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Drag Racing - 1981 NHRA World Finals (Pt. 2)

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Uploaded by on Nov 3, 2008

This is the top fuel finals of the 1981 NHRA World Finals of drag racing. The conclusion may possibly be the most dramatic and exciting in the sport's history. Enjoy!

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  • great vid z, steve evans was the man

    I heard he died in 2000? anybody know

    what happened?

  • i believe he had a heart attack :(

  • hey Z, thanks so much for post'n this stuff. been lookin for some prime vintage nhra and here it is...(awesome!)

  • welcome! it was taped on our old beta machine =)

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  • i believe steve died in las vegas from a heart attack, i think he was there to cover either a world of outlaws race or a different racing event. I remember feeling saddened and shocked of his passing. I miss his calls of the races, truly a legend

  • Yes he did...NHRA and drag racing TV in general lost a great man...nobody was ever as good as Steve....

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  • You can tell that it is OCIR by the Blue and

    Red billboard sign at the top left corner of

    the screen during staging. That is the actual Logo for OCIR. That logo was used

    as window stickers for "Participant" and "Winner" stickers that you receive for competing. There are some vendors at the Pomona and Long Beach auto swapmeets that sell reproduction stickers

    that are kinda cool to collect... if you're into that sort of thing.

  • I couldn't help but admire your name. I still have my Final Strike T-shirt from the Snake's last pass in 1994. That was an awesome ride!

  • The World Finals from 1980 or earlier was at Ontario Motor Speedway (now extinct) which was also in California, not sure what city though.

  • Thanks for the clarification. Where did they run the 1979 World Finals because I though that was at OC but in this video the camera is on the other side of the track.

  • Yes it is Orange County, 1981 was the

    1st year they ran the World Finals there, until it was moved to Pomona in 1984.

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