1970 AHRA Grand American Nationals - YouTube

Gregg Teel · 03-16-2011, 11:45 PM

Slideshow from the 1970 AHRA Grand American Nationals at Frontier International Raceway in Oklahoma City, OK. 8 mins long. Super Stock, Stock, Funny Cars, Dragsters.

Bret Kepner · 03-17-2011, 06:07 AM

Thanks, Gregg! The slide show presents a very rare photographic chronicle of one of the sport's greatest debacles. I included it in an article I penned for Super Stock & Drag Illustrated magazine almost twenty years ago. It can be read at:

http://www.northernthunder.com/biggestflops.html

chris3racing · 03-17-2011, 08:18 AM

There are some dear friends in this slide show who have long since left us. I looked at these photos and thought of all of the whining and complaining that goes on here about how bad the pits are, not enough room to get the motorhome parked and heaven forbid that a super stock car have a "not factory hood scoop." Brett hope you are doing well. That is one super photo of the "Ramchargers" smokie burnout.

Bob Don · 03-17-2011, 08:52 AM

Great shots. Once I started the slide show, I was mesmerized until it was done.

X-TECH MAN · 03-17-2011, 09:42 AM

LOVE IT......Thats when drag racing was something !

George Fitzpatrick · 03-17-2011, 11:20 AM

cool names

chris3racing · 03-17-2011, 12:40 PM

X-Tech, you are correct. Seeing these slides brings back a lot of memories. I was thinking of a conversation Ronnie Sox, Bobby Warren and myself had one night at the reunion in Henderson. We were talking about the amount of equipment and everything involved in drag racing now and the amount of money involved. Ronnie commented that all of the money that sponsors spend that the car owner has to answer to all of those sponsors. He said "there is no way that the drag racers today can enjoy racing as much as we did, even though we raced, in most cases three or four times a week in all different locations hauled everything in a truck."

Ed Wright · 03-17-2011, 03:11 PM

I had forgotten about that track. Everybody parking in the dirt.
Don't remember the last time I saw a funny car with ladder bars..

X-TECH MAN · 03-17-2011, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris3racing

X-Tech, you are correct. Seeing these slides brings back a lot of memories. I was thinking of a conversation Ronnie Sox, Bobby Warren and myself had one night at the reunion in Henderson. We were talking about the amount of equipment and everything involved in drag racing now and the amount of money involved. Ronnie commented that all of the money that sponsors spend that the car owner has to answer to all of those sponsors. He said "there is no way that the drag racers today can enjoy racing as much as we did, even though we raced, in most cases three or four times a week in all different locations hauled everything in a truck."

X 2........Did you get the PM I sent you awhile back?

Shadylane · 03-18-2011, 04:14 PM

If memory serves me right, it was the Pogue brothers 58 Ford that mowed the tree down. Fun times! I loved AHRA.
Kelly

03-16-2011, 11:45 PM	#1
Gregg Teel Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 21 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1970 AHRA Grand American Nationals - YouTube Slideshow from the 1970 AHRA Grand American Nationals at Frontier International Raceway in Oklahoma City, OK. 8 mins long. Super Stock, Stock, Funny Cars, Dragsters.

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Bret Kepner Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Posts: 418 Likes: 1 Liked 11 Times in 2 Posts	Re: 1970 AHRA Grand American Nationals - YouTube Thanks, Gregg! The slide show presents a very rare photographic chronicle of one of the sport's greatest debacles. I included it in an article I penned for Super Stock & Drag Illustrated magazine almost twenty years ago. It can be read at: http://www.northernthunder.com/biggestflops.html __________________ Bret Kepner BRETKEPNER@Prodigy.net Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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chris3racing Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 528 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 1970 AHRA Grand American Nationals - YouTube There are some dear friends in this slide show who have long since left us. I looked at these photos and thought of all of the whining and complaining that goes on here about how bad the pits are, not enough room to get the motorhome parked and heaven forbid that a super stock car have a "not factory hood scoop." Brett hope you are doing well. That is one super photo of the "Ramchargers" smokie burnout.

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Bob Don VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greater Boston Posts: 1,476 Likes: 985 Liked 778 Times in 175 Posts	Re: 1970 AHRA Grand American Nationals - YouTube Great shots. Once I started the slide show, I was mesmerized until it was done. __________________ Bob Don 128 SS

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X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,207 Likes: 1,049 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: 1970 AHRA Grand American Nationals - YouTube LOVE IT......Thats when drag racing was something !

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George Fitzpatrick Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Babylon, NY Posts: 341 Likes: 98 Liked 98 Times in 23 Posts	Re: 1970 AHRA Grand American Nationals - YouTube cool names __________________ George Fitzpatrick 426 HEMI STK, SS

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chris3racing Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 528 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 1970 AHRA Grand American Nationals - YouTube X-Tech, you are correct. Seeing these slides brings back a lot of memories. I was thinking of a conversation Ronnie Sox, Bobby Warren and myself had one night at the reunion in Henderson. We were talking about the amount of equipment and everything involved in drag racing now and the amount of money involved. Ronnie commented that all of the money that sponsors spend that the car owner has to answer to all of those sponsors. He said "there is no way that the drag racers today can enjoy racing as much as we did, even though we raced, in most cases three or four times a week in all different locations hauled everything in a truck."

03-17-2011, 03:11 PM	#8
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 389 Times in 168 Posts	Re: 1970 AHRA Grand American Nationals - YouTube I had forgotten about that track. Everybody parking in the dirt. Don't remember the last time I saw a funny car with ladder bars.. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

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Shadylane Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Farmington, New Mexico Posts: 189 Likes: 169 Liked 119 Times in 39 Posts	Re: 1970 AHRA Grand American Nationals - YouTube If memory serves me right, it was the Pogue brothers 58 Ford that mowed the tree down. Fun times! I loved AHRA. Kelly