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Burning rubber from rear tires of his 1,800-horse-power dragster at CNE yesterday, Gary Beck of Edmonton shows the form which he hopes will give him t(...)
Burning rubber from rear tires of his 1,800-horse-power dragster at CNE yesterday, Gary Beck of Edmonton shows the form which he hopes will give him t(...)

Burning rubber from rear tires of his 1,800-horse-power dragster at CNE yesterday, Gary Beck of Edmonton shows the form which he hopes will give him t(...)

Date5/15/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Burning rubber from rear tires of his 1,800-horse-power dragster at CNE yesterday, Gary Beck of Edmonton shows the form which he hopes will give him the championship in pro drag racing. Twice U.S. national champion, Beck will be out to collect points at Dragway Park in Cayuga this weekend.
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Young speedsters: Craig, left, and Jason Huestis show off their 12-foot junior dragster and trophies they have won by lapping the field at drag races here and south of the border
Young speedsters: Craig, left, and Jason Huestis show off their 12-foot junior dragster and trophies they have won by lapping the field at drag races here and south of the border
5/4/1995
This rubber Spaghetti, made from scrap tires, will go through refining operations which will give it the appearance, but not all the properties of raw(...)
This rubber Spaghetti, made from scrap tires, will go through refining operations which will give it the appearance, but not all the properties of raw(...)
8/29/1942
Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
6/18/1975
Burning rubber
Burning rubber
7/9/1988
On the fast track to success. Randy MacDonald is only 24 but he's got years of racing all sorts of vehicles behind him and a game plan he hopes will m(...)
On the fast track to success. Randy MacDonald is only 24 but he's got years of racing all sorts of vehicles behind him and a game plan he hopes will m(...)
5/4/1987
Camtastic shows the form his handlers hope will take him to victory in tomorrow's NA Cup final
Camtastic shows the form his handlers hope will take him to victory in tomorrow's NA Cup final
6/22/1988
Fed by rubber tires, flames belch from $900,000 warehouse-factory fire on Liberty St
Fed by rubber tires, flames belch from $900,000 warehouse-factory fire on Liberty St
5/3/1978
Rubber riot: John Mahler, Star photographer and summertime racer, set aside his Porsche 944 Turbo and took up the challenge to test tires with his company appliance, a Chrysler K-car
Rubber riot: John Mahler, Star photographer and summertime racer, set aside his Porsche 944 Turbo and took up the challenge to test tires with his company appliance, a Chrysler K-car
2/9/1988
Burning Gold? One project would recover original components by melting tires in oven, a controlled version of what happened at the Hagersville fire last February
Burning Gold? One project would recover original components by melting tires in oven, a controlled version of what happened at the Hagersville fire last February
11/17/1990
Dense Cloud: Billowing smoke and flames engulf a storage shed at dump where tires have been burning 14 days despite a herculean effort to douse the blaze
Dense Cloud: Billowing smoke and flames engulf a storage shed at dump where tires have been burning 14 days despite a herculean effort to douse the blaze
2/22/1990
Rowdies dancing in flames of burning tires in Bathurst last night
Rowdies dancing in flames of burning tires in Bathurst last night
7/9/1979
Steak comes with sizzle: BMW's four-door 325i sports an aggressive stance to go along with the engine upgrade to 189 horsepower, better handling and wider, lower tires
Steak comes with sizzle: BMW's four-door 325i sports an aggressive stance to go along with the engine upgrade to 189 horsepower, better handling and wider, lower tires
5/22/1991