Arne swenson funny car driver

This barracuda replaced the tension line of funny cars. I am doing research on a midget driver named tom steiner. The team competed at ahra national events and midwest match racing. His next aa funny car was a lil john butera production that was successfully driven by some of the most noted drivers of that time including, dave beebe, richard tharp, pat foster and elwin carlson.

Home view races sales pricing about the photos edit cart view cart contact us feedback bio cool sites zodiac zone bring em back alive. Hanna motorsports announces the hiring of a new driver as well. Some 70s funny cars, by virtue of having been raced infrequently andor for a short period of time, having only been raced locally, etc. A number of vanishing point fcs, the oxygen rocket dragster, and a jet. Continued from page 1c as a teammate with roger swenson. Mike mcgreevy racing career profile driver database. Their homebuiltonatightbudget dirt cars were fast, to the point where larry was being asked to build engines for other race car owners. Jun 28, 2017 mike was a really awesome driver who rose to fame driving for roland leong and then had his breakout season in 1966 winning the winternationals and indy. The team replaced this body with a new cuda in 1970. Bobby wood was one of the original funny car racers from the deep south, ran a rat motored, hardy built nova in the late 60s and held the nhra national record for a period at 7. One was a man named bob east, who had a son just starting to race. New eastern raider jet dragster and driver for 2019. Swenson, who is 64 years old and a longtime driver at casino speedway, recorded his 100th feature victory at casino speedway with the win. Aug 04, 2016 tom prock and jay howell gained national fame with this fliptop, funny car inspired 33 willys ags match racer.

The driveless car might give the driver to rest while the car is driving by itself that might get the driver to rest all of the driving around the whole town. I would really appreciate any information i could get my hands on. I had a very funny email exchange with one of my dealers in berlin. See more ideas about drag cars, car humor, drag racing. Car driver cartoons and comics funny pictures from cartoonstock. Funny car aluminum interior builder al berglers motown shaker entries where noted to be very sanitary floppers.

Arne svenson describes the fading black and white photographs which stare back at us in antique stores and are thrown carelessly on flea market tables as. The lineage of gold digger funny cars extended into the early 1980s. Drag racing picture of the day crazy jake crimmins in the. They practiced hatha yoga from whatever books they could find. This is the famous drag racer from a small farming town in illinois, whose extraordinary success in drag racing has made him a legend in his own time to four generations of fans. Its not a selfdriving car, hes careful to note, but a car in which a nonsighted driver can determine speed, proximity and route and drive independently. Loffler, 35, injured, taken to hospital, after their car leaves the alderwood ave. Another hemi powered nova preceded the pictured vega in 71. Rachel lyons selfportrait with boy explores art and exploitation. Arnie swensen drove and bob lani tuned the car to known best of 7.

Arrested for obstructing a highway, possession of drug. Various drivers took the wheel, but richter was the primary owner. He morphed into a heck of a funny car driver after dragsters and was notching wins right into the 197os. The teams were wellknown funny car racers from the categorys early days. In 1992, rich restored the original pure hell roadster and with larry huff driving debuted the car at the goodguys vintage drag races that same year. Car driver funny cartoons from cartoonstock directory the worlds largest online collection of cartoons and comics. Featuring sam miller, simon menzies, al berglerbobby wood. Biography information for arnie the farmer beswick. I dont really drive, but the metaphor here would be. Ernie and shandra jungle jim funny car show on display at ware shoals dragway with 100s of images from the past. The next year he won the march meet and multiple other high profile races. Dennis hong making a car for blind drivers using robotics, laser rangefinders, gps and smart feedback tools, dennis hong is building a car for drivers who are blind. Since 1986, when he started driving jet cars, similar jet car runs on highways and drag strips had attracted huge crowds. Stockcar racing in britain seniors f1s in the sixties.

Some drivers had more than one number and some had at different times the same number. Nostalgia top fuel funny car warhorse for sale or trade for property considered. The winningest driver in funny car is no surprise to anyone who follows the sport closely. In tuesdays injected funny car followup, i featured the glory daze camaro of kevin johnson and mentioned that his dad, john, had taken some pretty cool photos from maple grove raceway while. After running a killer aac dragster in the 60s, bergler stepped up and raced motown shaker floppers throughout the decade of the 70s. Each day,i research web for funniest, most unbelievable, greatest clips. Classic southern thunder race results sponsored by. A bellingham man was arrested on suspicion of vehicular assault after a passenger in his car was injured in a suspected drunk driving crash early thursday, march. Division 7 nhra funny car drivers numbers 1966 1979 eventually we would like to have the names and numbers of everyone in every division who drove fuel funny cars between the year nhra started issuing licenses 1966 and 1979. The julie saul gallery specializes in representing contemporary photographic based art, from traditional to avantgarde, recently also concentrating on works on paper, illustration and design. Division 7 nhra funny car drivers numbers 1966 1979. Nj at a benefit race for fellow funny car racer arne swensen, who was injured in a. Singleton shines to clinch inaugural funny car chaos championship.

Not only is arnie the most well known pontiac drag racer in the world, but his continuous series of pontiac super stocks, funny cars and nostalgia door slammers, has made him an undisputed. He grew up in alturas, california, working on cars with his father. He was unable to return to the funny car wars as costs had skyrocketed out of hand. He raced for several years in the nascar craftsman truck series and busch series. He saw another opportunity to make a difference in this great sport, and went back. Scott hansen born june 17, 1955 is an american stock car driver from green bay, wisconsin. David swenson began practicing yoga in 1969 at the age of. The wild looking purple barracuda was built in 1969 to replace the teams blown altered. Nhra drag racer and member of john force racing who won an nhra championship in 2009, ranking first in points with 2,547 before fame. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover arnis.

The car was a staple of the midwest match race scene as were the gold diggers that followed. There was nothing funny about the cars eight second, 170 mph runs. Car driver cartoons and comics funny pictures from. Frozen man in sweater and hat with a steering wheel. With its dual rotax engines, the threewheeled vehicles 99bhp road engine can take it from 0 to 62mph in less than nine seconds and reach a top speed of 100mph, while its 197bhp flying engine propels the plane to a 3,500m max altitude and a 112mph air speed.

My dad bought his 1956 ford mainline tudor sedan from alvin a. Davids introduction to ashtanga yoga came in 1973 when he met david williams and nancy gilgoff in encinitas, california. This car, photographed at green valley race city with a cammer nestled between the frame rails, was goulds mach 1 bodied flopper reskinned after gould purchased a mustang ii body from al bergler. However, to the folks who ran them, these floppers were anything but obscure. Division 1 nhra funny car drivers numbers 1966 1979. The logghe stamping companybuilt barracuda ran a known best of 7. Arne swesen 112 jerry caminito 112 philip lane 112 chuck etchels 1 keith smith. The difference was, this time he was back in the seat of a car similar to the one he ran back in 1963, the 421sd tempest. When dave richards joined the funny car ranks in 20, he found his home behind the wheel of the paul richards racing family funny car. Some drivers had numbers in more than one division. Bergler occasionally hired drivers, this entry was driven by butch maas. Lightweight, carbonfiber replica sedan bodies cover tubular racing chassis and supercharged, methanolpowered v8s. Now retired, hansen primarily competed in the american speed association.

This willis 25 car is a johnny kingbuilt machine, into which pat fitted a rebuilt chrysler hemi. View arni swensons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Tommy drisdale matt driskell tomy drissi bruce driver. Became the first driver other than john force to win the funny car championship since 1992. Arne svenson, the neighbors pigment print, 45 x ed.

The following fcs represent some of the forgotten funny cars from the 70s with what. Part car and part gyroplane, palvs new flying car can go from the road to the air in just 510 minutes. Weve looked at the top drivers in top fuel, pro stock, and pro stock motorcycle in this column, so to wrap up the series, this week, we delve into the win stats for the funny car class. When photography imitates voyeurism it might be art, but does that make it o. Concept car driver funny man with a steering wheel isolated on white background, car drive concept car driving on snowcovered snowy mountain road in winter snow. Bob sweikert jonathon swelling allen swenson arne swenson chuck swenson. Eventually we would like to have the names and numbers of everyone in every division who drove fuel funny cars between the year nhra started issuing licenses 1966 and 1979. Dan larsens top methanol funny car racing team top methanol funny car racing team dan larsens top methanol funny car racing team, salg af usa biler dragracing, funnycar, fia, tmfc, tafc, usa biler. Division 5 nhra funny car drivers numbers 1966 1979 eventually we would like to have the names and numbers of everyone in every division who drove fuel funny cars between the year nhra started issuing licenses 1966 and 1979.

Div 5 nhra fc driver numbers drag racing, drag racing. Stephen simpson born 8 january 1984 is a south africanamerican professional racing driver currently competing in the imsa weathertech championship and previously in a1 grand prix, champ car atlantic championship and the indy pro series, among others. Argusleader from sioux falls, south dakota on july 15, 2011. Next up tera graves, driving keith jacksons high heaven nitro burner. Page 1 of 2 tom steiner posted in vintage midget racing. One more recent touchstone, she says, was arne svenson and his. Arizona motorsports racer larry burton obituary attesa. The funny car class got its first taste of full integration into the nhra. Midwest racer larry gould was the last funny car driver to utilize ford sohc cammer power, finally making the switch to a hemi in the late 70s. Swenson ford, which claimed to be the largest ford dealer in the northeast the slogan vaguely hinted at the largest in the ne united states, although the boast probably referred to the northeast section of philadelphia. New eastern raider jet dragster and driver for 2019 drag list. Funny man in winter clothes with steering wheel, snow.