DVD video of all color original film footage just recently discovered in 2007. Jackson Bros film contributors, Greg Fury and Ned Kelley, from Washington, have allowed the historical drag racing world to view some of the best ever film footage of the first two Bakersfield March Meets.
The 1959 race brought Don Garlits in from Florida for the first time, to challenge the 'Best of the West Coast', however, Art Chrisman beat out Tony Waters for the Top Eliminator title that day. Garlits made some major adjustments after that race to be more competitive and become the greatest known drag racer of all time.
Other legendary racers were born out of the first two March Meets, including Jack Chrisman, Cyr & Hopper, Hashim-Hylton-Crossley,Tommy Ivo, Don Prudhomme, Leffler & Loukas, Eddie Hill, Speed Sport Roadster, Bobby Langley, Jocko Johnson, Romeo Palamedes, Masters & Richter, Don Jensen, Gary Cagle, Lefty Muddersbach, Hank Vincent, Mickey Thompson, Frank Cannon, Chris Karamesines, Don Hampton, Jim McLennan, Ted Gotelli, Tony Nancy, Jr. Thompson, Bernie Mather, Wayne King, Warren & Coburn, Scottie's, Art Malone, Jim Nelson, Setto Postoian, and many other legendary racers, dragsters, roadsters and coupes (this is a partial list).
This first edition has music only background. We will research for more IDs and a later edition of this program may be narrated to give everyone their just recognition in the March Meet Oldies archives. This program also includes other 60's March Meet rare cars like those of, Big John Mazmanian, Stone-Woods & Cook, Dick Landy, Butch Leal, and Smirnoff AA/FD, by contributors Jack Miller, Bob Bird, Ted Gotelli, Paul Martini, and other JBV friends.
(59 Minutes)
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