Connecting Highway

cammer427 · 04-08-2010, 11:51 PM

Also, just to make sure everyone's aware of it, Eugene Coard of the Mutt Brothers had his son create a website in honor of Ronald Lyles and the Mutt Brothers at www.ronaldlyles.com. It has a wealth of NYC street racing history as well as history of the Mutt Bros professional racing endeavors.

hemicop · 04-09-2010, 12:26 AM

The "return road" was relatively long. The advantage of it was you could take your time, avoid the cops & set-up another run. Aside from the cops wetting down the road and possibly running up onto slower traffic (if you misjudged speed & distance) it really was kind of a cool place for racing inside a city. Of course the REAL fast cars went elsewhere--JFK, CrossIsland & a few other places but for the cars we now try to reproduce, Connecting was their showplace. If you knew what speed shops to go to & who to ask you could be privy to the real money runs, learn the latest set-ups & who really was "connected"..

Casey Miles · 04-09-2010, 07:46 AM

As I remember it, the finish line was the man hole cover just before the bridge. I remember the Thomkin's Ave Camaro always being a fast car also. Did anyone ever go to Bensin Burgers? There was a Mopar there with no front brakes, just the rear brakes that were drums: Dangerous! Spent an awful lot of time at the 150th st. races. Always exciting whether you were there with a car or not.

Casey Miles
248H

04-08-2010, 11:51 PM	#1
cammer427 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 37 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Connecting Highway Also, just to make sure everyone's aware of it, Eugene Coard of the Mutt Brothers had his son create a website in honor of Ronald Lyles and the Mutt Brothers at www.ronaldlyles.com. It has a wealth of NYC street racing history as well as history of the Mutt Bros professional racing endeavors.

04-09-2010, 12:26 AM	#2
hemicop Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 63 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Connecting Highway The "return road" was relatively long. The advantage of it was you could take your time, avoid the cops & set-up another run. Aside from the cops wetting down the road and possibly running up onto slower traffic (if you misjudged speed & distance) it really was kind of a cool place for racing inside a city. Of course the REAL fast cars went elsewhere--JFK, CrossIsland & a few other places but for the cars we now try to reproduce, Connecting was their showplace. If you knew what speed shops to go to & who to ask you could be privy to the real money runs, learn the latest set-ups & who really was "connected"..

04-09-2010, 07:46 AM	#3
Casey Miles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 706 Likes: 128 Liked 508 Times in 92 Posts	Re: Connecting Highway As I remember it, the finish line was the man hole cover just before the bridge. I remember the Thomkin's Ave Camaro always being a fast car also. Did anyone ever go to Bensin Burgers? There was a Mopar there with no front brakes, just the rear brakes that were drums: Dangerous! Spent an awful lot of time at the 150th st. races. Always exciting whether you were there with a car or not. Casey Miles 248H Last edited by Casey Miles; 04-09-2010 at 10:21 AM.

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