Arizona Nationals: It was a perfect day Saturday after a windy wet Friday. Today was another good day. I managed to get to the Saturday event for the first drag race I've been to in 20...

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

It was a perfect day Saturday after a windy wet Friday. Today was another good day. I managed to get to the Saturday event for the first drag race I've been to in 20 years. Things have changed a bit. Force is still doing his thing, Ron Capps has put a bit of weight on, but still doing good. Greg Anderson took Pro Stock. I don't recall all the other results, because I was too busy taking snap shots. Here are a few.

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Laramie Loc: Tempe

Great shots. I read that this is the last year at Firebird. Hope they don't tear it down for a parking lot.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

alberio wrote:

It was a perfect day Saturday after a windy wet Friday. Today was another good day. I managed to get to the Saturday event for the first drag race I've been to in 20 years. Things have changed a bit. Force is still doing his thing, Ron Capps has put a bit of weight on, but still doing good. Greg Anderson took Pro Stock. I don't recall all the other results, because I was too busy taking snap shots. Here are a few.

hippi Loc: Sedalia MO

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

Those are some great shots.

Irvingite Charles Loc: Irving, Tx

black mamba

I went to the Gator Nationals last year...first time in years. I'd forgotten how noisy and smelly ( burnt rubber and fuel ) it was. Damn, I loved it.

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

Laramie wrote:

Great shots. I read that this is the last year at Firebird. Hope they don't tear it down for a parking lot.

Last year was supposed to be the last, but new blood has been infused into the facility and they claim it will be here for many years to come. It was sold out and the best National event I've seen.

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

black mamba wrote:

I went to the Gator Nationals last year...first time in years. I'd forgotten how noisy and smelly ( burnt rubber and fuel ) it was. Damn, I loved it.

Ditto. Nothing like the smell of Alcohol and Nitro Methane in the morning.

chip94 Loc: Massachusetts

Great shots. The last drag race I went to was the '68 spring nationals in Englishtown, NJ. Yes, things sure have changed!

FL Streetrodder

Excellent photos!!! Believe me, I know how hard it is to capture these machines.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Great series, Alberio.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

alberio wrote:

It was a perfect day Saturday after a windy wet Friday. Today was another good day. I managed to get to the Saturday event for the first drag race I've been to in 20 years. Things have changed a bit. Force is still doing his thing, Ron Capps has put a bit of weight on, but still doing good. Greg Anderson took Pro Stock. I don't recall all the other results, because I was too busy taking snap shots. Here are a few.

Nice batch of pix, thanks for sharing. Wow, it has been a few years, < 12 since I have been to a drag race. I attended the meets in Pomona three times. Watched this years Arizona Nationals on TV Fri-Sun.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Great set. I haven't been to a drag strip since the 1960s but through your pictures I can feel the excitement and smell the nitro