For Gearheads Only...Photos from Seattle Int'l Raceway...70's and 80's

By Mike Pearson
Grainy old images taken with a cheap camera by a kid with no photography skills. ( me in those days )

I figure they are better here than stuck in the album at the bottom of my steamer trunk..

If I can find any extra info on the cars/drivers/owners...I'll add it into the mix.


Don Prudhomme's Top Fuel Funny Car
 Don Prudhomme Wiki
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Prudhomme
Don Prudhomme "the Snake" doing his burnout

The Bubble-up team. "240 Gordie" drove the Funny Car
 Gordie Bonin website  http://www.240gordieracing.com/
Jet Funny Car

Jet Funny Car lighting up the summer evening sky

Wild Bill Shrewsberry and his wheelstander truck
 Wiki page for Wild Bill
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Bill_Shrewsberry


Wild Bill getting ready for his run

Hemi powered Willys pick-up truck

Jim Moore Funny Car
 Feature on Funny Cars of the 80's...mentioning Jim Moore
  http://www.80sfunnycars.com/80s%20Funny%20Cars%20-%20Northwest.htm

And Funny Cars of the 70's
  http://www.70sfunnycars.com/where.html
Notch back Vega with a very healthy V-8

Morton and Milligan Funny Car

V-8 powered Pinto of Roy Burke
 I'm wondering if this is the same Roy Burke...
 http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?racerid=314
Steve Benton's "Bellevue Kid" in the staging lanes


American Motors "Just Ramblin"


Staging lanes line up...seems to me the orange car was a screaming rotary engine powered car

Nice looking Camaro

I think...Tom McEwen's "Mongoose" Funny Car

Condit Bros Funny Car
 Info on Dave Condit..
 http://www.dragracingonline.com/finishline/xiii_7-condit/Beavs-Steve-Dave-LA-Hooker.jpg


There's a name and a half. "Vanouck-Sjogren-Ennis" dragster

Old Corvette on the line, Malibu/Chevelle next...V-8 Vega wagon and a nice early/mid 60's Dodge

The iconic "64 Funny Cars"....you had to be there...
Story about "64 Funny Cars"
  http://www.go2geiger.com/component/k2/item/2967-part-3-64-funny-cars-hey-doner-where-are-you-going-to-get-64-funny-cars.html

And...links to a story and photos about the crazy stuntman Ken Carter  at the old Mission BC track
 http://adventuresinmikeslife.blogspot.ca/2011/10/ken-carter-daredevil-show-at-mission.html

Photos from the 2012 old time drags at Ashcroft BC
  http://adventuresinmikeslife.blogspot.ca/2012/06/old-time-drag-races-at-ashcroft-bceagle.html

The Gapp and Roush 4 door Maverick race car
    http://adventuresinmikeslife.blogspot.ca/2012/04/maverick-magic-trick.html

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