Story by Jim Hill The 2016 East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Weekend is now just a few short weeks away (Oct. 14-15-16), so this week we’re taking a quick look back to the “appetizer and salad days” of the event and it’s first-year honorees. That 2002 group had an all-star cast of characters […]
It’s blown, it’s bad and loud as hell, but Steve Crook’s “Blew By You” ’56 Chevy Nostalgia Gasser is a crowd pleaser. The Eastlake, Ohio Tri-Five has blown big-block Chevy power, does long, smokey burn-outs, wheelstands and is knocking on the door to eight-seconds. Story and Photo Captions by Jim Hill Those uniquely American drag race […]
Engine builder and tuner Roy Johnson at work on the 2015 J&J Racing Dodge. Roy will be inducted into the 2016 East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame, October 14-15-16, 2016, in Henderson, NC. Story by Jim Hill Roy Johnson, the patriarch of the Johnson Family, J&J Racing team got off to a slow start […]
Arguably, the candy apple red, A/Gas Supercharged, 480 CID Chrysler Hemi powered ’41 Willys coupe of “Big John” Mazmanian symbolizes the Gassers of California during the 60’s, shown here at the Winternationals, Pomona, CA. Story and Photo Captions by Jim Hill As the birthplace of drag racing, California once enjoyed a bountiful Gasser legacy. From the […]
