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AQUASCO SPEEDWAY - ALL AQUASCO-related material is welcome here. This page is a celebration of a great drag strip. In operation for a short 22 years, Aquasco hosted the best and fastest racers from...
These slides are from a 35mm slide tray that was labeled AQUASCO 1965-66. It contains a number of great shots. There is George Reese's Prefect, a match race between K.S. Pittman and Dick Landy, some great local cars. Also Pete's Chevy Impala station wagon.
AQUASCO SPEEDWAY - ALL AQUASCO-related material is welcome here. This page is a celebration of a great drag strip. In operation for a short 22 years, Aquasco hosted the best and fastest racers from...
23 lut 2009 · Thanks for posting these great old photos. Never raced there myself, but sure remember watching some great cars and drivers there. Names like Bob Bernardon, Malcolm Durham, Gene Mori (V-8 Volkswagon), cars like Leroy's Toy, Jolly Dolly and the occasional appearances by wheelstanders like The Hurst Hemi Under Glass, Dodge's Little Red Wagon and ...
Drag Strip: Aquasco Speedway, Maryland Event: Accident Date: June 26, 1965 Car: "Kemo Sabay" AA/FD Biographical: He was reportedly killed when his front wheel came off his vehicle. He was traveling at a speed of 187 MPH. He lost control and sped into a wooded area and turned over.
30 cze 2010 · Aquasco Speedway was a pioneering track in the east. Developed by Alfonso and Albert Procopio in the mid 1950’s it was intended for it to be a purpose built strip for quarter mile racing and the first of its kind in the area. The track was located just minutes south of Washington, D.C.
After moving to Washington, D.C., Durham took automotive courses at a technical trade school and campaigned the '56 Chevy at Aquasco Speedway with great success. In 1962, while working as a mechanic for Hicks Chevrolet, he began campaigning a 409-cid '62 Chevy with Z-11 heads, winning nearly 90 percent of the races he entered.
