Canadas greatest A body Drag Racer!
In my humble opinion...it was John Petrie!!
And I'll gladly stand by those words.
Did you know that in 1970 he ran a '70 Hemi Duster, in 1971 a Hemi Demon and in 1972 another Hemi Duster!
He set all sorts of track records, and was known for having beaten the likes of other pro-stock notables as "the Grump" and "Sox and Martin" to name only a few!
He also was the Canadian equivalant of Landy, Sox and Grotheer by being the sole venue for Dodge AND Plymouth with the nation-wide "Supercar Clinics"!
I'm very privilaged to be the recent recipient of Mr. Petris' archive of newspaper clippings, factory photographs and other memorabilia!
Look for a new webpage highlighting his racing achievements coming soon!
Meanwhile...dig this:
[ame="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dodgedeora/sets/72157621867543326/"]John Petrie source pictures - a set on Flickr[/ame]
In my humble opinion...it was John Petrie!!
And I'll gladly stand by those words.
Did you know that in 1970 he ran a '70 Hemi Duster, in 1971 a Hemi Demon and in 1972 another Hemi Duster!
He set all sorts of track records, and was known for having beaten the likes of other pro-stock notables as "the Grump" and "Sox and Martin" to name only a few!
He also was the Canadian equivalant of Landy, Sox and Grotheer by being the sole venue for Dodge AND Plymouth with the nation-wide "Supercar Clinics"!
I'm very privilaged to be the recent recipient of Mr. Petris' archive of newspaper clippings, factory photographs and other memorabilia!
Look for a new webpage highlighting his racing achievements coming soon!
Meanwhile...dig this:
[ame="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dodgedeora/sets/72157621867543326/"]John Petrie source pictures - a set on Flickr[/ame]