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Lucas Oil Drag Racing at Maple Grove
The Lucas Oil division 1 meet was a hot one, It was 86 degrees and sunny. It was held at Maple Grove Raceway in the heart of God's country, Mohnton, PA. The turn out was out standing, the pits were packed and people filled the stands. This shows that people are still interested in the sport. The Pro mod class had 32 cars show up for 16 spots, I haven't seen that since the late 1980's when Englishtown had 32 funny cars. The staging lanes during the last qualifying session on Saturday . ...
T.V. Tommy Ivo's - Rod Shop Charger Funny Car
T.V. Tommy Ivo was one of the original Mouseketeers, when he wasn't acting he was Drag Racing . He raced this 76' Charger bodied Funny Car for the 1976-77 season . Years later it it was found in terrible condition. When all the parts were found it was rebuilt and painted by two-time Funny Car champion Cruz Pedregon. It's also the original body, because only a handful were made in 76'. The Charger features a Murff McKinney chassis with an all aluminum Keith Black 426 CI supercharged Hemi engine. It Burns over five gallons of nitro-methane in the quarter-mile. The body features a race day paint scheme in the Red,White & Blue Rod Shop livery. All exterior sponsorship logos are painted on just like they were on 1976. ...
Funny Cars & More from Island Dragway
These are some of the sights and sounds from Island Dragway located in Great Meadows ,New Jersey It was a hot afternoon at the 61st Funny Car Throwdown presented by The North East Timing Organization (NETO), it was well over 90 degrees , and the cars were just as hot ! There were over 16 vintage Nitro & Alcohol Funny Cars and plenty of vintage Drag Cars to enjoy between rounds . There was everything from classic 1950's front engine Dragsters to Altered wheel base cars , and 8.90-9.90 Door Cars . Do to the intense sun shining that day filming the racing action was difficult but we did capture some great pit action. We shot some great photos and captured the true essence of grass roots racing . Island Dragway is one of two quarter mile tracks still operating in New Jersey , it's about 50 miles west from the George Washington bridge . The Dazed & Confused 69 Camaro Funny Car is owned by Neil Murley from Weymo...