NoCal scrapbook

[Richard Cranium]

Pretty cool 

http://wediditforlove.com/NoCal.html

[el dub]

I saw that pure hell roadster a few times out at Raisen City drag strip outside of Fresno. He used to take off out of the hole and set his tires on fire. Back in the day.

[440]

Those days are long gone... Too bad they don't do a get together at the HMB Airport where they do the Dream Machines show. 

[68X426]

Nostalgia racing is awesome. If you are anywhere in California or Nevada, you might want to attend this event:

http://eaglefielddrags.com/

I went last year and had a blast.

Also, this next event has great reputation for fun, though I haven't made it there yet. Kingdon was the center of action back in the day.

http://www.kingdondrags.com/#

[Brock Samson]

I was around Half Moon Bay and Champion Race Way as a young man, first ride i ever took down the 1520 was in a '58 Ford 427 gasser called the High and the Mighty in '67..


http://youtu.be/U7lcgyHRgO4

[68X426]

as a young man, first ride i ever took down the 1520

Ahh, yes, the 1520. Everything was longer back in the day. 

Couldn't pass up having fun with the typo. 

Great pics and video. Thanks.

[Budnicks]

Great photos & link, as a born & raised northern Calif. guy & son of a fellow gear head, I went to all those tracks plus all the SoCal tracks with my step father & his Pontiacs, from when I was Knee high to a grasshopper, they left out Vacaville & Sacramento, unforunitly by the late 70's almost all of those tracks were gone. I loved Freemont/Baylands & Sears Point/Infinion, I lived in the east bay Concord, Ca. for most my early years, off & on for 30 years. I remember when there was no guard rails & a water ditch all the way down the right side of the track at Freemont. If your chute didn't deploy you ended up in a onion field at the end of the track. I like the old photos of Vic Hubbards Speed shop, they were far bigger in my day, they were 1 of my first sponcers on my Blown BB powered  Comp. Eliminator 23T Alterd (modeled after Nannook) in the mid 70's, Alky oil & plugs whoopy.    Budnicks

[440]

Gotellies is still in business in San Mateo I think.... That place is like a candy store

[tan top]

  good links & pictures thanks for posting 

[Brock Samson]

Gotellies is still in business in San Mateo I think.... That place is like a candy store

here's a gotellis' thread i did a few years back...

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,19532.0.html

[Brock Samson]

since i'm lookin at my old photos here are some more.. 

[Brock Samson]

I'm trying to find ones i haven't posted before... feel free to add any you have... 

[Richard Cranium]

Hey, there's a Mooslam woman in the tower.

[twodko]

Man I love that red chevy with the straight front axle.............that says old school big time for me.

[Budnicks]

since i'm lookin at my old photos here are some more.. 

Verry cool photos. That looks like "Jungle Jim Liberman" & the notorious "Jungle Pam" I remember her chest being alot bigger...LOL...They were regulars at Sacramento Sears Point & Freemont/Baylands. Does anyone have photos of the old Northern Nationals at Freemont Raceway?  Budnicks

[John_Kunkel]

The late Jim Herbert at Fremont.

[Budnicks]

Cool shot, I grew up at Freemont/Baylands, starting in the early 60's, I would like to get some old photos from pops & share them sometime.  Budnicks