1973 Popular Hot Rodding Meet

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  • Опубликовано: 1 дек 2024
  • An annual event at US-131 Dragway in Martin, Michigan, this year's event drew a stellar top fuel field and some popular funny cars as well. Some nice twilight flame shots and a blowover to start the next day.

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  • @chrisschott9645
    @chrisschott9645 4 года назад +2

    Good memories, push start top fuel, wow miss those days, and I m 62 ,love the drags. Chris shingle-schott

  • @HEMISUPERBEE426
    @HEMISUPERBEE426 5 лет назад +2

    GREAT OLD MEMORIES WITH BIG NAMES.....SUPER VIDEO !

  • @timothyturner2165
    @timothyturner2165 2 года назад +1

    This is awesome. I went to a bunch of shows at US 131 from 75 to 85. PHR was the highlight of the year for me.

  • @7000fps
    @7000fps 2 года назад +2

    Thanks for the incredible 8mm footage...very nice.

  • @happydays8171
    @happydays8171 Месяц назад +1

    7:50 Unbelievable you caught that blow over. Had to be one of the first. Hope he was okay.

  • @iggyfritz7150
    @iggyfritz7150 2 года назад +2

    What great memories.

  • @76zimmer
    @76zimmer 6 лет назад +2

    great footage, I can almost "hear" them! Jungle Pam, nice turn around Shirley!

  • @precbsfender
    @precbsfender Год назад

    Long smoky burnouts and dry hops, best era of drag racing of all times.

  • @randallbohl
    @randallbohl 6 лет назад

    Thanks, what memories at only 11 years old "I was there" with my parents BB/FC and into the 80's when I ran "bracket bikes". The stands behind the starting line where the rowdiest late night during circuit races! 1970's when the stands where packed!

    • @gordonwd
      @gordonwd  6 лет назад

      Glad you enjoyed it. Actually, the only reason I was there that day was because we had had a serious engine failure on the B/FD that we had been struggling with, so I had nothing to do for a while and rode my motorcycle over there (from Pontiac) for the weekend. We switched to a big-block Chevy and ran A/FD the next year with a lot more success!

    • @timothyturner2165
      @timothyturner2165 2 года назад +1

      OK so your last need is Bohl so you guys were a part of the Williams and Bohl alky funny? If so I really liked that car. The 77 Vega was top notch.

    • @randallbohl
      @randallbohl 2 года назад +1

      @@timothyturner2165 Yes, Marlis Williams has passed on but my dad Dave Bohl will appreciate your comment, (as well I do) thanks.

  • @CompetitionPlusTV
    @CompetitionPlusTV 6 лет назад +2

    Awesome, awesome stuff.

  • @joen5332
    @joen5332 5 лет назад +2

    Push starting a top fuel dragsters a lot of young people middle-aged people from today probably never even seen it done before that's old school

    • @gordonwd
      @gordonwd  5 лет назад +1

      It gave people a better chance to see the cars at the tracks where we had to push down from the top end, although it did take a lot of extra time. Also added a bit of drama -- part of the show.

  • @halseyknox
    @halseyknox Год назад

    Back when funny cars did real burnouts

  • @CornpopWasaBadDude444
    @CornpopWasaBadDude444 2 года назад

    Jim Bucher in The SSP Special. BBC top fuel dragster. Bad wreck here around 7:32.

    • @gordonwd
      @gordonwd  2 года назад +1

      That was Paul Longenecker who did the backflip. Bucher was in the other lane.

    • @davidgeorge1294
      @davidgeorge1294 2 года назад +1

      Not just a back flip but 3 pirouettes. Even the Russian judges gave him a perfect 10!

  • @sandyhancock5521
    @sandyhancock5521 4 года назад

    Love it!!...why is there never sound?😞

    • @gordonwd
      @gordonwd  4 года назад

      Sound was not available on old home movie cameras or projectors. This was well before the VHS camcorder era!

  • @Slinger43
    @Slinger43 Год назад

    Was gonna say something about "No Snake, No Goose, Not legit"
    Then 7:32 happened 😳!! Plus, anything with Jungle Pam in it is absolutely legit 🤤 74 Manufacturer's Funny car meet at OCIR, I'm 13 & standing in line at the pit concession stand for a dog & coke, when I turn around and there's Jungle Pam in line next to me! 😳!! She See's my 13yr old goofyass staring at her, she smile's & wink's at me!! 😰 I damn near fainted!! Buddy let me tell ya, that was a lotta Woman 😉