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« on: December 02, 2013, 21:19:50 pm »
41 years ago it was the very last time that race car ran on this dragstrip
it was the Lions Associated Drag Strip aka "The Beach"
Oct. 1955 - Dec.2nd 1972
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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2013, 21:21:54 pm »
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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2013, 21:23:46 pm »
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« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2013, 01:36:06 am »
Great post and pictures!!!!  Thanks for putting this up.

My first trip to a drag strip was to Lions.  I would have been like 5 years old I think.  I remember seeing the Ivo 4-engine drag car up close in the pits.
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« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2013, 02:16:18 am »
Hot VWs' Lane Evans designed the poster artwork for this event....
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« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2013, 06:22:03 am »
Lane Evans also designed my "Announcing"  business cards....  BTW / ANYONE interested in a collectible art piece by the world renowned James Ibusuki that depics The famed racers..."Big John" Mazmanian and Doug "Cookie" Cook racing their popular "Willy's racers depicted at the world renowned Lion's drag strip. This is a highly collectible art piece that is never seen for sale and is signed by Big John,Doug Cook, and the artist,James Ibusuki, and is framed, numbered, and certified. This has been in my personal collection for several years. The most recent sale of this epic piece was sold @ $1250. USD.  Serious Only/ dynodonmc@aol.com   Thanks...
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« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2013, 15:50:58 pm »
I WAS THERE IT WAS COOL AND SAD WE LOST MY FAVORITE PLACE TO RACE!
VW'S AT THE BEACH!!!!!!!! Shocked
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« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2013, 16:05:00 pm »
Quote from: MC Dyno Don on December 03, 2013, 06:22:03 am
Lane Evans also designed my "Announcing"  business cards....  BTW / ANYONE interested in a collectible art piece by the world renowned James Ibusuki that depics The famed racers..."Big John" Mazmanian and Doug "Cookie" Cook racing their popular "Willy's racers depicted at the world renowned Lion's drag strip. This is a highly collectible art piece that is never seen for sale and is signed by Big John,Doug Cook, and the artist,James Ibusuki, and is framed, numbered, and certified. This has been in my personal collection for several years. The most recent sale of this epic piece was sold @ $1250. USD.  Serious Only/ dynodonmc@aol.com   Thanks...

Dyno, when James was painting that Pomona image, he contact me about a photo I had, taken by the late Charles Strutt. He wanted to look at all the people in the background to paint each of them exactly as they were (clothing, shoes, hats, jackets, etc). Amazing attention to detail.
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« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2013, 22:14:34 pm »
 Dean, That is very cool to know as everyone who has seen this epic piece seem to notice all the intricate details that make it such a nice rendering. The other artist I use to hang with in the day, was the Very talented Kenny Youngblood who blows my mind with his stuff, to this very day.  Sweet Dreams , Dyno
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« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2013, 22:58:41 pm »
What good's the last race without a program and pit pass?? Grin
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« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2013, 23:11:01 pm »
Undoubtedly one of the best in the business was the late John Mulligan..... nice bus in the background, too!
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« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2013, 06:57:43 am »

   I was there for the last race with my high school buddies.


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« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2013, 16:25:07 pm »
Didn't lions have rollers at the starting line? The cars could line up and start turning the tires before being set free for a rolling burnout? Swore I saw a Rodders Journal pic of that
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