Turbo's Racing Photos - Funny Cars

Mike Van Sant

Photography by Pat Smith

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Irwindale Raceway - 1970

Sturm, Solano and Olson

Just 4 Chevy Lovers AA/FC Corvair

HERE'S A COOL ONE FROM THE PAST!!

THIS PIC OF MIKE VAN SANT CARRYING THE FRONT WHEELS AT IRWINDALE RACEWAY WAS TAKEN IN JAN 1970 JUST BEFORE THE WINTERNATIONALS. MIKE HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE ON THE RUN, ERUPTING INTO FLAMES IN THE LIGHTS.
THERE WASN'T ANY AERO HELP ON THE FUNNY CARS BACK THEN. IT WAS ALL DRIVER. JUST HOLD, HIT IT AND SHOW 'EM WHAT YOU'VE GOT!!!!
CHVLVR- 8x12

Lions Dragstrip - December 1972

Stone, Woods and Cooke

AA/FC Mach I

HERE'S A COOL ONE FROM THE PAST!!

THIS PIC OF MIKE VAN SANT DOING A BURNOUT IN THE STONE, WOODS & COOKE MACH I WAS TAKEN AT LIONS DRAGSTRIP AT "THE LAST DRAG RACE"
SWC2- 8x10

Orange County Raceway - 1975

Invader

AA/FC Mustang Mach 1

THIS BODY UP PIC OF MIKE VAN SANT'S INVADER MUSTANG WAS TAKEN AT OCIR.

INVADER1- 8x10