Hrodder Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 I've been talking with two of the gentlemen involved with this show and it sounds like a pretty cool deal for everyone, not just us "old-timers".....and it's for a very worthy cause... Got this from Chet Beaty Our “LEGENDS” Event is Proud to announce that we will sponsor a local organization “Operation Military Embrace” a non-profit organization who uses ALL monies and donations received to assist recovering wounded veterans and their families similar to the Wounded Warriors organization. In addition, the S.W. Texas Patriot Guard Riders are also pitching in to help us with flags, and a Memorial Wall for the event. Our entire event this year is built around extending appreciation to our Past and Present service personnel along with current Recovering military veterans for the sacrifices they have given. Active Duty personnel with a current Active Duty I.D. along with any current Recovering military veteran with a current VA Disability card will be given Free admission for both themselves and their family. It is my intent to use this event to acknowledge the sacrifices our service personnel from all wars past and present have give of so freely that we may enjoy the Freedoms we have. I would like to see everyone who has served to wear some item be it a cap, pin, shirt, ribbon, medal, or military clothing that will identify them as a Veteran so that everyone can extend a personal “Welcome Home and Thank You for serving our country” Any thing we can do to let our current active duty personnel know how Proud of them that we are will certainly, “Make my Day” Chet Beaty “LEGENDS” Nostalgic Racing, L.L.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrodder Posted March 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 I have attended Nostalgia events all the way from Little River Texas to Nostalgia Nationals in Freemont California 85-86-87 and had a great time at each one of them and then just last year my good friend Keith Roller from Houston invited me to meet the Legends. I was blown away by the atmosphere at this event. I met people I've known, or known of since I first went to the drag races at Martindale in 1955 and watched A.J. in a rear engine dragster. There were Legends (if you will) from Houston, Dallas etc. etc.but I didn't see any from San Antonio, so this year I've done all I can think of to get some of our local Legends involved. They will be there. If you are of the Vintage persuasion as I am and were involved in the early days of organized drag racing you will want to be there you have my personal guarantee that you will have a good day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chettar Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 In 2012 our Legend of the Year was Johnny Leibham a very well known drag racer from the 50's and 60's who drove a 1938 Chevy, of which he still has and was fired up at our event for the first time since 1965 after returning from the NHRA Nationals in Oklahoma. He will also be at our event this year with his car. The 2013 Legend of the Year is "Buggs" Threadgillwho also raced in the 50's and 60's with two dragsters he built and then a 1933 Plymouth which was featured in the June 1958 issue of Hot Rod magazine. He will also be on "Legends" Row this year and his 1933 Plymouth was used for the design of our Event Tee shirt and Dash Plaque. If interested go to www.lonestarmotorsportspark.com and look at the picture of the shirt and plaque. We have added a 100 MPH Club patch for this year a picture of it is also on the site. It is the comittment of this event to recognize the "Legends" of the Drag Strip and bring back the era that started the days of Hot Rodding, Drag Strips and the beginning of the NHRA. This event is limited to cars of 1973 and older only with NO electronics! Just like the old days of foot pedals and speed shifting. Come join in, you will have as much fun as you did all those years back when Friday and Saturdays were spent at the drag strip. Our Cackle Fest will feature two of Bobby Langley's cars the Scorpion 1, and Scorpion 5, along with Gizzlehopper a National winner from Corpus in the early 60's along with Bob Malone's Pony a 1961 Blown Pontiac powered dragster that set track records all over Texas to include setting the track record of 183 mph at San Antonio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrodder Posted March 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Speaking of legends , any of you old dragracers from the Corpus Christi area remember Melvin Bevly? We are trying to locate his son Wes. Any help would be appreciated.P.M.me if you can help. thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrodder Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Thanks to LSSZ we found Wes Bevly who's father was a legend in his day in CC Tex. He says he will be there April 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrodder Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Legends??? Who could the guy in the picture be and who did the Jalopy #12 belong to??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProTree Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 i have an old pic from freeway dragstrip houston tx of a group of guys with their homebuilt frt engine dragsters from 1958 hanging in my living room.meet buggs years ago at a car show and he signed the pic right in frt on his car.cool he was chosen lengend of the year 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrodder Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Well Pro Tree are you planning on being there April 13th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrodder Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Don Garlits got his record back on this day 182 MPH. June 1959 He had not held the record for quite a few months and he was not happy. Hot Rod Magazine had done a multi paged article on Don a few months prior to this event that showed Don's Black 57 Nomad Station Wagon and the dragster completly disassembled. When Don pulled into the pits pulling the dragster with a pea green 53 Studebaker 4 door sedan the promoter asked him, Don where is the Nomad? Don glared at him, put his hand on the Hemi in the dragster and said its right here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beep Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Thanks to LSSZ we found Wes Bevly who's father was a legend in his day in CC Tex. He says he will be there April 13 Could I get Wes' e-mail address? My dad bought Melvin's dragster way back in 1959 an we raced it for a while until we wrecked it. I would like to see if Wes has any picyures of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrodder Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Sorry Beep I don't have an e-mail address for him. He told me he would try to be at the Legends event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrodder Posted March 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Legends??? Who could the guy in the picture be and who did the Jalopy #12 belong to??? The young man standing by Paul Jetts race car went on to become the most recognized name in Texas early day NHRA drag racing. Whats his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 The young man standing by Paul Jetts race car went on to become the most recognized name in Texas early day NHRA drag racing. Whats his name. His half-brother is Butch Lake............................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrodder Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 The big guy would not be too proud of little brother right now, seems as though he has gone to the big house for an extended stay........................a very extender stay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrodder Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Legends??? Who could the guy in the picture be and who did the Jalopy #12 belong to??? The young man standing by Paul Jetts race car went on to become the most recognized name in Texas early day NHRA drag racing. Whats his name. The young man in the above picture is August "HANDS" Hartkoph who went on to become a true legend in Texas drag racing Hands is gone but a lot of legends remain and a bunch of them will be present at this event. COME MEET THE LEGENDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrodder Posted April 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 If you were involved in the birth of N.H.R.A. and you believe in patriotism you will not believe whats going to take place saturday at Lone Star Motor Sports Park. Be there or be..........................well you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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