Welcome to the home site of the Double H Drag Strip, a track that hosted some of the South's top Super Stock and Factory Experimental racers during its run in the mid-1960s. Check out the history (still a work in progress), photographs and newspaper clippings, and return to the early match racing days of 409s, Z-11s, Thunderbolts and hemis -- plus a few gassers and "cheatin' four-barrels" thrown in for good measure. You'll also see here mid-1960s images from two other North Georgia tracks -- Paradise Drag Strip in Calhoun, and Lloyd's Drag Strip in Blairsville.
Each page has a site index to help you get around. The site is still under construction, so check back often. If you have any information to add or find information that is in error, please contact me at suchadrag@yahoo.com. Thanks.

Road trip update, Nov. 23: The weekend at the Apple Classic Auto Show in Ellijay, Ga., last month was a flat-out blast. The only bummer was the weather, as rain and threats of it kept the car count down. Otherwise, it was perfect. To recap quickly: I managed to meet just about everyone who has contributed material to this site, including Terry Hembree, who just happened to be in Blue Ridge from his home in Iowa. Ronnie Evans and his wife, Brenda, were gracious hosts, and we had stops at the home of Strip Teaser mechanic Larry Davis, Winfred Morris' auto parts store, Loyd's Drag Strip in Blairsville and, of course, a visit to the Double H. Roy Smith and all the car club folks gave me a great location at the car show.
I took lots of pictures and brought back some old ones, too (see above, from the Double H, everything that was great about Super Stock and F/X racing in the mid-'60s coming to the line -- a Z-11, 64 and 65 hemis, a 64 Comet and Thunderbolt, and what looks like a 65 Falcon). Photoshopping is underway, hope a page isn't too far off.
Paul Gibbs 2010 season: To make things a bit easier to follow and report on this season's pro mod racing, I've created a separate feature at the bottom of this page that will have race results and any other news. Of course, the Reece / Paul Gibbs page will remain with detailed pictures of the Cuda Beast and historic photos of his father's racing with the Bad News '62 Ford. You can follow all developments in pro mod on the Web site and message board at www.promodifieds.us .
New 1/19/09:  Eighteen color pictures by Walter Parsons from an F/X--funny car meet at Paradise, circa 1966. Included in the pictures are Arnie Beswick, Pee Wee Wallace and Robert Nance. Shots in the pits and on the track. Great images of the racing environment of that era. See "Other photos 2" page.
New 3/31/09: Strip Teaser page with photos provided by the current owner of the ST Thunderbolt, plus pictures and other info about all of the other Strip Teaser cars.
New 6/23/09:  Film taken at the Double H May 9, 1965, at the Southern World Series of Drag Racing by Roy Smith of Ellijay, Ga. Ronnie Evans provided still photos from that day (see Photos page), and here are the cars in action. A summary: Snippets of 14 races involving at least a dozen different cars in 2 minutes, 52 seconds of color film. Drivers include Howard Neal, Rattlesnake Austin, Herb McCandless, Billy Jacobs, Dick Housey, and Reece Gibbs. The link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeQCapIJXB8 . A page of frames taken from the movie will be added.

Double H videos from 1963-64 on YouTube:
No. 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7z2OIuValY
No. 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U50_GYWU8G0
No. 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zwp32U05a0
No. 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiGs10pYgs8
Also on YouTube is a video look at the track from Sept. 30, 2007. As the track is now an airstrip, it has been extended at both ends. The video starts at what was the staging area, and ends at the original shutoff area.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpH8EtfpA0U .

2/25: Paul and the Cuda Beast are back home in Mineral Bluff, thwarted by Mother Nature at this week's test session at South Georgia Motorsport Park in Valdosta set up by Paul's 2010 tire sponsor, Mickey Thompson Tires ( www.mickeythompsontires.com ).
     The test was moved to Valdosta in hopes of better weather, but rain washed out Monday's testing, and temperatures only into the 50s kept the Cuda off the track except for a couple of runs, both of which started with good 60-foot times but ended after about 200 feet when the tires lost traction. Another test might be scheduled later, when the chances for warmer weather are greater. 
   As noted earlier, the Cuda Beast's first race of the season will be a  Quick 8 event at Huntsville Dragway ( www.huntsvilledragway.com ) April 9-10. A second April race is now on the calendar, a Southern Outlaw Tour event April 23-34 at Montgomery Motorsports Park, followed in early May by a George Howard race at Holly Springs Dragway ( www.hollyspringsdragstrip.com ) in Holly Springs, Miss.
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