1983 NHRA U.S. Nationals

[@de31168]

Thanks for these awesome old uploads! I just stumbled onto this channel and hadn't realized all these were available. Thank you again!

[@vgorilla80]

Just trying to fill in some of the gaps. Thank you for all of the great stuff you've posted over the years!

[@de31168]

You're welcome. I have more coming but nothing really earth shattering from this era, just the 1983 Big Bud Shootout. Oh, also, your 1983 Cajun Nationals have been blocked due to an NFL copyright.

[@vgorilla80]

+Dave W Yeah, it's a Brut commercial with Joe Namath...how that's an NFL copyright issue is beyond me. I just need to cut the commercials out and re-upload it, I'll get around to that at some point.

[@vgorilla80]

39:57 In 1983, you could bring a lion into the grandstands at a sporting event. In 2015, you can't bring a bottle of water on an airplane.

[@starbreaker1983]

Thanks for the upload, this was the year I was born!! Noticed John Force AND Tom Anderson have very distorted funny car body's. I assume it's from their fire's at Gainsville earlier in the year, darn fibreglass!

[@Jbobloochjr3]

What is song played during Shirley's incident? Thanks for posting and thanks ahead of time

[@Slinger43]

"Funeral for a friend/Love lies bleeding in my hand's" by Elton John 👍

[@Jbobloochjr3]

@@Slinger43 Thank YOU so much. That was bothering me for a long time Enjoy your weekend

[@Slinger43]

@@Jbobloochjr3 No worries my drag racing loving friend 💪🤠👍

[@Slinger43]

@@Jbobloochjr3 BTW, I can't believe it took someone (Me) damned near a year to answer your question of "what song is this" 🙄 On behalf of the entire drag racing nation, I'm very sorry it took this long! 😒 SMH

[@codym8897]

I love the white pants that Shirley Muldowney wore.👍

[@bbigjohnson069]

Gary Beck dominated in 1983. As I remember it, they had a different fuel system than everyone else that was giving them more power. His consistency here was amazing. Qualified at 5.50 secs. then ran 5.58, 5.50, 5.50. Wonder what his first round et was.

[@BernardBouchard-qq9kq]

Raced this race did not see me.