September 19th, 2009
Pittsburgh Raceway Park, New Alexandria, PA
Photos by Bill Truby
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This race is as the name implies, it is a reunion for the old Pittsburgh International Drag Strip that was host to many legends of drag racing. The old track is where T.V. Tommy Ivo ran his first 5-second pass in a dragster back in October 1972.
This is an opportunity for old friend to get together to reminisce. It is also a chance for Bill Truby who has been a track photographer for some time, to display some of his well over 8,000 pictures that he had taken at P.I.D.
Along with the displays of memorabilia there was also a full day of racing. The Southern Slingshots brought in 8 cars, The GLNFCC brought 6 cars plus there were Stock/Super Stock cars, and a 1972 or older bracket.
Photos by Bill Truby
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The Southern Slingshots ran a Chicago style show with three runs. The six GLNFCC cars, made 2 passes's each. First up for the funny cars were the Visionary Cuda of Scott Hohensee and the Detroit Thunder T-Bird with Bill Hallett driving. After the burnouts each car did a few dry hops. The T-Bird was out with the hole shot and hung on for the win with a 7.60/178 to a quicker 7.47/177.
Next pair was The Damn Yankee Vega driven by Mark Horvath taking on the Dazed & Confused Camaro driven by Jerry Streb. These two cars did two long burnouts with the Camaro coming to a stop at about the 1,000-foot mark. The Camaro did a few dryhops, but the Vega pulled straight up to stage. The Damn Yankee was out first and took home the reaction time award with a .033 light. The Vega crossed the stripe first with a 7.05/189 to a very respectable 7.15/187.
Last pair out for the funny cars was a local guy, Lance Good with the Sharkeys Machine Omni taking on Shaun McCattie in the Blown Money 69 Nova. Shaun is the new guy to the group and has adapted rather quickly, his burnout was probably one of the best for the day. The Omni was out first with the Nova encountering some ignition problem at about half-track as the car fell off its pace.
Photos by Bill Truby
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This worked out for the best as the Omni's chute did not open and Lance needed the full length of the track to get the car stopped, just short of the sand trap.
Second round the first pair up was the Blown Money Nova and the Visionary Cuda. Both cars left about the same time and the Cuda held on for the win, but Scott had some chute issues of his own. Unfortunately he was not able to get the car stopped and plowed right into the sand trap. The car was in the sand trap approximately 30 feet. The car was not damaged, but covered with sand pretty good.
Next pair up was the Sharkeys Machine Omni taking on the Dazed & Confused Camaro. Lance was out first but the Camaro passed him with ease finishing with a 7.15/190 to the Omni's 7.55/177.
Last pair out was the Detroit Thunder T-Bird and the Damn Yankee Vega. After two good burnouts they both staged. Mark is usually real sharp on the lights but the T-Bird pulled out a hole shot and it was enough to give him the win at 7.62/172 to the Vega's 7.56/183.
This event has been plagued with rain for the last several years, this year it was a perfect sunny day. Greg Miller the track general manager was very satisfied with the event. He said that he plans to build on this year's success and make next years P.I.D. Reunion race bigger and better.
Photos by Bill Truby
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We had a great time at Pittsburgh Raceway Park and look forward to going back next year.
This brings a close to the 2009 season for The GLNFCC. We want to thank the tracks for letting us be a part of their 2009 schedule and we also thank all of the spectators that came out to watch our shows. We hope you all enjoyed the shows and hope to see you all in 2010.
Please keep and eye on our website www.glnfcc.com for next year's schedule.
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