8mm Video of Connecticut Dragway

I found this old home brew video of some good 'ol drag racing.

 

Some good stuff there.
EJ Potter-open face helmet and all
Backup Pickup-Rare Bear
Plymouth Superbird tow car
Great paint

 

Cool old film...I hadn't seen that one.
Thanks for sharing it!

 

Only a mile or two as the crow flies from where I grew up. About ten or so miles as the car drives. Unfortunately, I only managed to get there a few times when I got older before they shut it down.

 

Great stuff !!

 

cool indeed.....on my way to youtube to see if there is more out there

 

thanks for sharing, figured the only way a chevy could keep up with a ford is if the ford was driven backwards! hahaha!

 

Awesome!.Thanks for sharing.Brings back some great childhood memories.

 

Many memories from Connecticut Dragway.

Sure wish it was still there instead of being used by Consumer Reports for testing passenger cars and things like that.

 

That footage is better than most of the stuff I've paid for

 

It could be worse.... They could have turned the property into another freakin' Super WalMart!

 

Har har.I know what you mean,Groucho.
There must be a lot of 8 mm/super8mm reels still out there in the attic or basement.
Some of us have put a bunch together and got them on dvd of our defunct local strip.Real good ,too.

 

Used to go the Conn. Dragway in the early 60's when I was in the Navy. Great memories.

 

That was great, I was there that day, E.J. Potter the Michigan Madman put on quite a show!
Connecticut Dragway R.I.P.
Great Memories Though!

 

Ha Ha, a Super Bird towing an Anglia never seen that one before !