Drag Racing Funny Cars

Author : Lou Hart
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008-11-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1583882200

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Drag Racing Funny Cars by Lou Hart Pdf

Since the early 1960s, dealer-sponsored Super Stockers battled for supremacy on the quarter-mile and in the dealer showrooms. Evolving into the Factory Experimental class, these wild steel bodied, altered–wheelbase monsters were stuffed with massive fuel injected and supercharged engines that attracted crowds to the dragstrip! Legendary pioneers “Dyno” Don Nicholson, Jack Chrisman, Bill Shrewsberry, Butch Leal, Dick Landy, Arnie Beswick, Phil Bonner, Gas Ronda, Don Gay, Sox & Martin, Richard Petty, and many other A/FX stars were instrumental in the development of the funny car as it morphed from a heavy production car into seven-second 250mph aerodynamic fiberglass, tubular chassis missile. The popularity of funny cars led “Jungle Jim” Lieberman, Bill Lawton, Lew Arrington, Bill Flynn, Norm Kraus, and “Big” John Mazmanian to become household names. Tom ”Mongoose” McEwen, Don “Snake” Prudhomme, Tom Hoover, Kenny Safford, Terry Capp, John Force, Kenny Bernstein, Jake Johnston, Larry Reyes, Richard Tharp, Roland Leong, Randy Walls, Jess Tyree, Rich Siroonian and others who achieved success racing funny cars are all featured in over 300 incredible color and black and white photos.

Author : Steve Reyes
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467109727

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Southern California Funny Cars by Steve Reyes Pdf

Southern California was the birthplace of organized drag racing, with the first organized race held at the Santa Ana airport in 1949 and the subsequent founding of the National Hot Rod Association in 1950. Over the next decade and a half, the dragster became the king of the quarter mile on Southern California drag strips. In 1964, veteran dragster owner/driver Jack Chrisman had an idea for something different to grace Southern California's drag strips. It was not a dragster but a stock-bodied race car using nitromethane for fuel in a supercharged engine. With the help of Gene Mooneyham, Mercury's Fran Hernandez, and sponsor Helen Sachs, Chrisman put together the world's first nitro-burning "funny car." It was a steel stock-bodied Mercury Cyclone with a supercharged 427 Ford engine running on pure nitromethane. Chrisman started the evolution that soon turned stock steel-bodied cars into fiberglass-bodied tube chassis funny cars. Southern California drag racers began to lead the way for racers all over the United States in the new funny car class.

Author : Jean Hegland
Publisher : Dial Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307573568

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Into the Forest by Jean Hegland Pdf

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • Set in the near-future, Into the Forest is a powerfully imagined novel that focuses on the relationship between two teenage sisters living alone in their Northern California forest home. Over 30 miles from the nearest town, and several miles away from their nearest neighbor, Nell and Eva struggle to survive as society begins to decay and collapse around them. No single event precedes society's fall. There is talk of a war overseas and upheaval in Congress, but it still comes as a shock when the electricity runs out and gas is nowhere to be found. The sisters consume the resources left in the house, waiting for the power to return. Their arrival into adulthood, however, forces them to reexamine their place in the world and their relationship to the land and each other. Reminiscent of Margaret Atwood's A Handmaid's Tale, Into the Forest is a mesmerizing and thought-provoking novel of hope and despair set in a frighteningly plausible near-future America. Praise for Into the Forest “[A] beautifully written and often profoundly moving novel.”—San Francisco Chronicle “A work of extraordinary power, insight and lyricism, Into the Forest is both an urgent warning and a passionate celebration of life and love.”—Riane Eisler, author of The Chalice and the Blade “From the first page, the sense of crisis and the lucid, honest voice of the . . . narrator pull the reader in. . . . A truly admirable addition to a genre defined by the very high standards of George Orwell's 1984.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Beautifully written.”—Kirkus Reviews “This beautifully written story captures the essential nature of the sister bond: the fierce struggle to be true to one’s own self, only to learn that true strength comes from what they are able to share together.”—Carol Saline, co-author of Sisters “Jean Hegland’s sense of character is firm, warm, and wise. . . . [A] fine first novel.”—John Keeble, author of Yellowfish

Author : Jim Gigliotti
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781622851591

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Smokin' Dragsters and Funny Cars by Jim Gigliotti Pdf

This fun volume explores the personalities, the history, and the crazy cars associated with the wild world of drag racing. Readers get a look into the different types of drag racing, and a "day at the races" for an exciting you-are-there feeling.

Author : Susan Creighton
Publisher : Silver Burdett Press
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 089686362X

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Funny Cars by Susan Creighton Pdf

Describes the sport of funny car racing, an event in drag racing competition, including its history, types of funny cars, the drag strip, and famous drivers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Drag racing
ISBN : 0837203791

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Drag Racing Funny Cars by Anonim Pdf

Brief text and color photographs introduce some of the different kinds of modified cars used in drag racing.

Author : Lou Hart
Publisher : CarTech Inc
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781613256985

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Early Funny Cars by Lou Hart Pdf

Blast through the evolving early years of Funny Car drag racing when doorslammers morphed into flip-top rail monsters. The era features historic mounts from Arnie "the Farmer" Beswick, Al “the Flying Dutchman” Vanderwoude, "Jungle" Jim Liberman, Don “the Snake” Prudhomme, and many more! The metamorphosis from doorslammers to fiberglass flip-top dragsters wasn’t ever a cut and dry plan. As drag racers pushed the envelope for more speed, a series of innovations quickly evolved and refined the genre. Funny Cars cut their teeth in the A/Factory Experimental (A/FX) and Experimental Stock (X/S) classes in 1964 with the 2-percent Mopars that looked funny with their axles moved forward. However, it was Jack Chrisman’s supercharged, nitro-fueled 427 Supercharged Factory Experimental (S/FX) Comet Caliente that trailblazed the class on which the NHRA turned its back and the AHRA fully accepted. Showmanship became the draw in the dawn of Funny Car with half-track burnouts and flame-throwing headers that packed fans five deep at the fence. By 1969, the NHRA had no choice but to create a class for these nitro-breathing, flip-top-sporting rail bruisers, indoctrinating the Funny Car (F/C) class at the Winternationals with 40 cars vying for 16 places in the field. The rest, as they say, is history!

Author : Tyrone Georgiou
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781433946981

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Funny Car Dragsters by Tyrone Georgiou Pdf

Learn about how fast funny cars can go and why they are funny.

Author : Steve Reyes
Publisher : Cartech
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Funny cars
ISBN : 193249443X

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Funny Car Fever by Steve Reyes Pdf

There wasn't always a class for these "funny-looking" cars. In the mid 1960s, many of drag racing's fastest drivers were outgrowing the Super Stock and Factory Experimental classes, building cars that stretched and eventually broke the rules. Promoters discovered they could pair up these altered-wheelbase, injected, blown machines in exhibition match races--and the spectators came running. Rivalries were born, the Funny Car class was created, and the cars kept getting faster and faster. Funny Car Fever is a humorous, heart-felt, first-hand account of the most exciting and memorable years of the Funny Car class. Steve Reyes followed these fiberglass-bodied, nitro burning machines and their drivers from the years leading up to the creation of the Funny Car class through its halcyon days. He's included over 350 of his favorite images and more than a few never-before-heard stories to bring the feeling of the class and the era home to you.

Author : Wallace A Wyss,Louis Hart
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002-06-10
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1583880682

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Drag Racing Funny Cars of the 1970s by Wallace A Wyss,Louis Hart Pdf

See the cars raced by many of the legendary names in drag racing, including Don Prudhomme, Tom McEuen and Jim Dunn. The authors include action shots, as well as clear, detailed "in the pits under-the-shell" shots. Photographs show various makes and models of cars that have been reconstructed as funny cars, plus everything from stock to modified Camaros, Mustangs, Javelins, Dodge Chargers, and Firebirds, to oddball exhibition cars like the "backwards pickup."

Author : Doug Boyce
Publisher : CarTech Inc
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781613255827

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Drag Racing in the 1960s by Doug Boyce Pdf

The 1960s were a fascinating decade on the race scene. Relive the memories today through this wonderful new book. Drag racing has a long and storied history. Many have said that the first drag race happened shortly after the second car was made. While that may or may not be true, racing prior to World War II was mostly centered around dry-lake activities and top-speed runs. After the war, drag racing became organized with the formation of the NHRA, and during the 1950s, many tracks were built across America to accommodate the racers. Technology in the 1950s centered on the manufacturers updating old flathead designs into newer overhead-valve designs, and the horsepower race really started to heat up. In many forms of racing, the 1960s brought technological evolution. The decade began with big engines in even bigger stock chassis and ended with purpose-built race-only chassis, fiberglass bodies, fuel injection, nitro methane, and blowers. Quarter-mile times that were in the 13-second range in the beginning of the decade were in the 7-second range by the end. New classes were formed, dedicated cars were built for them, and many racers themselves became recognized names in the sports landscape. In Drag Racing in the 60s: The Evolution in Race Car Technology, veteran author Doug Boyce takes you on a ride through the entire decade from a technological point of view rather than a results-based one. Covered are all the classes, including Super Stocks, Altered Wheelbase cars (which led to Funny Cars), Top Fuelers, Gassers, and more.

Author : Jim Gigliotti
Publisher : Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0766028720

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Hottest Dragsters and Funny Cars by Jim Gigliotti Pdf

"Learn about drag racing, funny cars, and experience what it feels like to spend the day at a drag race"--Provided by publisher.

Author : K. C. Kelley
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Drag racing
ISBN : 0761443843

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Drag Racing by K. C. Kelley Pdf

"Provides comprehensive information on the history, the famous faces, the design, and the performance of the amazing machines behind Drag Racing"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Elana Scherr,Don Prudhomme
Publisher : CarTech Inc
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-16
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781613255186

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Don "The Snake" Prudhomme: My Life Beyond the 1320 by Elana Scherr,Don Prudhomme Pdf

Don "The Snake" Prudhomme reveals for the first time ever his incredible life and career on and off of the drag strip.

Imagine spending a year with Don "The Snake" Prudhomme, having coffee together and talking about his life, his racing, his friends, and his family. He’d tell you about how he rose from being a high school drop-out who was painting cars to a respected Top Fuel dragster driver and successful businessman. You’d hear how he toured the country with Tommy Ivo and "The Hawaiian" Roland Leong, racing all the legends from "Big Daddy" Don Garlits to "The Golden Greek" [Chris] Karamesines. He'd say how he met Tom McEwen and recall how they became the Snake and the Mongoose, leading to a career in Funny Cars that netted him four championships in a row. He'd talk about the thrill of first wins and owning his own teams but also the struggles of bad seasons, crashes and fires, broken parts, and broken contracts. Along the way, he’d speak about the people in his life, such as engine-builder Keith Black and NHRA president Wally Parks, and those who were killed in the wild and unpredictable sport of nitro racing. It wouldn’t be only racing, though. Prudhomme would share lessons he learned about business and life from such varied sources as a neighbor in Granada Hills to Ford GT40 driver Dan Gurney. He also would talk about the importance of family: how his wife, Lynn, and daughter, Donna, changed his world and how finding out about his African-American roots opened his eyes to a culture and inheritance he’d always wanted. This is the experience you’ll get in Don "The Snake" Prudhomme: My Life Beyond the 1320.

Author : Robert Genat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Antique and classic cars
ISBN : 1610592417

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Vintage and Historic Drag Racers by Robert Genat Pdf

Diggers, funny cars and more of the best vintage drag racers of the late 1950s and 1960s! Genat describes each car's race history and looks at well-known drivers and tuners of the era. See Melvin Heath's Dragster, Don Garlits' Swamp Rat 1, Mickey Weise's 1968 Hemi Dart, and many others. Super Stock drag racing of the 1960s is covered extensively, most notably the radically altered stock bodied vehicles that would forever change the face of drag racing.