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All the photos on this page
were taken the 70's at an NHRA Summernationals events by Tim
Fink at Englishtown Raceway Park, NJ. They have never been displayed
before and I thank Tim for letting WDIFL share them. Just a fan
in the pits with a camera.
Ed McCulloch and Bernie
Wadekamper working on Ace's Revell Plymouth.
Al Segrini driven ATI
Black Magic Vega in 1974.
Harry Schmidt's "Blue
Max" Mustang driven by Raymond Beadle.
Kosty Ivanof's "Boston
Shaker" in 1974.
Joe Jacono's Brief Encounter
Cuda in 1973.
For those of you who missed this
on a much earlier Funny Car page, here is the scoop on Broadway
Freddy.
This 1973 Camaro flopper belonged
to a very colorful character from drag racing past, one Frederick
DiNome aka "Broadway Freddy" DeName. The late Freddy
was a drag racer for fun - a car thief and murderer by trade.
Hailing from Brooklyn, NY he was a member of Roy DeMeo's Brooklyn,
New York crew, which was a unit of the notorious Gambino crime
family.
DeName was found dead in Emerald
Valley, Texas near San Antonio in 1986, the result of POSSIBLE
suicide. Allegedly he hung himself (but many believe the mob
found him). At the time he was in the Federal Witness Protection
Program. He had to completely give up his freedom in order to
stay alive. The result of his ratting out on da boys! He had
testified against a Mafia chieftain named Anthony Gaggi and all
the DeMeo crew members thus guaranteeing Gaggi a life in jail.
A book was written about him
("Murder Machine" by Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci)
and it wasn't about how to make a nitro engine run.
Cassidy Bros. Camaro
driven by Les Cassidy in 1973.
Candies & Hughes
Cuda in 1973
Pat Foster "Chicago
Patrol" in 1974
Tom Prock driven Castronovo
Bros. Custom Body Enterprises Challenger in 1974.
Powers & Riley Mustang
in 1969.
The Stone, Woods &
Cooke "Dark Horse" in 1969.
"Big John"
John Mazmanian Cuda driven by his his nephew Rich Siroonian in
1969.
Mickey Thompson Mach
1 driven by Danny Ongais in 1969.
Jumgle himself in 1974.
Bruce Larson's USA-1
in 1974.
Tom McEwen's English
Leather/Navy Duster in 1974.
Bill Levette's "Quickie
Too" Mustang in 1974.
Dick Titsworth's Seaport
Automotive sponsored BB/FC Vega.
Barry Setzer Vega driven
by Tommy Grove in 1975.
Barry Setzer Vega in
the more familiar red scheme in 1974 with Kelly Brown driving.
Shirl Greer's Mustang
in 1974.
Prudhomme pit thrash
in 1974.
Gene Snow's "Revelle's
Snowman" Vega in 1974.
Arnie Swensen driven
Swensen & Lani Vega in 1976 (above) and 1974 below.
Larry Fullerton's Trojan
Horse Mustang in 1976.
"Wild Wilfred"
Boutilier BB/FC
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