Lions Drags 1966?

Home movie of Lions Drag Strip, California. This was a filmed about 1966 but I am not sure of the exact date.

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[friedfilm]

I am not sure about the camera. It was just an 8 mm camera that my family used to film some of our adventures. The camera is long gone. Too bad... We came across a box of the old films in our attic and I had them loaded onto video. Thanks for watching!

[friedfilm]

Thanks for watching!

[friedfilm]

Thanks Spiders, My Dad grew up here in So Cal and was into drag racing when it was just starting out. We would go to the drags often, thats me in the blue jacket at the fence 8 seconds. I was just guessing about the year based upon how old I looked, but it could easily be earlier. (see comment below from jjcczz5757) I don't want to update the title card as that means you lose all your views and start over. Maybe I will add a caption thru youtube as that doesn't re make the video file.

[jjcczz5757]

very cool, thanks for posting !

Are you sure its 1969? It looks more like 1966.

The 1966 red Harrell/Nickey Nova looks to be from 1966

thanks

[friedfilm]

@jjcczz5757 I just guessed about the date so you most likely are right about it being 1966. This was a home movie my dad took, I am in the frame at 8 seconds and I thought I looked about 9 years old - but looking again, I could have been 6 or 7 as well. Maybe I should change the title card! Thanks for watching.

[friedfilm]

Thats me at the fence at 8 seconds.

[NitroMoon]

Awesome footage! The audio track is a bonus. What was the camera model?

Thanks for sharing.

[spidersinspace]

I’m also thinking this movie is pre 1969 because it shows the old tower and the shorter grandstand on the far side of the track. I think the tower was removed and grandstand expanded by 1969 and I don’t think any of the stock cars look to be 1969 era. You might also research what year they began using the roller starter method in place of push starting the cars.

[spidersinspace]

Great home movie, thanks for posting it. I'll never forget those warm summer evenings at Lions. I can still smell the tire smoke and nitro fumes and hear the brain rattling sound of those fuel-burning dragsters. It was insane that you could get so close to the starting line. I lived near by and went religiously from the age of 15 in 1963 until it closed in 1972.

[moparnutjim]

Thanks for sharing. Added to my favorites.

[bongnbud]

I LUV U FOR POSTING/SHARING THIS!!,..