RccVideo's TDR Vintage Drag Racing 60's-70's Thompson Raceway Park Thompson Drag Raceway TRP

From original 8mm film shot at historic Thompson Raceway Park formerly Thompson Drag Raceway. Video is from the mid 1960's to mid 1970's. Thanks to my dad and Jimmy Z for the video. Take a minute and watch the old school arm drop action.

[@HeyBigChriss]

I’m 21, and I wish we could go back to times like these. I wish everyone was still into cars today like they were then.

[@jeremydes100]

I HEAR THAT!!..its because no one can work on them without a degree from NASA.

[@Trentonpage]

My grandfather was the no.1 racing champion at that track during the 60s.

[@garyhumbersonjr]

awesome video and brought back lots of memories. My dad is in the video about 6th car in, 68 camaro earth wind and fire and my grandfather with his 57 chevy whiplash. I think I was one of the kids that went running across the track when the 70 camaro wrecked- I remember that like it was yesterday- i stund next to the trailer as the winched it up. the years at thompson have rubbed off and I now race my own 67 camaro at bradenton motorsports park in Florida. GREAT JOB! LOTS OF MEMORIES as child

[@ROCKETSCOTTYG]

"AWESOME" Film-Footage! Great to see My Uncle Bill"Maverick"Golden & his "Little Red Wagon" just-beautiful ! Great to see Hemi Under Glass too..takes me back to a toddler, when I would watch That'Black & Gold car(that I knew was the competition/the other Guy) race against my Uncle...Of course,in the beginning the H.U.G. was the Only other Wheelstander beside us...Ahh,Great-Memories, THX for the download gs1260cc, ScottyG.

[@SuperRaymond1212]

Used to watch them all in the middle 60's and ran there in the early 70's.

[@stewartsmith1947]

I went there in 1964-64 . Saw Don Garlits with his wife sellin T-shirts out of the back of his Doge P-up . Saw Don Nickerson with the Comet Wagon racin a 64 Dart with a Hemi . Saw Doug Rose with the Green Monster . Somebody had 413 Dodge p-t with a factory stock 413 . Ran good . They charged to get in the pits back then and I would always find a way to get in . LOL FUN Days ! Not so much anymore .

[@whiteboy13s]

my dad ran their in the 70s he ran a 69 Camaro z/28 302ci all stock low 13s in the quarter. was hoping to see it here . we have a basement full of trophies from Thompson . he also was ran on train ave in Cleveland ohio a lot we still have the Camaro it is in tennesee being restored hope to run it again someday. great video

[@mcgoo721]

This track is still here up in northeast ohio. Out in the middle of nowhere pretty much haha. Still going strong. Every Wednesday they have pretty much open track night. You can race your buddies, and/or enter a bracket tournament. I even recognize a handful of these cars. Must have been family members keeping them running.

[@DeadByDawnChicago]

Beautiful vid. Little Red Wagon!

[@dmarcus42]

Thanks for bringing memories from Thompson. My dad use to take me back in the early 70's.

[@gs1260cc]

Awesome story thanks for sharing. It was a trip down memory lane for my dad also. I remember him racing there as a kid.

[@sikpup52]

I spent many summer weekends at the raceway when I was 13 thru 15. I would work at Dick Woodworth's farm in Madison after school and then at the Anchor Inn that my mom helped operate so I could hitch hike to Thompson on Sunday for the races. My mom made a couple of passes down the strip and my dad hated it. Such great memories from this video. Thanks for posting.

[@jsrnf]

Ahhh, the good old days !

[@glennfalzo3718]

WOW! Was this the gm/ford show? 3 Mopars out of ALL the hundreds of cars?

[@Blownhemicoupe]

Got anymore video?? That was great!

[@moparXdarren]

i've always thought this song was funny because in real life, a Super Stock 413 Dodge would kick the crap out of a vette!

[@glennfalzo3718]

Not only that, no matter who spun first, you lost!

[@gs1260cc]

@Sachs822 It's called Green Onion. Booker T and the MG's. It's off the sound track for american graffiti.

[@HipsterBot2000]

Back to the future at 1:25

[@moyergraffiti]

Great video! Got any footage of Micky Hart's car?

[@gs1260cc]

@Legend28x yes it is

[@MrGotsquashed]

Gasser it up!

[@Sachs822]

Wats the name vrom the last song? cool video

[@Mr1963chevy]

@zjbeast i own and operate a restoration and stret rod shop,known as milner's speed and custom shop...york,south carolina......wew!we biuld old school gassers,rat rods,modern street rods,and restore alot of 1955 to 74 chevys and fords

[@spacepatrolman]

0:07 MIKE THE COOL ONE SINGS

[@spacepatrolman]

1:49 LDC

[@spacepatrolman]

3:28 409

[@spacepatrolman]

0:01 SHUT DOWN

[@Sachs822]

i not found the last song!! pls help me. the name from song ????

[@Trentonpage]

Green onions is the name of that song.bone by booker t n the mg's
Its in key of F .
I got them on cd and LP

[@2005Colorado]

When did they put in the over the top walk-way?

[@protree_productions]

mid 60s

[@Dredgerwood]

2:22 is that a car pulling a trailer racing out of nowhere??? hahaha

[@Legend28x]

Is this the thompson raceway in Ohio?

[@protree_productions]

yes indeed