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"Going back to my drag racing days in the 1960s at Lions Drag Strip, I always liked the Henry J gassers. Lions for me began in 1964. Ran the strip almost weekly with my '57 Olds. It was a real ...
The modern interpretation of the term gasser stretches well beyond its original definition, but we still occasionally see an example of what gassers ... Yellow River Drag Strip and Atlanta Speed ...
Georgia and opened in the 1960’s. It served as a great home for gassers and stock car races. It was a fifth-mile track and it operated simultaneously with Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip without ...
Drag racing was all about two-door hot rods back in the day, but now we see all sorts of vehicles hitting the drag strip ... are inspired by early 1960s gassers. The second truck is based on ...
What a unique look into the history of drag racing! Professional drag racing in 2019 isn’t exactly the same animal it once ...
The Atco Dragway, a home for auto enthusiasts in the Philadelphia region since 1960, announced the ... the reason for the abrupt closure. The drag strip had events scheduled out for months on ...
At its peak in 1960 there were four drag strips running in L.A. County. “This is where it started,” says Bob Beck, the drag strip’s announcer. "This is the area that the enthusiasts and the ...
It's the oldest drag strip in New Jersey opening on Memorial Day weekend in 1960. The Atco Dragway now sits suddenly shuttered and a bouquet of roses has been placed under the track's iconic sign.