Hello All. Terry Raven here. I am the chief cook and bottlewasher at Cimarron Photography located in Montrose, CO.
http://cimarron.zenfolio.com When I was in High School I bought an old Texas Highway Patrol car. My father was wise in not letting me bid on the 383 or the 440 Mopar or else I probably wouldn't be here now. I got the 318 with the explicit promise not to modify it in any way.
One month later I had it down in the carport to the smallest pieces. (It's not like I broke my promise to my Dad, I just wore him down). In the middle of all of it I sat with a Chiltons manual and dreamed of having enough money to buy a Crane Cam Kit.
Eventually I got it back together with some goodies and turned in the low 15s at around 90 mph. What heady fun. The dragsters were all running in the 7s then and around 200 +/-. How old am I?? Never mind. I already know.
I got busy earning a living and got out of racing for too long. I can't tell you what a pleasure it was to attend Speed Week and the World Finals this year. The racing fuel smells different. Not as much nitro I guess.
I took about 3000 photos and only wished I could be in all of them wrenching, tuning, driving or being more directly involved. I guess I better stick with what I know best though so I will continue my small contribution by making photo records of the cars and teams that history and legends are made of.
Stop by my website and take a look at the photos. Lookings free
Thanks Y'all, See Ya at Speedweek!!!
Terry Raven