Turbo's Racing Photos
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Bill Maverick Golden
Little Red Wagon
HERE'S THE TRUCK THAT STARTED IT ALL. JAY HOWELL DID THE FIRST WHEELIE BY NEUTRAL STARTING THE TRUCK BACK IN 1964 AT MOTOR CITY DRAGWAY. IT WAS A TRUCK NO ONE WANTED TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF IT'S UNPREDICTABILITY. BILL REFINED IT AND STARTED ONE OF THE NEATEST DRAG RACING CLASSES THAT SPECTATORS LOVED TO WATCH.
THE TRUCK IS STILL BEING RACED ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE WHEELSTANDERS NORMALLY RACED IN MATCH RACES AND EXHIBITION RUNS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEY WOULD TRAVEL THE QUARTER MILE ON THE REAR WHEELS IN 10 SECONDS AT OVER 125 MPH, SCRAPPING THE TRACK ALL THE WAY DOWN. THEY EVEN USED MAGNESIUM PADS TO CREATE A SHOWER OF SPARKS AS THEY RACED TO THE FINISH LINE. MANY TIMES, THE DRIVERS WOULD TURN AROUND AFTER THE FINISH LINE AND RETURN UP THE TRACK PULLING A WHEELIE ALL THE WAY BACK TOWARD THE MAIN GRANDSTAND.
WHAT A SHOW!
THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AT IRWINDALE RACEWAY IN CALIFORNIA IN FEBRUARY 1968.
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REDWGN1- 8x10
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REDWGN2 - 8x12
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Wild Bill Shrewsberry
L.A. Dart
THIS ONE WAS TAKEN AT IRWINDALE RACEWAY IN 1968.
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LADART1 - 8x12
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Gary Watson
Paddy Wagon Corvair
THIS ONE WAS TAKEN AT IRWINDALE RACEWAY IN 1968.
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PADDYI - 8x10
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Tommy Maras
Moonshot Chevelle
