2 Lane Blacktop

[James]

OK, it's really concrete but 48 year old New England Dragway served up one of the most competitive Drag Races in a long time. Give these crews 2 good lanes and the racing is excellent. The only pedal fest was in Pro Stock. Congrats to NHRA , New England Dragway and the NHRA Pro Racers for putting on one hell of a race.

 

[Just Paul]

Great post, I agree the racing was fantastic.

 

[yoda]

The right lane took a minute to come around, but once everyone over there stopped trying to rotate the earth, the side by sides were amazing.

 

[Terry]

Not to mention one hell of a good movie!

 

[SoCal Racer]

THAT'S what racing is all about.... close racing, upsets, holeshot wins, and lane choice not really a factor. Lots of unexpected outcomes making it one of the most enjoyable races in a long time. The folks in the Land of NED put on a good one!

 

[Toejam]

When I first saw this, I assumed it was about the movie! But overall it was a great race! I would love to make it to Epping some day!

 

[Terry]

Are you going to Sonoma by any chance, Joe?

 

[I was NITRO BREATH]

it can not be denied epping was a great drag race. so was Englishtown. and a lot of credit has to go to NHRA. maybe this will silence the haters for awhile.... nah they'll be back . they got nothing else to do

 

[FABMAN]

[QUOTEwhrry Larsen, post: 330477, member: 1677"]Are you going to Sonoma by any chance, Joe?[/QUOTE]


Terry what movie would you be talking about.

 

[nwspeedshots]

Jesse; http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067893/

 

[d'kid]

Two Lane Blacktop was one of the better "Pro Street Racing" movies (when I was young) wasn't some singer in it... James Taylor, maybe?

 

[Toejam]

Are you going to Sonoma by any chance, Joe?

No, haven't been since '03, I don't have enough Vaca built up yet.

 

[my friends call me Zappy]

The fact that it's a sea level track has a lot to do with the outstanding preformance. That and the cool temps.

 

[Terry]

So are the Harley's like comp and worried about their CIC hit lol

Two Lane Blacktop was one of the better "Pro Street Racing" movies (when I was young) wasn't some singer in it... James Taylor, maybe?

Yessir, Karl. A little more trivia...it starred James Taylor and Dennis Wilson of Beach Boys fame, and Warren Oates as the driver of the GTO. And, the primered black 55 Chevy they drove is the same car with a few modifications that Falfa (Harrison Ford) drove in American Graffiti. Jesse, its a real cult classic and still available through Amazon, and it shows up every once in a while on some of the movie services. If you get a chance, it's one every car guy should see once. Best line in the movie "they're just a bunch of small-town car freaks"

 

[Toejam]

Two Lane Blacktop was one of the better "Pro Street Racing" movies (when I was young) wasn't some singer in it... James Taylor, maybe?

You know a lot of it was filmed around Santa Fe, NM. That Drive Inn they were driving through looking for a race is still there. It's called Bert's Burger Bowl!

 

[Terry]

You know a lot of it was filmed around Santa Fe, NM. That Drive Inn they were driving through looking for a race is still there. It's called Bert's Burger Bowl!

I didn't know that Joe....I knew some of it was shot in NM but not where in particular

 

[Toejam]

I didn't know that Joe....I knew some of it was shot in NM but not where in particular

The Roadster James Taylor ended up racing belonged to a racer named Ben Cordova, they did 3-4 takes and on one take the Roadster had an Engine fire! Ben said they paid him $2,500 for all his troubles!

 

[Terry]

Thanks for the info, Joe. It will add to it next time I watch it (and I do watch it regularly....really cool to see two great musicians who are truly bad actors!)