Quarter Mile Foundation - Project 1320
Pioneers of the Quarter Mile
In honor of those who made the Ultimate Sacrifice, so others can reach for the Stars!
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly;…
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“Legends die hard in our sport. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to erase the narrow confines of most men's reality. Our heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of ''the drag race will never be…
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From the time shortly after the millions of servicemen returned home from World War II, drag racing began a steady growth across the American landscape, until it exploded into a major force on the motorsports scene in the mid-1960s, and never left. The sport grew, and the vibrant performance aftermarket industry was built with it.…
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The Quarter Mile Foundation has unveiled plans to pay tribute to the “First Lady of Motorsports,” Linda Vaughn. “We felt it important to acknowledge one of our icon’s careers in a colorful and entertaining fashion” said Foundation Chairman Traci Hrudka.
“Following the success of the Don Garlits…
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Monday, April 30, 2012
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Harry Schmidt, the original owner of the famed Blue Max Funny Car, died April 30. He was 67.
Schmidt began his Funny Car involvement in the mid-1960s with Texan "Big Mike" Burkhart…
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The Quarter Mile Foundation’s quest to gain interviews of drag racing’s veterans has added 25 new interviews in 2012 – done at the NHRA Winternationals and Gatornationals.
Using facilities courtesy of the National Hot Rod Association, the NHRA Wally Parks Motorsport Museum, The Sheraton Inn – Fairplex (Pomona, Calif.…
Posted by Traci Hrudka on March 22, 2012 at 9:31am
Latest issue of ACAG Update now available on-line on www.drceurope.co.uk/acag/feb2012. Includes latest news about the restoration of Sydney Allard's 1961 Allard Chrysler along with Part 2 of the car's racing history and lots more. FRont cover shown…
Posted by Brian Taylor on February 20, 2012 at 9:08am
February 11th saw Quarter Mile Foundation Board Member Carl Olson beef up his airmiles with a weekend trip to the UK to pick up his British Drag Racing Hall of Fame award. Full details can be found on www.britishdragracinghof.co.uk but here is a photo of the 2012 inductees who received their awards on the night - Dave Lee Travis, Barry Sheavills, Carl Olson, Phil and Frank Brachtvogel.…
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My first 1/4 mile trip, 1965, (I was 16) was at the old Alton Dragway, Alton, Illinois. It was in a '57 Chevy hardtop, 283, powerglide. And ever since that time I've been hooked on the quarter mile. As years past my cars got faster and faster. I did a 23 year career in the Marines but always stayed close to drag racing as I was stationed from coast to coast. I was lucky enough to be at the "last Drag Race" at…
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August 29, 2012 from 6pm to 11pm – Lucas Estate Carmel, IN
The Quarter Mile Foundation has unveiled plans to pay tribute to the “First Lady of Motorsports,” Linda Vaughn. “We felt it important to acknowledge one of our icon’s careers in a colorful and entert…
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