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CHRR 2010 - October 15-17

Here you see the legendary Ed "Isky" Iskederian are shown shaking hands in front of the Stude, the car that started the famed CAM WARS later termed the GASSER WARS.  The 1320 Foundation had on display the reproduction of the famed “Old Black Studebaker” gasser car built by the legendary Junior Thompson and Sonny Messner, a clone of the car Junior campaigned in the late 1950s and early 1960s.  Junior was on hand to talk about the car and sign autographs.

Joe Mondello & Jr. Thompson
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Firing up the Opel Kadett at the 08 CHRR
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Jr. Thompson Grand Marshall at 08 CHRR

This was 50 years ago in 1958 - From NHRA article on website "Little Eliminator, pitting the winners of the A through E Gas classes, was run the following day for the new Coca-Cola trophy, though, like in Top Eliminator, two winners in the slower classes conceded their chances, and only the A, B, C winners took part. Abilene, Texas' Carroll Howard, the A Gas winner, received the bye into the final, where he faced Junior Thompson and his South Gate, Calif.-based blown Chevy-powered '41 Studebaker. Thompson, the B winner, already had ousted C champ R.C. Jasper's '56 Chevy-powered '34 Ford coupe out of Grand Prairie, Texas. Thompson them trumped Howard's '58 Olds-powered '31 Ford with a 13.06 to become NHRA's first Little Eliminator winner."


2008 - Honorees were chosen for the 17th annual California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California. The 3-day festival of speed and rods takes place at Auto Club Famoso Raceway near The Honorees are Grand Marshal Junior Thompson, Steve Davis, John Edmunds, Georgia Seipel, Walt Rhoades and Butch Maas. The Justice Brothers' Reunion Spotlight will shine on Gas Ronda. "This year's Honorees are a highly eclectic group of deserving individuals who have dedicated their lives to hot rodding and drag racing," said Greg Sharp, curator of the nonprofit Wally Parks NHRA motorsports Museum, which produces the Reunion. "I'm glad we can honor folks like this who have meant so much to the sport." Junior Thompson (Grand Marshal): The gasser great is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of his Little Eliminator victory (the first ever event) at the third NHRA Nationals held in Oklahoma City. From a '40 Ford convertible in the early '50s to a Corvette alcohol funny car, Thompson enjoyed a 30-year drag racing career as a driver and is still actively involved as an engine builder for nostalgia vehicles.

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Drag Racing Memories

Here's a section for drag racers that may not have been quite legends but had a big part of drag racing history none the less.  Check this area out.
Do you know someone who was there during drag racing's gasser wars?  Are YOU that someone?
Contribute your stories or pictures here by sending me an email and we will post it at our DRAG RACING MEMORIES page.


Ed Neumann of Bohica Grafix


Ed Neumann of Bohica Grafix is shown here presenting Jr. the cartoon portrait painting he did for his Opel Kadett.  This was at the California Hot Reunion at Famoso Raceway Oct. 2007.
Get favorite car turned into a painting.
Bohica Grafix



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These pages are dedicated to the past. . .  The past in drag racing.  And to the present.  Drag racing is as current as anything new, space travel, the Internet, even the nostalgia race cars and awesome street rods.  As the sport has evolved so has the spectator.  Ever demanding, speed the ultimate goal, racers have kept pace with the need for speed.  And having a really cool looking car doesn't hurt.

At a peak of a successful racing career Jr. was in a serious crash.  After several years of recovery Jr. again became involved in racing.

Enter these pages and check out the career of one of the legends of drag racing.   He was there when it started and he is still involved.  That's my dad.  I hope you enjoy these pages.  Check back often.




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Rod & Custom Magazine January 2001
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Drag Racer Magazine November 98
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Check out the article on the Prefect restored and turned into a street rod by Jr. & Tom Thompson in the November issue of Drag Racer Magazine.


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Ways You Can Make Just About Any Car Faster

It can be difficult to mount an effective strategy for winning at your local drag races or simply blazing down the highway at speeds higher than what you’re used to.  But if you’re looking for significant performance and speed boosts for your car, you certainly can’t depend on stock components alone to close that gap between your vehicular performance goals and reality.  There is an array of aftermarket performance parts that can be used to modify your vehicle for greater speed and power, and if you’re dead-set on surpassing the stock capabilities of your vehicle, you can use one or several of these upgrades to help your car floor the competition.
Performance Parts
Performance add-ons are going to provide you the greatest horsepower increases, but they’ll also drain your wallet the most as well. An
aftermarket turbo kit upgrade, for instance, can run you several thousand dollars, and that’s before even considering having it professionally installed.  But with horsepower gains of up to 400HP, it’s hard to not consider this add-on if you’re looking for top-of-the-line performance.  When it comes to maximum effectiveness, everything from nitrous kits to superchargers can enhance your vehicle’s on-road performance, and certainly help deliver you some wins on the track.
Performance Chips
When you plan on giving your car a major speed or power boost, using a computer chip probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind.  But most vehicles nowadays rely on computers to function, and gaps in computerized functionality can be closed with the proper adjustments.  A performance chip add-on can provide you with lower gains than other parts, but they’re also much easier to install and substantially cheaper.  For under a hundred bucks, you can potentially add 60HP to your car or truck and also make it more fuel efficient as well.  If you’re expecting turbocharger-sized results, however, a chip alone won’t be enough.
Performance Add-ons and Replacements
Sometimes, it’s not power boosters or super chips that are going to make the big difference.  Instead, you can turn to items such as hood replacements to make substantial headway on your goal to greater speed.   Fiberglass hoods, as well as carbon fiber ones, are considerably lighter than the stock hoods used on most vehicles.  Without this heavy part installed, a car can move faster without as much strain on the engine.  Other items, such as aerodynamic air dams and certain spoilers, can also help decrease resistance against your car.  That way, you don’t always have to turn to a four-thousand dollar turbo kit or a computer chip add-on to make your car perform better on the road or track.


CHRR 2010 - October 15-17
project 1320

If you attended the California Hot Rod Reunion (October 15-17, 2010), we hope that you stopped by the Quarter Mile Foundation booth where they displayed the restoration of the Old Black Studebaker. The famed “Old Black Studebaker” gasser car built by the legendary Junior Thompson and Sonny Messer, a clone of the car Junior campaigned in the late 1950s and early 1960s.  Junior was on hand to talk about the car and sign autographs.

Hope that you dropped by and said “Hello”… and found out what this great organization is all about.

Or you can visit them at www.project1320.com



Jr. Thompson Grand Marshall 2008 CHRR


 




The event at Thompson Drag Raceway, Ohio for the Gasser Reunion 2002 was one to be remembered.
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Event was held Friday, Saturday and Sunday ~ July 2, 3 & 4, 2010 at Summit Motorsports Park.
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