{"id":736356,"date":"2019-01-08T01:29:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T09:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=736356"},"modified":"2019-01-07T03:49:34","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T11:49:34","slug":"the-us-60-dragway-spring-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/the-us-60-dragway-spring-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Drag Gallery: Here’s Loads Of Nostalgia Action At The US-60 Dragway Spring Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Now that I am caught up with newer events I am finishing up items from before my cancer treatment up to just after surgery (late June).\u00a0 I didn\u2019t do any car stuff (or much of anything) for about two months while recovering from that.\u00a0 Yeah, I\u2019m a slacker.<\/p>\n

We try to attend as many of the Straight Axle Mafia events as possible.\u00a0 They are a fun bunch and their rules are pretty lax to keep it that way.\u00a0 Also, US60 is my favorite track, period.\u00a0 Others are close, but this is my pick.\u00a0 SAM runs at plenty of tracks with US60 being their \u2018home\u2019.\u00a0 The Nostalgia Nationals are held twice a year and feature much more than just SAM.\u00a0 This gallery includes the \u2018Nostalgia\u2019 class cars.\u00a0 These are 1980 and older that do not fit the requirements to race with SAM (straight-axle, door cars) or folks that don\u2019t want to run with the straight-axle cars.\u00a0 Also in here are the NSS and NMC classes.<\/p>\n

Lots of great stuff in this widely-varied class.\u00a0 Being a fan of \u201978-79 Ford pickups (and drag trucks in general) this step-side running plenty of spray was fun to watch.\u00a0 The FEDs on hand are always a threat to win and the show they put on is worth finding a seat to witness.\u00a0 Mikey Brown\u2019s \u2018Seam Ripper\u2019 is the slowest and most-entertaining FED I\u2019ve seen in a while.\u00a0 Utilizing a fresh dragmaster chassis recreated by Mike Wagner of Cornfield Customs and a basic Chevy six this thing looks amazing and will yank the tires every time.\u00a0 Mikey has a custom upholstery shop which explains the rail\u2019s name.\u00a0 This machine is a looker and Mikey has had a ton of fun wheeling it.<\/p>\n

In previous coverage we\u2019ve featured the \u2018Six Shooter\u2019 \u2018Cuda and we don\u2019t believe anyone could grow tired of seeing it.\u00a0 It is accompanied by plenty of other Mopars at these gatherings.\u00a0 Not sure why, but it seems Kentucky and Southern Indiana are flush with Mopar racers and fans.<\/p>\n

Always been a fan of the Opel GT or \u2018mini\u2019 Corvette as some called it.\u00a0 We don\u2019t see many out at the Nostalgia events we attend.\u00a0 I recall seeing a lot more of these back when I was bracket racing in the 90s so I\u2019m hoping they are tucked away in a corner waiting for someone to bring them back out for fun.<\/p>\n

This is the largest gallery of photos I\u2019ve put together in a really long time.\u00a0 I really didn\u2019t see any I wanted to trim out and splitting didn\u2019t seem to be an option for me mentally.\u00a0 Perhaps Brian will show me how it\u2019s done.<\/p>\n

Come back and check out the other happenings at the US-60 Nostalgia Nationals.<\/p>\n

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