Pomona PVTA drag racing
Top Fuel dragster peeling out, burning rubber, spewing smoke while drag racing from starting position during PVTA eliminator heats held at Pomona Raceway / Pomona Drags sign / driver NORM WEEKLY wearing protective mask and helmet, donning silver protective fire suit and gloves while squeezed standing behind wheel of Frantic 4 AFD Top Fuel dragster, crew including mechanic JIM FOX helping out Norm Weekly (Rat Fink logo by Big Daddy Ed Roth on the dragster body) / pit crew and race judge assisting driver, the Greek CHRIS KARAMESINES, who is squeezed behind wheel of The Chizler Top Fuel dragster / Norm Weekly and Chris Karamesines inching respective Top Fuel dragsters to starting line / Chizler and Frantic 4 AFD dragsters racing from starting position / crowd standing at chain link fence or seated in spectator stands, watching race; Pomona Drags observation building / Frantic 4 AFD dragster pulling up to starting position, burning rubber and hitting a wild twisting launch before touching all four tire down again and drag racing, spewing smoke / Frantic 4 dragster slowing down, drag parachute deploying / two Pro Stock and Stock (Factory Experimental) cars drag racing from starting position / two Pro Stock car drag racing / late 1930s, early 1940s Willys coupe drag racing early 1960s model Ford / two Pro Stock car drag racing from starting position. Pomona PVTA drag racing on January 01, 1964 in Pomona, California (Footage by Getty Images)
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Credit:
Editorial #:
125692989
Collection:
Archive Films: Editorial
Date created:
January 01, 1964
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:01:59:01
Location:
Pomona, California, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 8-bit Photo-JPEG SD 720x576 25p
Originally shot on:
16mm OCN 24p
Source:
Archive Films Editorial
Object name:
15126_506475_1-WPA-15.mov
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