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First put together Tuesday, February 21, 2000. Then posted March 8/2000 Twas the summer before the gas scare. The last of the really 'big' 64 shows at EEEESSSSS....EEEEEYYYYYEEEE......AAAAARRRRRREEEEEEEEE! "A total of 62 cars will line up on the S.I.R. main straightaway" -KJR Commercial "And they'll all start at once"
A P-I Sports writer named Joe Sherk pounded out stuff like this Monday morning: KENT – Woodstock on wheels? That was the scene at Seattle International Raceway Saturday night as an estimated 21,700 fans crammed the grounds to witness the Seafair Funny Car Championships. The largest single day motor sports crowd in northwest history saw 60 funny cars and: –Ed "The Ace" McCulloch successfuly defend his Seafair title by beating Sush Matsubara in the finale which matched the night's two fastest cars. –Matsubara set a SIR miles-per-hour record at 230.79. –Gary Cromwell run the quickest-ever elapsed time for a Chevrolet-powered funny, 6.57. McCulloch collected his fourth victory in ten days with a 6.53, 225.56 mph triumph over Matsubara, who was plagued by tire problems. The "Ace," who has apparently found the secret to winning after enduring some perplexing problems earlier in the summer, turned in the night's best time, 6.48. Matsubara was next at 6.49 and the Los Angeles driver picked up $1,500 for his losing effort. McCulloch collected $2,000. The Seafair champion, who used to call Forest Grove, Ore., his home, started the trek west ten days ago by winning a race in Reading, Pa. ....to be continued |
Maybe the zoopiest of the zoopy. An absolutely gorgeous race car.
Adams & Wies mini Satellite was driven by Don Enriquez
The Kid toten' out the tools...
Definately 'On The Gas', the Vels/Parnelli Jones car with Danny Ongias pullin' the levers.
That's my highschool pal John checkin' out Williams' Pinto.
...an there's Ed Pink checkin' out one of the baddest Snake cars ever...
The BB/Gas Prefect was promoted as a two-time Winternationals Comp winner...Steve and Rhonda Woods hailed from Bakersfield, but came to the Northwest a lot in the mid-70s.
Goose et Snake...."So. Ya think
maybe we should put a rope around this thing so people don't trip over those
oil cans?"
–Maybe how the pro pits of 2000 became so fan unfriendly.
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