Nostalgia Drag Racing, Grand Prarie, Texas

Les Winter, my resident man about town in Texas phoned me this week, to tell me about the upcoming weekend event...the drags, at the iconic Yello Belly Dragstrip

 the venue is an old farmers market..has some covered stands made into bleachers, and a sort of narrow 1/8 mile strip to race on..or you can just bring your ride for the car show..

 lots of variety

 anything goes...

 lickity-split A bone

 cool venue..look at the undercover areas to use..

 stout ladder bars..

 rat rod Camaro..run what ya brung..

 a tribute to the famous "Two Lane Blacktop" car

 gasser style always looks good..

Charlies son Tony has this gasser style Nomad

 Les couldn't resist it..rolled up..paid the $$..can't keep an old drag racer down..

 see what I mean..what a cool dragstrip this is...old school fun!!

 Les got himself into the semis, where he blasted his 425 Olds, rowing that 4 speed muncie to the win..

 the old coupe he raced had a flattie in it, so made that Olds work for the win..

so..into the final he goes...up against the 2 Lane Blacktop car, or as I like to refer to it as the "Grey Fridge"

 does look kinda narrow from this angle...

dang itchy feet..dumped the clutch and left a cherry on the tree...still..runner up in Hot Rod class wasn't too bad for his first shot of Texas dragracing...the buzz never leaves...what will come next!!