(Photos by DWPhotos/David Whealon) – When Dave Whealon asked if we’d like to see some of the stuff that he shot at the PDRA event which was held at Rockingham Dragway last weekend we were on board. He then threw us an awesome curveball and instead of hitting us with awesome pro modified photos he sent us great gasser shots! Quain Stott’s Southeast Gasser Association, which is based around a pretty strict adherence to the late 1960s rules and technology that we all love about the gasser cars was in the house at the Rock and people were loving it. We believe that you can draw a line between the gassers of the 1960s and 1970s to the pro modifieds of today pretty easily. The looks, the attitude, the “all hanging out” style that the cars have is something that we love about the old ones and love about the new ones as well.
As you will see in this group of photos, there’s classic paint, there’s straight axles, there’s limited roll cages, and there’s a very cool vibe given off by the cars. These are not pieces that are trying to run 4s in the eighth mile or anything. Yes, they are fast and unpredictable but they are that way because that’s what the old cars were, too! Not top sportsman machines being run under the guise of “gassers” these are real deal pieces, most with stick shift transmissions, and lots of personality.
David shot them on the track and he got a ton of great details in the pits when the cars were off the track as well. If you dig gassers and dig them the way that God intended them to be, these photos will have your tongue hanging out and your drool rag saturated.
HIT THE LINK BELOW TO SEE DAVE WHEALON’S LOOK AT THE SOUTHEAST GASSER GROUP –
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Gassers will always peg the cool meter. There’s a lot about them that are just ooze crude big power in a very good way. Couple that with the fact that they’re approachable in a way that Pro Mods or Top Fuels can never be, and you’ve got a winner.
(AA/Altereds will be up that in that same rarified way cool zone)
Those who cant go fast must grasp on to rules of times past in order to reign supreme among the week!