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Kontinental Kar Klub's Annual Meet
"Little River/Academy drag strip

Little River, Texas
October 2007
Photographer: Richard “Too Low” Haas
3 Pages

Me and Merc Convert 33

"Little River/Academy drag strip is about an hour North of Austin, Texas and is the scene of a couple of great events each year, one of them being the Kontinental Kar Klub's Annual Meet. Each year it has grown and this year surprised everyone!! There were rods from Houston to the South and Dallas to the North as well as plenty of cars from the Central Texas area.

This is not bracket racing! You choose 'em off and run heads up! While the track is a little short on shut down room at the end, it is in an ideal setting, well shaded by the huge Texas Pecan trees, and there is plenty of parking for all. With the Kontinentals being the host club, it is no surprise that there were plenty of "Rat Rods", but it was not limited to the patina crowd. There were more than a few "high dollar" rides there showing off their ability to get down the quarter mile. The weather couldn't have been better and, all in all, this is the kind of event that makes you grin all the way home!"

A four-banger smokes the tires

A four-banger smokes the tires

A healthy looking four-banger!

A healthy looking four-banger!

A mixture of old and new

A mixture of old and new

A natural setting

A natural setting

A nosebleed attitude!

A nosebleed attitude!

A pretty nice VW

A pretty nice VW

A proud piece of iron

A proud piece of iron

A strange pairing!

A strange pairing!

And now for something completely diofferent!!

And now for something completely different!!

Another Flopper

Another Flopper

Bad to the Bone

Bad to the Bone

Blower against  blower!

Blower against blower!

Bubba's '56 has a fine pearl paint job!

Bubba's '56 has a fine pearl paint job!

C'mon Larry, you can do it!!

C'mon Larry, you can do it!!

Colin Casey takes on a small block!

Colin Casey takes on a small block!

Colin Casey will take on anybody!

Colin Casey will take on anybody!

Colin Casey's coupe will haul butt!

Colin Casey's coupe will haul butt!

Dan Richards, son of former governor, Anne Richards

Dan Richards, son of former governor, Anne Richards

Deuce Sedan highboy

Deuce Sedan highboy

Doesn't look like an even match to me!

Doesn't look like an even match to me!

Gene Painter loves his fastback!

Gene Painter loves his fastback!

Getting lined up and ready to run

Getting lined up and ready to run

Go ahead and pull up to the line

Go ahead and pull up to the line

Heading down the quarter

Heading down the quarter

Heating up the tires

Heating up the tires

Hold it right there!

Hold it right there!

Hot Rod Johnson approaches the starting line

Hot Rod Johnson approaches the starting line

Hot Rod Johnson looks it over

Hot Rod Johnson looks it over

Hot Rod racing at it's best!!

Hot Rod racing at it's best!!

I bet it's a fun ride!

I bet it's a fun ride!

 

 

 

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