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My friend Wirenut passed this link to me and I'm just sharing it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bykyak/...th/4255048914/

Casey Miles
248H

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The last few pictures are of the Rupp & Steffey Cougar. Maynard Rupp is my neighbor across the street. I'll bet he will get a charge out of these pictures.

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I get a kick out of the trailers and tow rigs.

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I remember the old LaPlace Dragway which if I remember correctly held the first NHRA Cajun Nationals before it was moved to State Capitol in the early eighties. We ran soem points meets there back around 1977 or so. This pics are all from a little before my time at LaPlace but I do remember seeing some of these cars at other tracks Cool pics and some good memories.

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Now that's when racing was fun, each car looked different and had it's own personality!

It was good to see Fritz and the CKC boys come up from San Antonio with one of the three Chevy II funny cars.

Thanks for the memories,

JimR

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Man have we come along way.....


Great pics

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Have we?I think I'd rather have those times back.At least in drag racing.At least they were innovative.Now it's cookie cutter store bought cars in general.
I liked Garlits comment in a video a long time ago.Instead of calling the things they did
cheating,he said some guys were "crafty".That has always stuck with me.

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Thanks for sharing.......> Lot of car's and FAN'S.....☺

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Great pictures! La Place was the site of the inaugural Cajun Nationals as somebody said earlier. My best memories of that race are a Jax beer truck and a pickup with barrels of hot mudbugs.

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The inaugural Cajun Nationals (open event) were held at La Place in 1976 but the powers to be soon realized that the facility was not going to be big enough so it moved to State Capital in 1977 when it became a National event.

Dwight, do you remember "Shake's Jambalaya' (sp)Trailer with huge pot ?

La Place.......the only place i have watched dogs chase the parachutes on the big end.