The Nitro Revival 5 is This Weekend

[glofria]

Is anyone else planning on being there besides me and Mike English?

 

[Nitro79]

Is anyone else planning on being there besides me and Mike English?

Me, but I'm just a peasant.

 

[Nitrobug]

Looking forward to it. Had a great time last year.

 

[J. S.]

Me, but I'm just a peasant.

I'll be there as well. I'm just a peasant too, but I really look forward to this event and the Hod Rod Reunion at Bakersfield/Famoso. Every year, we lose more and more of our drag racing heroes, so enjoy seeing them while you can. Steve Gibbs and his daughter Cindy do a good job with this event, and they also have a mid-day autograph session where you can see all the famous faces at one time. I'm not an autograph guy, but I like seeing everyone and getting some pictures during the autograph session.

 

[Mike]

Gino, I wish I could but I'm not going to make it.

 

[Cliff]

https://competitionplus.com/drag-racing/news/gibbs-not-slowing-down-in-his-bid-to-bring-the-excitement-of-the-good-old-days

 

[Pete]

my son has convinced me to attend next year. We're in Virginia and have ventured to the March Meet once....is this a 1 day deal? racing or just a car show?

 

[glofria]

A few shots I took this weekend. Starting with the funny cars.

 

[glofria]

my son has convinced me to attend next year. We're in Virginia and have ventured to the March Meet once....is this a 1 day deal? racing or just a car show?

This actually a 3 day event with Friday night gathering and introduction of the honorees, Saturday that goes all day and Sunday wrapping up about 3 as everyone starts looding up and heading home.

 

[Cliff]

I remember all those cars. Are some recreations? Saw Pedregon's AA/ Fuel Coupe in the background. I know that one is a recreation. Wow, great photos.

 

[unclebob]

Well, my wife and I had a great time, that's 4 out of 5 for me, skipped the 2nd one at the Porsch silver jacket club event. Was delighted to have two of my late 60's Minnesota built cars attend the event!

 

[glofria]

Cliff, some are recreations and some are the original car.

This car was found in a barn in Alabama and is the original Mondello & Matsubara Fiat Topolino. I heard that is owned and will be restored by Sush's grandson on the far right.

 

[roscoe37]

Cliff, some are recreations and some are the original car.

This car was found in a barn in Alabama and is the original Mondello & Matsubara Fiat Topolino. I heard that is owned and will be restored by Sush's grandson on the far right.View attachment 11627

saw this, sorry i didnt read more, thanks for the infor, and wow there were so many gassers. great show

 

[Nick Name]

Cliff, some are recreations and some are the original car.

This car was found in a barn in Alabama and is the original Mondello & Matsubara Fiat Topolino. I heard that is owned and will be restored by Sush's grandson on the far right.View attachment 11627

Dane Matsubara, rebuilding his grandpa Sush's Fiat.

 

[glofria]

A few of my other photos.

 

[Cliff]

I'm always amazed these old cars still exist. Saw so many of them run back in the day. 2 cars that stand out to me: Dye & Hampton Two Bad, a Fiat coupe with twin SB Chevys on gas. No real class for it so it ran Top Gas at local tracks. Just really made an impression on me around 1962. The other was Don Garlits first back motor car, that I saw at Lions in 1971. Wow, that car really changed drag racing. It was so strange to see it, altho I'd seen other back motor cars before that. Anyhoo, that's my story for the day.

 

[Cliff]

Nitro Revival Photos: Epic Shots From The Most Bad Ass Nitro Celebration Ever! - BangShift.com

(Photos by Wes Allison) When the Nitro Revival started a few years ago at Irwindale I was kind of skeptical. Not because the cars or the people involved weren’t legit, but because I questioned the location. While convenient, Irwindale is a small drag strip with a weird layout that is a great...

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Found these photos on Bang Shift, so thought I'd share. Some cool, original AA/FA pics.