C3 Drag Racing
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Melting Slicks
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C3 Drag Racing
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.
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.
Burning Brakes
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2020 C3 of the Year Finalist - Modified
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Racer
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Melting Slicks
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From: Peoria Arizona
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
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
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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!
Safety Car
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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!
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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.
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Here is another terror that ran Div. 1 and was a Dover regular out of Conn.
Fred
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