Eagle Field 2013

Off to spend a few days at one of my favorite playgrounds..  Don't wait up..



GNRS 2013

Behind the scenes at Eagle Field

No doubt you have not heard my ramblings about Eagle Field and the great drag racing.  There is a little more out there than just what is on the flyer.  This whole place is like a time capsule with various items strewn around the compound to look at.  There are several signs in some places that warn "No Trespassing".  I will not admit to taking these photos, nor where I got them, or even whether I was there, at the time.  Those that may or may not be my alibis, remember.... Snitches get Stitches...

There is more of these that I will save for another time...

Gasser Round Up

 

This time capsule was at the Muro family Gasser Round Up a couple weeks ago.  The guy that owns it, is actually the guy that lettered it in 64....

Eagle Field....

I think I have stumbled on to a twice a year ritual for me..  I love the fact this event is so low key and doesn't result in a stress meltdown just to get in and set up.  My dad, my buddy Jason, and I piled in my Magnum wagon on Saturday morning around 2 A.M.  My plan was to leave early enough to be there when the gates opened.  I had a plan to get my usual spectator spot right on the starting line.  We had the car loaded with EZ up's, chairs, food, and liquid refreshment.  I was also hoping, by getting there early, I could pull the car up close to our camp to unload.  The thought of carting all this crap around the race track was not appealing to me.  As it turned out, my spot was waiting for me and there was also parking right next to it.  This time, I took alternate transportation in the form of my stretched Dynocruiser, to cut down on my walking.  Heaven forbid, I actually had to walk anywhere...

Here is a little of what was there to see...



MOHR EAGLE FIELD

Some more inside EAGLE FIELD....

 

 

EAGLE FIELD...

I have rambled on about this place, and perhaps it is getting old..  I went for the first time a couple months back, and will never miss another.  For most of my life, I have attended countless car events.  Many of these events started on the small side and have turned into a HUGE event.  This is how I think the story of Eagle Field is going to go.  This is probably the KOOLEST low stress event I have been to in many years.  Tons of great people TONS of great cars...  I know some of the history of Eagle Field prior to the introduction of race cars, but I will let these photos tell the story.  Keep in mind, these items are NOT roped of..  You can walk right up, look close, and in most cases touch.  If this stuff doesn't give you goose bumps, you reading he wrong blog...



Gonna try this again....

Well, after a small delay in getting this blogger thing going again, I think I may have a handle on it.  I am not really very good at this computer stuff.  Thank you to those that stuck by me, while I figure this stuff out.  To those that didn't.....  You know where to go and how to get there...

 

 We took my good pal, Greg's 56 chevy to Eagle Field a while back.  You are probably sick and tired of me saying over and over again what an awesome place this is.  Too bad...  My dad and I are building a 65 Comet, so when we saw this Fairlane, I was all over it.  It is powered by a very healthy (14 to 1) 289 with a Jerico 4 speed.  Make no mistake, this thing means business and runs like it is very pissed off.

I spoke to the owner at great lengths.  He was a hell of a nice guy and very kool to talk to...  Although, the car ran horrible on Sunday, due to some MSD box trouble, it was a complete animal on the track Saturday...  He even lined up next to Greg... 

 

Kool Hudson at Eagle Field

There was something about this car that really drew me to it.  No, it didn't blister down the track.  No, it didn't launch hard and carry the front wheels past the 60 foot.  As a matter of fact, it may have been one of the slower cars there.  It didn't matter to me, it screamed race car.  I chatted with the old timer for quite a while.  It was made into a race car in the late 50's.  It ran an old Hudson flat 6 powerplant with a hydro.  Over the course of the years he has used several different manifold and carb set ups.  The trans had been gone through a few times.  But otherwise, the car is completely as built in the early 60's.  I wish I had gotton more pictures of it.  It wore a stock dash and interior, with some safety and gauge changes in the 60's.  There was just so much going on here, it blew my mind.  I am pretty sure, this guy does not own a Speedway, Jegs or Summit catalog.  This 13 second 1/4 mile time slip was all done the old fashioned way... 

There was a hand written note on the dash.  It said don't rev it more than 4800rpm or bring a basket..