The Hill Brothers, Bill and Pete, were charter members of the famed 1960’s informal group known as “The Ohio Gassers”. They built and ran a series of very successful, traditional Gassers. Each Hill Bros. race car was known for its beautiful paint, chrome and workmanship as well as blistering performance that made all fan favorites. […]
By Jim Hill In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew I wanted everyone know this weekend’s East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Weekend (Oct 14-15-16) event will happen as scheduled. Nancy Wilson reports that Henderson, NC was spared wind damage or flooding, just heavy rain and it’s now drying out just fine. Weather forecast for […]
Story by Jim Hill Al Ackerman, well-seasoned, journeyman drag racer and 2009 member of the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame, took his fifth NHRA Major Event win by winning the Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Dragway. Ackerman’s victory came Monday, October 03, in the wrap-up of the rained plagued event’s 32nd presentation near Reading, […]
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 […]
Jim Warter’s Joint Venture C-2 Corvette was built for dual purpose racing, as a Gasser, in Modified Eliminator, or for Comp Eliminator, in D/Altered. The wheelstanding ‘Vette was highly successful in both, and Warter traveled far and wide to race. Here he leaves, wheels-up at the NHRA Nationals, running in D/Altered. (Photo by Jim Hill) Story and […]
From Phoenix, Arizona came Johnny Loper’s legendary “Lil Hoss” ’48 Anglia A/Gasser. Loper’s small-block Chevy powered car became a well-known advertisement for his Loper’s Speed Shop. That later became one of the Southwest’s largest and most successful speed warehouse operations. Along the way Loper moved from Gassers to the loud and expensive nitro Funny Car […]
Much is happening in this week’s featured image. The setting is the NHRA Nationals, Indianapolis. East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame 2003 inductee (along with the S&S Racing Team) Dave Hales (far lane) is ready for this round of C/Gas class eliminations. Dave’s homebuilt ’40 Willys coupe was Chevy powered. He now tours with the restored […]
