AWSOME night

[mrs ratbox]

went to a thing last night organised by the daugter of a good old friend, the 3rd castlereagh hot rod reunion, lots of legends of australian hot rodding and drag racing, dale fisher a customiser, brian keegan first 13 second holden 6 powered sedan (sorry fellas red motor) used to drive the car from bathurst to castlereagh race and drive home he lightened the car and it then became the first into the 12's his brother peter was also there who he had a super quick chopped VW at the time the worlds quickest VW (graeme cowin owner rocket industries) and his recreated psyco 3 fuel altered, and the restored ash marshal's schorcher top fuel dragster australia's first 200mph car
here's some pics and vids not great quality done on my phone
















my mate decided to paint his fiat sat morning was gunna be quick red oxide till i turned up and said why not gold flake




1 and 1/2 hours later including going round to get the paint


this vid has mates fiat, blake family front engined dragster and scorcher fuel (nitro) dragster (sorry about poor quality and lighting)

this vid is the white (didn't get name ) fuel (nitro) dragster and and graeme cowins psyco 3 fuel altered

[Sputzwagon]

Thanks Mick...
These names bought back fond memories..
When I was young my Parent's lived in Winmalee in the Mountains and our house was at the end of a valley that filtered the sound from Castlereagh Drag strip..you could walk out the back yard and hear even the announcement on their PA as to who was about to race next, and then hear the roar of the race that followed! VERY !
Do you remember the PR Performance 'Panic' Torana steel bodied Funny Car that was driven by Graham Cowin?
It used to do "Flame Burnouts"!! where they used to pour petrol on the track for him to do his burn out on and light it! Wild times indeed!

Scotty.

[Devilrod]

Thanks Mick, looks like a great day out amongst some awesome Aussie History.

What's the straight axle car above the Fiat chassis on the hoist?

[mrs ratbox]

yes i remember the panic torana and there were quite a few pics of it as people were invited to bring along old pics, videos and memrobillia
what felt kool was talking to somebody there who never went to the old castlereagh track and asked if i'de been there and where it was, the hall where the reunion was held was sorta just round the corner from where the track was i didn't really think about it till i told him by actually even raced on the track only in street cars but it was something that alot couldn't say they had done i raced on the track in a HK 327 monaro, a HQ kingswood and a wate for it gemini but it was a quickish one high 14's
it's my mate shane's he started it years ago chopped FJ gasser thought i had a better pic but this will have to do

[Sputzwagon]

I too raced there..In my EJ...very high ET's
My HK Prem 307
and many road bikes & I 750/4 powered Drag bike..
even did the strip in a DT 175 Suzuki..
My favorite memories are of the wild wheelsanders like the "Mechanical Ape" Volkswagen Kombi & the "Strip Tripper" FC Holden Wagon (until he rolled it & it came back as a Ute!), I was also there for Jim Reed's first 6 second pass.

Scotty.

[mrs ratbox]

better video than my attempt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moG4HVp-nos

[wot179]

A great night for sure.Thanks for the link,Fairysprinkle.