Rt. 206

I have decided to find an interesting spot on route 206. Rt. 206 runs through NJ and into PA.  I have traveled this road many times. I think it would be a good idea for my final.

Or perhaps Ocean Drive would be good. Its another road I drive a lot.

Pontiac Shootout at Atco Raceway

Saturday, November 6th Atco Raceway hosted the Pontiac Nationals; otherwise known as the Pontiac Shootout. It was also "Test and Tune" day. T&T is when a driver takes his car to the racetrack and dials the car in to race. The driver and his crew tests the car and tunes it to his liking. Chryslers, Fords and GMs showed up for this event.  

 A 1970 Pontiac Judge warming its tires in the burn out box. (1)

After the green drops, the driver takes off. (2)

BOOM! The car coughed up a drive shaft. (3)

The drive shaft lying on the track. (4)

Track officials walk over to help the driver. (5)

The driver, and Atco track officials take a look. (6)

The driver of the Judge, unhappy, walks around his car. (7)

A track offical helps the driver push his car off the track. (8)

 Atco's Pick up truck tows the car off the track. Later in the day I saw the car sitting in a trailer waiting to go home.  Breaking stuff is a part of racing.(9)

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Ready for launch. Pontiac GTO (10)

 GTO launching....notice the front wheels lifting off the ground. (11)

Wheel stand!!!! (12)

A 1985 Mustang in the burn out box.(13)

1986 Camaro burn out. (14)

An Oldsmobile Cutlass picking up the front wheels when leaving the starting line. This picture has not been modified in any way. This is the way it showed up on the Nikkon I was using. I don't know why. (15)

A 1962 Dodge Dart station wagon rolls up to the line. (16)

Dodge Dart Vs a Chevy S-10 Pick up. (17)

Pro-mod race cars. These cars are serious business. They are capable of 150 MPH +. (18)

A 1988 Pontiac Firebird lifts the front wheels off the ground. (19)

A 1966 Pontiac G.T.O. lines up with his opponent at the starting line. (20)

 GTO (left lane) and GTO (right lane) launching from light. (21)

Both the GTOs pull wheel stands out of the staging lane. (22)

Atco Raceway

Atco Raceway, Atco New Jersey.

Race cars were trailered or driven in  by drivers and teams to compete for a weeknight shootout at Atco Raceway. Cars lined up in staging lanes next to their opponent to see who would reach the finish line first on the drag strip.

Tony and his crew prep the driver of Tony's 1970 Chevrolet Nova. The Nova has a 454 engine. This is its first time down the track since being built. (1)

The 454 badge on the Nova's left fender. (2)

The 1970 Nova in the burn out box, ready to race. (3)

A 1969 YENKO Chevorlet Camaro sits in the pits of Atco Raceway waiting its turn on the track. (4)

 As night and cold temperatures set in two men from the Camaro's team make adjustments before hitting the strip. (5)

A 1967 Chevrolet Nova sits in front of a 1985 Chevrolet Malibu waiting a turn on the strip. (6)

The drag slick of the Nova. (7)

The blue 1970 Nova from earlier waiting to race. (8)

The Christmas Tree. (9)

A 2008 Ford Mustang warming up it's tires. (10)

Two 2000 Ford Lighting pick ups staging up to the start line. (11)

Concentrate on the tree. (12)

Green drops, off they go. (13)

In the left lane a 2005 Mercedes Benz. In the right lane a 1970 Dodge Superbee. They line up at the starting line waiting for the green to drop. (14)

Green drops. (15)