I just came across a cool hot rod and drag racing history facebook - Big Idol

https://www.facebook.com/big.idol.org/

Aug 5th 2012 NHRA O'Reilly Nationals ended in a unique way. 2 women won in the pro classes, and a woman won Super Street.

Courtney Force, Erica Enders, and Megan Ellingson took home Wallys. The drag racing world took notice, it's not just a guys hobby anymore

http://www.royalpurpleraceway.com/force-enders-continue-strong-tradition-of-women-in-nhra

yeah, I know it's not "new"s... I am trying to make headway on the things in magazines I set aside for the past several years to get to when I could find time

72 year old Judi Bureski along with her husband Bill have been racing since the ’60s, and Judi is still dropping the hammer on her '70 442, for mid 11s at 117mph

the white car has not missed a racing season the past 31 years, hitting a best of 11.09 at 118.

the purple with white conv top is also theirs, and is a 1970 Oldsmobile 442, an Indianapolis 500 Pace Car model that actually was on the track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Bill hit the quarter-mile in the 1960s, first with Pontiacs. The Bureskis switched to Oldsmobile when they bought a brand-new ’68 Hurst Olds and immediately turned it into a race car. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in 1976 after rolling off their trailer while traveling down an interstate.

http://thefunnybeaver.com/judi-bureski-72-year-old-drag-racer-illinois/
http://www.competitionplus.com/featured-stories/18726-love-of-oldsmobile-is-the-bond-for-bureskis

Dragstrip in blue

https://www.facebook.com/Alte-Bilder-aus-vergangenen-Tagen-f%C3%BCr-Autofans-1476668465925600/?fref=photo

thunderation

https://www.facebook.com/Alte-Bilder-aus-vergangenen-Tagen-f%C3%BCr-Autofans-1476668465925600/?fref=photo

the Ford Drag Club brochure, damn, this is rare

http://www.mustangtek.com/Library2/DealerDrag.html