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Traditional Rod & Kulture Illustrated Issue #27

Traditional Rod & Kulture Illustrated ran a really nice 6 page article by Ron Crable called "Setting the Pace" The Pacers Auto Story. [Issue #27 Fall 2011]. Rear Cover Photo by Charles Milikin Jr. Taken at Cecil County running as A/FD in 1965.

"Setting The Pace" article by Ron Crable. Pictured with George Snizek & The Miller & Lynch/Snizek & Dodge recreation of The Pacers Tasmanian Devil AA/Fuel Altered in historic downtown Henderson NC at the 2011 East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame reunion.

Photos by Brian Beattie, Charles Milikin Jr., Marty Schorr, John Durand, George Snizek, Charlie Dodge and Scott Snizek.

Nassau County's "Cruise the Show" Car Show

 

Pacers old street (Lawson Blvd) in Oceanside NY after Hurricane Irene

 

Henderson NC on My Classic Car with Dennis Gage

Source: http://www.myclassiccar.com/episode/15/23

2011 Nostalgia Summernationals & Funny Car Reunion

Sunday! Sunday!! Sunday!!! The 32nd Annual Nostalgia Summernationals Old Time Drags & 10th Annual Funny Car Reunion at Englishtown’s Raceway Park.

GOLD COAST CRUISERS WATERFRONT CAR SHOW!

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! June 26, 2011 at Glen Cove’s beautiful Morgan Park, overlooking Long Island Sound. Show will be dedicated to Ken Fransen (1944-2010). Open to all “show quality” cars, trucks, classics, street rods, muscle cars and antiques. Room for over 1000 cars!

For more info see: http://goldcoastcruisers.org.

 

100 Foot Drags brings Drag Racing back to Long Island

The Pacers' Miller & Lynch / Snizek & Dodge AA/Fuel Altered and The Billy Lynch AA/Fuel Dragster celebrated drag racing's return to LI with a Nitro Cacklefest at the 100 Foot Drags held at Riverhead Raceway on Sunday May 22nd 2011.

Despite the cold and gloomy day with patchy spots of rain, a great day of racing was able to take place with lots of spectators and a big field of cars almost all of which carryed the message of "We Need A Track" on their rear windows.

There was a 3 hour Test & Tune session with racers getting as much as 14 runs in. Cars entered from the rightmost entrance to the track oval and followed the track clockwise to do a burnout and stage infield at the beginning of the center "X" of the track. After staging in the lights, competitors would race headsup just -100 feet- and finish just prior to the mid point of the "X" before getting on the brakes and coasting counterclockwise around the turn of the track to pick up their timeslip and then drive through the opposite entrance back to the pits.

Although their were some serious competition race cars there along with a group of factory stockers, nothing was as impressive as the thunder created at intermission by the nitro powered cars. Cackling the cars were former top fuel drivers Billy Lynch, Roy Miller & George Snizek along with Bobby Lynch, Dennis Quitoni and Scott Snizek. Spectators got to a full sensory experience of what New York National Speedway used to be like with two of the most beautiful and accurately recreated race cars from Long Island.

If you missed it, four more Holeshot Drags will take place this year at Riverhead Raceway on June 26th, July 24th, August 28th and September 11th. All start at 12 Noon. Gates open at 10am.

For more info on the Holeshot Drag Racing Association's 100 Foot Drags visit www.100FootDrags.com.

"WE NEED A TRACK" was on every rear window of the 100+ cars in competition. Photo by Scott Snizek.

L-R: Roy Miller, George Snizek, 100 Foot Drags founder, Jay Eastgate, Dennis Quitoni, Billy Lynch. Photos by Scott Snizek.

L-R: Dennis Quitoni, Roy Miller, Jay Eastgate, George Snizek, Bobby & Billy Lynch. Photos by Scott Snizek.

 Jay Eastgate on the Motor Mouth Radio show Thursday May 19th 2011

2011 NNDRA Legion of Honor Announced

2011 LEGION OF HONOR AWARDS ANNOUNCED

 

YORK, PA -  The National Nostalgia Drag Racing Association is proud to announce the 2011 nominees for the Legion of Honor awards to be presented at the 10th Annual Musclecar Madness at the York Reunion at the York Expo Center, York Fairgrounds on July 8-9, 2011.

 

The annual induction of deserving recipients for their contributions to the performance industry and to drag racing from the early days of the 50’s thru 70’s era.  The recipients are affectionately classified as pioneers of the sport.  Each recipient receives an individual award, a prized photo from the archives of their racing history, and their names are placed upon a perpetual award that is on display at the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing located off US Route 15 in York Springs, Pennsylvania. The perpetual award remains in the museum in perpetuity.

 

The distinguished group contributed in varying degrees of involvement, some as racers, as officials, industry representatives with dedication far beyond the call of duty.  The National Nostalgia Drag Racing Association presents the Legion of Honor awards annually at this event which is symbolic of a Hall of Fame.

 

Legion of Honor award recipients for 2011 are:

• Skip Asay, Sanford, North Carolina
• John Troxell, Allentown, Pennsylvania
• Alex Jarrell (posthumous) accepted by wife Jeanette Jarrell, Wilmington, Delaware
• Jim Beattie, Sr., Gwynn Oak, Maryland
• Musser Brothers ( Ernie & Barry), Mohnton, Pennsylvania
• “Dyno” Don Nicholson (posthumous) accepted by Dick Estevez, Clinton, Maryland
• Bennett & Sirianni (Carl Bennett & Ron Sirianni), Oakhurst and Wall, New Jersey
• Gregory Xakellis, Lititz, Pennsylvania
• Roger Sinistri, West Lawn, Pennsylvania
• Lee Crupi, Reading, Pennsylvania
• Dennis Quitoni, West Hempstead, New York
• Shallcross Brothers, (Tom & Fred), Middletown, Delaware

 

The 10th Annual Musclecar Madness at the York Reunion will mark a decade of presenting the history of a legendary racing facility, the annual Legends of Drag Racing reunion, and a host of legendary race cars all celebrating this momentous occasion.

The class of 2011 will be inducted on Friday, July 8th at 6 p.m. during the Legion of Honor awards ceremony.

 

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Information:

NNDRA: National Nostalgia Drag Racing Association

Darwin Doll 717-757-2720 www.yorknostalgia.com or darwin@yorknostalgia.com

Taz II at Speedworld's Southwest Nostalgia Drags

Screamin' Mad JD St. Cyr kicks off the 2011 racing season by taking the Pacers "Taz II Tribute" AA/Altered down the track at the 2011 Southwest Nostalgia Drags at Speedworld Dragstrip in Arizona. For more photos of the event click here.

 

10th Annual East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Weekend October 14-15-16, 2011

Hot Times, Cool Cars And Loads Of Fun At The 2011 East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Weekend, October 14-16th, in historic Henderson, North Carolina! Mark your calenders!!!