Drag Racing 1965

In 1964 and 1965 the US National Hot Rod Association in conjunction with the British Drag Racing Association organised an exhibition tour of Britain which in 1965 included a drag race meeting on the runway of RAF Woodvale near Southport. This is a photograph of one of the American dragsters that took part.

It's Starlite III, built in 1964 by Chuck Griffiths and driven by him at Woodvale. He made 4 runs that day, the best being 8.11 seconds for the ¼ mile with a terminal speed of 198 mph.