classics. All the major brands are represented nicely in this group, with a stunning array of beautiful race cars from decades past. The East Coast Gassers has a roster of nine events on the 2025 schedule and tours throughout the Northeast at tracks located in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania.
Another staple attraction that was competing this weekend at Beaver Springs was the Mid- Atlantic Nostalgia Drag Racers
Association, better known as MANDRA. Formed in 1999, this
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Mike McCracken, Beaver
Springs Dragway owner
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bers of this traveling, pointsearning series have been racing their whole lives and have found the perfect fit in MANDRA to spend weekends together at the track.
Complementing the weekend further was the North East Timing Organization( NETO), which also brought a diverse lineup of quarter-mile excitement to the event, including front-engine dragsters, Funny Cars, Altereds, gassers, and the popular classes of Super Stock and Stock. This club divides its
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club represents a tight-knit group of friends who just happen to enjoy racing together. MANDRA is mainly comprised of door cars, but fans also enjoy the occasional Altered or vintage dragster, as long as it’ s at least 40 years old. Many mem- |
members into two categories: Nostalgia and Comp, and much like the other groups in attendance, NETO travels to a variety of tracks in the Northeast region, entertaining fans with a huge lineup of unique hot rods. |