Travis Hinkle racing his 1953 Studebaker against
Jack Terry's Ford coupe. |
Al Eckstrand's altered wheelbase A/FX Plymouth - 1965. Al was part of
Plymouth's "Golden Comandos" drag race team. Al is a 2000 Drag
Racing Hall of Fame inductee. |
Al Eckstrand's Plymouth was powered by a Hilborn injected, 426 Hemi. You don't see too many folks dressed
like that at the drags these days. |
The Nolan and Wilbanks B/G coupe. Click
here for a close up shot of the car and their two mugs. |
The 'Outlaw'. Not sure who this
is. Notice the Coleman-Taylor Transmission pickup truck behind the
car. |
Folks got real close to the action before
the concrete wall was erected. |
Top end charge - early '60s. The
spectators' cars date this photo pretty well. |
An interesting view from the right side
hill. |
Chuck Hutton sponsored Dodge. Who's
car is this? |
As if the cars in the parking lot aren't
cool enough, check out the action on the track. |
Robert McCullar in his 1960 Chevy on the
return road. |
Great start line action! |
The Glo-Worm in living color. |
Alva Lancaster's 1940 Willys Pick-up. |
Alva
Lancaster's 1940 Willys Pick-up. |
Alva
Lancaster's 1940 Willys Pick-up on the track. |
Joe Lunati's Trouble Maker sponsored by
Coleman-Taylor Transmissions and Crane Cams. Joe, of course, went on
to found Lunati Cams. |
Joe Lunati's Trouble Maker. Dig the
return road speed limit sign. |
Joe Lunati's Trouble Maker. |
Bob Woodard's Oldsmobile powered Henry J
A/G hot rod. |
A/G 1933 Willys, a record holder out of
Paducah, Ky. |
Elbert Lewis driving the E/G Little Jewel. |
Yuck! That's Travis' Ramblin Ram
after its untimely demise at Lakeland. |
There's Travis with his Ramblin' Ram,
aluminum nosed, factory Dodge racer. |
His buddy was driving when the motor mount broke, which in turn yanked
the shift-cable to the reverse-pattern, push-button Torqueflite transmission. |
When the car was shifted into neutral, it actually
went into reverse which put the shiny side down. |
Here's the Ramblin' Ram in better days. |
It's hard to see but the dealer emblem by
the trunk lock indicates the car came from Chuck Hutton. Memphians
know the name well. |
Push start - Feb. 1968 |
Push start - Feb. 1968 |
Don Gay in his brand new 1968 Pontiac
Firebird Funny Car - Feb. 1968 |
This wild-looking one's called
'HOBO'. The lettering on the side reads 'Associated Masonry
Contractors'. Feb. 1968 |
This is the Andrews & Hassell A/MP
Corvette with 427 Rat power from Jackson, TN. It's sponsored by
Racing Head Service of Memphis. Feb. 1968 |
A bad BB/G '55 Chevy in tow behind a Chevy
pickup down the return road. Feb. 1968 |
Billy Webb-owned A/AA racer. |
Here is Billy Webb talking to driver Gene
McClanahan. Unfortunately Gene was to be Lakeland's first fatality
in 1968. Click here to read article.
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WHBQ Drag Festival -
July 1972. Here's what the action
looked like sitting up on the hill side. Dig
the ambulance poised at the opening of the retainer wall. It may
need to carry off some of those fans on the left side of the track for
smoke inhalation. |
The Brutus Mustang F/C - July 1972.
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Ray Gallagher's Mustang F/C - July 1972. |
Fred Goeske piloting the Duster F/C - July 1972.
This car must have looked better from above. Travis took this shot
from the crosswalk just as David Rubenstein did when he shot his
photo. |
The AMC Funny Gremlin - July 1972. |
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