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@supertubr Thank you so much for this version! Had a 💩 last six weeks and this is what the doctor called for in feeling better. Thank YOU

Glidden would use the aluminum 429 Block for the first time in the World Finals in 83. He would slowly get his times down and by late mid 84 was matching Lee on the tree and beating his competition on the clock too. I miss this great time in racing history.

The Late Lee Shepperd had a great personality and attitude. I was a Glidden guy because it was so cool to watch Bob, Etta, and the boys all working on the cars, but I loved to watch Lee too., R.I.P. Lee Shepperd., Bob Glidden.

Oh boy... in 1960 at the Detroit Nationals... Albertson Olds with a Scotty Fenn K-88 chassis beat out Jim Nelson and Dode Martin's "Two Thing" Dragmaster... That had to hurt...!!!

That was the day when Sneaky Pete Robinson showed up with his dragmaster/Chevy combo using small hydraulic jacks to lift the rear tires up. That way he could use his tires for his clutch. I'm not sure it the NHRA would allow it.

You announcers are so anti Ford, when Glidden or Oswald win races you sound dissapointed but when its a chevy or olds, your voices go way high n ur all happy, smh.

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Thanks a lot. I appreciate all your videos so much. Your channel is the only one when I really spend time and watch, only because of the high quality you provide of course. I understand there's much work behind and I appreciate it really much. I wonder how big your archive is but I hope it's really big still and that you continue :) Best wishes!

thankyou as always supertubr👍👍👍

This was the last Top Fuel championship won by the "Big Daddy" Don Garlits.

Uncle Ben is still shifting his 1967 Z-28 down the 1/4 mile 😎

Ah....the slingshots main enemy was clutch failures at this time and as catastrophic as Nicole's was, ironically it was the slingshot design that saved his life as being positioned between the two slicks cushioned his tumble's over the guard rail. R.I.P. Superman.....great video except sound engineers got things scewed up with the different class of cars. Don had a rough two years at Indy 69 and 70. Victorious both years but in 69 John Mulligan suffered a clutch explosions that caused shrapnel and a bolt to pierce the oil pan. The car didn't sever like Nicoll's but caused a catastrophic oil fire, he was behind a blow torch and burned severely enough that he died a few weeks later. He had set low E.T. in that run to I believe. It shook everyone to the core. Big accidently hit the kill switch in his car before the next run and McEwen abruptly dropped out to be at the hospital where they took Moe (Johns nickname). A beloved driver was gone. A clutch explosion also cost the life of Mike Sorokin at O.C.I R. a few years earlier. Just a kid at the time but I remember those days at the strip well amongst keeping up on the action with Drag News and numerous drag racing mags....great post and clear👍👍👍

It's not the same without Roy's vocals

At 1:05:18 wife, Pat, is there to hug Don. She's now resting in the arms of Jesus.

Cool Man!

super cool, thank you, more please! cheers from italy, robert

Seems like a cool dude

interesting and scary to say the least,as always thankyou supertubr👍👍👍

Your videos is so outstanding great. There is no other one like you. Several old drag racing channels exist but your is the only interesting for me cause your videos have so high definition in terms of picture and audio. You must spend a lot of time remastering the old videos. I appreciate that so much. It's christmas eve every time you upload another old long program in high definition. I don't know how much you have left, but I hope it's a lot - as many as possible. :) best wishes from Sweden!

Wonderful- proper Art and Racing❤❤

AWESOME! 🍻

Not accurate....1970ish Mustang F/C in 66....comon....movie was a let down for me when I first saw it....talking about heart like wheel

Corny as hell although seeing a young Don Rickels is cool.....other than that mid 60's slingshot heaven....was try to see how many have been found and restored for cacklefest get together....R.IP. Annette

The sound is like actually being there, minus the ground shake.😀 BRUCE LARSON running great at this race,one of the local legends in PA.

Thanks so much for sharing this amazing video!

Grateful this was filmed when it was. No CGI, just raw racing just as it happened. Truly a masterpiece

The Winternationals used to seem like a huge deal to me, not so much anymore.

the sound and picture quality are awesome,great job supertubr,thankyou👌👌👌👍

How'd you get the raw audio? I'd love to see more episodes like this from the 90-99 time period.

The audio is unreal

This footage is tremendous

RIP HRP

OMG does this bring back memories! I watched this live on the Sunday before my son was born! I miss TNN, CMT is just garbage. Thanks supertubr!!

Love the raw audio as you can't hear the fake cheering dubbed in. A more natural cheering. The dubbed has like a whistle sound. The engine sounds at the end of a run. Compaired with another video posted by another CZcams er. Amazing crisp footage and sound. Lol as a kid with vhs I dreamed of quality like this. The buzzy fuzzy pause.

A gust of wind not only destroyed Bruce Allen's car, but so as his pride. But I never seen a Funny Car explode before the Xmas tree lights turned green. Which was Mike Dunn that is.

Classic 😊

I grew up in the Detroit area and with all the car companies right in my backyard, Drag Racing was a right of passage. I am surprised they were still using flag start at IRP in 1961. My idea of Indianapolis Raceway Park was that they were seriously ahead of the pack. I'd've expected it at Gill Kohn's (RIP Gill 31MAR24) Detroit Dragway where they used to race 4 wide to get it over-with. "No Burnouts In The Pit Area Or Your Number Will Be Wiped" Gill used to shout over the Loud Speakers. "No Nitro Burnouts or You're Disqualified," Gill said at the Summer Nationals where I won in 1976 but Tommy Ivo immediately did one and he wasn't even punished. Detroit was so cheap that when I went over to the booth to pick up my Summer Nationals Winner trophy, THEY WERE ALL OUT. They told me to come back next weekend. I didn't bother for a worthless piece of plastic made in Japan. (befor C-H-I-N-A) I had Detroit Dragway, Motor City Dragway, Milan Dragway, Ubly and finally in 68 Lapeer to choose from. But the real racing took place on Friday & Saturday evening on WOODWARD AVE, GRATIOT AVE and TELEGRAPH Road. Drag racing on the street was ''THE'' social activity for gear-heads in the Detroit area. When we raced at the sanctioned strips there were rules and they classified us, so we always raced similar cars. It was easy to win. But the street? Well, everything was out there. And on Friday and Saturday evening we were out there until the wee hours racing everything including factory experimental stuff. You raced everything there was with no reserve, and it sharpened your tuning and driving skills. Once in a while if a race was close, we'd go out on the Interstate to settle it. Or make plans to meet on Sunday at one of the sanctioned strips to settle it properly. Otherwise it was "Run What Ya Brung." Going back the the bonafide strips on Sunday wasn't even fun after the street, it was like going on vacation. "THERE IS NO MONEY IN DRAG RACING"* I was told very sternly. At least not like in circle track. The draw was there seemed to be no limit to the increase in horse power we could learn to make, and how quick we could go. Out there on the street I met people who went on to become famous, like the now famous Brad Keselowski. No, I didn't know Brad, I knew his father Bob and uncle Ron and grandfather John who started the whole thing in the Keselowski family. Also Too, I met the cops. They were the demise of my street racing. Today there is the "Road Kill Nights'' and it's on Woodward, but it's so heavily regulated it's "not available." Just like the "Woodward Dream Cruise." I've been to them, it's just a show. I did it when it was REAL. The stuff today is nothing like the real thing. ben/ michigan * The famous words of none other than John "The Bum" Keselowski

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The long tail leaving the rest of them in the dust on the 1st lap is the best thing ever in a racing movie.

Super high definition, how do you do that...? You remaster these old tapes with some equipment in one way or another right? Really professional with this high picture quality - all the time from you. Amazing! ❤ well done!

I was 18 back then those were the good old days no doubt!

Thank YOU

Best race car film. Most beautiful prototype cars

so many mistakes in this video! narrator does not know the history of drag racing/ I will pick a few as there are too many to list in all- 1. Pomona was NOT the first national event of the year. The first national event was in Phoenix at Beeline Dragway. before Pomona. THIS is where all the new cars debuted. 2 All the hype of Shirley Shahan, narrator mentions she was the first woman to win nhra national event- WRONG lets go back another4-5 years to the US Nationals- Indy. Carol Cox was thr first woman to win a national event at NHRA. 3 no mention of Pontiacs racing program but they did mention chevy. awful historical info here. too many mistakes.

Thanks for this. Sometimes, I feel like I was born decades too late.

Great movie. There was a garage seen where you could see the yellow scoop and part of the Surfer's Dragster.

upload the NHRA 1986 world finals but in 1080p brightness edit upscale televised by ESPN WITH DIAMOND P SPORTS HOSTED BY DAVE MCCLELLAND & STEVE EVANS

It was a sad day in the pro stock division losing Lee Shepherd. But there hasn't been another casualty in pro stock ever since.

thankyou again supertubr,always look forward to you'e videos👌👌👌

thankyou mate,😃👍👍👍