Connecting Highway

All of the recent bitching and moaning is starting to get stale.
Just to lighten things up I'd like to hear from those who frequented the following Friday,Saturday night circuit in NYC.
Connecting Highway
Laural Hill Blvd.
Francis Lewis Blvd
Review Ave-Van Iderstien fat rendering co. stunk lik hell
The Conduit (150th St)
Columbia St-Red Hook Bklyn
1st Ave.-Bush Terminal
Fountain Ave-not one of my favorites
Mitchells-Roller skate waitresses
This was in the late 60's early 70's.I got my first ticket one night at Connecting.Had a new
1969 VW bug and cops caught me racing another VW(he had Calif. plates,didn't pay ticket).The
cop gave us speeding ticket (55 in a 50)
instead of "Speed contest".
Was there one night when they ran a front engine dragster on highway.
Anyoneremember John D'Andrea?Had a 1970 Gremlin with a 390 AMC motor,won alot there.
How abouttheFish Kid or George he Greek?
Shaffroff had more than afew motors running around then.
The heavy duty races went off after 2AM down at the Conduit.Bklyn Heavy etc.Alotof $ changed hands
Just a few memories from misspent youth.The rest is blank.

Ed F.
NHRA #15
IHRA #1945
T/SA

[art leong]

Hey Eddie.
We were at all of the above. We raced "Brooklyn Heavy", the Smallwood Bros, Fast Eddie, Maxie,, George Elliot etc.
Used to race to get enough money to go to the nhra national events LOL All the traveling we did years ago and neither one of us had a drivers license. Taken away for street racing. I got popped twice in the same night at first avenue by the same cop. He asked me why I didn't leave after the first ticket (speed contest) I told him I had to make some money to pay for the ticket LOL.
Those were crazy days, but fun.

[art leong]

I remember when Bruce Springsteen (didn't recognize him at the time) was hanging out at the Burger King on the Conduit in ENY. We thoght they were IRS agents looking into the money that was bet. LOL
Rember the Crossbay Dart? we made five figures off them in one night.

Originally Posted by art leong

I remember when Bruce Springsteen (didn't recognize him at the time) was hanging out at the Burger King on the Conduit in ENY. We thoght they were IRS agents looking into the money that was bet. LOL
Rember the Crossbay Dart? we made five figures off them in one night.

Artie;
I dont remember that particular Dart butI do remembera Hemi Dart at Columbia St. pier.They called the guy the barber.ColumbiaSt. was where my 55 Chevy was pretty much destroyed bykids inRed Hook park.I parked it in front of the entrance,so that when the cops came I wouldn't get a spectator ticket (Loitering).One Sat. night the cretis rolled an 8' utilityco. cable reel into the passenger sde.I sold the car and that money went to buy my wifes engagement
ring.I look at that ring now and just sigh.(Car wouldhave more monetary value,but after 35 years the wife was the better deal).


Ed

Scott;
Probably the best part about those times were that you could actually park these cars in the street.I grew up in Manhattan in Greenwich Village and parked these cars on the street in this order:
1960 Pontiac CatalinaW/a 389 hydra matic
1969 VW bug- stinger exh.-Empi mags
1956 Nomad-red/white w/r/w r&p interior,straight axle,440 mopar,727.
1956 chev 2 dr. s/w handyman special,265,
auto,brown on brown.
1955 chev 210-283,4bbl,4speed,blackr&p interior.
1966 Mustang notchback,awful green,289,2 bbl,3 speed stick,factory air.
Howlong would they last in todays world?

Ed

I get some good stories from Ken all the time.

[david ring]

Originally Posted by gremlin1945

I grew up in Manhattan in Greenwich Village
Ed

That explains a lot. BTW, the first bar I was in was the Back Fence on Bleeker Street.

[cammer427]

Originally Posted by art leong

Hey Eddie.
We were at all of the above. We raced "Brooklyn Heavy", the Smallwood Bros, Fast Eddie, Maxie,, George Elliot etc.
Used to race to get enough money to go to the nhra national events LOL All the traveling we did years ago and neither one of us had a drivers license. Taken away for street racing. I got popped twice in the same night at first avenue by the same cop. He asked me why I didn't leave after the first ticket (speed contest) I told him I had to make some money to pay for the ticket LOL.
Those were crazy days, but fun.

What were the Smallwood Bros. racing with when you raced them? I've read they've owned two ex-Sox & Martin cars.

[herbjr]

I know Ronald Lyles was big up there as well. He called my dad at midnight one night wanting him to fly up to NY the next night to run a street race in his 71 pro stock car. Ill find out which Sox and Martin car the Smallwood Bros bought.

Herb Jr

[Paul Ceasrine]

GaryGoFast,
The 'Wedge Inn'. The Castro family owned the place. The dividing line
between Westchester racers and The Bronx racers..
Many 'burn-outs' on Boston Road (Route 1)
Don't know if you were their for the race between the 67' Chevy II
427 Tunnel-rammed A/MP car from the University of Vermont
(silver color, lettered 'Amphetamine'), and the 70' 'Motion' Camaro
from Long Island. Best 2 out 3 race I ever saw on the Hutchinson River
Parkway!!!
Paul

[cammer427]

Originally Posted by herbjr

I know Ronald Lyles was big up there as well. He called my dad at midnight one night wanting him to fly up to NY the next night to run a street race in his 71 pro stock car. Ill find out which Sox and Martin car the Smallwood Bros bought.

Herb Jr

Herb, one post I came across mentions the two cars were a 1969 notchback-roof car and a 1972 Plymouth 'Cuda, but it would be interesting if you could find out for sure. Did your dad end up shoeing that night for Ronald Lyles? Do you recall what year this was?