As it gets cold here in New England and I already crave some of the summer months back, videos like this absolutely awesome gasser film keep me warm and hopeful for next year’s drag racing season. What we have here is a 10-minute adventure with the Ohio Outlaw AA/Gassers at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. This footage was taken during their legendary “Night of Fire” event that continues to be the largest single day, self produced drag racing event in the country and probably the world. Chad and I saw these guys run at the NHRA Holley National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green, Kentucky this summer and they put on a heck of a show. The cars are built largely to the standards of the late 1960s “outlaw” gasser circuits back when guys made a living touring the country and running at tracks far and wide almost every night of the week. Because these cars are largely “period” they run heads up on the eighth mile. Why? They aren’t certified to the speeds they would be capable of running all the way out the back door.

This group has something else going for it outside of the cool cars, too. Everyone has a backup chick, every car has a bitchin’ 1960s era name, paint, and attitude. People were going ape BLEEP for these guys at Bowling Green and take a look at the crowd in the video! Norwalk was packed to the rafters and these guys delivered. Over the course of the 10 minutes we get treated to a truly boss two minute opening to surf style rock and roll that basically introduces us to the cars and sets the scene. After the 2:00 mark, the guitar is gone, replaced by the sounds of blown hemi and big block wedge engines packed into small cars, just like back in the day. There are wheelstands, crossed up burnouts, and some sweet side by side racing.

Friend-o-BangShift Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian made this film and she has been making top shelf drag videos for a couple of years now. Having grown up at the strip with her siblings, mom, and hard charging dad, she knows the attitude, cars,and energy at the track like few others. This is some of her finest work. You don’t want to do crappy work right now, you want to zone out for 10 minutes ad gorge your eyes and brain on some primo vintage drag racing iron. That’s what this video is all about, so pull the damned trigger below and let’s get on with it!

PRESS PLAY BELOW TO SEE 10 MINUTES OF HIGHLY ENTERTAINING OHIO OUTLAW AA/GASSERS ACTION FROM NORWALK’S NIGHT OF FIRE!