{"id":604159,"date":"2017-09-26T05:25:11","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T12:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=604159"},"modified":"2017-09-26T05:25:49","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T12:25:49","slug":"straight-axle-mafia-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/straight-axle-mafia-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Straight Axle Mafia Madness! More Cool Photos Of These Killer Cars at US 60 Drag Strip"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>More from the Straight-Axle Mafia cast of characters at US60 Dragway.\u00a0 Leading off we have Adam Lowhorns\u2019 Falcon which is currently on the sidelines from both SAM and SEG competition after letting the magic smoke out during the Meltdown Drags.\u00a0 On the day these photos were taken the smack talk between the Lowhorns and another pair of delinquents, Mike Lewis and Ryan Pope, brought on a $100 grudge race which I\u2019ll go into a little later.\u00a0 The next one I can recall is Herman Hill and the patriotic Henry J.\u00a0 This car puts out some of the most-photogenic burnouts you will ever see.\u00a0 Brian Figg in the Dirty Bird Falcon has always been one I like to watch.\u00a0 Somewhere I have an animated GIF I made from a launch sequence showing how well the chassis works on this ride.\u00a0 She flat works.<\/p>\n

The Lil Tzer of Royce Paynter Sr\u00a0 is a lot of fun, no-nonsense ride that if unleashed would be a crazy, wheelie bar-bending, wall-banging spectacle.\u00a0 Chuck Mitchell\u2019s white Comet with the red tint represents a classic and clean look.\u00a0 Falconstein is Aaron Riley\u2019s Cragar-shod, green-glitter-roofed Falcon that is always in contention for a win.\u00a0 We last showed you the \u201957 Chevy of John Gillgan with our coverage from the Cincinnati Cavalcade of Customs.\u00a0 John\u2019s primered \u201957 with the tilt front end also runs in SEG with the D\/Gas class.\u00a0 He is having a blast and knows a bad day doing this stuff is better than a good day doing most anything else.\u00a0 Wade Craig\u2019s Poncho has been seen here before and now sports additional artwork (not pictured) earning its name \u2018Honcho Poncho\u2019 on the rear fenders.\u00a0 Earlier I mentioned Mike Lewis and Ryan Pope running a grudge race against Adam Lowhorn with a $100 on the line.\u00a0 These two try to line up against each other regardless in a healthy, fun rivalry, but the money put it on the line.\u00a0 Ryan\u2019s Big Iron \u201956 is sidelined until another project of theirs is sold so the Lark Ness Monster got the call for this.\u00a0 Nessie had an altitude adjustment over the winter and shed the wheelie bars.\u00a0 It also gained front brakes to haul her down from its low-10second laps.<\/p>\n

Both cars are pretty close so this really was anybody\u2019s game, however, Nessie came out on top by a few hundredths and the crowd was treated to a great matchup.\u00a0 When Ryan Pope had his turn behind the wheel of the Lark he not only did a Mike Belina burnout \u2013 he stood her on the bumper and rode it out.\u00a0 Good job on treating your buddy\u2019s car like a rental.\u00a0 Danny Johnson is deadly consistent in the 221ci Windsor-Ford urged Minor Headache driving it for his soon-to-be father-in-law Tony McConnell.\u00a0 Now you know why I didn\u2019t put more photos of his cars in here because he had 4 entered in the event.\u00a0 The last are Lee \u2018two-lane\u2019 Vickery\u2019s \u201955 sporting all the right stuff for a tribute car.\u00a0 He has since changed the wheels and made some other modification to meet the strict guidelines for the Southeast Gasser Association that are a limited set based on 1967 rules.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s if for the ones I know well enough to tell you much.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t caught one of their events, you should.\u00a0 These folks have fun and race hard with few restrictions.\u00a0 We enjoy hanging out with them and bet you all would too.<\/p>\n

Enjoy.<\/p>\n

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