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Mopar151

(9,992 posts) Wed Oct 23, 2013, 06:36 PM Oct 2013

Cracklefest - a cultural pheneomenon

Fans of old-school drag racing have found a way to recharge the memories of the old days with a "cracklefest" - a mass fire-up of the nasty old nitro burners, too dangerous to race anymore, but lovingly restored and pushed off just for the groove.

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Cross-posted in Motorsports.

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Cracklefest - a cultural pheneomenon (Original Post) Mopar151 Oct 2013 OP

I love it!... GReedDiamond Oct 2013 #1

On a variation of the theme... GReedDiamond Oct 2013 #2

GReedDiamond

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1. I love it!...

Reply to Mopar151 (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 09:33 PM

Oct 2013

...I used to have a 12 inch vinyl 33 1/3 record of nothing but the sounds of a drag race, I think it was the 1964 or '65 NHRA Winternationals.

GReedDiamond

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2. On a variation of the theme...

Reply to Mopar151 (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 11:14 PM

Oct 2013

...when I was 9-12 y.o., I lived in Tinley Park, IL, and Bob Riggle, the driver of the Hurst Hemi Under Glass, was the uncle of my friend Tommy, from two doors over.

Whenever the Hemi Under Glass was appearing locally, like at US 30 Dragstrip, or the air show at the Great Lakes Naval Air Station, "Uncle Bob" would park the trailer w/the HUG in my friend's driveway, and we'd be in Hot Rod Heaven!

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