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For
its first three decades drag racing was free of strict rules,
corporate influence, formal protocol and most behavioral restraints.
Overall, drag racers were not politically correct - in fact,
just the opposite. NHRA was made up of hard core racers, not
wimpy accountants. There were no "cookie cutter" cars
or hospitality rigs but open trailers and spare parts in milk
cartons. From the early 1950's through the 1970's dragsters were,
for the most part, financed out of pocket and innovation was
foremost... many paid the ultimate price for that innovation.
Very few racers broke even - let alone made a living... for what
other reason would we do it? We loved it!
This site is
dedicated to all those who ... Did It For Love.
"Kansas
John" Wiebe - AA/FD - Irwindale, 1970
In
an instant the night air literally explodes around you. The
ground rumbles under your feet. The unique aroma of nitromethane
assails your nostrils. Your eyes water... your eardrums
vibrate and your brain goes on hold.
All is right
with the world!
John Shanks Photo
The
over 190,000 photos on "We Did It For Love" are best
viewed with a cold drink (or coffee) and your feet up. It's a
very long trip down memory lane on this, the largest drag racing
photo and history site in the world.
It
helps (a lot) if you have a really good video card and DSL or
cable modem! Proper monitor settings are a must. WDIFL is optimized
to 1280 x 1024 (or higher) resolution and the highest color quality
(ie 32 bit).
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