2007 Nostalgia Race Schedule
©James H. Marlett
These events may or may not include flatheads. If I know of a class for flatheads, it will be noted.
For this early edition of the nostalgia calendar, I decided to leave on events that occurred last year, but for which I have no dates this year. The month it took place last year is listed, but not the date. If anyone sees an event listed in the unknown section and they know the date for this year, please email me with the info.
As usual, I want to list as many nostalgia races I can. Please email me with planned races whether they are local or national in scope. I'd like to list them all.
One particularly interesting development is the reorganization of the Flatheaders of Denver and The Vintage Timing Association into the Vintage Drag Racing Associantion, Flathead-Inline. They have modified their rules to include all flathead engines and all pushrod, non-electronic inline engines. They have a new web page at http://www.vintagedragracingassociationflathead-inline.com/
February 17 - Cruzin Magazine Nostalgia Drags, Quit Motorplex, Perth, WA, Australia. Classes/Brackets are Nostalgia Fuel, Junior Fuel, Gas, Slingshot & Flathead V8, Hot Rod (Pre 1949), American Muscle & Sedan (Pre 1980), and Aussie Muscle & Sedan (Pre 1972).
March 3 Ð Southern Slingshot Testing and Chassis Certification, Atlanta Dragway, Atlanta, GA
March 4 Ð Cruzin Magazine Nostalgia Drags, Willowbank Raceway, QLD, Australia. Classes/Brackets are Nostalgia Fuel, Junior Fuel, Gas, Slingshot & Flathead V8, Hot Rod (Pre 1949), American Muscle & Sedan (Pre 1980), and Aussie Muscle & Sedan (Pre 1972).
March 9, 10, 11 Ð 48th March Meet, Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA
March 10 Ð Blast from the Past!, Silver Dollar Raceway, Reynolds, GA. Nitro Funny Cars, Southern Slingshots.
March 23, 24, 25 Ð Tucson Dragway Reunion Race, Southwestern International Raceway, Tucson, AZ. Nostalgia Dragsters and Nitro Funny Cars, Nostalgia Car Show. Eight car NostalgiaTop Fuel show.
March 25 Ð Cruzin Magazine Nostalgia Drags, Heathcote Park, VIC, Australia. Classes/Brackets are Nostalgia Fuel, Junior Fuel, Gas, Slingshot & Flathead V8, Hot Rod (Pre 1949), American Muscle & Sedan (Pre 1980), and Aussie Muscle & Sedan (Pre 1972).
April 7 Ð Nostalgia Night, Emerald Coast Dragway, Holt, FL.
April 13, 14, 15 Ð Southern Slingshots, Douglas Motor Sports Park, Douglas, GA
April 14 Ð ANRA Classic Opener, Los Angeles County Raceway, Palmdale, CA. Flathead/Inline participation encouraged.
April 14 Ð 3rd Annual Standard 1320 Invitational, Speedworld Raceway Park, Surprise, AZ. The Vintage Drag Racing Association (former Denver Flatheaders) plan to be there, too.
April 14 Ð Classic Gassers, Wilkesboro Raceway Park, Wilkesboro, NC.
April 14 Ð MAD Car Club Challenge & Rat Rod Reunion, Mid America Dragway, Arkansas City, KS
April 15 Ð Cruzin Magazine Nostalgia Drags, Western Sydney International Dragway, NSW, Australia . Classes/Brackets are Nostalgia Fuel, Junior Fuel, Gas, Slingshot & Flathead V8, Hot Rod (Pre 1949), American Muscle & Sedan (Pre 1980), and Aussie Muscle & Sedan (Pre 1972).
April 20, 21, 22 Ð Kool April Nights, Redding Drag Strip, Redding CA. In a previous year, strip manager Ron Webster said, "The Kool April Drags is not as much nostalgia as the car show that goes on at the same time. We do have quite a few nostalgia cars run though." I don't know if that will hold true this year.
April 21 Ð Nostalgia Nitro Shootout, California Speedway Ð Auto Club Dragway, Fontana, CA
April 21 Ð 26th Annual "Funny Car Fever," Sacramento Raceway Park, Sacramento, CA. Program includes AA/FD.
April 21, 22 Ð Tulip Festival Drag Race, Woodburn Drag Strip, Woodburn, OR. Pro Nostalgia.
April 22 Ð Nostalgia Stock/Super Stock, Atco Raceway, Atco, NJ
April 28, 29 Ð Nostalgia Pro Comp Association Spring Nationals, OÕReilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN.
April Ð Classic Gassers, LaGrange/Troup County Dragstrip. Held in 2006. Not sure about 2007.
May Ð Nostalgia Night, Emerald Coast Dragway, Holt, FL. Held in 2006. Not sure about 2007.
May 4 Ð Nostalgia Points, Oxford Dragway, Oxford, ME.
May 4, 5, 6 Ð Southern Auto Classic, Atlanta Speedway, Atlanta, GA. I canÕt really decide if this is a genuine drag race. Check the web sites and try to figure it out.
May 6 Ð Philadelphia Modifiers Old Time Drags, Show, and Swap Meet, Atco Raceway, Atco, NJ
May 6 Ð Nostalgia with NETO, MANDRA, and East Coast Gassers, Island Dragway, Great Meadows, NJ
May 10, 11, 12, 13 Ð 37th Annual Ignitor, Firebird Raceway, Boise, ID. Nostalgia Top Fuel
May 11 Ð Nostalgia Points, Oxford Dragway, Oxford, ME
May 12 Ð Hill Country Street Rod Show & Go, Temple Raceway, Temple, TX. Brackets for pre Õ63 and Õ63-Õ72.
May 13 Ð Nostalgia Stock/Super Stock, Atco Raceway, Atco, NJ
May 18, 19 - WCTA/Fremont Reunion Nostalgia Drags, Sacramento Raceway Park, Sacramento, CA. Will include Nostalgia Top Fuel.
May 18, 19 Ð Nostalgia AA Top Fuel & A Fuel Weekend, Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, GA. In conjunction with 10.5 Outlaws.
May 18, 19, 20 Ð Return to the Glory Days, Midwest Raceway, Manhattan, KS. 1/8th mile strip. Pre-1980 cars and .05 pro tree for all classes. Classes described as Roadsters/Altereds, Front Engine Dragsters, Top 64 All Run, Sportsman, Coupes/ Sedans/ Pickups, All Run Trophy (7.50 ET limit)
May 18, 19, 20 Ð Cowtown Hot Rod Reunion & Nostalgia Drags, Kansas City International Raceway, Kansas City, MO
May 19 Ð Match Race Mania, Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, IL. Rain date May 20. Nostalgia Top Fuel, Fuel Altereds, Nostalgia Fuel Funny Cars and more are promised.
May 19, 20 Ð Cruzin Magazine Nostalgia Drag Racing Series, Sunset Strip 1/8th Mile, Mildura, South Australia. Front engine dragsters, altereds, funny cars, hot rods, classics, and muscle cars.
May 19, 20 Ð Nostalgia, Midstate Dragway, Havana, IL
May 19, 20 Ð The Checkered Flag Jalopy Showdown, Car show, etc. on the 19th at Latimore Valley Fairgrounds, York, PA. Traditional drag race on the 20th at Beaver Springs Dragway, Beaver Springs, PA. Pre 1963 only.
May 19, 20 Ð Season Opener, Woodburn Drag Strip, Woodburn, OR. Dragsters and roadsters.
May 20 Ð San Diego Antique Drags, Barona 1/8 Mile Drag Strip, Lakeside, CA
May 26 Ð Vintage Drag Racing Association (formerly Denver Flatheaders), Bandimere Speedway, Morrison (Denver), CO
May 26, 27 Ð Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Drag RacersÕ Association, Beaver Springs Dragway, Beaver Springs, PA
May 27 Ð East Coast Gassers, Island Dragway, Great Meadows, NJ
May 27 Ð Ron's Toy Shop Northeast Nostalgia Classic, New England Dragway, Epping, NH. '72 and older. Presented by Down East Street Rods.
June 1-2 Ð (Tentative) Nostalgia Top Fuel, Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA
June 1, 2, 3 Ð 6th Annual Gasser Magazine Nostalgia Gasser Reunion, Thompson Raceway Park, Thompson, OH (about 40 miles northeast of Cleveland). Usually called the Gasser Reunion. Cars '66 and older.
June 2 Ð Nostalgia Summer Nightz, Barona 1/8 Mile Drag Strip, Lakeside, CA.
June 2, 3 Ð 27th Annual Oldies But Goodies Hot Rod Drags, Firebird Raceway, Boise, ID.
June 3 - Antique Nationals Drag Race and Car Show, Los Angeles County Raceway, Palmdale, CA. This is normally a flathead intensive race. Cars produced 1954 and earlier may race.
June 3 Ð MANDRA, Numidia Dragway, Numidia, PA
June 7 Ð Hot Rod Show & Drags, Mountain Park Dragway, Clay City, KY. Last year this was to include the Southern Slingshots and Dixie Classic Funny Car groups. I havenÕt heard about this year.
June 8 Ð Nostalgia Points, Oxford Dragway, Oxford, ME
June 8, 9 Ð Nitro
Nite of Fire, Sacramento
Raceway Park, Sacramento, CA. Includes Nostalgia Top Fuel.
June 8, 9, 10 - High Altitude Flathead and Inline Nationals, Bandimere Speedway, Morrison (Denver), CO. Make plans to be at this race. This is the premier flathead race every year. An event of the Vintage Drag Racing Association (formerly Denver Flatheaders)
June 8, 9, 10 Ð 19th Hot Rod Nationals, Good-Guys Rod & Custom Association/Nostalgia Pro Comp Association Northern Nationals, OÕReilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN. This usually has a few flatheads. H.A.M.B. Gas Rails are expected.
June 9, 10 Ð Fire & Thunder, Woodburn Drag Strip, Woodburn, OR. Pro Nostalgia.
June 9, 10 Ð 20th Annual Langley Loafers BC Old Time Drags & Rod Run, Nl'akapxm Eagle Motorplex, Ascroft, BC, Canada. Cars produced 1970 and earlier may compete. Nostalgia Top Fuel. Class information is here.
June 10 Ð 2nd Annual American Musclecar Madness, Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ.
June 11 Ð Nostalgia Stock/Super Stock & East Coast Gassers, Atco Raceway, Atco, NJ. (This date is not shown on the East Coast Gassers web site.)
June 10 Ð Spring Nostalgia Drags and Car Show, Lebanon Valley Dragway, New Lebanon (Albany), NY. Presented by Capital Area Rods car club. Cars 1977 and older and front engine dragsters only. A NETO race.
June - German Hot Rod & Kustom Car Show, Bottrop Kirchhellen, Germany. For '65 and earlier. Eighth Mile Drags on the second day. Held in 2006. Not sure about 2007.
June 15, 16, 17 Ð National Hot Rod Reunion, National Trails Raceway, Columbus, OH. Moved from Bowling Green Kentucky, this is the NHRA's "east of the Rockies" nostalgia event produced by the NHRA Museum.
June 16 Ð 200 MPH Summer Night Thunder, Beaver Springs Dragway, Beaver Springs, PA. Nostalgia Funny Cars included.
June 16 Ð Match Race Mania, Beech Bend Raceway, Bowling Green, KY. Information was a little sketchy at the time I put this on the web. Nostalgia is to be included in the program. Please check with the track and/or Match Race Mania for actual details.
June 22, 23 Ð Vintage Drag Racing Association (formerly Denver Flatheaders), SRCA Drag Strip, Great Bend, KS.
June 22 Ð Nostalgia Points, Oxford Dragway, Oxford, ME
June 23 Ð ANRA Summer Nationals, Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA. Flathead/Inline participation encouraged.
June 23, 24 Ð 31st Annual Oldies but Goodies, Woodburn Drag Strip, Woodburn, OR. Top Fuel, AA/Supercharged Coupes, Nostalgia Funny Cars, Cars produced 1965 and earlier may compete. Pro Nostalgia is part of the program. One of four races with a 1969 and older dragsters and roadsters series.
June 24 Ð Nostalgia Nationals, Island Dragway, Great Meadows, NJ. Cars 1981 and older.
June 24 Ð Mid Atlantic Drag Racing Association, Numidia Dragway, Numidia, PA
June 30, July 1 Ð NSRA Nostalgia Nationals, Shakespeare County Raceway, Long Marston (Stratford), England. Featuring Flathead meltdown, Gasser circus, Outlaw Anglia, Fuel Altereds.
June 30 Ð Nitro Nationals Nostalgia Drags, Tulsa Raceway Park, Tulsa, OK. Rain date July 1.
July 7 Ð Winterport DragwayÕs 40th Anniversary Celebration & GassahGuys Nostalgia Reunion, Winterport Dragway, Winterport, ME. Flag Start. Rain Date July 15
July 7 Ð Nostalgia Race, Skyview Drags, Tioga Center, NY. - Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Drag RacersÕ Association, & North East Timing Organization
July 8 Ð Southern Slingshots, Virginia Motor Sports Park, Dinwiddie, VA
July 8 Ð Nostalgia Stock/Super Stock, Atco Raceway, Atco, NJ
July 13 Ð Nostalgia Points, Oxford Dragway, Oxford, ME
July 13 Ð Friday Night Drags, Good-Guys Rod & Custom Association Association, National Trail Raceway, Columbus, OH.
July 13, 14 Ð York Reunion, York Expo Center, York, PA. This is not a drag race, but is a car show featuring many of the famous and not so famous drag racing cars and people of yesteryear. There is an associated drag race the next day at nearby Beaver Springs Dragway (see July 15 below)
July 14 Ð 33rd Annual Famous Fox Hunt Drags, Sacramento Raceway Park, Sacramento, CA. Program includes Jet vs. AA/FD.
July 14, 15 Ð Canadian National Open, Mission Raceway Park, Mission, B.C., Canada. Includes Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars.
July 15 Ð Nostalgia Nationals, the race part of York Reunion, Beaver Springs Dragway, Beaver Springs, PA. Nostalgia Funny Cars, Nostalgia Super Stockers, East Coast Gassers, and much more. Jungle Pam, Linda Vaughn, Dick Brannan, Bruce Larson, Judy Lilly, Wally Booth, Dick Arons, Grumpy Jenkins scheduled to appear. Nostalgia test and tune July 14.
July 21, 22 Ð Rock & Race Nostalgia Drags & Cruise, Dragway 42, West Salem, OH
July 27 Ð Good-Guys Pacific NW Nationals Friday Nite Drags, Good-Guys Rod & Custom Association, Pacific Raceways (Seattle International Raceway), Kent, WA
July 28 Ð Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Drag RacersÕ Association (MANDRA), Cecil County Dragway, Rising Sun, MD.
July 28, 29 Ð Vintage Drag Racing Association (formerly Denver Flatheaders), Douglas Motorsports Park, Douglas, WY
July 28, 29 Ð Nostalgia Pro Comp Association Southern Nationals, Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, KY
July 28, 29 Ð Loafers B.C. Old Time Drags, Mission Raceway Park, Mission, B.C., Canada. 1970 and older vehicles only. Featuring Supercharged AA Gasser Association.
July 29 Ð Ron's Toy Shop Hot Rod Reunion, New England Dragway, Epping, NH. Cars '76 and older. Presented by the Orientals Hot Rod Club.
July 29 Ð 28th Annual Old Time Drags & Rod Run, 6th Annual Funny Car Reunion, Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ.
July 29 Ð Cruzin Magazine Nostalgia Drags, Palmyra Dragway, QLD, Australia. Classes/Brackets are Nostalgia Fuel, Junior Fuel, Gas, Slingshot & Flathead V8, Hot Rod (Pre 1949), American Muscle & Sedan (Pre 1980), and Aussie Muscle & Sedan (Pre 1972).
August 3 Ð Nostalgia Points, Oxford Dragway, Oxford, ME
August 4, 5 Ð 13th Annual Nostalgia Drags, Bremerton Raceway, Bremerton, WA. Northwest Reunion and Cacklefest on the 4th. Pro Nostalgia
August 4 Ð 3rd Annual Nostalgia Drag Race, Winterport Dragway, Winterport, ME. Tri County Street Rods of Maine. Flag start. Vehicles 25 or more years old For more information 207-215-5663. Rain date August 26.
August 5 Ð Nostalgia Day, Pittsburgh Raceway Park, New Alexandria (Pittsburg), PA. Stock/Super Stock, Gassers, Nostalgia Funny Cars, Don Garlits signing autographs.
August 5 - Nostalgic Race/MANDRA, South Mountain Dragway, Boiling Springs, PA.
August 10, 11 - Flashback Friday - The Great Race, Beaver Springs Dragway, Beaver Springs, PA. Nostalgia Super Stockers, Larson, Brannan, Faubel, Hoover scheduled to appear. NETO Nostalgia series on August 11.
August 9, 10, 11, 12 - Nightfire Nationals, Firebird Raceway, Boise, ID. AA/FA, AA/FC, and AA/FD
August 10, 11, 12 Ð 14th Annual Sunday Niagara Nostalgia Drags, Lancaster Dragway, Lancaster, NY. Includes AA/FD
August 11, 12 Ð 19th Annual Hot Rod Nationals, Woodburn Drag Strip, Woodburn, OR. Top Fuel, AA/Supercharged Coupes, Nostalgia Funny Cars, '65 and older cars. Pro Nostalgia is part of the program. One of four races with a 1969 and older dragsters and roadsters series.
August 11, 12 Ð Nostalgia Pro Comp Association Eastern Nationals, Thompson Raceway Park, Thompson, OH
August 17, 18, 19 Ð Nostalgia Drags, Pacific Raceways (Seattle International Raceway), Kent, WA
August 17, 18 Ð World Fuel Altered Nationals, Eddyville Raceway Park, Oskaloosa, IA. Traditional ones and modern ones expected with a 16 car field.
August 18 Ð 9th Annual Slingshot Nationals and Match Race Madness, U.S. 41 International Dragway, Morocco, IN (Chicago area). The Slingshot Nationals web site says A Fuel, Jr. Fuel, and Nostalgia Eliminator classes. The track site says Jr. Fuelers, Gassers, Nostalgia Top Fuelers, and Funny Cars as well as some modern cars. The promoters ask that you go to the Match Race Madness web page or contact Match Race Madness about the race and not contact the track since the track does not have the information. However, the Match Race Madness web site seems to have disappeared. The Front Engine Dragsters of America web site has info and contacts for the Slingshot Nationals.
August 19 - Cruzin Magazine Nostalgia Drags Ð Race Series Nationals, Willowbank Raceway, QLD, Australia. Classes/Brackets are Nostalgia Fuel, Junior Fuel, Gas, Slingshot & Flathead V8, Hot Rod (Pre 1949), American Muscle & Sedan (Pre 1980), and Aussie Muscle & Sedan (Pre 1972).
August 19 Ð Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Drag RacersÕ Association (MANDRA), Numidia Dragway, Numidia, PA
August 25 Ð ANRA Cool August Nights "Nostalgia Under the Stars," Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA. Flathead/Inline participation encouraged.
August 17 Ð Nostalgia Points, Oxford Dragway, Oxford, ME
August 25 - HAMB Drags, Mo-Kan Dragway, Asbury, MO. You won't find this listed in the Mo-Kan schedule because it is an event of the Hokey Ass Message Board of the Jalopy Journal web site. They rent the track for a day. This is a very nostalgic event Ð hot rodders getting together to race their hot rods like they did back in the beginning. The most exciting class in my opinion? H.A.M.B./Gas Rail. What is an HA/GR? Look here.
August 25 Ð Vintage Drag Racing Association (formerly Denver Flatheaders), Bandimere Speedway, Morrison (Denver), CO
August 25 Ð NETO, Lebanon Valley Dragway, New Lebanon (Albany), NY
August 25, 26 Ð Night of Fire, Mission Raceway Park, Mission, B.C., Canada. Includes Nostalgia Top Fuel Dragsters.
August 26 Ð Wm. J. Cathell Memorial Show, Shine, and Drags, MANDRA, US 13 Dragway, Delmar, DE
August - Classic Gassers, Wilkesboro Raceway Park, Wilkesboro, NC.
August 26 Ð Drag'n in the 50's, New England Dragway, Epping, NH. '69 and older. Presented by Massachusets Street Rod Association.
August 26 Ð Nostalgia Stock/Super Stock, Atco Raceway, Atco, NJ
August 31, September 1, 2 Ð Headbanging, Hot Heads East, Old Russian Airfield, Finsterwalde, Germany. Includes 1/8 mile flag start drag racing. Traditional hot rods, customs, and motorcycles through 1958.
September 1 Ð Ardmore Raceway Hot Rod Reunion, Slow Pokes Car Club 53 year reunion, Ardmore Raceway, Ardmore, OK. This yearÕs event will feature Bobby LanglyÕs restored Scorpion.
September 1, 2 Ð Time Machine Nationals, Great Lakes Dragaway, Union Grove, WI.
September 1, 2 Ð MANDRA Nostalgia, Beaver Springs Dragway, Beaver Springs, PA
September 1, 2 - Night of Fire, Red River Raceway, Gillium, LA (Shreveport). One year this involved Front Engine Top Fuel. IÕm not sure about this year. Please contact the track for info.
September 2, 3 Ð 50th Anniversary Hall of Fame Race, Piedmont Dragway, Greensboro, NC. Southern Slingshots.
September 7 Ð Nostalgia Points, Oxford Dragway, Oxford, ME
September 8 Ð Geezers at the Grove V, Maple Grove Raceway, Mohnton, PA.
September 8 Ð NERA Night of Nostalgia Fox Hunt, Barona 1/8 Mile Drag Strip, Lakeside, CA. NE1, Dragsters, Alterds, Coupes, Roadsters, Modified Roadsters, Competition Coupes, Funny Cars.
September 8, 9 Ð 2nd Annual Gasser Nationals, Thompson Raceway Park, Thompson, OH
September 9 Ð Hot Rod Reunion, Wichita International Raceway, Wichita, KS. Senior Drag Racing Association (Similar to H.A.M.B. Gas Rails) and Central States Gassers are expected. Classes include Slingshot/Altered, Õ64 and older, Õ65 and newer, Geezer Class (45 and older)
September 9 Ð East Coast Rod and Custom Ol' Daze Drags, Island Dragway, Great Meadows, NJ
September 9, 10 - Nostalgia Pro Comp Association Fall Nationals, OÕReilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
September 15 Ð GassahGuys Nostalgia Reunion, Winterport Dragway, Winterport, ME. Flag Starts.
September 15 Ð Vintage Drag Racing Association (formerly Denver Flatheaders), Bandimere Speedway, Morrison (Denver), CO
September 15, 16 Ð NSRA Hot Rod Drags, Shakespeare County Raceway, Long Marston (Stratford), England. Featuring Flathead meltdown, Gasser Circus, Outlaw Anglia, Fuel Altereds.
September 15, 16 Ð Fall Classic, Woodburn Drag Strip, Woodburn, OR. Pro Nostalgia is part of the program. One of four races with a 1969 and older dragsters and roadsters series.
September 21 Ð Nostalgia Points Final, Oxford Dragway, Oxford, ME
September 21, 22 - Governors Cup, Sacramento Raceway Park, Sacramento, CA. Includes Nostalgia Top Fuel.
September 21, 22, 23 Ð Nostalgia Drags, Mid America Dragway, Arkansas City, KS. This race is normally held to coincide with the Last Run car show of the Ark City Tumbleweeds car club. Will feature cars from the Brent Hajek Collection including Gas RhondaÕs SOCH Mustang Funny Car.
September 22 Ð Sandhills Classic Car Club Street Rod Show (Club Charity Race), Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, NC. Southern Slingshots will participate.
September 23 Ð San Diego Antique Drags, Barona 1/8 Mile Drag Strip, Lakeside, CA
September 23 Ð NETO, Island Dragway, Great Meadows, NJ
September 29 Ð Vintage Drag Racing Association (formerly Denver Flatheaders), Bandimere Speedway, Morrison (Denver), CO
September 30 - Fall Nostalgia Drags and Car Show, Lebanon Valley Dragway, New Lebanon (Albany), NY. Presented by Capital Area Rods car club. Cars 1977 and older and front engine dragsters only. A NETO race.
October 6 Ð GassahGuys Nostalgia Reunion, Winterport Dragway, Winterport, ME. Flag Starts.
October 6 Ð Rockabilly Rod Reunion, The Strip, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV. Pre 1965 cars for drags and car show.
October 6, 7 Ð Muscle Car Reunion & Nostalgia Drags, Nostalgia Pro Comp Association U.S. Finals, Kansas City International Raceway, Kansas City, MO
October 6, 7 Ð Nostalgia, Midstate Dragway, Havana, IL.
October 7 Ð American
Hot Rod Reunion, Mo-Kan Dragway,
Asbury, MO. Hardly anyone commemorates the old American Hot Rod Association,
but here is your chance at some memorabilia and an interesting format for a
nostalgia drag race. H.A.M.B. Gas Rails are expected.
October 12, 13, 14 Ð California Hot Rod Reunion, Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA. This is NHRA's big West Coast nostalgia race presented by the NHRA Museum.
October 13 Ð Southern Slingshots (Tentative), TrackÕs 50th Anniversary Special Event, Carolina Dragway, Aiken, SC.
October 13 Ð Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Drag RacersÕ Association, Cecil County Dragway, Rising Sun, MD
October 13 Ð Vintage Drag Racing Association (formerly Denver Flatheaders), Pueblo Motorsports Park, Pueblo, CO
October 13 Ð North East Timing Organization Nostalgia Club Fall Finals, Atco Raceway, Atco, NJ
October 14 Ð Philadelphia Modifiers Old Time Drags, Show, and Swap Meet, Atco Raceway, Atco, NJ.
October 14 Ð East Coast Gassers, Island Dragway, Great Meadows, NJ
October 17 Ð Southern Slingshots, Piedmont Dragway, NC
October 19, 20, 21 Ð Bakersfield Sportsman Nostalgia Final, Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA. B/Gas, C/Gas, D/Gas, Nostalgia 2, Nostalgia 3, Hot Rod
October 20 Ð Nitro Nationals Old Time Drags, Tulsa Raceway Park, Tulsa, OK. Rescheduled from June 30.
October 20, 21 Ð Day of the Drags, Temple Raceway, Temple, TX. Presented by the Kontinentals car club. American made pre Õ64 cars. Flathead class.
Cancelled October 26, 27, 28 - Southern Nostalgia Shootout, South Georgia Motorsports Park, Cecil, GA. Southern Slingshots.
November 2, 3 Ð Southeast Muscle Car Challenge, Silver Dollar Raceway, Reynolds, GA
November 3, 4 Ð Southern Slingshots, Bradenton Motorsports Park, Bradenton, FL
November 4 Ð Old Time Drags, Atco Raceway, Atco, NJ. 1985 and older, Nostalgia Stock/Super Stock, & East Coast Gassers.
November 10, 11 Ð ANRA Classic Finals, Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA. Flathead/Inline participation encouraged.
December 2 Ð Cruzin Magazine Nostalgia Drags, Westen Syndey Intenational Dragway, NSW, Australia.
There are a number of groups of nostalgia and nostalgia-like racers that run their own circuits or have booked-in shows. After giving it some thought, I have decided to list these groups separately. I will give a link to their web site if there is one. With the links, changes and additions can be followed by a click of your mouse rather than me having to figure out when updates are needed and post them. You may notice some of the dates will overlap with the races listed above as these folks often participate in nostalgia races beyond their individual bookings. I would note that I am sure I have missed a bunch. If you aren't listed and want to be, send me an email. The listing is alphabetical.
All American Fuel Dragsters, Inc. Strange that the first listing doesn't really run a circuit or book shows. To quote from their web page, "The purpose of the association is to harmonize Front Motored Top Fuel Teams, and coordinate goals with track operators and promoters. Our intent is to further develop and promote Front Motored Top Fuel drag racing in a safe and professional manner, and to be actively involved in the rules making decisions in which we race by." Members participate in many of the big nostalgia top fuel races in the country.
Classic Gassers Promoting heads up racing with, as the name implies, classic gassers.
Dixie Classic Funny Cars These folks want to make a clear distinction between ÒNewstalgiaÓ and ÒNostalgia.Ó They are promoters of the latter. Their focus is Ô60s and Ô70s Funny Cars. I believe they have teamed up with the Southern Slingshots these days.
East Coast Gassers The motto on their logo is "Drag racing as it used to be!!!" Their cars must look period correct - pre '68 bodies, no snorkel scoops, no aero wings, period correct wheels, and so on.
Mid-West Gasser Association This is pretty much what it sounds like.
Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Drag RacersÕ Association (MANDRA) Pre '73 body styles with a nostalgic appearance. Their web site seems to have disappeared.
North East Timing Organization Pre '74 cars in the form of Front Engine Dragsters, Funny Cars, Altereds, Gassers, Super Stocks, and Stockers running in two eliminator brackets. They do the bracket racing part a little differently and the info is on their web site.
Nostalgia Pro Comp Association This Midwest and East Coast association has been formed embracing the ideals of NHRA's original Pro Comp category, only with a few twists. The NPCA will feature three types of race cars all running in three separate "capped" (indexed) classes. These car types include Front Engine Dragsters, pre '79 Funny Cars, and Altereds which will compete in the following classes: Super Eliminator (6.50), Pro Comp I (7.00), and Pro Comp II (7.50) with ambitions of eventually hosting a Nitro Eliminator (6.00) class.
Open Top Fuel This group wants to do things the way I would like to see them done - giving a venue for VRA legal newstalgia, open top fuel with things VRA doesn't allow, and real nostalgia. Even a way to race genuine classics that don't meet current certification.
Outlaw Fuel Altereds Blown alcohol and nitro altereds (center steer cars). No one would mistake these fuel altereds for late sixties fuel altereds, but if the class had carried on, this is probably what it would have evolved to. Often participate in nostalgia races. Amazingly fun to watch.
Pro Nostalgia Association Front motored nostalgia or newstalgia cars capable of 7.99 or quicker.
Senior Drag Racing Association A spin-off of the HAMB/Gas Rail-type of car, but permitting automatic transmissions and modern carburetors. Most of their races are in Tulsa, but they do some traveling, too. Their disclaimer: ÒNOTE: The SDRA is not affiliated with the Jalopy Journal, the H.A.M.B., or the HA/GR class of dragsters. However, the HA/GR dragsters currently meet our rules and are more than welcome to join and compete at SDRA events.Ó
Southern Slingshots A group dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the original dragster whether short wheelbase altereds or longer front engined dragsters, paraphrased from their web site.
The Nostalgia Boys From Illinois Kind of self descriptive group name, these folks take nostalgia front engined dragsters on the road for heads-up racing.
Vintage Drag Racing Association, Flathead-Inline This used to be Flatheaders of Denver, Inc. & Vintage Timing Association. This is the only flathead drag racing organization I know about and they have now branched out to all years of inline cars as well, regardless of which direction the valves point. They have a circuit that hits the tracks of Colorado and a few in adjoining states.
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