Why a FED or Nostalgia racing

[JrFuel Hayden]

Well I race nostalgia FED because a FED C/gas dragster was my 1'st dragster in 1962, then in 63' we raced for 5 years a Real high gear nitro 301 ci JrFueler in the Midwest. We raced the green "Slot Racer" almost every week that there was no snow on the track, at Great Lakes Dragway, Union Grove, Wisc. Best Et 8.02, best speed 191 in 65'. Even tho our next car, BB/GD, we won the 69' US Nationals, and our last car, Dual engine BBC Top Gas Dragster, that I beat the "Freight Train" with a hole shot at the 71' US Nationals both were allot of fun, and rewarding, I still had the most fun racing the nitro JF car. Just to finish the J.C.Hansen driving story, the last car I drove was Jerry Newman's John Buttera built RED Top Fueler to a Div 3 Top Fuel Championship in 1973. Ya for all you young whiper snappers, NHRA used to have Division TF championships. We beat out Dick Lahie for the championship, and we were #2 in the Eastern Conference too.

Anyway That's why I still race FED's.

Jon   

[gasserx]

Im only 37, so i was born too late for the golden era of FEDs, but there is something about the 1960-70s that have always been close to my heart; cars, music, motorcycles, lifestyle...
The first time i did see a FED was in my uncles old american car mags when i was somewhere between 4-6 yrs. There was all kind of cool cars and also a FEDs (although the picture that i remember best was two vw bugs doing HUGE wheelies side by side). I was very impressed by all the pictures, allthough i didnt understand anything... and my uncle "hated" kids, and i didnt have the guts to ask him about those awsome cars.. Rest of family had no interest (and still dont), so i did not have the oppertunity to attend a dragrace (very few of them in Norway at that time).
Luckily, i lived (and still do), 5min away from an old German airfield, and in 1985 the first dragrace took place there (soon to be one of Europes fastest tracks!) - and i think that was it, i was hooked forever!

A front engine dragster is just like a pretty girl, perfect lines, looks beautiful but can still be angry as xxxx..

[wideopen231]

But can you make pretty girl only talk when you want?

[gasserx]

But can you make pretty girl only talk when you want?

Nope 

[Sidewinder]

This;)


https://www.google.no/search?hl=no&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1422&bih=687&q=godis+dragster&oq=godis+dragster&gs_l=img.3..0i8i30l2.1673.9747.0.10302.16.15.1.0.0.0.151.1180.14j1.15.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..1.15.1101.4AeBWH9LvBk#imgdii=9bBQUuf4cXUybM%3A%3B9bBQUuf4cXUybM%3A%3BegdIHtRXW1e8GM%3A&imgrc=9bBQUuf4cXUybM%3A

Swedish candy;)

[masracingtd1167]

I would rather see some Swedish eye candy !!!

[Oldschool]

There is just something about sitting between two big slicks and engine with zoomies right in front for viewing and great horsepower effect. 

[aafa760]

1969 Beeline dragway Phx AZ,
dad takes young son to Drag races after many trips to Manzy for roundy round cars.
First cars we see are Dragsters,Told dad some day I will do that.
FC come up and I was hooked.
1980 Walking pits in PHX dragway AZ Some dude with SBC altered was looking pissed off beyond all xxxx.
Introduced my self and ask WTH was happening seems crew did not show up.
We I said lets go he said here is my name address and phone call me next week we try and see if we can work together.

35 years later after burning Nitro across america in AA/FA I get the chance to buy a FED and drive for my self.
So here I am 54 and getting it together for 2016 Heritage season.
Old A-Fuel car of Neal and White. BBC @ 2 spd.
man 22 feet of car is so much harder to get into a trailer that 120 FA!  So flat bed we will start with like days of old!

[GlennLever]

Welcome, great story, now time to put some times up.

[gregm784]

I grew up in the 70's.  lots of REDs with a few FEDs.  It was always my dream to own a blown alcohol front motor car....I consider me the luckiest SOB ever.