Breaking News: Rocket Car Driver Threatens To Burn Down Tower At Great Lakes Dragaway!

haywire 440 · Sep 11, 2020

Special Guest, Hephaestus, applauded the effort of mortals Saturday night at the Labor Day Weekend Show at Wisconsin’s Great Lakes Dragaway. After numerous threats by a, as yet unidentified, Jet Engine Car Driver over the Dragaway’s loud speakers to burn down the Timing Tower the cool night sky Erupts in Spectacular Flames!!

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haywire 440 · Sep 11, 2020

There were a half dozen or more suspects driving, or should I say piloting fire spewing Rocket Cars.

haywire 440 · Sep 11, 2020

The Labor Day Weekend Show brought out the Nostalgia Big Guns! An array of Front Engine Dragsters laid copious amounts of rubber down the track.

haywire 440 · Sep 11, 2020

The Racers in the pits were over heard saying “These are the best crowds since the early ‘90s”. Other highlights were the appearance of Horror Rock Star Alice Cooper and Mel Gibson with his Classic Trans-am

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haywire 440 · Sep 11, 2020

The Rettig Bros car, a ‘63 Belvedere, made a good showing and actually took the flag by driving around the “Rumbler“.
A Diablo was spotted locally, maybe Kenosha, that was reported wanting to take on the Belvedere in a “Grudge Match”.

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haywire 440 · Sep 11, 2020

The dedicated group of Nostalgia Super Stockers pounded the 1320 and received a lot of attention on the track and in the pits!

haywire 440 · Sep 11, 2020

This is the last few photos of the “Over The Top” Labor Day Extravaganza. Finally an event worth my “tongue in cheek story”. It’s all true based on my memory.