CLASSIC VIDEO - 1983 NHRA NORTHSTAR NATIONALS (FULL EVENT)

[@andrewgillis8572]

this announcing duo is classic - Steve Evans was just incredibly good

[@eldorado1830]

Steve was great!👍

[@hankarmentrout6697]

No doubt. Brian Lohnes man sometimes I wish that dude would JUST SHUT HIS MOUTH for 5 seconds

[@mikebaker9574]

Good racing from the good old days

[@guthrieoklahomachannel1]

I miss these days. Steve Evens was one of the best!

[@humblewisdom8976]

Thanks for the great video just a blast to watch.

[@stevemellin5806]

This video made my day . thank you

[@MrPFFlyer]

Ha! I was at Sunshine Dragstrip in 83 AND went to the Northstar nationals in Minnesota that year. Great memories. Thanks for the video.

[@jettafixer7]

Hard to believe I was there and everyone since

[@jimolson8424]

I really miss the old days @ BIR Some of the best times ever. The zoo was a blast...

[@joen5332]

What a coincidence this is in Brainerd Minnesota right where they're racing this weekend

[@orangecrate5895]

RIP John Hagen 🙏

[@davidgeorge1294]

And the winner is Larry Minor with a blistering top speed of 34 mph.

[@TanDawg58]

RIP Doug Kerhulas

[@billshiff2060]

This was the time when discoveries were made that allowed engines to jump from 1500 to 3000HP. Then jump again to 8000 and then to 11000 Horsepower. The crazy thing is the changes were quite small and they could have had 11000 much earlier because the engines themselves did not change much.

[@edgarbeat2851]

True clutch tech was also critical.

[@billshiff2060]

@@edgarbeat2851 Definitely.

[@mooronful]

Love the long smoky burnouts they did back then.

[@hankarmentrout6697]

I really miss the SMOKY BURNOUTS and pits of the tires on your TShirt after the race. Also miss the dry hops pre stage

[@thebassknuckler]

Relative new comers Ormsby and Amato..

[@robertbihn3005]

No John Force, was he racing other places ? Career says started 1971. Then skips to 1987 w/NHRA ,my timing is off I guess, weird not being here

[@billshiff2060]

Force was not a "force" until over a year later when he managed to hire Austin Coil. Then after a year of learning started to really run.

[@bigjoeofthe707]

What happened to the semifinals of top alcohol funny car?

[@Slinger43]

I, along with every other old-school Drag Racing fan absolutely despise competitors throwing races! 😠 I understand that Larry Minor, just like Conrad in the 90's, owned both car's + was his own sponsor, so if he ( & later Conrad ) wanted his other car to win or lose, that's his prerogative, HOWEVER, the NHRA should have put their foot down from the get-go & stopped the charade of driver's THROWING RACE'S!! Today the record-book say's what it say's, but I, & a hellava lot of old-schooler's do NOT view Championship's gained under these circumstances as legit. All they had to do was "don't take the other car to the starting line!!" There NHRA, solved that problem for you! 😆👍

[@hankarmentrout6697]

You forgot to mention John Force multiple years of team orders

[@Slinger43]

@@hankarmentrout6697 Yes! You are correct sir. Problem was my comment was getting a little long in the tooth & I knew if I started in on Force, well it was gonna turn into a novel! 🥵 As far as this ol' racer is concerned, Big John Force has "5" legit Championship's, 1 more than Snake & KB, and ALL the rest are smoke & mirror's 👎 It is a shame really, because JF was absolutely beloved by all fan's, then 1996 happened & all that love turned into despise for many of us 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@hankarmentrout6697]

@@Slinger43 no worries. I loved every bit of your post

[@hankarmentrout6697]

@@Slinger43 what happened in ‘96? I’m mad they took the Virginia race off the schedule again

[@Slinger43]

@@hankarmentrout6697 John hired Cruz Pedregon's little brother Tony & all the "Tanking BS" began in AA/FC. IMO ol' brute Force should have taken the Conrad approach & simply told the fan's "I own these car's & therefore I will win everytime one of my car's is in the other lane" instead he looked the fan's right in their eyes & lied his fat ass off, and then acted totally indignant when the fan's rolled those eyes at him 🙄 As for losing Richmond from the schedule, I too added that to the VERY long list of bone's I have to pick with Wally Parks' once great sport of Major League Drag-racing 😤

[@hankarmentrout6697]

Kerhulas time never did come

[@Stevexnycautomotive]

Where was hondass and Toyotass?.

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

My Ancient Ancestors migrated, from Minnesota, oh, about 100 years ago.

[@hankarmentrout6697]

Clutch is worth .200 hundredth’s over a Power Glide? Explain

[@michaelguziak4680]

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[@CompetitionPlusTV]

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[@michaelguziak4680]

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