BangShift.com 1963 Indoor Drag Races In Chicago

Sizzling rodders are resourceful, proper? Over time they’ve solved and overcome many issues. They’ve even beat the winter climate earlier than and never simply any winter climate, Chicago winter climate!   They drag raced indoors right here throughout the early Nineteen Sixties and whereas it was type of a nightmare on a number of ranges it was nonetheless superior and the video beneath is superior. No, there aren’t any shifting footage on this movie however there are many nice footage on this movie all put collectively. The pictures inform the tales about probably the most distinctive drag racing venues ever.

The placement of the occasions in 1963 was the Chicago Worldwide Amphitheater, an enormous and lengthy constructing that was principally excellent for this exercise however for a few issues. Firstly there was the slick concrete ground however that was mounted with coke syrup and different strategies of including traction (which was nonetheless minimal). The air flow was not good and also you’ll see a fairly heavy haze on the prime of the pictures which was not a digital camera defect however a operate of a bunch of Nineteen Sixties period race engines operating their nuts off inside a constructing. Lastly there was the truth that the constructing was sectioned off and racers needed to drive by way of pretty slim door openings at velocity. They didn’t at all times make it as you will notice beneath.

I’ve by no means spoken to anybody who truly participated in these occasions however I’ll this weekend as Arnie Beswick was one of many rivals. I’m wanting ahead to getting the total scoop on this madness from him and figuring out Arnie a little bit, he’ll drop some superior information on it relating to the entire program.

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