Arkaik: Arkaik Signed by Extreme Management Group.

Arkaik: Arkaik Signed by Extreme Management Group.: Arkaik is proud to announce we will now be managed by Extreme Management Group, Inc.! They also manage many other great bands including S...

A photo shared by my dad's friend Bones Balogh.
This is Jr., KS Pittman & his wife LaVonne. Thank you Bones & photographer Mike. Rhonda....

We attended the Lions Drag Strip ~ Last Race Reunion

We attended the Lions Drag Strip ~ Last Race Reunion... Tommy paid our way into this nice event... It was Tommy, Dad & Mom & me... Here are 2 photos showing my dad signing the original sign that hung at Lion's Dragstrip. It was a nice evening listening to memories of Lion's. If anyone has any good ones, post them here at this blog... it's fun to share.
Jr's Other Kid & Web Tech ~ Rhonda

Someone brought in the ORIGINAL LION'S DRAG STRIP SIGN.

In these photos Jr. is signing it.

Click on photos to see them larger

The owner of the sign offered to donate $100 for each racer's signature who ever ran at Lion's to the NHRA Museum!!

Very generous as there were a lot of racers there including Tommy Ivo, Tom Mc Ewen, Don Pruhdomme, etc.....
More photos to come soon....

GASSERGUY: GASSERGUY: FALL 2011 ~ ISSUE 118!

GASSERGUY: GASSERGUY: FALL 2011 ~ ISSUE 118!

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Bones & Jr. at the 2011 CHRR

Another cool blast from the past... Look, it's signed by Jack Hart AKA C.J.Hart!! Very cool memory.
Rhonda ♥

Very Kool!!! My dad's Opel Kadet is features in the Fall issue of Rod & Kulture!! Check it out in bookstores now...

Fall Issue of Rod & Kulture Magazine

Jr.'s Other Kid :o)

OCIR in the 80's

Jr. Thompson & Bullit Bailey

Another great memory!!! Look for Tommy in this video...

Opel Kadett being FIRED UP!

Santa Ana Airport Drag Strip Reunion - Saturday, May 7, 2011

The Main Street Malt Shop and Santa Ana Airport Drag Strip Reunion is set for Saturday, May 7, 2011 in Santiago Park.  The event will start at 10 AM and end around 3 PM.  The park is located on the border of Santa Ana and the City of Orange.  Directions: From Main Street, go east on East Memory Lane for two street lights, or about 1000 feet.  At the second light turn to your right and go down into the paved parking lot at the bottom of the creek.  The reunion is next to the parking lot in plain sight.  The reunion and parking are free.  This reunion celebrates the early drag racers and hot rodders who raced at the Santa Ana Airport drag strip in the 1950's.  These are the first drag racers anywhere and we are losing more of them every year.  This may be one of your last chances to see the men and women who helped to create this sport.  Photographs and scrapbooks will be available to look at.  Leslie Long will be in charge.  I hope you will put this event on your calendar and bring your cameras and tape recorders.  Richard Parks, editor of the SLSRH

A great photo, taken on the road in September 1970. And the sunglasses ARE NOT photoshopped in :o)
The Stone, Woods & Cook Mustang. . .
The days of the gassers were coming to a close as you can see by the late model car.
The BB/FCs were not too far ahead.
Original photo restored only slightly enhanced to bring out the colors.
RLS. . .

xoxo

Another very nice memory... We have lost a few of these guys since the time this photo was taken.

The Beautiful Purple Willys

I always thought the color of the 41 was gorgeous... pretty cool for the 60's.

xox

Here's a Favorite Old Photo

Here's a favorite old photo of my dad & Tommy. Taken by my mom in at my uncle Jack's place in Glendale, Arizona. Tommy is about 3 years old so about 1963(?).

Dig the vintage shirt.

I love old memories...

Send my dad a greeting here

If you post a comment here for the anniversary of my dad's 77th year of being born I promise to get it to him :o)

Rhonda

Feb 14 Interview with Jr. Thompson

Bill Pratt did an interview with Jr. on Zeus Radio on Feb. 14....  Click the link to listen to the podcast.

Racers Reunion Radio with Bill Pratt

Gasser Greats 1999 - NHRA Museum

A photo I was privileged to shoot in 1999.  We have lost a few of the guys over the last few years. 

Gasser Legend Jr. Thompson turns 77 on Monday, Feb. 28th

I am happy to say that my dad is alive & well & still living in Norwalk, CA.  Tommy & I hope to create this blog to keep you updated on what is going on in Jr.'s world.  He recently did a cool internet radio interview and I am going to get a hold of the link to it in case anyone would like to listen. 
So, subscribe to this blog and get the word out there & we hope to keep you informed on what's happening.

Thanks to all his fans, you are much appreciated!!

Rhonda