Headed to the dragstrip tomorrow

[Camino LS6]

Vintage drag racing at Maple Grove. I tried to do this last year, but it didn't work out. So, it was very cool to get the invite in my voicemail as soon as I got off the tractor for the day.

Should be big fun.

[ocnblu]

Shoot, sounds awesome. I was invited to go last wknd to a test-n-tune there, but got caught in a traffic jam in Lancaster of all places for 45 minutes. After which I got po'd and slunk home. Have fun!

[daves87rs]

Enjoy!!!

[Camino LS6]

Had a good time.

Lotsa fun, lotsa sun, and lotsa cool rides.

A '71 454SS Camino ran three times and got faster every time (low 12s the last run).

Edited July 2, 2011 by Camino LS6

[Camino LS6]

Should really have brought my camera.

409 Chevys? check

Pintos? check

Vegas? check

AMXs? check

Pontiac Catalina? check

Vettes of all vintages? check

A 1950 Chevy sedan Delivery? check

A Falcon sedan Delivery? check

Ford Anglias? check

A Willys pickup? check

Tempest wagon racecars doing sub-9 second runs? check

Front engine dragsters, fuel altereds, and funny cars? Check, check, and check

A radical, low to the ground, patina-laden, Chrysler Firepower Hemi-driven, hellhound of a genuine rat rod? check

[Camino LS6]

A pic of one of the Tempest wagons is here:

http://www.bangshift.com/assets/images/news/2009/Sep/27-30/moody%20blue.png

The Ford in the background was there too.

[Camino LS6]

This gorgeous Studebaker was there, stunning in every way - the pic doesn't do it justice:

http://www.bangshift.com/gallery/Geezers-at-the-grove-2010-gallery.html

A gallery of pics from last year's event is here:

http://www.bangshift.com/gallery/Geezers-at-the-grove-2010-gallery.html

I see a few other cars that were there today, I hope they do the same for this year on that site as there were a ton of other amazing cars there.

There is sure to be a pic of the crazy rat rod.

[Camino LS6]

Woohoo! They posted the coverage of this year's event!

Here's a link to the crazy rat rod I was talking about, with my Uncle and I looking at it!

http://www.bangshift.com/gallery/geezers-at-maple-grove-2011-gallery.html

Edit: the links to the individual pics don't work, just scroll down through the pics in the gallery and enlarge.

Same goes for the front pic of the Rat Rod.

Edited July 8, 2011 by Camino LS6

[Camino LS6]

And a shot of the front:

http://www.bangshift.com/gallery/geezers-at-maple-grove-2011-gallery.html

Check out the writeup, and a link to their gallery for all of the cool stuff that was there this year:

http://www.bangshift.com/blog/Nostalgia-Drags-and-Show-Gallery-Geezers-at-the-Grove-2011-Maple-Grove-Raceway.html

Edited July 8, 2011 by Camino LS6

[ocnblu]

Whoa, I see you there... talk about GEE ZERS!

Srsly... all cool.

[Camino LS6]

Isn't that rat rod nuts?

The pics don't show all the crazy details, but should give you that "whoa" reaction.