{"id":41031,"date":"2017-05-31T01:19:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T08:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=41031"},"modified":"2017-05-30T18:32:13","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T01:32:13","slug":"1970s-vintage-nhra-sanair-action-photos-never-before-published-images-from-le-grand-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/1970s-vintage-nhra-sanair-action-photos-never-before-published-images-from-le-grand-national\/","title":{"rendered":"1970s NHRA Sanair Action Photos – Never Before Published Images From Le Grand National!"},"content":{"rendered":"
(Photos by Bob Boudreau) – Sanair Super Speedway in Canada was a longtime host of NHRA national events. The longstanding name was Le Grand National (then followed by a company’s name like Molson, etc). For 21 years the NHRA would make the trip over the border to bring fans in the Montreal area the biggest drag racing show on the planet and during that time some crazy stuff happened. From airplanes hitting the christmas tree in 1975 (photos of that coming), to Don Prudhomme suffering an incredible wreck in 1989 (video of that here), the place was drenched in its own unique history.<\/p>\n
Some people blame the Canadian government’s move to try and ban leaded fuel for the stoppage of NHRA’s race at Sanair, but since the IHRA has been heading up there over the border for years now and the Canadian drag racing scene is still going strong, we suspect other elements may have been behind that decision and the leaded fuel deal was as good an excuse as any. After all, if the IHRA is hosting profitable races up there (and trust us..they are. We’ve been to them!) why didn’t NHRA return? Who’s to say.<\/p>\n
Anyway, in the early 1970s Sanair was as nice a track as you’d find anywhere in the world and these photos start to tell the tale. Consider this an appetizer because we have hundreds more Sanair NHRA photos coming your way this week and next thanks to Bob Boudreau. This guy rules and his photos are boss!<\/p>\n