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Title: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! NEW PHOTO ADDED Post by: Fastbrit on January 20, 2010, 11:11:23 am Decided to make this its own thread after finding more photos!
Finally decent photos of the Doug Church dragster at Blackbushe, where I watched it run. Note it's parked next to Tony Nancy's streamliner AA/FD car. It was a hell of a race meeting my first ever! 8) "1964 - Doug Church got the Modern Specialist Porsche powered dragster down to an 11.41/115m.p.h. and in the afternoon came out for a race against Peter Westbury in his 11sec Lotus BRM which would have been a good race if the Lotus hadn't broken off the line" (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t318/Photokernow/EMPIdragster.jpg) (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t318/Photokernow/DougChurch.jpg) (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t318/Photokernow/Church.jpg) And now pics from RAF Duxford: (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t318/Photokernow/ChurchRail1.jpg) (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t318/Photokernow/ChurchRail2.jpg) Doug and Darleen Church,with mechanic Ray Fenwick on the left: (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t318/Photokernow/ChurchCrew.jpg) Doug Church handing out cards: (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t318/Photokernow/Church1.jpg) And, the grand finale film!!! (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t318/Photokernow/th_60sdragracing.jpg) (http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t318/Photokernow/?action=view¤t=60sdragracing.flv) Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! Post by: vwcab on January 20, 2010, 11:56:54 am Nice pics Keith.What happened to the car,does it still exist?
Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! Post by: Martin on January 20, 2010, 12:32:03 pm Fantasic film Keith..
Especialy like the girl on the cock at the film end! LMAO. Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! Post by: jamiep_jamiep on January 20, 2010, 15:39:27 pm Awesome pics & video.
Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! Post by: speedwell on January 20, 2010, 16:32:36 pm Nice pics Keith.What happened to the car,does it still exist? peter that dragster become after the empi dragstrer, and now the Flat4 collectionTitle: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! Post by: . on January 20, 2010, 16:42:44 pm Thanks for sharing Keith !
:) Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! Post by: Zach Gomulka on January 20, 2010, 17:26:33 pm VERY cool!!
Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! Post by: Simpsonshoe on January 20, 2010, 21:11:29 pm Sir sydney vs dante and moonbeamm, Tony nancy's wedge plymouth, dave stricler's dodge, and church's digger.. great find! thanks KS...BTW.. they GOTTA do something about that horriffic soundtrack..anoying as all get out...top fueler that sounds like a '38 Packard... yeooow...
Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! Post by: vwcab on January 20, 2010, 22:02:49 pm Nice pics Keith.What happened to the car,does it still exist? peter that dragster become after the empi dragstrer, and now the Flat4 collectionTitle: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! Post by: Ole on January 20, 2010, 22:52:44 pm (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t318/Photokernow/ChurchRail1.jpg) How cool is that! The tiny little rail next to Don Garlits' digger! Really love it, thanks Keith! Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! Post by: Fastbrit on January 21, 2010, 10:39:15 am And some more film footage not a lot, but still very cool...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JrFTAq9UWw And more pics.. (http://www.theaccelerationarchive.co.uk/readers/gallery_17/KC_02a.jpg) (http://www.theaccelerationarchive.co.uk/readers/gallery_17/KC_07a.jpg) Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! Post by: Martin on January 21, 2010, 11:35:08 am Keep them comming Keith.
Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! Post by: 69Stu on January 21, 2010, 13:50:51 pm There is some good info on the 1963-64 british drag festivals in the book Crazy Horses - The history of british drag racing.
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514bDHVTC9L._SL500_AA240_.jpg) Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! Post by: speedwell on January 21, 2010, 15:58:53 pm photo montage i made ;)
(http://blogsimages.skynet.be/images_v2/000/000/000/20091028/dyn009_original_720_900_pjpeg__2aabb36c947af07a50ccf5d81d7d391d.jpg) Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! NEW PHOTO ADDED Post by: Fastbrit on January 26, 2010, 11:46:30 am Just found another photo from Blackbushe...
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m149/timetraveldvds/df-1.jpg) Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! NEW PHOTO ADDED Post by: werksberg on January 27, 2010, 03:37:11 am I was the one that found that historic dragster..... ;)
Anyone want to hear the story? Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! NEW PHOTO ADDED Post by: lawrence on January 27, 2010, 06:11:34 am That last photo is badass! The one with Garlits is sweet too! Thanks for posting, Keith.
Now I know why it looks identical to the empi dragster. Because it is. I just figured they copied the idea or something.... ;D Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! NEW PHOTO ADDED Post by: kingsburgphil on January 27, 2010, 06:25:21 am I was the one that found that historic dragster..... ;) Anyone want to hear the story? We're all ears ;) ;) Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! NEW PHOTO ADDED Post by: rick m on January 27, 2010, 08:03:36 am Jim,
Tell them the story. I think it would be great to let everyone know how you came about it and restored it. Rick Mortensen Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! NEW PHOTO ADDED Post by: Dave Rosique on January 27, 2010, 16:41:21 pm I was the one that found that historic dragster..... ;) Anyone want to hear the story? Let me guess... Tom Wright at TNT automotive?? That's where I saw it last ;D ~DR. Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! NEW PHOTO ADDED Post by: speedwell on January 27, 2010, 22:02:31 pm same dragster at bug in 30 if i remember it was blue ;)
Title: Re: Doug Church Rail now with film of it running! NEW PHOTO ADDED Post by: speedwell on January 30, 2010, 13:25:51 pm ;)
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