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Gary Cornwall dragster was called Battleborn. Was a cool looking car. I think they ran a Donovan motor. Wonder if he is still around?
 
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Dwight Hughes AA/FD 1970
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No ID 1967 Summer of Love
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My favorite fuel racer Ed McCulloch in the seat "Northwind" AA/FD 1965
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Tony Nancy chucking parts 1971 Bakersfield. The caption in the magazine just
said Nancy blowing up. Now take a look above Tony's head, that looks like the
blower rotors.
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Here's one for the Jr Fuel fans Larry Bright in the Bright Boys digger
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Tommy Grove AA/FC at New England Dragway 1970 Back in the day when funnies
did long smokey burnouts. I miss those days! And dry hop's too
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"240" Gordy Bonin before he was "240" 1972 Pacemaker Royal Canadian Vega AA/FC

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Warren Gunter's "Durachrome Bug" Nitro burning flopper 1969
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The Telstar Dodge Charger AA/FC of Charlie Proite 1972
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One of the cool colages I have from Drag Racing Photographer Dave Milcarek
 
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When the Durachrome Bug was first built, it was legally an AA/FA. They built version 2 & it was AA/FC. Still drove like a fuel altered. There is a VW Bug funny car that runs at Santa Pod in England that seems pretty stable & I think it's faster than the Bug. They do make cool looking funny cars.
 
Gary Cornwall dragster was called Battleborn. Was a cool looking car. I think they ran a Donovan motor. Wonder if he is still around?
Gary Cornwall for a period of time drove the 'Battleborn' dragster. 'Battleborn' Top Fuel dragster was owned by Ed Wilson out of Reno, Nevada. Other drivers of the car included Gary Ormsby and Jim Herbert. 👌😉😊
 
Gary was driving the Battleborn car and on one run he had a parachute failure went into the sand and when he hit the net, the net went over the car and the bottom rope took of the tip of his nose. Gary was a great diver and a great guy.

Larry Sutton---Lions Starter and racer (Ret,)
 
Trivia: Who was the last driver to make a run at Lions? Jeb Allen, lost to Carl Olson in the Top Fuel Final. Jeb has gone down in history as The Last Driver At Lions.
Cliff,
(Answer)
I was with my backup starter Bill Kee we were pulled down the track buy the intoxicated qualifiers car club members the full quarter mile over seventy miles per hour in a (FULL) out house. Bill has passed away so I now hold the land speed record in a SHIT HOUSE. a proud moment in drag racing 😁
PS: I have driven some out houses in my years but that one was a REAL out house. LOL

Larry Sutton---Lions starter (an land speed record holder)
 
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Clint Miller in the hot seat of his 1976 Mountain Monza AA/FC Pomona Winters 1976
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From Oklahoma City, OK It's Larry Brown in his 1977 Firebird AA/FC
It looks like Gary Burgin in the far lane
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Tripp Shumake at the wheel of Johnny Loper's 1977 Plymouth Arrow AA/FC
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The 1971 Dodge Demon AA/FC of Bob McFarland. It would burn to the ground. Lions early 1972
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"The Greek" In his 1971 Mustang AA/FC The info I have, Chris raced the car off and
on for a couple of seasons, then sold it 1973
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No ID Lions 1966 AA/FD
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Dave Chenervert AA/FD Dallas 1971
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No ID Great shot AA/FD 1969 at OCIR
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Frank Hedge's "A&W Root Beer Special" AA/FD at the Beach 1966
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Rick Ramsey in the seat AA/FD 1971 Good looking digger but then again
all of Keeling & Clayton cars we're lookers
 
The "no ID" car. Noticed it's painted orange so am kinda wondering if it was a Warren-Coburn-Miller car. Altho I never remember W-C-M running a 4 hole injector & scoop. I feel I should know that car with the white headers.... Used to be you knew who was who cuz one car had a blue anodized injector scoop and another had white headers or what have you. No names on the car that you could see cuz they didn't want the extra weight of a full body.
 
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Don Durbin in his "Favorite Thing" AA/FD
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Dwight Salisbury "Salisbury Stake" AA/FD
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I think it might need a new Blower? Just saying
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Dave Braskett AA/FD 1976 at OCIR
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Shirley 1978 Winternationals
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Check out the massive header flames on the burnout. Lisa & Rossi AA/FD 1976
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From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada It's Maynard Garritty AA/FD March Meet 1976
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Just one of 1500 plus magazines (Really) I have for pictures and info
Drag Racing USA magazine bar none the best ever!
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Dennis Baca 1972 AA/FD
 
The Wedge!!! My all time favorite T/F car. Just loved the design. Saw that car at OCIR, big race with T/F & F/C. Snake raced Rick Ramsey who won on a hole shot & both ran 6.43, which tied the all time best back then. Ramsey in the front motor Calif Charger.
 
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Richard Tharp in Harry Schmidts, Mustang body AA/FC
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Ed "The Ace" McCulloch Super Shops Plymonth Arrow burning at OCIR 1979
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Mike Halloran's Chevy Vega AA/FC 1973
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Bob Pickett AA/FC at Lions 1972
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Dick Custy in his Dodge Challenger AA/FC 1972
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Dale Pulde on fire in Mickey Thompson 1973 Ford Pinto Nitro Funny Car
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Ron Colson in the Hawaiian AA/FC
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Grant Merideth in his Plymonth Satellite body AA/FC
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Tom Hoover AA/FC 1972 Pomona
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The late Leroy Goldstein AA/FC 1974
 
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Was looking at the photo of Bob Pickett. I read somewhere that the F/C's of the day had the body mounted so the front end was lower. As the car went down the track & tires grew, the body itself acted like a wing. Also remember a story of Garlits at the top end, watching a F/C go thru the oil dry powder & realizing how much downforce the bodies had. That inspired him to come up with some designs, like the canopy car with the streamlined nose piece & little wheels. Always interesting to me to read about stuff like that, cuz I'm kind of a trivia nut.
 
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Phil Soars AA/FD 1973 at OCIR
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Noel Reese AA/FD
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Bruce Jarrett in the "Mountain Charger" AA/FD 1974
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LV Photo shoot with the Good-Bad & Ugly AA/FD
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The Snowman in the seat AA/FC
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From Aberdeen, Washington it's Mardy Maltais AA/FC
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Gary Burgin in the Braskett & Burgin Vega AA/FC
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The Hawaiian on fire
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Roger Guzman in his Assassintion Plymonth Arrow body AA.FC
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Photo shoot Hot Rod Magazine
 
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Phil Soars was from Hawaii. He ran a T/G dragster at Fernando, Lions, etc, called The Punkey Kid (gotta be an Hawaiian name). Blown Chrysler on gas, had a polka dot paint scheme. Later went to Top Fuel. Roger, I bet you raced him a few times.
 
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K&G Speed Associates AA/FD PDA Race OCIR 1967
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Dave Beebe in the seat of the Beebe & Fedak AA/FD
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Another great shot of the Rick Ramsey driven Keeling & Clayton AA/FD 1970
This was taken from my Nov 1970 Funny Cars&Super Stock magazine
Back in the day when all Drag Mags had a full picture on a page called
Photo For Framing
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Carl Olson in Jack Ewell's Nitro Digger 1968
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Former NHRA starter Rick Stewart in the "American Bandstand" AA/FD 1970
I think this was Rick's last ride?
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No ID- But it is 1971 at New England Dragway. Always thought that
the Canard Wings looked bitchin. Under the headers
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The Mongoo$e at the 1968 NHRA Winternationals

The next three shots is from one of many Drag Racing Photo Great magazines
I have. 1965 Pete Ogden in the Hustler VI AA/FD Pete was unhurt. March Meet 1965
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I wonder who came up with the Canard wings? I've seen them ahead of the engine (like in the photo) & under the headers. Some of the early 1971 back motor cars had canards (no wing yet) in front of the slicks. Seems to me that the canards in front of the motor were best place (IMO), cuz they complimented the downforce from the headers. Would love to hear some input on this. Input, need input....
 
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No ID But it's 1967 at Fremont

No ID on the next two shots taken from Drag Racing Photo Greats magazine
If I was a betting man, these two AA/FD have an open rearend
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Bobby Hightower AA/FD 1967 at OCIR, Tossing a front tire

Next six shots No ID. But AA/FD's doing what they do best!
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Had this poster when I was a kid. It was called "Hangin High"
Got it at a poster shop in Reno, NV 1971 Wish I had it still

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