{"id":494471,"date":"2016-08-31T04:16:32","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T11:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=494471"},"modified":"2016-08-31T04:16:32","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T11:16:32","slug":"thornhill-dragway-launch-action-a-day-at-the-drags-on-a-very-cool-old-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/thornhill-dragway-launch-action-a-day-at-the-drags-on-a-very-cool-old-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Thornhill Dragway Launch Action: A Day At The Drags On A Very Cool Old Track"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>I am not sure why we shot most of the launches from behind the cars.\u00a0 Maybe we\u2019re more comfortable shooting in that position at this track.\u00a0 It could be the lighting as this event is in the evening we often get harsh light shooting back toward the car.\u00a0 Whatever the reason that is the view in the majority of our shots from this event.\u00a0 Lots of tire-wrinkling and wheels-up action in here.\u00a0 We totally dug the \u2018White Lightnin\u2019 straight-axle Falcon.<\/p>\n

The lower stance and snorkel scoop break with the modern-day interpretation of how these should look.\u00a0 Around here we\u2019ve always liked Vegas and Pintos and when we visit Thornhill or US-60 we are not left wanting.\u00a0 The satin black more-door Disco Nova had great stance working on its sleeper look.\u00a0 We never tire of seeing Wade Craig\u2019s 455-poncho-powered \u201957 Pontiac gasser moving its bulk down track.\u00a0 I\u2019m a big fan of \u201968-\u201969 Ford Torino coupes.\u00a0 It goes back to a car I was around as a kid and something about it just speaks to me.\u00a0 We all seem to have that sort of thing to cars we saw as kids that gave some of our gearhead inspiration.\u00a0 The example pictured here was super nice.<\/p>\n

Enjoy.<\/p>\n

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