Mazooma1 sent over a DVD packed with over an hour of footage that he shot with his 8mm camera in and around 1961 at such hallowed grounds as Lions, San Gabriel, Fontana, and Irwindale. In the coming weeks we will certainly get into that video, but to... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
Holy crap! That is some really cool footage. I could watch this all day. Thanks for posting this. Mike
mazooma1 thank you man those were the days huh... wish i was there that POV from the FED is insane....super violent unchopped A pullin its front must have been one heel of a car. thanks again
Yeah, he's a great guy, and the CD's are FULL of cool vintage footage. Thinking about it now, I should take them with me this weekend to BlackTopBandits and we can watch the footage around the campfire tomorrow night.
Great video!! Some pretty wild rides ...and the music is much better this time. Loved the new "Parts for the Ladies" ad, too. Malcolm
Dude my monitor has just caught fire!!!! And that last clip. Holy shit!!!!! Reminds me of the first drag race I saw on the TV. The snake was racing a guy ,and I forget his name,but this cats car broke in half and still beat snake across the line. The interview was for real and I'll remember it for ever>>>>.
Man-o-man thats cool. Those ride on shots are amazing. Good choice on the soundtrack, too. I can't wait for the next installment. - Joe
So did anyone else suck in air like a little girl when the digger started to go over? Thanks for sharin the vid!!!
I have a couple of the Jackson brother videos I should copy to DVD. One is "Gasser Wars" and the other is "Fuel Altereds". Great stuff indeed.
http://www.racingclassics.com/ click on the "store index"....tons of great stuff, all beautifully done.