Aquasco Speedway

I remember Sam Samuels very well, and all the others you mentioned. There were many other pontiac racers that raced w/ your dad, such as Frank Kennedy, Mike Madico(sp) Al Sevester, Bob Maxi and Max Sterling just to name a few. Your dad was a great racer and a great person. I knew him very well. Your brother was also a very good racer.

Hey Ronny, This is Joe Perzan Jr, I have many memories of the race track. Going to Capital, Aquasco and MIR and running around track while my dad raced Big Bruiser… it was a great time to grow up.

Hi guys ......I remember most of those people but it was me that held the NHRA record with Big Bruiser . Check the National Dragster Paper from that era (1998) I think,

I Ronnie ... This is Joe Perzan , is your dad still with us ??

Let me see if I can do this with no typos
I set the NHRTA record on Aug 12 th of 1967 and held it untill sometime in the summer of 1968.
ET only no speed.

Does anyone remember the Montgomery brothers.
One had a green 383 Super Bee and the other had a purple Hemi Cuda. They were at Aquasco nearly every Sunday running brackets. Aquasco has lots of great memories for lot of racers from the Washington D.C. area and the east coast. I ran a 68-340 GTS Dart in 1969, 70, & 71. A cam and some 12:1 pistons would do wonders for that small block.

Joe Perzan wrote:

Let me see if I can do this with no typos
I set the NHRTA record on Aug 12 th of 1967 and held it untill sometime in the summer of 1968.
ET only no speed.

Hi Joe Do you remember John Wiggins he ran a A/SP corvette summer of 67 Would love to talk to you Please E-mail me Pheonix411@aol.com Thanks Phil

I worked with Clee (Sam) Samuels at Star Pontiac at 4th and Florida ave. Had the privilege of driving Pawnee on many occasions. Used to ride to the races with Joe Persan every now and then in his black 59 chevy 2dr. Al Sylvester built the engine for Sams car an we put it in on a saturday morning. Had a lot of fun with those guys, glad someone remembers them.

In the early '60's I raced there with a 1961 Pontiac convert, and then a 1964 Max Wedge Plymouth. I had match races with Malcom Duram in his "mystery engine" '63 Chevy, and also the Dodge "Bounty Hunters" racers from Banning Dodge.

I think the '39 Chevy gasser that was mentioned was owned by Bob Berandon.

Too bad pics cannot be posted here as I have one of my Plymouth at 75/80 dragstrip leaving the line with a flagman!

Hi guys ......I remember most of those people but it was me that held the NHRA record with Big Bruiser . Check the National Dragster Paper from that era (1998) I think,
To Joe: I worked at star pontiac w/Sam. Used to help him with Pawnee and went to the races every chance I got. Rode to Aquasco w/ you on a few occasions in your 59 chevy 348 280 H.P. I worked right next to Sam in new car get ready. He let me drive his car on several occasions and I always won with that car. I think you worked at Call Carls as a trans man at the time and you and Sam had a shade tree shop i N.E. D.C. Anyway nice to know you are still around.

loved the place..great folks ...was pg county policeman who worked the starting line for several years..saw many great races..not tooo many fights..smile..later would take my son to the motorcross track until they shut that down too