Legendary drag racing Photographer Dave Kommel jumps in the seat of Bill Pitts’ Magicar for a little cackle at Nitro Revival 2023

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On the return road after the push starts at Nitro Revival 2023

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Some of the best burnout and launches for the 2023 NHRA Wally Parks Nostalgia Nationals

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Steve Gibbs chats with DRGE and fills us in on all the things coming to Nitro Revival 6 this year. More push starts are on tap and more Hall of Fame drivers. I mixed in many video clips and pictures that were take at last years Nitro Revival. Steve Gibbs is the former Vice President and Director of Competition for the NHRA.

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Our interview with Alison Lee. Part of the Jim and Alison Lee top fuel team.

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Part 2 of our interview series with Jeb Allen

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Part 1 of our interview series with Top Fuel World Champ Jeb Allen. Jeb is very candid about his rise and fall and rise again. Proof that you can’t keep a good man down.

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Part 2 of our interview series with Top Fuel World Champ Rob Bruins.

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Our coverage of the AA/FA class at the NHRA Wally Parks Nostalgia Nationals 2023.

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Our coverage of the Cacklefest at the NHRA Wally Parks Nostalgia Nationals in Bowling Green Kentucky. Big Daddy fires up the Swamp Rat at the end for a grand Finale.

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Our starting line coverage of the 2023 NHRA Wally Parks Nostalgia Nationals presented by Holley. We covered the race from beginning to the end Q1, Q2, Q3, and final eliminations.

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Tyler Hilton took the victory over Jim Murphy at the inaugural Wally Parks Nostalgia Nationals presented by Holley. We had our cameras there all weekend and it was a real treat to see the Hiltons work their way through the field and come away with a big win in a very tight final round. We filmed all of it…reality style and this is the video we came away with. Congratulations to Tyler, Bobby and all their crew.

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Big Daddy was the Grand Marshal for this years newly renamed NHRA Wally Parks Nostalgia Nationals presented by Holley at Bowling Green KY. He brought along one of his many Swamp Rats and gave the fans a show after the race. 91 years old and no face mask!! Still hard core after all these years.

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DRGE® Presents: Doc Halladay’s Spring Startup Party. I wish to thank, Doc Halladay, Jerry Newman, Greg Barta and Steve Andersen for allowing us total access to the weekend. It was a blast and the stories told when the camera was off were the best part for me.

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I was asked to put together an advertisement for the Brew City Gassers and their annual Out-A Sight Drags. I thought I would share it with all of you. Old school radio ad for a modern era.

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Rob Bruins joins DRGE to talk about his life in drag racing and how he became a Top Fuel World Champ.

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I am happy to say that the drag racing fans still love the golden oldies. There was an absolute mob watching the cackle cars come to life at the Route 66 Nationals in Joliet Illinois this year. The track has been closed for the last 4 years. It came back to life in a big way this past weekend. The future is still unclear for the track however the future may look brighter because of the large crowds on hand to watch 22 Top Fuel cars attempt to qualify. In recent years it has been hard to get 16 cars to show up so it is a breath of fresh air to see 6 more teams in the pits.

The nostalgia car were there and ready to cackle all weekend. The cars fired up at 11am on Saturday morning and it was a huge success. There were hundreds and hundreds of people surrounding the cars. Here are some of the photos I took of the Saturday morning cacklefest.

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