{"id":114887,"date":"2014-10-08T01:00:10","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=114887"},"modified":"2014-10-07T09:49:22","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T16:49:22","slug":"drag-action-gallery-fall-show-n-go-paradise-drag-strip-calhoun-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/drag-action-gallery-fall-show-n-go-paradise-drag-strip-calhoun-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Drag Action Gallery: The Fall Show-N-Go At Paradise Drag Strip – Calhoun, Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) –\u00a0<\/strong>Paradise Drag Strip in Calhoun, Georgia has been around since 1961, and it\u2019s still operated by the same family that founded it. If you\u2019re interested in going fast and having a good time, Paradise Drag Strip is a great place to do it. A few times a year, the track hosts Show-N-Go events, which are nostalgia-themed, but allow pretty much anyone to make passes down the historic eighth-mile drag strip.<\/p>\n

We were there for all the action, which included a bunch of cars and drivers that were too fast for their own good. While this can sometimes be a recipe for disaster, pretty much everyone kept it between the lines throughout the day.<\/p>\n

Three blown and injected front engine dragsters came out for some test passes and put on a heck of a show. The super short wheelbase Chassis Research dragster owned by Josh <\/span>Flammer<\/span> did a killer <\/span>wheelstand<\/span>, and would later make another pass that involved peddling the throttle and lifting the front tires at 600 feet down track. Other cool creations included a <\/span>high-riding<\/span> altered roadster, a blown big block Corvette gasser, and a 14-71-blown Ford-powered Mustang II. You may notice that there is someone in the passenger seat of the Pro Mod style Mustang!<\/span> Yikes!<\/span><\/p>\n

Another vehicle that had everyone running to the fences was a bright orange S-10, owned by Travis Burney. The truck has a big-inch big block with multiple nitrous systems<\/span>, and the driver is just as aggressive as the engine combination<\/span>. The truck is scary fast, and Travis actually spun out trying his best John Force impression<\/span> at the infamous uphill burnout box. <\/span>No one was injured, but he scraped some of the fresh paint off the <\/span>truck\u2019s nose.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lots of tire smoke, wheels up launches and sketchy moments made <\/span>for<\/span> a fun day of racing, and we thoroughly enjoyed the wide variety of stuff that came out of the woodworks for the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Hit the link to see Tommy Lee Byrd\u2019s gallery of photos from the Fall Show-N-Go at Paradise Drag Strip –<\/strong><\/p>\n

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