sammi
Nitro Member
One could certainly make a case for Drag Racing’s golden era taking place in Southern California in the month of March in 1970. Thanks to Drag News Archives from that era….
Orange County International Raceway
March 1-AA/FA ($300 to win), BB/GS ($100 to win)
March 8-Open Gas Supercharged, Injected Funny Cars
March 14-Funny Cars ($1200 to win)
March 21-Corvette Funny Car Champs. (very interesting event in light of Phil Burgess’ wonderful series on Cursed Corvettes), Corvette Drag Day
March 28-16 AA/FC, 16 AA/FD
Lions
March 1-
March 8-AHRA Grand American Top Fuel and Funny Cars(Garlits, Prudhomme, Mulligan, WCM, Jim Dunn
March 14-A/FD, AA/GD, AA/FA (Combo Eliminator)
March 21-8 AA/FC, Injected Gas Dragster
March 28-AA/A, BB/GS and Injected Funny Cars
Irwindale
March 1- Fuel and Gas Motorcycle Nationals (32 T/F bike field)
March 8-8 AA/FC
March 14-AA/FA, BB/GS, Injected FunnyCars
March 21-Booked in AA/FD field, match race Charlie Allen vs. Willie Borsch
March 28-Little Guys Meet (big bracket and bike event)
Oh, there was that little meet in Famosa won by Tony Nancy.
Your average admission was $3-5 and kids under 12 were either free or a buck. Pit passes (remember those stick on OCIR pit passes) were a buck.
Mark
Orange County International Raceway
March 1-AA/FA ($300 to win), BB/GS ($100 to win)
March 8-Open Gas Supercharged, Injected Funny Cars
March 14-Funny Cars ($1200 to win)
March 21-Corvette Funny Car Champs. (very interesting event in light of Phil Burgess’ wonderful series on Cursed Corvettes), Corvette Drag Day
March 28-16 AA/FC, 16 AA/FD
Lions
March 1-
March 8-AHRA Grand American Top Fuel and Funny Cars(Garlits, Prudhomme, Mulligan, WCM, Jim Dunn
March 14-A/FD, AA/GD, AA/FA (Combo Eliminator)
March 21-8 AA/FC, Injected Gas Dragster
March 28-AA/A, BB/GS and Injected Funny Cars
Irwindale
March 1- Fuel and Gas Motorcycle Nationals (32 T/F bike field)
March 8-8 AA/FC
March 14-AA/FA, BB/GS, Injected FunnyCars
March 21-Booked in AA/FD field, match race Charlie Allen vs. Willie Borsch
March 28-Little Guys Meet (big bracket and bike event)
Oh, there was that little meet in Famosa won by Tony Nancy.
Your average admission was $3-5 and kids under 12 were either free or a buck. Pit passes (remember those stick on OCIR pit passes) were a buck.
Mark