A Tribute to a Drag Racing Legend  - Presented by...

"Wild, One Handed, Willie Borsh and The Winged Express" ! 

Alvin "Mousie" Marcellus, "The Winged Express"!

The "Mastermind"

"Push Start"	"Wing Static"

    In the Early Days of drag racing, these guys didn't use the jet aircraft starters the fuel cars have today, These cars were push started! (see left picure)

"Warming the Hides!"	New England Dragway-1972

Maple Grove Drag-O-Way	Winged-Version2

Summer-1970 Albq. NM	Return Lane!

1970-NM	Pomoma-1998

The "Winged Express" 2000!	2000 shot-Winged Motor

 (submitted by: Jim Jones) Thanks Jim, for sending me the pics, Much Appreciated!

  These cars were light, (under 2000 lbs.) extremely high powered (guestimated at around 1,500 hp) very short wheel based (45") and very quick. (7.30@220mph) Not to mention, at times, a handful to keep under control! But if ever there was a man for the job, Willie Borsh, was that man. 

Mark Hovsepian Photo

The transmissions used were automatics with a clutch (Clutch Flite's) Once they were "push started", they rolled in to the "bleach box" to warm up the slicks, then reversed to the staging area. (see above picture)

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