1971 AHRA SUMMERNATIONALS @ YORK US 30

[@hs400]

The fact that it has the real sound, makes it that much better!!

[@raglind]

Sights and sounds of my childhood. Great post.

[@hatefordshit]

Nice... thanks for up load. Bring back the good old days.

[@extramile150]

I was there. Don Cook won Top Fuel in conventional front motor car. Everyone went to see Garlits win and run in the 'fives'---John Lundberg was announcer. Great event.

[@EmpEntTV]

fabulous footage! great to actually hear the action as well. Thanks for posting it!

[@tedbarnhart]

I was at this race with my good friend Steve. I remember it well. We camped the weekend and caught qualifing and the race on Sunday. I have lots of pictures. We lost Steve to cancer in January of 2010. Brings back great memories. Where has all of the time gone?

[@460Marauder]

Saw Gapp & Rousch run that Maverick at Quaker City and Norwalk In Ohio back in 71. Car kicked ass. Wayne Gapp could sure row a 4-speed with the best of them.

[@thehoundz1]

I worked at this race.This is the !st annual AHRA Summer Nationals.It was truly wonderful....York US30 also held the !st annual NHRA Summer Nationals! This summer York shifted to all sanctions,NHRA,IHRAUHRA,AHRA,then back to NHRA!

[@telsport]

I was press there. Still have my photo badge. Brought a trunkload of beer to the press trailer. Loved us. See my Drag Rac3rs Reunion page.

[@cb3961]

Starts off with Bob Kovacs/Kovacs' Bros. owned Anglia from Cleveland, I think Richard Deucker may have been driving here. Ken Dearborn's white SS/GA Camaro is in the far lane at the 0:15 second mark. BJ Thompson's Corvette at the 1:17 mark catching a bye run. BJ won Street Eliminator at this event ! Arlen Fadley's GT-2 Mustang @ 2:19 mark. This video is LOADED with GOOD stuff !

[@strangersound]

No takers for the BRAND X car? ;) - That thing was insane. The Mustang that followed after the Camaro right after had the beast stance going on. Great slice of history, thanks for sharing! :)

[@ramblinman3318]

All done with the old parts. OLD SCHOOL!

[@toddbob55]

Fords used to dominate the tracks in them days....How sweet is that Gapp and Roush Maverick......those were great times

[@telsport]

I wuz there ! We brought the beer for the registration /press trailer. Tom

[@extramile150]

me too Tom!

[@asfshrimp]

love those powershifts

[@garrettcarpenter3319]

Why would anybody give tis a thumbs down

[@thomass8362]

The same type of person who would vote to close a drag strip I bet!!!

[@Dld1985]

The old gear jamming days. You could always smell clutch dust in the air in those days.

[@byronwp]

that was cool at a little after 1:30 t osee the fred gibbs camaro. my pops drove that car. Jim Hayter

[@herzogracing]

RIP Jim

[@mikeraddish7213]

Met jim hayter when he drove the tire town rat for chuck wright at columbus,we changed a broken motor that day. He could drive as good as anyone.

[@cb3961]

Skip Shirley's Arizona based 6 cylinder powered @ '54 Corvette in the far lane at the 1:27 mark. Shirley was an AHRA tour regular in formula stock eliminator. He's paired up somehow with Rich LaMont's WIBG Radio Maverick Pro/Stock here...

[@13RACERX]

great video!!!!!

[@sw653j]

I thnk this was the race i crewed for a jr fuel car. We were thashing on our car in the pits.When Art Arfons,in the GREEN MONSTER jet car, went off the end of the strip,crossing RT30!!

[@telsport]

I was there too. All Arfons runs normal. Got photos. It went berserk and killed people in Dallas.at DIms.

[@3bar]

No Lencos.......Real 4 Speeds........SWEET

[@13RACERX]

the rail wheelie !!!!! wow

[@christopherdelrio6428]

nice video ahra was really hot back in the days does anyone have film from fremont 71-72-73 it was ahra back then also

[@TheMsautobodyman]

back when they all had personalities

[@PimoAn01]

Anybody have info on the red T-Bird?

[@stangman1787]

My dad and uncle had a 1964 GTO called Underdog it was a popular car from 65-72 at National speedway and York. They even held the national record in E/S. I never see footage and they were there like every weekend he has over a hundred trophies was wondering if you remember the car.

[@amos6013]

Sorry, nothing on the GTO. Good luck with your search. Hope you can find something on it. Jim Amos

[@stangman1787]

@@amos6013 thanks for looking

[@williemoon7522]

beats the crap outta street outlaws by about 100 times ...

[@chrispritchett2854]

WAS ANYONE AT BEE LINE FEB 71 MY FATHER MADE HIS FINAL PASS THROUGH THIS LIFE!PAUL THE SHOE PRITCHETT CRASHED HIS TF DRAGSTER

[@thesurveyor2235]

Sorry to hear about your dad.

[@telsport]

Sorry to hear it, too. Never made Beeline.

[@G1Pops]

@naderchaser Your right I enlarged it and it was a two door Maverick , When I saw them at the Track they were using a four door.

[@rogerdean5757]

The race more than one Maverick, the 2 door was first then later was the 4 door

[@artmchugh9283]

RAMCHARGERS CHALLENGER ! son of a bitch ! way cool .Michigan guy 😄

[@13RACERX]

speed shift n r e a l 4 speeds way cool

[@G1Pops]

Gapp and Rousch and they were not in a Maverick

[@rogerdean5757]

I saw the Gapp & Roush blue Maverick, don't know what you saw.

[@sparkyguitar0058]

@JOHN ALLISON My fav was Glidden's 70 Mustang. Don't remember what yr but older cars could be raced for a while. My own car was a 70 Mach 1 so you see why. The 4 Dr Maverick was very different tho. Heck not even my fav Roush car. That would be M Martin's 97 Stroh's nascar bird.

[@thehoundz1]

rear engined don garlits T/F @ 3:47

[@thehoundz1]

3:46 don garlits in rear engine TF

[@70stunes71]

No stupid music ...like that !!!

[@frosty1too]

@naderchaser Bill Hielscher