1978 Quartermile Countdown

                                 (updated 01/27/11)

Although normal people with everyday jobs these were the STARS of

Oswego Dragstrip in the 1970's.  If you are an owner of any of these

vehicles and have pictures or stories to share please email me.

 rkracing1@aol.com

                      (click individual pages to enlarge)

 

March 1978          "Padre's Faith"

 

                    April 1978

 

"Short & Sassy"               "Southern Comfort"

  

 

     May 1978

                   "Red Sled"                              "Summer Time Blues"                         "Short Time"

                     June 1978

                "The Peace Maker"                  "Buttons the Berwyn Dog"           

 

      July 1978

                "Gone with the Wind"                         "D.C. Express"                  "One of the Manhandlers"

                   August 1978

                "StarWarShip"                              "Larry Neihls"                            "Ramblin Rose"

Tim "The Professor" Airney is a retired school teacher and

 still currently racing a dragster at Rt66 and other tracks.

September 1978

 

                        "Mr. Magic"                         "Diamonds & Rust"  

  

 

October 1978

Although the Oswego Dragstrip racing schedule was officially over for the season they still published October racer articles.

                       "The Mouse"                          "Sweet Misery"

  

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