The Fastest Night On The Central Coast

This week on the West of Tulsa, a preview of a major project the entire team has been working on since last year. We invited 11 hot rod legends to join us before a live audience to talk about the start of the racing culture. Our goal from the beginning has been to document and preserve their stories before they disappear forever. Now that we have them on tape talking about everything from the first legal drag strip in the U.S. to the start of the NHRA, we can save these stories for generations to come. We will start in the 1920's and work our way through World War II when the GI's came home to present day racing. We are working a longer version of this show, but we don't know when that part of the project will be ready. Stay tuned!

:00 - C.J.'s intro

:42 - Dana recaps the big night ahead

2:25 - Hot Rodding roots

5:05 - One for go, one for show

6:55 - The Hammond Family

9:45 - Preserve these stories

11:05 - What club are you in?

14:25 - Santa Barbara Airport Races

19:00 - Chip Foose History

24:00 - Motorcycle Racing

27:00 - Andy Granatelli influence

29:05 - Where did 'West of Tulsa" come from?

32:40 - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

36:05 - Conclusion

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