The last time I raced there was Friday night Memorial Weekend 1965. 57 Chevy E/Gas. Went into the Air Force soon after. Loved that place, night drags are the best. Lived in the Chicago suburbs at the time. We would go to Lake Geneva to look for "Wisconsin chicks" after the races. I live in Wisconsin now and married one of those "Wisconsin chicks."
I'm in Florida now, but this was my home track. It's great that you're putting out these videos. It allows me to keep up with what's going on back home. Thanks. God bless the late, great, " Broadway" Bob Metzler.
I waas a seventh grader when this was goin on, two of my older bros were gear heads,had awesome cars, and took me to drag races .....Thank you for posting,/sharing with us...love this so very much....in our town on fri, & sat nites, us kids would collect at a stop sign on the main south bound street. all the gear heads would profile thru our city , hoping to meet some one at that stop sign to race....it was short, but exhilarating ...we saw all kind of cars shelby gt 350,mustang (Bob Riggs) camaro's,corvettes,chargers, gto's, etc etc .
Have a 40 Studebaker coupe,6-71 blower on a ‘57 392 Hemi with a 4 speed. Smoked a ‘Red eye’ last night,$1000 richer today. Can’t beat the old muscle when you put your love into it.
@@sludge4125 in most cases,a front wheel drive vehicle does have the advantage of weight over the tires. I had a 70 Olds Tornado with a 455 in it years back. Never did lose a light to light race with it. Always pulled hard to the right on a launch though,especially with slicks .
Great stuff AutoMoto / The box burnouts, to the finish times. Well done 2 👍👍up. That 1st race was epic the 55-56 Buick vs the 55 Chevy. Both sub 10 second machines WOW.
I'm 78 yrs old now but Great Lakes drag strip was where I would race. Got caught up in the Vietnam war in 1968 where I served with US Army 4th infantry division I had a 1963 corvette 327 cubic inch 340 hp from the factory with added headers and 4:11 gears that I had stashed in my grand mothers garage not far from Great Lake Drag Strip. Got home from my two years in the Army and no body was racing. I did a lot of street racing back then and that was no longer going on. I left the corvette set while I got caught up in the Love/Peace/ and Rock n Role that was the thing to do. Thankfully I met a great gal that kind of took me away from that lifestyle. We have been together for 47 yrs and I still have the 63 vette roadster with a nice LS1 engine with a 4l60 trans.
I remember back in the 60s my dad doing this. He raced from 1955 - to 73 -74. Then I took over in the later 70s to mid 90s. Till it got to expensive. And drag racing sold it soul I got out. But sure do miss it . I can tell some stories. From the ppl I seen and met threw the yrs. lol
OMG!! This just came up! Memories! Between here and U.S. 30 in Valparaiso, In., these were my two "go to" dragstrips from 1966 to 1972!! Thanks for the Memories!!!
@@AutoMotoCha9L I'M going to have to show my Dad your channel, him and my older brother. That's their thing, I myself have a love for winged Sprint Cars and street car racing.
AMC9L, I really look forward on Sunday afternoons watching video's you post......never a disappointment. The last run was a doozy today. The David Leon Ford 427 Galaxie running a 14.09....must not be kicking on all cylinders today.
That "Joker" Pontiac looks identical to the stock and nearly new car that I saw at my first visit to a drag race track, Yello Belly in Dallas, early 1958. Most of the "run what you brung" cars there were faster, but it added a touch of class to the proceedings.
Must be fairly recent since the timing tower is gone? Last time I was there, many years ago, the tower/shack was still there. They used to pile junk cars 4-5 high then back a jet car up to the stack and BURN THE CARS TO THE GROUND! And MANY other fun things. Always a great time! 🎆👍
Ah the hell with that shit .he should be able to handle that .Its the Hot backup girl that the cameraman neglected to show us up close .Women come first .
@@downtownbobbybrown6237 Most back up girls are 20footers. You get up close and you can see the miles....body damage. They have all been rear ended one too many times.
Powerglide two speed Automatic trans- Mated very well with V8 gassers for drag racing- Began production in 1950. They were a dim a dozen in the late 50's, and a guy could blow two a week up, and not care, because there were ample more. Sorry to burst your bubble LDN Wholesale.
You can NEVER grow tired of that beautiful vintage sound of the 'back in the day' screaming American V8!
Agree!
My older brother Rays 1957 Ford Fairlane won winternationals 2 times in a row around 1960. Later he and my brother Geoff switched to Jr Fuel rails
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The last time I raced there was Friday night Memorial Weekend 1965. 57 Chevy E/Gas. Went into the Air Force soon after. Loved that place, night drags are the best. Lived in the Chicago suburbs at the time. We would go to Lake Geneva to look for "Wisconsin chicks" after the races. I live in Wisconsin now and married one of those "Wisconsin chicks."
I'm in Florida now, but this was my home track. It's great that you're putting out these videos.
It allows me to keep up with what's going on back home.
Thanks.
God bless the late, great,
" Broadway" Bob Metzler.
Glad you enjoy it! I used to live in Port Saint Lucie FL
Another Great day at Great Lakes watching the gassers. Thanks Auto 👍😁😊
Thanks!
I waas a seventh grader when this was goin on, two of my older bros were gear heads,had awesome cars, and took me to drag races .....Thank you for posting,/sharing with us...love this so very much....in our town on fri, & sat nites, us kids would collect at a stop sign on the main south bound street. all the gear heads would profile thru our city , hoping to meet some one at that stop sign to race....it was short, but exhilarating ...we saw all kind of cars shelby gt 350,mustang (Bob Riggs) camaro's,corvettes,chargers, gto's, etc etc .
Thanks for sharing your memories👍
Will forever be my favorite thanks for sharing 👍✌️😎
Same here! 👍
Have a 40 Studebaker coupe,6-71 blower on a ‘57 392 Hemi with a 4 speed. Smoked a ‘Red eye’ last night,$1000 richer today. Can’t beat the old muscle when you put your love into it.
Well done 👍
Someone raced a vintage GTO versus a stock Hyundai mini van.
The Hyundai won.
@@sludge4125 in most cases,a front wheel drive vehicle does have the advantage of weight over the tires. I had a 70 Olds Tornado with a 455 in it years back. Never did lose a light to light race with it. Always pulled hard to the right on a launch though,especially with slicks .
@@jackalister1662 👍👍👍
Great stuff AutoMoto / The box burnouts, to the finish times. Well done 2 👍👍up. That 1st race was epic the 55-56 Buick vs the 55 Chevy. Both sub 10 second machines WOW.
Thanks!
Light blue car is a 57 Pontiac. 👍
I'm 78 yrs old now but Great Lakes drag strip was where I would race. Got caught up in the Vietnam war in 1968 where I served with US Army 4th infantry division I had a 1963 corvette 327 cubic inch 340 hp from the factory with added headers and 4:11 gears that I had stashed in my grand mothers garage not far from Great Lake Drag Strip. Got home from my two years in the Army and no body was racing. I did a lot of street racing back then and that was no longer going on. I left the corvette set while I got caught up in the Love/Peace/ and Rock n Role that was the thing to do. Thankfully I met a great gal that kind of took me away from that lifestyle. We have been together for 47 yrs and I still have the 63 vette roadster with a nice LS1 engine with a 4l60 trans.
This video screams old school all the way awesome video
Now this is real true drag racing. 100% Thank you for sharing.
You bet🤟
I remember back in the 60s my dad doing this. He raced from 1955 - to 73 -74. Then I took over in the later 70s to mid 90s. Till it got to expensive. And drag racing sold it soul I got out. But sure do miss it . I can tell some stories. From the ppl I seen and met threw
the yrs. lol
These old cars are pretty fast!
The Anglia and the 55....most exciting run of them all! Reaction time, balls out! Close! Outstanding!!
Thanks for watching!
OMG!! This just came up! Memories! Between here and U.S. 30 in Valparaiso, In., these were my two "go to" dragstrips from 1966 to 1972!! Thanks for the Memories!!!
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, at beautiful Union Grove, Wisconsin!! OMG!! How many times I've heard that on WLS radio!!!
Thanks for watching!
When Drag Racing was still Drag Racing. Down and Dirty home built Seat of the Pants Go Fast.
Well said!
Nice video, it brings back a lot of memories!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love gassers so much ❤️
Same here👍
Same
@@AutoMotoCha9L I'M going to have to show my Dad your channel, him and my older brother. That's their thing, I myself have a love for winged Sprint Cars and street car racing.
Man I love Gassers!!! Thx for the post
Thanks for watching!
The " Joker" belongs to Greg of Greg's speed shop about 2 miles away from the house. Great guy, even cooler speed shop.
Member of brew city gassers my favorite team at Great Lakes Dagaway
@@AutoMotoCha9L His shop is cooler than cool my friend. I took my Dad there & he was like a kid in a candy store 👍🇺🇸
@@brianpeterson8667 i have to visit his shop
AMC9L, I really look forward on Sunday afternoons watching video's you post......never a disappointment. The last run was a doozy today. The David Leon Ford 427 Galaxie running a 14.09....must not be kicking on all cylinders today.
Looked like it didn't hook up. Top end charge looked okay.
You doing a great job keep up the good work
Thank you!
That "Joker" Pontiac looks identical to the stock and nearly new car that I saw at my first visit to a drag race track, Yello Belly in Dallas, early 1958. Most of the "run what you brung" cars there were faster, but it added a touch of class to the proceedings.
haha awesome- the longest burnout ever saw- cool cars !
Thank you so very much.
You are so welcome👍
A large herd of soon to be extinct “dinosaurs” grunting and growling.
We went to the last nitrous street car brawl this year and it was so cool! Can't wait for the outta site drags.
I have entire show on the tape from nitrous street car brawl will be posting next week
They might be impractical now, they might not be the fastest...... but hot dang, they sure do look the best, even sitting still.
felt bad for the gal that had to go to the 1/8 mile to back up that green pontiac?lol 2nd guy leaving in 2nd or 3rd gear lol 👍great stuff 👍🤙
My thoughts exactly
Now that's my idea of a good time!
Must be fairly recent since the timing tower is gone? Last time I was there, many years ago, the tower/shack was still there. They used to pile junk cars 4-5 high then back a jet car up to the stack and BURN THE CARS TO THE GROUND! And MANY other fun things. Always a great time! 🎆👍
The tower and timing shack are still in the same place. You can see the tower at the front of the staging lanes as the video is ending
The good old days, when drag racing was racing
JM Mississippi
Thanks for watching!
You can tell who the geezers are around here. 🤪🤪🤪🤪
That green 57 Pontiac was bad ass…
Was that a Crosley wagon @7:48?
Sadly, yes. Someone had a sense of humor, but they are quite desirable these days as original cars.
I hope that '57 Pontiac is running a Pontiac
That green "Epic motorspots" needs to set that rear suspension up better. Looked like it was dogtracking nearly sideways all the way down. Scary.
Ah the hell with that shit .he should be able to handle that .Its the Hot backup girl that the cameraman neglected to show us up close .Women come first .
@@downtownbobbybrown6237 Most back up girls are 20footers. You get up close and you can see the miles....body damage. They have all been rear ended one too many times.
@@666kty3 If you get too close, make sure you have a can of Raid with you.
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Thanks!
14 seconds cars pulling the wheels....lol. Guess gasser is a look to some....lol.
Wonky timing lights in the left lane a few times. 15+sec at 320mph? C'mon man!
Hope she’s wearing ear plugs
Me too!
Most of them are NOT gassers. They have girlie automatics. Real gassers have 4 speeds
@Fire Guy Do your homework,,early gassers did have auto,s. They are out there,,YOUR NOT!!!!!
@@williambrindley2832 Yes 4 speed "Hydos" as B&M
Powerglide two speed Automatic trans- Mated very well with V8 gassers for drag racing- Began production in 1950. They were a dim a dozen in the late 50's, and a guy could blow two a week up, and not care, because there were ample more. Sorry to burst your bubble LDN Wholesale.