{"id":511027,"date":"2016-11-03T07:36:17","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T14:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=511027"},"modified":"2016-11-03T07:36:17","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T14:36:17","slug":"southeast-gassers-action-photos-these-cars-are-spectacular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/southeast-gassers-action-photos-these-cars-are-spectacular\/","title":{"rendered":"Southeast Gassers Action Photos: These Cars Are Spectacular"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>More badness from the Southeast Gassers at Mountain Park Dragway in Clay City, KY.\u00a0 The track first opened in 1963 and has been going strong ever since.\u00a0 Located off the aptly named \u2018Bert Combs Mountain Parkway\u2019 the track has hosted lots of great events over the years and we\u2019ve been fortunate enough to have been going there since the late 90s.\u00a0 Seems appropriate for Quain to bring his band of racers up to Kentucky and soak up some of the history up here.\u00a0 Plenty of fans of Nostalgia racing here in the Bluegrass state.\u00a0 There\u2019s Thornhill Dragway which is arguably the oldest continually-operating track in the country.\u00a0 We\u2019ve also got US-60 which has been a hotbed of nostalgia racing for years.\u00a0 Of course Beech Bend has been hosting the National Hot Rod Reunion for years now, has recently added the Tri-5 Nationals, and the Goodguys event was just a few weeks ago.\u00a0 At any of these tracks and others in the Commonwealth you\u2019ll see plenty of older body styles around the pits.\u00a0 I\u2019ve only been to a couple events here that didn\u2019t have a wide selection of classic, early, and muscle car-based racers. \u00a0SEG is a good fit.\u00a0 This gallery brings you six more of the Southeast Gasser competitors and some tidbits of information about them.<\/p>\n

C\/Gas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bad Banana \u201955 Chevy campaigned by Rusty Sampsel from Lapeer, MI.\u00a0 This was his dad\u2019s racecar back in the day so it is the real deal.\u00a0 \u00a0It\u2019s power comes from a 427ci SBC that is sent back to a Jerico and ends up twisting the pinion on a Dana 60.l<\/p>\n

C\/Gas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fowl Can \u201963 Ford Falcon of J.W. Barber from Greenup, KY.\u00a0 As a dedicated Ford man this thing is packed full of vintage speed parts and all the bones are FoMoCo.<\/p>\n

A\/Gas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 White Trash is Donovan Stott\u2019s \u201948 Anglia powered by a 327ci SBC, backed by a Jerico, and turning the slicks with a 9\u201d Ford.\u00a0 This setup provides plenty of thrills and Donovan\u2019s driving is top-notch.<\/p>\n

C\/Gas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alley Cat \u201941 Willys of Tim and Jared Bailey.\u00a0 The grunt is supplied by a 406ci SBC sent through a T101 then out back to a Dana 60.<\/p>\n

C\/Gas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hitman Studebaker is driven by Tim Timmerman.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t find much out about it.\u00a0 It\u2019s a sweet-looking and interesting ride for sure.\u00a0 Hope to see it again and learn more.<\/p>\n

A\/Gas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Night Stalker is owned and driven by Greg Porter from south Carolina.\u00a0 As to specifics on the car, I checked my notes and I don\u2019t seem to have much of anything.\u00a0 I do know it has a screaming small-block Chevy that can propel this monster to the 8s.\u00a0 It does massive 2nd<\/sup>-gear wheelies and it won the Geezer Gassers class at the 2016 California Hot Rod Reunion.\u00a0 I\u2019m guessing he didn\u2019t try to cackle his car when not authorized or else he\u2019d been booted.<\/p>\n

Enjoy.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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