Publisher’s Note: Duplicate issues of 1965 drag rags and mags are becoming available from the Wallace Family Archives (hrd.dave@gmail.com). A.J. Routt Photo
Most drag racing fans who are familiar with my story, know that I worked as a photographer for many years before my own racing career finally got underway
Originally published December 2009 Tales of a kid and a closed down drag strip … The fences still remain, as do dilapidated buildings, a
Tod Mack, a former owner of Maryland international Dragway, had his fingerprint on many promotions and innovations from the heralded facility located in Budds Creek, Md. Mack,
A.J. Routt Photo The second half of this season started with a most-memorable July. A single Sunday served up two of the biggest milestones in drag racing’s
A.J. Routt Photo This first full season free from fuel restrictions since 1956 opened like none before. Imagine five major meets in six weeks, starting with the
Alcohol can often be attributed to mayhem at a dragstrip. However, in 1962, the lack thereof was just as bad as over-indulgence. “They came from all over the country
By the time Cotton Perry learned what the term Pocket Rocket meant, it was already incorporated into a stunning paint scheme applied by Terry Russell, an extremely talented
Tod Mack, a former owner of Maryland international Dragway, had his fingerprint on many promotions and innovations from the heralded facility located in Budds Creek, Md. Mack,
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DRAG RAGS 1965: TERRY COOK TELLS HOW THE WEEKLY SAUSAGE GOT MADE
A.J. Routt Photo Before we pull the ‘chute on 1965 and continue down our chronological quarter-mile to the ’66 season (coming next time), let’s veer out