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By pintoplumber - 15 Years Ago
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Saturday I went to the jalopy showdown drags at Beaver Springs Dragway. Pre '64 cars. Turns out it was heads up racing instead of handicap so I didn't have a chance. Three classes, big block, small block, and fours, sixes and flatties. I had fun anyway and the east coast gassers were there with 16 cars. I'll post some pictures of that tommorrow. I set up the canopy and hung up the y blocks forever sign. I was wearing my y blocks forever tee shirt, and another guy wearing one came over. Never met him before. 
Mike Mendiburu from Sussex NJ 
292 + .030 471 blower, crager intake, fenton cast irin headers some more pictures 
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By speedpro56 - 15 Years Ago
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You have to love it, wish I could have been there.
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By Glen Henderson - 15 Years Ago
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Dennis, anymore info on the 57 custom, looks like it's been a race car for quite awhile and you have got to love the blown Y.
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By pintoplumber - 15 Years Ago
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Glen, I don't know anything more. Later on in the day there was a for sale sign on it. The trailer has Delaware tags on it and I think 13 was a strip in Delaware.
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By pintoplumber - 15 Years Ago
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Here's some more pictures. This would be a good place to have a y block event, the owner is a ford guy. When I came in the gate, he was there to sign you in. He told me he has a 55 t bird that his dad bought new. He also has a 63 galaxie 427. 
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By MoonShadow - 15 Years Ago
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Looks like "Gasser Wars". Where exactly is this track? Could be considered for an East Coast Y-Block meet. I'd like to see some of our hot shoes running in this competition anyway. How about it Ted, Jerry, John, Royce, Frank, etc. etc. etc.? Should we look for a good date? Chuck in NH
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By pintoplumber - 15 Years Ago
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Chuck, it's www.beaversprings.com it takes me 2 hrs to get there. It's about 50 miles north and slightly west of Harrisburg PA. I've been there for a couple of test and tunes, but this was the 1st time to race. Entry fee was $20.00 can't beat that. The jalopy showdown was 1/8 mile , but the gassers ran the 1/4 mile. They had a hotdog race, contestants had to drink a cup of soda, eat a hotdog, run up to the 60' line, throw your cup in a bucket, run back, start your car and race to the 1/8 mile. That was fun to watch. The owner says he has the best job, his friends come to visit him and they give him money.
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By pintoplumber - 15 Years Ago
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You got to look at the website www.beaversprings.com . They have over 150 pictures posted, a lot of great shots. I'm in a couple of them.
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By kidcourier - 15 Years Ago
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Great pictures,and the pictures on the website were "awesome"! I'd rather watch racing like this then the currant NHRA TopFuel/FunnyCar racing that now exsists.Like to see more of this style racing here in SoCal--and only 10 bucks,unbelieveable. KID
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By John Mummert - 15 Years Ago
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Great stuff Dennis. Gotta love the blown Y-Block. Judging by the weather, it looks like you were in England not PA.
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By mctim64 - 15 Years Ago
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Great stuff Dennis! Charlie and I will be headed for something similar this coming weekend hope to see some Ys there also. I know there will be at least two. 
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By Glen Henderson - 15 Years Ago
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I don't know about this hot dog race. Judging by what I saw at Columbus, we would do alright with the eating part, but that running to the 60 ft mark and back probably ain't gone happen.
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 15 Years Ago
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Glen: Do you suppose the eating part would be what affects the running to the 60' part for us???? Or is it the number of birthdays we have seen?? John
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By BFOOTER03 - 15 Years Ago
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Looks like it was a good time. Think I even saw the F100 in the on the web site. i
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By Glen Henderson - 15 Years Ago
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John, got to be the birthdays, 20 years ago I could run 5 miles three times a week. Although I did pretty good last week when a swarm of bee's chased me across the pasture, only got stung 2 times.
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By pegleg - 15 Years Ago
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Hoosier Hurricane (10/6/2009)
Glen: Do you suppose the eating part would be what affects the running to the 60' part for us???? Or is it the number of birthdays we have seen?? John Maybe we could do it as a relay team, 20 feet each !!
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By pintoplumber - 15 Years Ago
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I think the secret to winning the hot dog race is the eating part. That's the most time consuming. They were supposed to finish the hot dog before they start running.
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