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It like going back into time to the 70’s racing days at YORK US 30 while attending my first MUSCLE CAR MADNESS at the YORK REUNION held on the grounds of the York Fairgrounds. This event is held on the second full weekend of July. Every year the pilgrimage of motorheads from all over our vast country begins toward York, Pennsylvania. They remember York not as the first capital of the United States, but for the famous York US 30 Dragway that presented some of the drag racing world’s best events. It is not known for the “topless” event that never happened, but for the largest single day drag race to be presented in its time, the ‘65 Super Stock Nationals that is known to this very day as the “Woodstock of Drag Racing”
In attendance during the event were Linda Vaughn, Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins, Bruce Larson, Wally Booth, Arlen Vanke, , Carol “Bunny” Burkett Tom Raley, Jim & Alison Lee, Ed Miller, Ed Hedrick and the list goes on. A host of legendary race cars made the pilgrimage to York to participate in the history lesson of drag racing performance highlighting York US 30 Dragway. The Jungle Jim Liberman Funny Car and Vega Pro Stock wagon, Frantic Ford Funny Car, Wally Booth’s Gremlin and AMX pro stock entries, Carol “Bunny” Burkett’s Corvette funny car, Bruce Larson’s “Mr.Clean”, Joe Amato top fuel dragsters, Kenny Warren’s Virginia Twister funny car, along with the S & S Racing Teams display of gassers and more to highlight the performance history of “York
It was great seeing old friends and bringing back memories. Thanks to Darwin Doll and his staff for a great weekend. Put this on your list to attend and NJoy the shots form the York Reunion …Big Al
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