{"id":603629,"date":"2017-09-21T07:37:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T14:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=603629"},"modified":"2017-09-21T07:37:18","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T14:37:18","slug":"straight-axle-mafia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/straight-axle-mafia\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Photos: Straight Axle Mafia Coverage From US60 Dragway In Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>So here\u2019s what some may call the main attraction.\u00a0 Some usual players and some not so usual.\u00a0 We are familiar with many and those I can speak to the best.\u00a0 I\u2019m no Brian Lohnes so the facts and names do not easily hold a spot in my permanent memory.\u00a0 Ringleader Tony McConnel\u2019s Falcon Around has been running the same engine for decades and he\u2019s changing it over to an auto and his daughter will field it in the future.\u00a0 At this event a friend of ours was rowing the gears and at the end of the track the tie rod broke so he just coasted it off the end of the track.\u00a0 That could have been bad.<\/p>\n

Chris Huls\u2019 Mighty Mouse is still making good smoke and carrying the front wheels past the 60ft.\u00a0 Bruce Sturdivant\u2019s Tin Man \u201964 Chevy II has been sold since these photos were taken and been defanged somewhat to be more \u2018street friendly\u2019.\u00a0 He\u2019s working on a Morris Minor as a replacement.\u00a0 Mike Johnson\u2019s Kometkaze was turning on win lights and he actually did a couple good burnouts for the camera.\u00a0 Jim Baker\u2019s Krazy Horse is sporting new graphics and zoomie headers.\u00a0 It sounds amazing.\u00a0 Josh Embry\u2019s \u201964 Chevelle has also been sold.\u00a0 It ran in the 5s before he let it go so someone got a real solid piece.\u00a0 I believe he is now building a Henry J.\u00a0 Lanny Wead\u2019s Toxic Falcon is good, reliable photo fodder with regular hazing of the tires and at least a foot under the front tires.\u00a0 Pictured squatting on the track is friend and fellow ace photog Mark Portman.\u00a0 Not sure if he has gas or is trying to focus.\u00a0 Maybe both.<\/p>\n

Joey Bridges\u2019 pale yellow Falcon is a regular runner and current points leader for 2017.\u00a0 Joey is the other ringmaster for this unruly band of gearheads.\u00a0 Next we have the handyman wagon of Morris Wheatley and it continues to make quick passes, seemingly with little fuss or trouble.\u00a0 Only providing one photo of Tony McConnel\u2019s TN Taxi Anglia running basically a stock 300-six doing a big wheelie on launch and another on the 1-2.\u00a0 It is surprising and actually a treat to watch.\u00a0 Dwight McGuire\u2019s Steel Lady Nash is likely the oldest survivor in the group and it goes back to early 60s.\u00a0 It\u2019s not quick, but Dwight pushes it hard to put on a show.<\/p>\n

Chuck Dever is out and about with his Chevy-six-powered Renault and this thing is super cool.\u00a0 It\u2019s a 292ci wearing dual Holley 660s and has ran a best of 7.61 in the eighth.\u00a0 I dig these because you can\u2019t really tell if they are coming or going and are so small they seem could fit in the bed of a pickup.\u00a0 Lastly we have Anthony Fleener\u2019s \u201952 Chevy just doing its thing and looking cool as it does.<\/p>\n

The rest of the characters coming up next\u2026<\/p>\n

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