drag racing 1960's part 1

an early event converted from film....an added context to Nostalgia drag racing is that it was started at O.C.I.R. Orange County international raceway in the mid seventies when a flathead / inliner (straight 6 and 8 cylinder) club known as Forever 4 club had street rod races at aforementioned track. the earliest known dragster to appear that had significant history may have been the Sacramento based Ed Cortapassi & Doug Butler "Glass Slipper" a 1951 dragster with a fully enclosed cockpit .Then in 1981 GNRS grand national roadster show winner Tom Prufer along with buddy Ken Foster organized a yearly race which later became the NDRA Nostalgia Drag racing association . By the mid 80's events were from east to west coast and a series was born with membership and a newspaper. By 1988 the t-shirt vendor from so-cal had sued to gain control of the growing organization. By 1989 and the closure of Fremont drag strip the WCTA West cast timing association was hatch by Tom P. and continued at Sacramento raceway . End of part 1....THIS CHANEL IS NOT MONETIZED SO IF YOU SEE ADS ...ITS NOT ME.

[@danieljohnson9351]

Garlits Wynn's Charger at the beginning of this video looks so spindly and delicate. It flexes so much even as he is just lining up.

[@mynameis9057]

that's great how noble and altruistic Hurst and other people helped each other for free! such a great spirit of the family of racers.

[@donatchinson8438]

I attended every day of racing in 68.
Nine weeks later I was in Vietnam.

[@telsport]

Thank you for serving, Don. I was #12 on the draft...ROTC kid..eager. showed up to the physical...hidden asthma. 4F. Well, I went on to produce 300 national championship motorcycle drag races in 70 cities and tracks from Epping to Carlsbad and Miami Hollywood to Kent Wa. i didnt waste that big break. Again, thank you for serving.

[@ralphgregory7616]

​@@telsport 👍👍👍

[@shatteredone6127]

Does anyone remember Mike Michell ? Ran a corvette no roof or windshield , said worlds fastest hippie on the top of the door . Late 60's early 70's. I remember looking at his car in Hot Rod magazine and trying to build a model car that looked like his car .

[@Dmitry14region]

Old school forever🤟 ✊✌tanks old school

[@briansd2772]

Savage stuff back then.

[@billeywinn930]

Love hot rods sense i was a kid

[@MrMakemyday3]

love it!!!

[@Dinzzzsalvatoreyt]

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[@chasefreels2353]

THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!

[@mothertree]

nice tribute to the hurst company

[@oldrustycars]

When race cars had names...I was born too late.

[@ErnieAlgorriernietheattorney]

Ha. Good for SAC bomber crew chief Poley! How cool

[@tonyfourpaws4511]

can anyone please tell me that number thats playing in the beginning? those drums!!!!

[@timcassidy4326]

You might check some old Sandy Nelson from the Surf Music Craze era! He was huge with the heavy hitting beat.

[@lindaroten7354]

race means...

[@billeywinn930]

Them are railjobs

[@jackallen6562]

St. Mars, for your information, “Railjob” was 1960’s slang for a slingshot dragster.