(Photos by Johnny Gaudette) – With a flag starter and a 330′ length course run on the landing strip at the small Sterling Airport in Sterling, Massachusetts the Orange Drag Strip Reunion channeled the days of old and gave participants and spectators a great taste of what the sport was like before huge tracks, huge money, and all the other trappings of growth has brought it. The racing one done at Orange Airport in Orange, Massachusetts is celebrated at this event and lots of people and even some of the cars that used to sprint down that runway were at Sterling as well. The celebration of old time drag racing reaches generations far too young to have seen the sport when it was coming up and this event is further proof of that. Many of the cars on display in the show area were built or owned by people who had fathers and grandfathers racing at Orange.
Steve Magnante provided the announcing chops for the event and according to our own Johnny Gaudette who shot these photos, it was a great time for everyone. Judging by the turnout and the amount of people who have followed this event as it has moved once or twice over the years, people will be celebrating the history of drag racing in Massachusetts and specifically the history of the long gone Orange Drag Strip for a long time to come!
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The lead car is glorious….Love it.
i was there, it was a great time , cant wait till next year!