Through out the weekend the cars
had prime real estate to give the fans a great look at history.
Dave Dupps beautifully restored
1961 A/GD of "Sneaky Pete" Robinson and Willard Word.
Brian Perrenot was on hand with
the restored Perrenot Family "The Gizzle Hopper" Lincoln
powered AA/C.
Ron Johnson's "Chris
Karamesines ChiZler" made the long trip east.
Jerry Baltes had the
Croshier-Baltes-Lavato AA/FD center court.
The Bronson Special built in
the late 40s or early 50s (the actual date is unknown). Original
owners grandson, Bill Bronson restored the car and it is a staple
at east coast cackle events. It's the oldest cacklecar there
is.
Another oldie is Paul
Stevens "LIttle Puffer" from 1956.
Dragmaster Dart
Benny "The Wizard
Osborn"
Bob Bilbow's "Lyndwood
Welding Special".
Jon Rowley's "Green
Monster"
David Hoyh's "Swamp
Fox "
John Lucas' "Lucas
& Priesing"
Dom Parris' Twin
Don & Ken Fox's "Bellweather
Auto Spl."
Jerry Baltes' Croshier,
Baltes & Lavato
Out of the Bergler stable
- Gang Green
Al Bergler "More
Aggravation"
Barnes & Gladstone
"Michigander"
Big's "Swamp Rat
12 "
1960 Dragmaster
Two of the good guys from The
Big Show... Del Worsham and Larry Dixon Jr. were hanging around
the cacklecars and signing autographs.
Friday Afternoon at
Schumacher's Open House
John Loukas
Steve Gibbs with Joe
Passelaquas beautiful Smirnoff AA/FD.
Friday Evening Static
Cacklefest
We don't have a lot of
photos of this session but you get the idea.
In the
Lyndwood dragster was Norn “Rabbit” Samuels.
Bill Bronson
Bellweather Auto Spl.
with Don's grand daughter Emma Fox in the seat.
Baltes car but not Jerry
in the seat???
Roy "Goob"
Tuller was in the Tony Nancy Sizzler.
Larry Dixon Sr. was in
the Smirnoff car for both the static and push starts.
Neil Leffler was also
in car for both the static and push starts.
Sunday Cacklefest
Parade
During the Sunday parade, they
were having a racing delay due to slight mist which affected
the crowd in the background. Attendance was actually pretty good.
Larry Dixon Sr.
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Sunday afternoon there was a
pre-cacklefest parade with Leo Taugher along with Steve Gibbs
announced the information to the fans. Bill Bronson in his Bronson
Special led the way.
Bob Gladstone in the
Michigander.
Ron Bergler was in Gang
Green .
Al Bergler was in the
seat of his More Aggravation .
Mike Lewis was in Ron
Johnson's "ChiZler".
Bob Bilbow in his Lyndwood
Welding Spec.
Rex Stevens in the Little
Puffer .
Jerry Baltes in the Croshier-Baltes-Lavato
fueler.
Larry Dixon Sr. in Smirnoff
(son Larry Jr. was close by)
Southwind (Pete Robinson)
had Mike Roth in the seat.
Green Monster with Jon
Rowley driving.
John Dearmore put Allen
Webb in his car for the push start.
No on list?
Don Trasin took the seat
in his Jade Grenade.
Who better than John
Wiebe to be in the restored John Wiebe car.
Neil Leffler in the Loukas
& Priesing AA/MFC.
Another Bergler car,
it was the Logghe Special with John Logghe up.
Gretchen Shelby once
again got the seat of the Gizzle Hopper.
Ken Fox took the seat
of the Bellweather Auto Spl.
Bennie "The Wizard"Osborn
in his old ride.
Sunday Push Start
Cacklefest
Left to right, Ron Johnson, Mike
Lewis in car, Kol Johnson, Jim Coffee (push car owner), in Ranchero
bed left Jim’s bother Terry, Mike’s wife Vicky and
Mike Bunch.
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The cars pushed down
in order - oldest to newest....
|
Bronson Special |
Bill Bronson |
|
Little Puffer |
Rex Stevens |
|
Green Monster |
Jon Rowley |
|
Loukas & Priesing |
Neil Leffler |
|
Lyndwood Welding |
Bob Bilbow |
|
Southwind (Pete Robinson) |
Mike Roth |
|
Gizzle Hopper |
Gretchen Shelby |
|
Croshier, Baltes & Lavato |
Jerry Baltes |
|
ChiZler |
Mike Lewis |
|
Michigander |
Bob Gladstone |
|
Swamp Fox |
Harold Brewer |
|
Bellweather Auto Spl. |
Don & Ken Fox |
|
Smirnoff |
Larry Dixon, Sr. |
|
More Aggravation |
Al Bergler |
|
Gang Green |
Ron Bergler |
|
Logghe Special |
John Logghe |
|
John Dearmore |
Allen Webb |
|
Bennie "Wizard"
Osborn |
Bennie Osborn |
|
Kansas John Wiebe |
John Wiebe |
|
Jade Grenade |
Don Trasin |
|
Tony Nancy Sizzler |
Roy "Goob" Tuller |
|
Swamp Rat 12 |
Don Garlits |
We apologize for the
lack of Cacklefest proper images but photo access was very limited
by the NHRA.
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Ron Johnson, Kol Johnson
and Mike Lewis after a very successful Cacklefest.
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