to the 1979 season.
In as much as actor Morgan Freeman's voice epitomizes the perceived voice of God, there's no perceiving when it comes to the voice of drag racing.
Travel back to 1984, when the IHRA had parked its Top Fuel program in favor of just a fuel Funny Car class. One of the staples in the traditional schedule was in Milan, Michigan, the drag strip located outside of Detroit.
From the creative genius of Les Mayhew comes a video that captures the spirit of the March Meet at Famosa DragStrip like none other. You'll hear the sights and sounds like never before of the most prestigious nostalgia drag race in the world.
