Event Coverage Glory Days Vintage Drag Racing. Byron ILL. Aug. 19,- 21 2022.

It's less than a month away. Who all is going?

This drag meet continues what was started by The Melt Down Drags. It's a great time with all pre 1966 and older cars, trucks and bikes. Racing all day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Open night racing on Friday night, and Group night racing on Saturday night.

 

Driving about 6 hours one way and spending the weekend with a Nephew near Chicago so we can attend Friday and Saturday. I've only been looking forward to it since last year's Glory Days!

Lynn

 

I hope to get there on Friday.

 

Buckle up boys and girls, it’s gonna be good.

 

I'll be there at the Gasser Wars magazine trailer under the timing tower and possibly in the swap meet

 

As usual Dad and I are registered with our two.

 

You guys and gals be safe and have fun.

 

I do mis seing you running the Salt Shaker at byron.

 

I always enjoyed those races. Maybe next year.
Going to try and make a race at the end of August if I can get life out of the way to have time on the car.

 

It's next weekend.

Glory Days Vintage Drag Race, Car Show & Swap Meet - Detailed Event Information - YouTube

 

Can't wait! Hope the weather holds out for a good event!

 

I retired May first and have been bombarded with honey do list from my wife, my mother and my sister so I will be there next Sat, otherwise I am going back to work for a living, so I have time to myself again!

 

The weather forecast looks great for next weekend! Can't wait

 

Any one know if this is this projected to have a big turnout?

 

It usually does.

 

This is usually one of the larger events at Byron Dragway.

 

Just curious.. is Friday any better or worse than Saturday, neglecting weather?

 

It’s one of there’s bigger meets. Has a good turnout Friday and Saturday

 

Gotta hand it to Byron Dragway......their "event-planner" (or what ever its called) should get a raise in pay!!
Seems as though they ALWAYS have some cool event planned to keep the attendance and racers coming back!
So many of these guys just open the gate and "hope" some cool stuff shows up. Real low effort job.
They seem to forget (or never knew!) ...it's the high attendance of spectators that pay the big purses for top quality races to come and compete for the bux!! One depends on the other.
Seems Byron Dragway has "got-it"!
Wish I lived closer
6sally6

 

Both Friday and Saturday are good days for spectators with night racing on both days. Sunday has always been the slow day. Many of the long haul racers start heading home either late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.

Starting at last year's Glory Days, Sunday racing was opened up to American muscle cars up to 1979, (O.T. here on The HAMB).

Byron Dragway also has live streaming of the entire meet. Here's the live streaming from Friday last year.

Glory Days Vintage Drag Race - Friday, July 16, 2021 - YouTube
At 1:08:00 you can see my older brother Bob in his 57 BelAir Sport Sedan.
At 1:08:45 you can see my oldest brother Larry in his 59 Impala.

And Saturday last year.

Glory Days Vintage Drag Race - Saturday, July 17, 2021 - YouTube

 

Really bummed that I am going to miss the event. It would have made 10 years in a row racing at the Meltdown or Glory Days at Byron. My back surgery has not gone quite as planned and will have to plan on getting it back to normal so I can attend in 2023-hopefully. Byron has always done a great job and it has been the highlight of my summer. I will try and catch it live streaming if I can, but it will certainly not be the same. Hope you guys have fun and stay safe.

 

That's too bad, Jim. Hope that your back heals up well and gets back to normal. We'll miss seeing you there with your Vette.

 

I have made the last 7 events, but sadly I won't be at this one. I had some motor problems with my new one during break in, and it seized up in 20 minutes. I was hoping to turn out a 10 sec run there but, now I won't.

Tony

 

My wife and I planned to be there along with another couple to take in all the sights, sounds and aroma of the Glory Days drags. I've been looking forward to it and it's been on our calendar since the dates were announced, and we planned to leave this morning to make a weekend of it. The last few days have killed the whole trip. I'm in a somewhat similar situation as jimdillon described. I developed some pretty intense pain in the lower back and pelvic area over the weekend and so far haven't gotten an opinion on what the problem might be after doctor visit and exam, blood work, ultrasound and CT scan. I'm way beyond disappointed to say the least. To those going, I wish you all a great time of some super nostalgia racing.

Will Byron be live streaming it again this year?

Lynn

 

That's too bad you guys. Hopefully, everything goes well healthwise, and with your cars.

There should be live streaming again this year. The weather is looking really good for Friday. Saturday and Sunday, not so much, but we'll see.

 

All packed up and ready to go. Heading over to the strip in a matter of moments.

 

Friday rite now looks like the best day weather-wise, maybe even Saturday depending which way the rain heads,...we set up our swapmeet crew tent today, a few vendors showed up and probly a few more will pull in tonite, usually a real good swapmeet, along with at least a few hundred cars in the show area.
...It's my favorite show in this area all year...

 

be sure to take pics & post here

 

My friend Matt and I drove the two and a half hours down from Wisconsin Dells. Got there about ten thirty. Weather was okay. Took about 10 minutes to go through swap, bought an old body hammer I did not need but had money burning a hole. Talked to a few different guys we knew in the pits, Saw Slayers cars and Torkwrenck and Jeff Jachob's Scarelane make a pass. I am well aware of issues with potential weather, cost of traveling and guys that I know that have been having a great deal of ongoing parts breakage. Thumbs up to all the guys who competed and the guys who worked the show. Going to head up to Rock Falls next month, but I fear these events are becoming a dying breed