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<blockquote data-quote="CobraBob" data-source="post: 16871063" data-attributes="member: 6727"><p>What a great video, and man did it bring back fond memories from the '60s and '70s at CT Dragway. Parking your car barely 20' from the left lane with nothing for a short metal barrier separating you and the track was awesome. I remember sitting on the barrier in front of my '70 modded Duster 340 watch the funny cars blast off the line and scream down the 1/4. Jungle Jim, The Hawaiian, Gene Snow, Butch Leal, Mickey Thompson, Gas Ronda, Dick Landy, Bill Flynn's Yankee Peddler, and more.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.nhra.com/sites/default/files/news-inline/UserFiles-image-2016-Daily%2520Features-Friday-flynn1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor, 2014</p><p>“<em>Connecticut Dragway was a fan-friendly track,” he added. “The bleachers, which were on the pit side only, were about 20 rows high, began near the starting line, and were perhaps 50 yards in length. From the end of the stands to the finish-line area, fans that arrived early enough could park their cars in the front row facing the track. I still remember how much fun it was to be, in effect, at a drive-in-style dragstrip. A small food stand near the entrance to the pits offered ‘hot dogs, hamburgs, and grinders’ for your dining pleasure. I always had an unobstructed view of the track from the flash of the green light on the Christmas Tree and, in the case of high-performance cars, the deployment of parachutes to bring the cars to a stop.</em>”</p><p></p><p>That is exactly how I remember going to CT Dragway in the late '60s and early '70s. A very unique track, fan wise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CobraBob, post: 16871063, member: 6727"] What a great video, and man did it bring back fond memories from the '60s and '70s at CT Dragway. Parking your car barely 20' from the left lane with nothing for a short metal barrier separating you and the track was awesome. I remember sitting on the barrier in front of my '70 modded Duster 340 watch the funny cars blast off the line and scream down the 1/4. Jungle Jim, The Hawaiian, Gene Snow, Butch Leal, Mickey Thompson, Gas Ronda, Dick Landy, Bill Flynn's Yankee Peddler, and more. [IMG]https://www.nhra.com/sites/default/files/news-inline/UserFiles-image-2016-Daily%2520Features-Friday-flynn1.jpg[/IMG] Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor, 2014 “[I]Connecticut Dragway was a fan-friendly track,” he added. “The bleachers, which were on the pit side only, were about 20 rows high, began near the starting line, and were perhaps 50 yards in length. From the end of the stands to the finish-line area, fans that arrived early enough could park their cars in the front row facing the track. I still remember how much fun it was to be, in effect, at a drive-in-style dragstrip. A small food stand near the entrance to the pits offered ‘hot dogs, hamburgs, and grinders’ for your dining pleasure. I always had an unobstructed view of the track from the flash of the green light on the Christmas Tree and, in the case of high-performance cars, the deployment of parachutes to bring the cars to a stop.[/I]” That is exactly how I remember going to CT Dragway in the late '60s and early '70s. A very unique track, fan wise. [/QUOTE]
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