SOUTHEAST NOSTALGIA HOT ROD DRAGS 2001
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THIS WAS MY FIRST VISIT TO A NOSTALGIA DRAG RACE SINCE I MOVED TO SUNNY FLORIDA. THE SITE OF THE RACE WAS HISTORIC LAKELAND DRAG STRIP IN LAKELAND, FL. IT IS ONLY 44 MILES WEST OF THE DISNEY ATTRACTIONS. ANYWAY WHEN I GOT THERE I KNEW I HAD TO DO A PRODUCTION AFTER I SAW THE GREAT CARS IN THE PITS. IT LOOKED JUST LIKE THE 1960'S WITH ALL THE GASSERS, MODIFIED PRODUCTION, ALTERED'S, AND SUPER STOCKERS. THE 70'S WERE ALSO REPRESENTED WITH A SPECIAL BEST OF THREE MATCH RACE BETWEEN AN ORIGINAL "JUNGLE JIM" VEGA FLIP TOP FUNNY CAR AND A REPLICA OF THE "SHARK" CORVETTE FUNNY CAR OF FRANK FEDERECCI. ALSO INCLUDED IS A TRIP TO THE 1986 NHRA WINTERNATIONALS AT PAMONA, CA WHERE I WAS INVOLVED WITH THE JOE LEPONE, JR PRO STOCK TEAM. THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THAT RACE AND THIS EVENT. I HAD FUN AT THIS EVENT AND I THINK YOU WILL ALSO HAVE FUN WATCHING THIS VIDEO.
