Seattle In The ’70s by Phil Burgess

Seattle in the ’70s, Part 1 by Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor

The Great Northwest had some great car and great races, and some great photographers, too, as evidenced by the work of Herman Marchetti, who shares some of his images from the Seattle area in the 1970s.

Seattle in the ’70s, Part 2 by Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor

The NHRA Northwest Nationals take center stage on the NHRA Mello Yello tour in early August. Its venue, Pacific Raceways, has been a hotbed of nitro racing since the 1970s, Here’s a look back at some great photos and memories from that era.

About Roger

Driver of our '57 Chev from 1972-2019, Vietnam veteran (A Troop, 3/17th Air Cavalry Scout helicopter Line Chief and later Cobra Periodic Inspection team leader), retired ASE rated automotive mechanic. Roger became involved in drag racing during his high school days and after his stint in the Army ran E & F/MP [Modified Production] here in Division 6 before switching to bracket racing when the '57 became obsolete for class racing. He often raced at Puyallup, Kent-Pacific Raceways, Bremerton, Portland & the original Mission, B.C. track.
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6 Responses to Seattle In The ’70s by Phil Burgess

  1. Christopher Young says:

    Seattle has had a great history of racing in the past.

  2. Paul says:

    I think it will be cool to see the Old Floppers out at Pacific in a few weeks

  3. Bob Methe says:

    Hi Roger , Who are or who The Loafers

    • Roger says:

      The Langley Loafers? They are a car club that hosts nostalgia races at Mission, BC every year which is a great program and usually very well attended. I have a link posted to them under “Hot Links” in the right sidebar.

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