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Vintage Fuel - it's awesome!

GrabberOrange69

GrabberOrange69

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I spent my Saturday at the Las Vegas Drag Strip, doing the "Rockabilly Rod Reunion" - a combination swap meet/rod meet/drag race/car show/party. I had read about vintage fuel events like "cackle fest", etc., but had never been. Until now. If you remember these cars from your childhood, it's great watching them run the strip again. Roland Leong was there too helping turn wrenches at the starting line.

And of couse, being Vegas, the strip had a fully stocked mobile BAR!

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That was the day when you could at least recognize what kind of car the dragster was supposed to be. Nowadays they have a Tauras that is 3 times as big as any real Tuaras, and looks exactly like a the Corvette, that is 3 times as big as any Corvette. Only difference in appearance is the shape of the painted headlights and Logo on the front.

Thanks for the pics. While I do love the power of modern NHRA cars, I , too, love the retro stuff.
 
"johnpro" said:
That was the day when you could at least recognize what kind of car the dragster was supposed to be. Nowadays they have a Tauras that is 3 times as big as any real Tuaras, and looks exactly like a the Corvette, that is 3 times as big as any Corvette. Only difference in appearance is the shape of the painted headlights and Logo on the front.

Thanks for the pics. While I do love the power of modern NHRA cars, I , too, love the retro stuff.
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I agree - the new cars look nothing like a production car. The amazing thing on the vintage funny cars was how small the cars really are. I asked one of the crew dogs what the rules differences are, besides running the vintage bodies, and he said the fuel pump is limited, the tires are limited, and those were the major differences. One area they have that was "open" was the Nitro load, which is restricted in top fuel. In vintage, you can run any load, and I saw the Candies and Hughes crew dumping in a 10 gallon jug that had "99%" written on the side. The cars run low 6s, high 5s.

Would love to see them run at night.
 
I wish something would roll through locally, I would love to go see it!
Was Mendy Fry there (GRRRR)? I think I read something awhile back, that R. Leong was wrenching for her?

Thanks for the photos.
 
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