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and the occasional scent of desert every passing year the history of
sage. Drag Racing’s legacy dwindles in
a downward spiral. Keeping the
Throughout the day as any one of memories alive from one generation
the 4-dozen cackle-cars felt inspired
to pound their pistons, random fire- to the next is critically imperative.
ups and push-starts rallied within The Nitro Revival audience was
the souls of every nitro junkie on an expo of devotees unfolding the
the grounds! There was no racing pages of the history books and
taking place, although there were doing just that!
several exhibition passes made by The climatic energy of the event
various members of the Top Fuel, was reserved for the “crackle-fiesta”
Funny Car, AA/FA, 70-Pro and that took place on the Barona
Sportsman classes.
launch-pad shortly after twilight.
In the late afternoon there was a The natural landscape echoed
heavy-duty autograph session in the nitro-vibrations from every car. As
Crower hospitality tent; in addition the raging sound split the silence of To show his appreciation to Steve Gibbs
to a meritorious awards ceremony the night and the header-fire lit up as the 2017 Tucson Drag Reunion Grand
near the bleach box to honor those the sky; it exemplified the legacy Marshall, Red Greth presented him with
a hand-made plaque that honored the
that made the magic happen. With Continued on next page milestone.

Joe Schubeck signaling to Steve Gibbs to grab some brake as the vintage slingshot comes to life. Gibbs grand-children, Justin and
Steve Arias were excited to experience a fragment of the Golden Era of Drag Racing!
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