"Live" from NHRA Hot Rod Reunion!

[Jim Blankenship]

I am amazied at the ones that bash other's cars when there @%^( is in the garage,
of the 3-4 NSS cars i saw in the posted pic's didn't look bad ( hint) not all pic's posted are nss jim

[Jim Blankenship]

patsy.larry if you see a 40-41 willys with " P T WILLYS " on the door tell the owner/driver Mr Bill i won't make it up jim

[Larry Hill]

ok, Jim, I will tell him if I see him.

Well it has been a nice relaxing day here at Beech Bend. Just a day to get parked and teched and meet lots of nice people. The weather is a lot cooler than we have had at home recently, but it did rain an hour or so ago. There were thunderstorm warnings out, but we just got quite a bit of rain. Most people are already parked, so it shouldn't make it too muddy.

Tomorrow it is supposed to be sunny and about 88. We start time trials in the morning at 10. I will try to get a lot more pictures tomorrow. The street rods will all be in. Someone was saying today that there will be 2000 show cars in here tomorrow.

Good night for now.

[rick lester]

Originally Posted by Jim Blankenship

I am amazied at the ones that bash other's cars when there @%^( is in the garage,
of the 3-4 NSS cars i saw in the posted pic's didn't look bad ( hint) not all pic's posted are nss jim

I'm with you on this Jim. My pos is nowhere near done, but I don't bash other peoples rides just to make myself feel better. Come on guys, give it a break. Thats my 2 cents.

[Larry Hill]

Most of the NSS cars havs big stock appearing blocks with Indy type aftermarket heads and intake with correct type carbs. 500 to 600 cubes is common.

Tech was done by several of the NHRA regulars, as always safety was the emphasis. We saw belts being changed, plastic oil pressure lines replaced to SS braided, and rubber valve stems corrected.

The track has been scraped and is ready for final prep. Most if not all want to see how fast their car will go.

We start at 10:00 AM.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Jim Blankenship

I am amazied at the ones that bash other's cars when there @%^( is in the garage,
of the 3-4 NSS cars i saw in the posted pic's didn't look bad ( hint) not all pic's posted are nss jim

Nobody is "BASHING" thes guys. The cars just dont have the old nostalgia look anymore. It has gotten away from the original intent of the classes over the years kind of like todays stock elim. . The younger people (Except Mike Carr....LOL) dont know the difference but us older guys like myself and Mark Y. who lived thru the era do. They are still neat to watch but some restraint on the hoods, scoops, wheels and other small items would go a long way in making a better show to let the younger (those that really care) group see what drag racing was like back in the 60's.

[Larry Hill]

Well we just made our first run and surprise, surprise--they ran it on a pro tree. I don't think it was supposed to be that way. Anyway--Air was about 2200'. I took a few more pics I will post in a bit.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

Well we just made our first run and surprise, surprise--they ran it on a pro tree. I don't think it was supposed to be that way. Anyway--Air was about 2200'. I took a few more pics I will post in a bit.

The MAIN THING is are you having fun ? Thanks for the great pictures.

[Larry Hill]

Yeah! We're having fun!

This one's for Ed!

[Larry Hill]

Doug Duell's other car!






Ken Vaughn and his grandson with Fred Gilham's Corvette


Donnie Wilson