Anybody there on that day? I was,and I asked John Foster if I could make the last timed run. That nasty old bastard said yes! So I did,and spun a main bearing doing it. Sure miss that place. Sand burs and all.
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I think you could ask MR.hp, He said he was there at the end.Originally posted by Eric N. View PostAnybody there on that day? I was,and I asked John Foster if I could make the last timed run. That nasty old bastard said yes! So I did,and spun a main bearing doing it. Sure miss that place. Sand burs and all.
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Yes sir, I was there. What a sad day, I remember that there were guys having 2 and 3 people in their cars going down the track. They told us the bad news just as my buddy made his first run. A couple of years later I heard the same news at Northstar in '79
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If they ever build a new Minnesota Dragways,I want to make the first run.I still have the car.Same paint job and all. Its a 1964 Plymouth Belvedere 426 Street Wedge 4 speed out of California I bought for $500. We can only hope.Drag Racing,just you,me,and the tree!!
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Nice to have you here Eric. A few years ago there was a move by a few to get a new MN Dragways open, but ae usuall if fell through. Post up some pictures of that old car for us to see.Originally posted by Eric N. View PostIf they ever build a new Minnesota Dragways,I want to make the first run.I still have the car.Same paint job and all. Its a 1964 Plymouth Belvedere 426 Street Wedge 4 speed out of California I bought for $500. We can only hope.
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Post up some picts, My dad used to work at Mn Dragway and Northstar. Plus used to race out there. Id bet he would remember the car. He used to run a cuda and a duster out there with the united stockers?Originally posted by Eric N. View PostIf they ever build a new Minnesota Dragways,I want to make the first run.I still have the car.Same paint job and all. Its a 1964 Plymouth Belvedere 426 Street Wedge 4 speed out of California I bought for $500. We can only hope.
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I belive he just worked in tech, he also ran a brown cuda with a white stripe, and a white duster with a black stripe.Originally posted by Eric N. View PostI have a pic from Twin City-Northstar I have to find it. Its nice to find people that had some of same good times I had. And it aint over yet! What did your Dad do at the tracks?
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Originally posted by tls90lx View PostPost up some picts, My dad used to work at Mn Dragway and Northstar. Plus used to race out there. Id bet he would remember the car. He used to run a cuda and a duster out there with the united stockers?Always on the hunt for info from Amber Green Dragways from 1970 - 1977
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