In a throwback to the colorful days of racing jalopies on old dirt airstrips, the first Vintage Sturgis Dirt Drags was held Oct. 6-7 at Sturgis Dragway in South Dakota.
Co-sponsored by the Counts of Cobblestone Car Club, which was formed in 1957, the event started taking shape when organizers in southern Colorado had to cancel the popular Hot Rod Dirt Drags the past two years. Officials in the Counts wanted to reignite the action and put out a call last spring for vintage rods and motorcycles to convene in Sturgis, a small town in the Black Hills that is well known in the automotive enthusiast community for staging huge car and bike rallies.
A pair of 300-foot lanes were plowed out of a cow pasture that runs adjacent to the eighth-mile dragstrip originally built in 1988. The field was limited to ’64 and earlier vehicles with period-correct drivetrains, although “Pro” class entries were allowed with late-model engines.
There were no eliminations or winners and losers among the 50-plus cars that registered. Grudge matches and runs for fun were flag-started by pinup girls. The event focused on entertainment and was held in the spirit of the RPM Nationals and The Race of Gentlemen.
All varieties of vintage iron were welcomed to the dirt drags. Basic safety rules are encouraged, including retro-fit seat belts and period-correct helmet and goggles.Photo: Mike Magda
The side-by-side drags allowed vintage car owners to grudge race or just run for fun.Photo: Mike Magda
Getting sideways was easy in the dirt, as shown by this truck getting loose near the top end.Photo: Mike Magda
Tom DeJohn traveled from Colorado to run his ’27 Model T with flathead power. It’s painted as close to the original color as he could tell after stripping down the body for restoration.Photo: Mike Magda
No Christmas tree at the dirt drags. “Pinup girls” were encouraged to drop the green flags. Photo: Mike Magda
Vehicles from 1964 and earlier were allowed to register, which allowed this C2 Corvette to compete.Photo: Mike Magda
The Dirt Drags were held in a hay field pasture adjacent to the Sturgis Dragway. This section of land is also used a mud-bog track.Photo: Mike Magda
Russell Wierema from Colorado runs a 354ci Hemi-powered ’26 Dodge roadster.Photo: Mike Magda
These unique spaghetti-inspired headers were found on eBay and fit the small-block Chevy perfectly in Wayne Evans’ ’48 Ford.Photo: Mike Magda
Some cars brought home a treasured “dirt trophy” after the drags.Photo: Mike Magda
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