Blazing angel was built in 2008 by dan page race cars out of hampstead, new hampshire. Jet dragster beast at eagle field dragstrip wild afterburner. The q80 racing team pro extreme camaro, named the beast got a chance to race against the blazing angel jet dragster, driven by. Nhra announces jet car program expansion for 2017 season. See more ideas about drag racing, car humor and jet. 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.
Sarah edwards queen of diamonds ii at jet cars under the. Blazing angel vs beast from the east jet dragsters youtube. Jill, in her fifth year as the driver of the gojobic lighter queen of diamonds, was racing against ernie bogue, jr. The performance potential of jet and rocket powered dragsters is in a different league from conventional wheeldriven cars. Home news the team the car schedule multimedia blazing angel news. Apr 21, 2014 amazing afterburner drag pass by beast at eagle field. The driver the beast exhibition jet dragster online.
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. 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. Pro jet motorsports features the 300mph hot blade jet dragster. 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. Its a jetengined dragster capable of a fivesecond quartermile time at over 300 mph. Thirty foot flames and 300 mph speeds keep the fans screaming for more. Motorcross, snow mobile, drag bikes for about ten years and then got into jet. May 01, 2018 weve seen some pretty wild drag cars in the past, but this one almost certainly takes the cake. Come meet the larsens and see the florida tech jet dragster team in action at a location near you. Night of fire at norwalk for a bodies only mopar forum. 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. Raceway park, englishtown, nj 71917 queen of diamonds.
This video capped off a great day of drag racing with flames and speed. A little history the beast exhibition jet dragster online. Video in a few days of running this engine from a canadair sabre 6. 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. The name was applied on the cars first outing by the track announcer, ed piasczik paskey, who laughingly said okay folks here it comes. Projet motorsports features the 300mph hot blade jet dragster. 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. Up next the digs at raceway park englishtown nj nostalgia drags.
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. As others have said, the car in the video looks like a jet dr. The beast is sitting at a dead stop at the starting line waiting for the aircraft to pass overhead. Would it be the queen of diamonds or the beast from the east. The beast exhibition jet dragster online home page. Hes buried at the east liberty cemetery, green, oh. Throughout the 2017 season nhra national events will feature exhibition passes from the popular jet cars. 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. He was also one of the first to develop zoomiestyle headers for dragsters. Tammy gatlin hailing from dallas, texas will be bringing her beautiful jet shop jet dragster. Mcglashan had been on the east coast performing at some drag strips with his aussie invader car. Raceway park, englishtown, nj 71917 queen of diamonds ii vs.
Amazing afterburner drag pass by beast at eagle field. 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. Nhra announces jet car program expansion for 2017 season nhra. Up next the digs at raceway park englishtown nj nostalgia drags burnouts. 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. Jet dragsters 2017 night of fire at lebanon valley dragway. Click on the race photo links to your left to see the beast s image library. 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. Click on the race photo links to your left to see the beasts image library. Make sure you check out the new photo gallery which contains a number of recently released images. Ownoperator a jet dragster it will be fun they said, until you need a new hot section thankfully ernie is a talented.
In 1996, jeff got into jet dragster racing and has been flying down the tracks in the beast ever since. The beast takes down the jet car q80 racing team pro extreme. The beast from the east provided plenty of smoke and fire. Own a one of a kind jet dragster, chopped and channeled 1979 ford econoline van, westinghouse j34we34 turbojet with afterburner, comes with air. Ownoperator a jet dragster it will be fun they said, until you need a new hot section. He began his racing career driving front and rear engine dragsters. Jet dragsters 2016 at lebanon valley dragway night of. The car was originally campaigned at the beast from the east driven by ernie bogue jr. Blazing angel is one of the fastest accelerating machines in the world. One of the most feared jet dragsters in exhibition match racing circuit.
Drag racing list jet dragsters drag list drag racing. Beast from the east cast a chill over retailers in march. In the shop is a j47 turbojet from a north american aviation f86 sabre. Jul 24, 2017 raceway park, englishtown, nj 71917 queen of diamonds ii vs. Jetpowered dragster runs 5second 14 mile at 308 mph. About the car the beast exhibition jet dragster online. Albertson motorsports will be flaunting the blazing angel jet dragster. Africa, asia, central america and caribbean, europe, middle east, oceania, southeast.
The beast exhibition jet dragster racing aircraft headtohead. Walt died on 4 june 20, of heart failure, in akron, oh. Not sure about the 2 seconds, but it should be close enough. 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. Blazing angel vs beast from the east jet dragsters. To learn more about elaine and jet racing, visit larsen motorsports and follow her on facebook, twitter and instagram. Throughout his 39 years of highperformance racing, jeff has maintained a 100% safety record. 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. No suspension or running gear other than wheels and tires.
Night under fire at summit motorsports park sarah edwards racing. Ernie bogue will be bringing his record setting beast from the east jet dragster, and is the current jet car record holder. Its a jet engined dragster capable of a fivesecond quartermile time at over 300 mph. After showing serious skills in top dragster and top alcohol dragster, justin ashley stepped onto the top fuel stage last year. 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. 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. If you are a drag racing fan you must see or go to eagle field drags. The firestarter page will keep you up to date with the latest events and activities. Dragster black beast 16 front wheels set of 2 with tires. Is there a dragster that can do 530kmhr in 2 seconds. The beast jet dragster pushes the edge with crowdpleasing performance. You get a jet dragster that could quite literally take flight if it had wings.
The dragtime news jill canuso breaks jet dragster record. In this video, we see the fifty cal jet dragster making a run during test and tune night at rt66 back in september of. This picture was taken midway down the track where the jet dragster catches up to and then passes the plane. It was a threewheeled dragster powered by an oldsmobile six cylinder engine, and painted with leftover green tractor paint.
Known for their exciting prerun flame shows and afterburner pops, jet cars are thrust. 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. The greatest show in drag racing tm summit motorsports park. See the beast at drag races, air shows, car burns, and auto shows.
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