Pree WWII style beach racing in Aus

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Hey guys, just thought i'd share an event I was invited to attend last weekend on the NSW mid coast. Organised to emulate vintage pre/early post war style hot rodding where hot rodders raced their gow jobs and cut down roadsters, the Drag Ens Hot Rod club out of Sydney did an awesome job for its inaugural event. Beach racing was conducted on this same beach in the 30's so this is what they tried to bring back - a fantastic job done by all involved.

The event was'nt timed and the theme of the day was to simply participate and enjoy the vintage vibe of which it had in spades.

Here are the pics of what truly was an epic event.....enjoy ! Some are of me and my ride...shameless I know

 

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And still more.....

 

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Last lot incsome pix of my roadster at sunset that I felt came out really nice !

 

[seres]

Great pics! What an amazing event! Thanks for posting!

 

[Stearmen]

We have had The Race Of Gentlemen in New Jersey for quite a few years now. It has now spread to California. I am over a 1,000 miles form the nearest ocean, not to fear, we have Monte Vista, Colorado, with their abandoned dirt air strip. Sounds like it is just getting bigger and bigger.

 

[Tiki Tom]

Nice photos. Very cool, indeed. What a great event.

 

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YT vid.....

 

[AdeeC]

Awesome event. Thanks for showing us.

 

[Skyhawk]

Yeah cool as heck! Thanks!!
I spy a possible WWII USN M422 Flight Jacket in the first photo in the last post as well

 

[Braz]

Very cool.

 

[Edward]

Thanks for posting, looks liek a lot of fun. I always get a kick out of seeing vintage machinery put through its paces.

 

[Talbot]

Great stuff!

 

[Stearmen]

They just had the dirt drags at Monte Vista, Colorado this last weekend. My neighbor went and said it was fantastic. I think these vintage beach/dirt races are only going to get bigger! http://www.royboyproductions.com/2017/06/05/2017-hot-rod-dirt-drags-pt-1/

 

[fireman]

Wow....great thread. Vintage hot rods and you guys put in some effort to recreate the era. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Shanghailander]

I drove my 37 Buick to Wildwood, NJ in 2015 for TROG weekend. Made me want to hotrod up the Buick.

 

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