If you like historic front engine NITRO dragsters, Barona Drag Strip is having a huge event. Cackle cars will be making 330' smoke filled passes. Plus fuel altered exhibition and more. Saturday September 30, 2017
Here is a list of some of the early entries... CAR & CLASS OWNER Winkel, Trapp & Fuller Magicar AA/FD Bill Pitts Custom Body Enterprises AA/FC Ross Howard (Oklahoma) Newhouse Special AFMR Joel Gruzen Schultz & Glenn AA/FD Troy Glenn Tommy Ivo Barnstormer AA/FD Ron Johnson Chris Karamesines Chizler AA/FD Ron Johnson Shubert & Herbert AA/FD Ron Johnson Smirnoff Spec. AA/FD Joe Passalaqua Speed Sport Special AAFMR Red Greth (Arizona) Ed Pink Old Master AA/FD Pete Eastwood Robert Contrelli AA/FD Robert Contorelli Gentleman Joe Schubeck AA/FD Joe Schubeck (Nevada) Soapy Sales Watchdog AA/FD Tommy Allen Don Garlits Swamp Rat III AA/FD Sonny Messner Tocco, Harper & Garten AA/FA Mike Tocco Sidewinder A/D Jack Gillett Cook & Bedwell A/FD Ray Lake Hustler V AA/FD Don Prieto TV Tommy Ivo Buick A/D Don Prieto Steinegger & Eshenbaugh AA/FD Al Eshenbaugh (Arizona) Kansas John Wiebe AA/FD Wayne Patrick Ewell, Bell, Stecker & Olson AA/FD John Kiley Skinner, Crosser & Jobe AA/FD Bob Higginson Ash Marshall Scorcher AA/FD Dennis Young (Australia) Southwind AA/FD Jay Carpenter Masters & Richter AA/FD Roger Lee Li'l Ol' Whinemaker AA/FC Ed Philipp (Arizona) Checkmate AA/FD Jerry Bivens Walton, Cerny & Moody TF Hal Sanguinetti (Arizona) Vagabond 88 AA/FD Anderson Family Beaver Hunter AA/FA Joe Thomas Nitro Therapy AA/FD Geri Tarvin (Missouri) Groundshaker, Jr. AA/FA Glenn Way Dailey & Johnson AA/FD Ted Tine (Connecticut) Warren, Coburn & Miller AA/FD Mike Aaby & Alan Workman (Arizona) Bennie "Wizard" Osborn AA/FD John Mullen (Oklahoma) Howard Cams Twin Bear AA/D Johansen Brothers Thunder Chief AA/FD Terry Maestrejuan Cloverleaf Aviation AA/FD Bruce Dyda Kuhl & Olson AA/FD Mike Kuhl Wilton & Doss AA/FD Bubby Wilton Tony Nancy Sizzler AA/FD John Neas (Oklahoma) Burkholder Brothers AA/FA Hairy Burkholder Ray Higley’s Climax AA/FA Scott Krenzer (Arizona) Shirley Muldowney TF Dave Mandella John Wiebe (Violin Car) AA/FD Don Love & Lynn Bruch (Washington) Cross, Mann & King Jr. Fuel Jerry King (Washington) Don Bowman Racing AA/FD Don Bowman Dean Engineering AA/FD Jake McCloud Hippo & Poindexter AA/FD Eddie Buck Scorpion V A/D Bill and Blake Crosby (Texas) Gallio & Cook AA/FD Gallio Motorsports Comanche AA/FD Ernie Broughton (Mass.) Wilely Coyote Flathead A/D Wayne Ludington (Arizona) Meltdown Special A/D Zac Ryno Cardoza & Lear Little Blue Coupe B/C Fred Lear Merek Chertkow AA/fuel Coupe Merek Chertkow New Entries will be added as received.
Drag Racing Personalities: Ed "Ace" McCulloch "TV Tommy" Ivo Ed "Isky" Iskenderian Tom "Mongoose" McEwen Mike Kuhl Carl Olson Red Greth Herm Petersen Roland Leong Marvin Graham Bruce Crower Dode Martin Mike Clancy Tom Jobe Steve Gibbs Don Ewald Bill Schultz Gerry "The Hunter" Glenn Boogie Scott Kent Fuller Gary Beck “Wild Bill” Shrewsberry “Gentleman Joe” Schubeck ”Watchdog” Tommy Allen Dick Lechien David Pace Jack Jones Spider Razon Harry Hibler Don Hampton Kenny Youngblood Dennis Holding Jim Fox Doug Thorley Herb Ries Steve Porter Don "The Beachcomber" Johnson Merek Chertkow Surviving members of the original "Bean Bandits"
Hello, Here are the ones (from the Barona entry list) that I filmed at the last Lions Dragstrip Museum Cacklefest. Steve Gibbs is a wonder at putting on these shows. I just happened to miss the first individual fire ups earlier in the day. My films were from the last cackle, "all at once fire up," That was really something... Jnaki (Old HS friend)Jerry Bivens CHECKMATE AA/FD: Then "Checkmate," the "Sidewinder" by Jack Gillett and the "Magicar" AA/FD by Bill Pitts (check out the exhaust flames, even in the fading daylight):
Thanks church key for info on a great program. I'll be at the Formosa meet a couple of weeks later and can't make two trips down this year Glad to see Mike Tocco will be there with the altered. Wasn't sure the tram was still active after Roger's accident in the War Horse in Bakersfield a couple of years ago
That place doesn't have the room for all those even just parked on the track let alone the truck and trailers..
A ALL STAR cast! I am sure Rickey McDonald will be on hand to do tuning chores. Hope to see lots of video and pics of this fantastic event !
Back to the top with 12 days to go !! The list of cars and celebrities has grown. One of my all time favorites The Winged Express will be making passes.
June 20,2017 June 24,2017 Long Beach Hello, The "Winged Express" Roadster of Marcellus/Borsch is impressive sitting still or in action. It was/is one wild roadster. Power +++ SO, HIDE YOUR CHILDREN!!! Jnaki Examples of Nitro Night in Escondido 2016
This has to be outasite! At times like this, I wish i could fly to Cal. for a couple of hundred like I used to.
I wish I was able to be there. I was wondering if you got to see my twin brothers front engine dragster. Multi colored dragster. the name of the car is BLOWN INCOME. I hope everybody got to see it if it was there, thank you.
Yes I saw that dragster, I don't have any pictures of the car, I am sure the professional photographers will be posting. I first saw Blown Income at Tucson Reunion, in bare aluminum body. The new paint job came out fantastic, car has a great look.
I am glad he made it. Yes the dragster was all metal when you saw it. Next time if you go to Tucson or phoenix reunion, please look us up. I also was in Tucson with my 1962 corvette and the BEELINE DRAGWAY sign, I hope to see you there. thank you for the update on my brothers car. I will look for other posts or pics.
Ok here I go, being bold perhaps. My opinion is that this event was created because the big ugly hand reared up, maybe called, NHRA said no more cackling at CHRR it's unsafe, someone's gonna get hurt. Perhaps someone already got hurt I don't know. Loved CHRR 2015 FE dragsters everywhere cackling away it was great I didn't know where to turn. 2016 rolls around, 25th anniversary of the CHRR oh boy, this is gonna be great. Guess what, kinda a dud! Sooo... with that said congratulations on this new event, hope it grows and grows.
The Syndicate Scuderia, built by Jack Williams who passed away a few years ago. I saw him run this when he was in his 80's at our eighth mile airport drags, and it wasn't static, it was full on! I think it may have been the last time he drove it, his daughter did some passes the last time they brought it out to our races. He was a legend The famous Hemi-powered Syndicate Scuderia dragster built by Williams to compete in the 1963 Winternationals at California’s Pomona race track is also part of the collection. The internationally recognized drag racers had never heard of Jack Williams and probably didn’t know anything about Vancouver when his dragster unofficially broke the track record and won the Best Appearing Dragster award. To test the car before going to California, Williams received permission from the City of Vancouver to run the car on Great Northern Way before it was opened to traffic. He would go on to become the first British Columbian to set an international drag racing record speed of 168.22 miles per hour in a standing quarter mile. http://driving.ca/auto-news/news/a-mecca-for-hot-rod-enthusiasts
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