Funny Car Frenzy cont...
Atco Dragway 9-29-19
Words by Ted Pappacena; Photos by Ted Pappacena & Alan Aug

Dave Fenzel’s Plymouth gasser reaches for the sky.

Jungle Pam Hardy pulled double duty backing up the Excalibur Corvette and the Boston Challenger.

New York Earth Shaker Dodge AA/FA blasts off to a personal best 6.39 E T.

Lulu Niland keeps Bobby Toth focused as he backs the Bomb.

Blair Smith puts down hot tracks in Paul Zona’s Boston Challenger.

Jon Wall on his way to a high 6 second pass.

Rick Berasconi’s Instigator Fiat is part of the Hot Rods From Hell group.

Rocky Pirrone’s Super Camaro had a less than steller day brightened only by B U G Marisa Hornberger.

Jami Russell’s Iron Outlaw Mustang II creates smoke in round 1 action.

Rat Out Of Hell front engine dragster is part of the Back Seat Drivers group.

Robin Stambaugh-Shoeman took the Generation-X Corvette to runner up honors. First round 6.88 got her there.

Drew Sweetman heats the meats en route to a Frantic 6.88 pass.

John Cerchio’s Stunning Somerset wrinkles the slicks on his way to a 6.88 second pass.

A high helix blower makes the Time Bomb scream to a 6.71/211 mph pass.

Mike Geroni’s Fiat altered faces off against Steve George in the Nightmare Arrow F/C

Early morning War Path prep strategy.

Mike Hall had the Funny Farmer Pinto jumping and bouncing on both of his passes.

Ralph Ferraro’s Heavy Metal coupe lifts the front end during a burnout.

Conquistador V W bounces the rear slicks while staging during the VW Heritage series eliminations.

Making the Rumble Bug VW gasser look extra shiny for East Coast Gasser eliminations.

I’m sure there’s a rational reason for this.

East Coast Gassers in the staging lanes waiting for eliminations.

NOSTALGIA DRAG WORLD - Words like Ted Pappacna
Photos by Ted Pappacena and Alan Aug

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