Street Machine Nationals

[michael6372]

CamaroBeau- Thanks for the kind words! I'm hoping someone will want to share some photos...



NotStock Photo-Love your work! Duquoin was the place for sure. alot of history there. Makes me wonder what the cars built today would be like if it weren't for those times...



kochevy67- It snowin' here tonight. Just flurries though, so far...

I know there were no digital photos back then. I also know it can be a real P.I.T.A. to scan and send photos. If you want to share some photos anyway, I might have a solution to the problem.

THANK YOU!!

Michael.

[Shmoov69]

Well, I live in Springfield and always have......so I've been to bout all of the ones here. They used to be awesome, but Special Events or whoever it was pretty much ruined it. Raising prices to where it was $65 or so to put the car in and got nothing really. And the gate price was like $15 a head for spectators. Just too much IMO. The local police did not help matters too much also.
Wow, stories.....LOTS of "after show" festivities in the beginning needless to say!! I am still amazed that nobody was ever hurt! The local dragstrip has had their big event of the year that weekend for the last 20 or so years also. But if you didn't want to go there, you could stay in town and see plenty of racing on the streets!
Pictures? That will be hard to find some good ones, but I'll try. I heard that it is coming back here next year, truth??

[kochevy67]

I have to see if I can dig any of them up.

[michael6372]

Originally Posted by Shmoov69

Well, I live in Springfield and always have......so I've been to bout all of the ones here. They used to be awesome, but Special Events or whoever it was pretty much ruined it. Raising prices to where it was $65 or so to put the car in and got nothing really. And the gate price was like $15 a head for spectators. Just too much IMO. The local police did not help matters too much also.
Wow, stories.....LOTS of "after show" festivities in the beginning needless to say!! I am still amazed that nobody was ever hurt! The local dragstrip has had their big event of the year that weekend for the last 20 or so years also. But if you didn't want to go there, you could stay in town and see plenty of racing on the streets!
Pictures? That will be hard to find some good ones, but I'll try. I heard that it is coming back here next year, truth??

Wow!! Those prices are CRAZY!! I believe it was Special Events(now Family Events) that ran it. It would be cool if you found some pics you wanted to share.

I know there have been some people talking about bringing back the Street Machine Nationals show. I have been working on it as well(by myself though not with anyone else so far). I know the city of Duquoin wasn't too thrilled about bringing it back. As far as it being next year, I have not heard anything concrete about dates, places etc yet.