Click on the race photo links to your left to see the beast s image library. Walt died on 4 june 20, of heart failure, in akron, oh. Elaine larsen, pictured in her vehicle, is the 2014 and 2015 ihra jet dragster world champion. This past weekend, she made two solo passes at 294 and 295 mph at the 2nd annual super chevy show on friday and saturday at national trail raceway in ohio. Nhra announces jet car program expansion for 2017 season. The beast sports a westinghouse j34 jet engine that was used to power a mcdonnell douglas f2h banshee navy fighter one of the most important versions used during the korean war. Would it be the queen of diamonds or the beast from the east. Throughout his 39 years of highperformance racing, jeff has maintained a 100% safety record. Make sure you check out the new photo gallery which contains a number of recently released images. Thirty foot flames and 300 mph speeds keep the fans screaming for more. He was also one of the first to develop zoomiestyle headers for dragsters. This picture was taken midway down the track where the jet dragster catches up to and then passes the plane. Aug 06, 2017 new england dragways jet cars under the stars 2017 the queen of diamonds ii jet dragster driven by sarah edwards, racing ernie bogue, the beast from the east.
Jet dragsters 2016 at lebanon valley dragway night of. Click on the race photo links to your left to see the beasts image library. See the beast at drag races, air shows, car burns, and auto shows. Its a jet engined dragster capable of a fivesecond quartermile time at over 300 mph. Like and subscribe 8516 hanna motorsports queen of diamonds driven by sarah edwards and beast from the east driven by ernie bogue make two passes down the track at lebanon valley dragway fridays. The firestarter page will keep you up to date with the latest events and activities. The performance potential of jet and rocket powered dragsters is in a different league from conventional wheeldriven cars. If you are a drag racing fan you must see or go to eagle field drags. Jetpowered dragster runs 5second 14 mile at 308 mph. The greatest show in drag racing tm summit motorsports park. Beast from the east cast a chill over retailers in march.
In this video, we see the fifty cal jet dragster making a run during test and tune night at rt66 back in september of. The driver the beast exhibition jet dragster online. Ownoperator a jet dragster it will be fun they said, until you need a new hot section thankfully ernie is a talented. One of the most feared jet dragsters in exhibition match racing circuit. He has accomplished a lot in short order, as he has driven his superslick, auto shocker and kato fastening systems dragster to a best of 3.
Albertson motorsports will be flaunting the blazing angel jet dragster. Come meet the larsens and see the florida tech jet dragster team in action at a location near you. He also built a drag bike in 1950, called the beast, that outran many dragsters in its day, a feat that created controversy among racers that felt that his twowheeler should not be allowed to run against a dragster and beat them. Not sure about the 2 seconds, but it should be close enough. It was a threewheeled dragster powered by an oldsmobile six cylinder engine, and painted with leftover green tractor paint. The jet car exhibitions that have run at nhra national events is expanding for 2017 and will be featured at a record amount of races and will run friday nights after the second top fuel session.
Dragster black beast 16 front wheels set of 2 with tires. Motorcross, snow mobile, drag bikes for about ten years and then got into jet. Jul 24, 2017 raceway park, englishtown, nj 71917 queen of diamonds ii vs. In the shop is a j47 turbojet from a north american aviation f86 sabre. When this occurs, the beast ignites its afterburners and takes off. Africa, asia, central america and caribbean, europe, middle east, oceania, southeast. One of seven jet dragsters competing in the jet car nationals at summit. Jet dragster breaks 300 mph barrier on the strip top speed. Nhra announces jet car program expansion for 2017 season nhra.
Raceway park, englishtown, nj 71917 queen of diamonds. Subscribe and like 8517 the queen of diamonds and the beast from the east jet dragsters at 2017 night of fire from lebanon valley dragway in lebanon new york. Up next the digs at raceway park englishtown nj nostalgia drags burnouts. Tammy gatlin hailing from dallas, texas will be bringing her beautiful jet shop jet dragster. Feb 15, 2017 i was a pit crew member on 2 different jet cars california flame and starjet if anyone has any pics please show me thanks. Up next the digs at raceway park englishtown nj nostalgia drags. Eagle field drags, the beast, jet dragster youtube. Weve seen some pretty wild drag cars in the past, but this one almost certainly takes the cake. The beast is sitting at a dead stop at the starting line waiting for the aircraft to pass overhead. Amazing afterburner drag pass by beast at eagle field. As others have said, the car in the video looks like a jet dr. Blazing angel was built in 2008 by dan page race cars out of hampstead, new hampshire. Ernie bogue will be bringing his record setting beast from the east jet dragster, and is the current jet car record holder. Is there a dragster that can do 530kmhr in 2 seconds.
Raceway park, englishtown, nj 71917 queen of diamonds ii vs. A little history the beast exhibition jet dragster online. May 01, 2018 weve seen some pretty wild drag cars in the past, but this one almost certainly takes the cake. Night of fire at norwalk for a bodies only mopar forum. About the car the beast exhibition jet dragster online. The car was originally campaigned at the beast from the east driven by ernie bogue jr.
You get a jet dragster that could quite literally take flight if it had wings. Blazing angel is one of the fastest accelerating machines in the world. Dan is known as the premier jet car builder in the world with some of the fastest and most advanced cars ever built coming out of his shop. Ownoperator a jet dragster it will be fun they said, until you need a new hot section. Night under fire at summit motorsports park sarah edwards racing.
The time an australian jet dragster went 260mph on public roads. New england dragways jet cars under the stars 2017 the queen of diamonds ii jet dragster driven by sarah edwards, racing ernie bogue, the beast from the east. A dream at the night of thrills turned into reality the. Ernie bogue beast from the east may 27, 2017 the testing session was a success, the beast ran good but most importantly ernie liked the feel of the car and the handling while he was piloting it.
The beast jet dragster pushes the edge with crowdpleasing performance. Throughout the 2017 season nhra national events will feature exhibition passes from the popular jet cars. To learn more about elaine and jet racing, visit larsen motorsports and follow her on facebook, twitter and instagram. Video in a few days of running this engine from a canadair sabre 6. Hes buried at the east liberty cemetery, green, oh. The dragtime news jill canuso breaks jet dragster record. The beast exhibition jet dragster racing aircraft headtohead. Mcglashan had been on the east coast performing at some drag strips with his aussie invader car.
After showing serious skills in top dragster and top alcohol dragster, justin ashley stepped onto the top fuel stage last year. Blazing angel vs beast from the east jet dragsters youtube. He began his racing career driving front and rear engine dragsters. The beast exhibition jet dragster online home page. Drag racing list jet dragsters drag list drag racing. The beast exhibition jet dragster pushes the edge with crowdpleasing performance at drag races, air shows, car burns and auto shows. Apr 21, 2014 amazing afterburner drag pass by beast at eagle field. In 1965, walt arfons built wingfoot express 2, which reached 605 miles per hour 974 kmh, but it did not qualify for an official record.
Jet dragsters 2017 night of fire at lebanon valley dragway. The beast from the east provided plenty of smoke and fire. Its a jetengined dragster capable of a fivesecond quartermile time at over 300 mph. Some cars such as green monster and vampire raced as dragsters as well as also achieving or attempting land speed records in 2006, while filming an episode for the series top gear, presenter and driver richard hammond was critically injured in a crash with the jet dragster, vampire, that he was piloting. Blazing angel vs beast from the east jet dragsters.
Known for their exciting prerun flame shows and afterburner pops, jet cars are thrust. Pro jet motorsports features the 300mph hot blade jet dragster. The q80 racing team pro extreme camaro, named the beast got a chance to race against the blazing angel jet dragster, driven by. Some cars such as green monster and vampire raced as dragsters as well as also achieving or attempting land speed records in 2006, while filming an episode for the series top gear, presenter and driver richard hammond was critically injured in. This video capped off a great day of drag racing with flames and speed. Scotty heat holdridge, who had a wreck in his 50 cal jet enginepowered dragster a while back and is in the process of building a new dragster, joined bader jr. Sarah edwards queen of diamonds ii at jet cars under the. Jill, in her fifth year as the driver of the gojobic lighter queen of diamonds, was racing against ernie bogue, jr. The name was applied on the cars first outing by the track announcer, ed piasczik paskey, who laughingly said okay folks here it comes. Jet dragster beast at eagle field dragstrip wild afterburner. The beast takes down the jet car q80 racing team pro extreme. No suspension or running gear other than wheels and tires. Home news the team the car schedule multimedia blazing angel news.
Ernie has over 20 yrs of exhibition racing, he is a 2 time jet wars champion. Beast from the east casts a chill over retailers as shoppers stayed inside to avoid the big freeze instead of hitting the high street by louise hill for this is money 09. See more ideas about drag racing, car humor and jet. Projet motorsports features the 300mph hot blade jet dragster.
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