AdamMeh

Thought I'd share a couple of photos from my old drag strip in South Dakota - Thunder Valley Dragways.

Photo credits go to Tim McVay.













And one additional - obviously not a C3, but a favorite from my stint as track photographer during the 80's.

F22

Great pictures!!! Loved the wheelie shot!

tektrans

Great pics! I'm building mine for 10.0 index. Not ready....YET....but I'm working on it.

d555

Yea! Nice pics, thanks for posting. Can't get enough of wheel up pics of C3 vettes.... and super cleanLuv the maroon car with the IRS still intact.

Dave

H P Bushrod

Nice!!

jkippin

SORRY I JUST HAD TO ADD my old C3 funny
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always1961

Nothing better than NHRA drag racing...

ajrothm

Any info on the maroon C3? That thing is leaving hard!

AdamMeh

The maroon C3 is owned / driven by Alex Wiese. I'm sorry, I don't have any information about the car. From what I can tell, he doesn't make much of it public knowledge

There is another C3 that runs out there as well driven by Dan Wiese (brother to Alex I believe). This car also seems pretty impressive, and appears to be running a IRS in the back.

Again - photo credits to Tim McVay

Gimpy51

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I know this guy, he has owned this car forever,runs a big block in it,the car did a year or 2 on the street, and is back to doin' time again.It is an awesome C1!!
Gimpy

Alex Wiese

Thanks for the great comments on my Vette. The red one is my fathers, both of them are 79s. We run in NHRA Stock Eliminator running 350sbc. My father might get his back out this year with a 4 speed after 5 years of sitting on the jacks for the project. Mine has a 200 metric trans. Not many run the IRS anymore, and we are starting to hit the limits with them. Plus a pain always under the end tightening up those damn bolts! Those wheelies are damn fun, but hard on that fiberglass!

AdamMeh

Nice! And welcome to the forums Alex. I miss the days I spent at Thunder Valley. Great times and good people.

Car looks fantastic!

Adam

Rowdy Rat

Courtesy of the ProTeam site, one of the most famous L-88 drag racers of all time... "Automatically Yours," an original L-88/M-40 equipped 1969 Corvette. Early in its life, it was owned by a local gentleman I know... A very cool car!

Regards,

Stan Falenski

68sting

I have made few passes at thunder valley when I lived back there. Good memories.

marshal135

Seeing a C3 wheelie is so cool.
I tried with my 3:08 rear but no luck
Marshal

The Hot Rod Grille

Love the pics of C3 drag racing! Thanks for sharing. Here's my vintage 5-amber Chrondek 'christmas tree' in The Hot Rod Grille garage. "Big Daddy" Don Garlits autographed it when he was in Charleston for the 10th annual Rod Run & Doo Wop car show in October.

Jim

C3 4ME

Awesome wheels up pics of awesome Vettes!

vettefred

Ahhh....good ole Dover Dragstrip. What a great place to spend a Sunday growing up in the area. Nice pic!

Here is another terror that ran Div. 1 and was a Dover regular out of Conn.





Fred

vettefred

Carl Miller doing burnout....strong car ( F/Gasser) . I lost to him in Semi's at Sanair at 1975 NHRA GrandNationals.





Fred

Kid Vette

A few more.