Old School Dragbikes and Riders

If memory serves, this is an early version of Sorcerer. that tire is too skinny to be the one on the last version I saw run...I think.
Maybe I am wrong, but I surely think that the final rear tire was at least 25% wider. Someone give me some details.
Also, wow. Look at those skinny guys. How do they do it.?
Tom Loughlin Jr.

Originally posted by John Davis Man I love those old school F/B pictures, that low long slinky look is what lit my fire to build a competive bike. Poppa JD

barnjob  is 1949 vincent    ran 186  in lacr

I saw it do it. I will never be the same.

Can you imagine what that thing could do if the tire

ever caught up with the mill?

 Some mathematician get busy and do the numbers to figure out how fast it would go with a five mile run up at a flying mile at Bonneville !!!

DOLAN !

Tom Loughlin Jr.

Is it from John Sands?

Tom,

Originally posted by Bill Hahn Jr. Is it from John Sands?

Tom,

Originally posted by JimCollura Tom,   In '76 for those races I was working as the starter. Jim Harris, Greg Goldt were tech and Roy ran the show under the AMDRA logo. When AMDRA was on the road, we still did the weekly bike drags at Atco and Jill ?????? kind-of ran the show under the Atco name. Then around '76, Jim Harris moved to Kentucky, AMDRA moved to Calif. and Atco did there thing for bikes on there own or with sactions from Dragbike and/or IDBA. I then took over track manager until the last meet in October 1978 and then moved to NC in Jan. '79.

                                                                                                 Real close Jim....I moved AMDRA Hdqtrs fron Md to Ca in Jan 74 in an effort to establish stronger ties with NHRA,  Sponsors, both current and potential,  and broaden the scope of AMDRA to a Full National Association by running Events on "The West Coast Swing"-  3 Tracks, 3 Races, 3 Weeks.   Jim Harris moved to Ky about same time due to requirements of his job, and I think Greg Goldt may have stayed on at Atco after demise of AMDRA,  but I'm not really sure.....Made Travel to so many Events tough (26 in 1976,  13 Rained on or out), but we considered worth the effort.............................................TLJr---Big Joe was main Tower man and Records Keeper (Only guy who had access to a computer at the time)for AMDRAfor several years, and at end of last AMDRA Season in '76, Joe went with most of the files to Dragbike events to try and keep things going,  as he had membership, license, event, and all other AMDRA Info. He played a very large part in helping you keep things going.  Without Jim Collura, Sweet Jill, and Atco Staff,  local monthly Bike Only Races at Atco tracks would never have continued, as Atco ownership was going through some heavy internal changes.......They all deserve a huge amount of credit for thier efforts........Roy

Edited by ROYRACEMASTER - 10 October 2009 at 12:24am

     SORRY MORPOWR,      BUT MY OLD MEMORY CAN'T ANSWER THAT ONE...........BUT YOU MIGHT TRY TO CONTACT T.C. AT SUNSET MOTORS, KENOSHA, WI............I THINK HE IS STILL THERE,  GOOGLE IT FOR PHONE ####.......IF THERE IS AN ANSWER, HE PROBABLY HAS IT......But question brings another question to mind.......How did he QUALIFY for BOTH RACES ON SAME WEEKEND????????????

Edited by ROYRACEMASTER - 11 October 2009 at 11:40pm