East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame

chris3racing · 09-20-2011, 09:07 AM

Just a reminder, we are less than a month away. The phone calls keep coming in from Racers, Track Owners, Car Owners from the early days of drag racing. Put this on your calendar and don't miss it.If you have been before you know how much fun this is, if you have never been come out and see old friends or get to meet and talk with the people who helped to build the sport of Drag Racing. Hope to see you at the race car/ racer area during the week-end. Come to the show Saturday in downtown Henderson, NC and over to Vance-Granville Community College on Sunday for the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
Go to eastcoastdragtimeshalloffame.com.

chris3racing · 09-22-2011, 12:34 PM

Just got off the phone with Ms. Nancy Wilson and she told me that a partial list of people and race cars has been posted on the web site as follows:

Tom Coddington, Mike Buckel, Jim Thornton, Dick Jones, Barnes Daniels, Tom Hoover, David Rockwell, John Wehrly and Pete McNicholl. The “High & Mighty” will be on display beside the Ramchargers booth.

Arlen Vanke, Hubert Platt, Tommy Grove, Dave & Susie Koffel, Steve Reyes, Mike Valerio, Bud DeBoer, Francis Butler, S & S Racing Team, Gene Altizer, Fred Bear, Dave Hales, Bob Banning, Tom Sneden, Dave Reitz, Kenny Warren, Houston Platt, Carol “Bunny” Burkett, Billy Lynch, The Pacers, Jim Walther, Kenny Warren, Greg Sullivan, “Bullet” Bob Reed, Bret Kepner and many more.

Nostalgia Drag Cars:

Mopar Missile (Ben Donhoff, Larry Mays, Joe Pappas, Dick Oldfield, Ted Spehar)

Virginian, Bounty Hunter, Finders Keepers, Sox & Martin cars, S & S Team Cars, Virginia Twister, “Bunny” Burketts funny car, Thunder Shifter, King Kong, Hartsoe Brothers Angelia, “Pandamonian”, Blue Mountain Express, Billy Lynch dragster, (Pat Fosters last project) 2 Arlen Vanke cars, Herman Lewis AMX, Jerry Baltes dragster, Hurri-Cain II, Don Grother “68 SS car, High & Mighty MoPar Susie Koffel’s ’39 Plymouth, Ronald Lyles car, The Frenchman, The Pacers “TAZ” , Quick Silver ’68 Z28 Pure Stock, holds 104 National Records and others.

For more information you can see eastcoastdragtimeshalloffame.com

Hemi Moose · 10-28-2011, 07:32 PM

Sounds like it was a fun time, do you have any photo's from this event that you could share with us...edit, I found some.

http://draglist.smugmug.com/Drag-Rac...736277_DL3TcnS

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chris3racing · 10-30-2011, 09:29 AM

Hemi, it was an extremely good show thousands of classic cars and hundreds of thousands of spectators. Lots of "old racers and old race cars." The Ramchargers were there, with their new book, and the High and Mighty recreation. Beside their autograph table was the "Mopar Missile" with the guys who built and raced it. The next car was the duster of "Akron Arlene Vanke" he was there to see the car for the first time in 30 years. Many old stock and super stock cars. There were gassers, Hartsoe Brothers, Stone Woods and Cook and S&S Racing Team and their cars. Funny Cars, Altered cars and Top Fuel Cars. There was a cackle fest at 1:30 pm.

Friday night some went to Roxboro to race including Sox & Martin, Hartsoe Brothers and "the Mad Fenchman" maveric with Mr. Clem LaChance, 80 years old, at the wheel of the llittle 6 cylinder maveric. We have some current stock/superstock racers join us for a fun night of racing and then back to Henderson for a drag racing reunion.

Mr. Bret Kepner is the Mc for the Sunday awards presentation and as always entertaining. He is on that stage and able to recall the races and racers from "years gone by". Sorry you missed the event.

09-20-2011, 09:07 AM	#1
chris3racing Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 528 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Just a reminder, we are less than a month away. The phone calls keep coming in from Racers, Track Owners, Car Owners from the early days of drag racing. Put this on your calendar and don't miss it.If you have been before you know how much fun this is, if you have never been come out and see old friends or get to meet and talk with the people who helped to build the sport of Drag Racing. Hope to see you at the race car/ racer area during the week-end. Come to the show Saturday in downtown Henderson, NC and over to Vance-Granville Community College on Sunday for the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Go to eastcoastdragtimeshalloffame.com.

09-22-2011, 12:34 PM	#2
chris3racing Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 528 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Just got off the phone with Ms. Nancy Wilson and she told me that a partial list of people and race cars has been posted on the web site as follows: Tom Coddington, Mike Buckel, Jim Thornton, Dick Jones, Barnes Daniels, Tom Hoover, David Rockwell, John Wehrly and Pete McNicholl. The “High & Mighty” will be on display beside the Ramchargers booth. Arlen Vanke, Hubert Platt, Tommy Grove, Dave & Susie Koffel, Steve Reyes, Mike Valerio, Bud DeBoer, Francis Butler, S & S Racing Team, Gene Altizer, Fred Bear, Dave Hales, Bob Banning, Tom Sneden, Dave Reitz, Kenny Warren, Houston Platt, Carol “Bunny” Burkett, Billy Lynch, The Pacers, Jim Walther, Kenny Warren, Greg Sullivan, “Bullet” Bob Reed, Bret Kepner and many more. Nostalgia Drag Cars: Mopar Missile (Ben Donhoff, Larry Mays, Joe Pappas, Dick Oldfield, Ted Spehar) Virginian, Bounty Hunter, Finders Keepers, Sox & Martin cars, S & S Team Cars, Virginia Twister, “Bunny” Burketts funny car, Thunder Shifter, King Kong, Hartsoe Brothers Angelia, “Pandamonian”, Blue Mountain Express, Billy Lynch dragster, (Pat Fosters last project) 2 Arlen Vanke cars, Herman Lewis AMX, Jerry Baltes dragster, Hurri-Cain II, Don Grother “68 SS car, High & Mighty MoPar Susie Koffel’s ’39 Plymouth, Ronald Lyles car, The Frenchman, The Pacers “TAZ” , Quick Silver ’68 Z28 Pure Stock, holds 104 National Records and others. For more information you can see eastcoastdragtimeshalloffame.com

10-28-2011, 07:32 PM	#3
Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Re: East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Sounds like it was a fun time, do you have any photo's from this event that you could share with us...edit, I found some. http://draglist.smugmug.com/Drag-Rac...736277_DL3TcnS . Last edited by Hemi Moose; 10-28-2011 at 07:59 PM.

10-30-2011, 09:29 AM	#4
chris3racing Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 528 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Hemi, it was an extremely good show thousands of classic cars and hundreds of thousands of spectators. Lots of "old racers and old race cars." The Ramchargers were there, with their new book, and the High and Mighty recreation. Beside their autograph table was the "Mopar Missile" with the guys who built and raced it. The next car was the duster of "Akron Arlene Vanke" he was there to see the car for the first time in 30 years. Many old stock and super stock cars. There were gassers, Hartsoe Brothers, Stone Woods and Cook and S&S Racing Team and their cars. Funny Cars, Altered cars and Top Fuel Cars. There was a cackle fest at 1:30 pm. Friday night some went to Roxboro to race including Sox & Martin, Hartsoe Brothers and "the Mad Fenchman" maveric with Mr. Clem LaChance, 80 years old, at the wheel of the llittle 6 cylinder maveric. We have some current stock/superstock racers join us for a fun night of racing and then back to Henderson for a drag racing reunion. Mr. Bret Kepner is the Mc for the Sunday awards presentation and as always entertaining. He is on that stage and able to recall the races and racers from "years gone by". Sorry you missed the event.