{"id":521483,"date":"2016-12-08T01:19:02","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T09:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=521483"},"modified":"2016-12-06T14:24:53","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T22:24:53","slug":"wheels-up-drag-action-photos-mt-park-dragway-killer-sportsman-racers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/wheels-up-drag-action-photos-mt-park-dragway-killer-sportsman-racers\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheels Up Drag Action Photos! Mt. Park Dragway Killer Sportsman Racers"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and\u00a0photos by Doug Gregory) –\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>I really don\u2019t know where to being with this gallery.\u00a0 So much great stuff to cover.\u00a0 I do try to keep my text to a minimum most of the time\u2026..really.\u00a0 We\u2019ll kick things off with the Comb\u2019s Mustang featuring nothing but black covering everything.\u00a0 It makes it hard on a photographer when all of it is black….but all the hassle is excused when it runs dead-on after clipping the 60ft beams with the back tires \u2013 repeatedly.\u00a0 This Chevy-powered beast is simply incredible with its consistency while treating the bystanders with wheelie after wheelie.\u00a0 Not boring.\u00a0 Next up is the Sour Kraut bug that is the other exhibition vehicle running with the Southeast Gassers.\u00a0 Paul Combest hauls this thing to run with SEG all over the place and it\u2019s a screamer.\u00a0 He was being easy on the launch trying to save the diff till winter, but his 1-2 wheelie was much higher (which\u2026.I missed).\u00a0 Paul does it all and even did the gold-leaf lettering on the doors.\u00a0 His day job is making custom leather holsters.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no secret I like Dodge Darts of the latter 60s and early 70s.\u00a0 At this event I got the treat of seeing TWO \u2013 both yellow.\u00a0 The one shown here repeatedly performed photogenic burnouts.\u00a0 I\u2019m not a Mopar guy, but this is definitely on my want list.<\/p>\n

The Centers\u2019 family Chevy II has been making laps at Mt. Park Dragway longer than we\u2019ve been visiting this track.\u00a0 It looks the same to me as the first time we saw it and is still going rounds.\u00a0 I might also be partial to that body style.\u00a0 Still not done\u2026.\u00a0 The orange \u201957 wagon was neat as a pin and together with its ramp truck is a combination most can envy.\u00a0 Wheels-up on every launch this thing looks like a blast to drive or just sit and stare at.<\/p>\n

Lastly we need to mention the green and black Olds Firenza.\u00a0 Can\u2019t remember the last time I seen one or if I\u2019ve ever seen one in-person done up like this.\u00a0 It left the line on the wheelie bars every pass and carried the skinny-tires past the 60ft clocks.\u00a0 Econobox done good.\u00a0 I\u2019d bet it\u2019s an old super gas car.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s enough.\u00a0 Enjoy.<\/p>\n

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