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The Era of the Oswego Dragway

The Official Web Site & Headquarters for the on-going Documentary Project: The Era of the Oswego Dragway 1955-1979

"There is nothing more powerful than and idea whose time has come." - Victor Hugo

Gary Skiles

Gary Skiles at home above. A Skiles & Miller car coming off the starting line at Oswego. Gary raced at Oswego for years and later was in charge of Operations at the Route 66 in Joliet.

Andrea Skiles &  I visit many of Gary's many friends at Route 66 Raceway a couple weeks before the NHRA Nationals in 2005

Steve Cockriel & company.

 

Official ERA Biography Forms 

Available at

Aurora Historical Society's David L. Pierce History Center

Aurora Regional Fire Museum

Little White School House Museum - Oswego

 

 

The Official Web Site & Headquarters for the on-going Documentary Project: The Era of the Oswego Dragway 1955-1979

 Oswego dragstrip starting tower crock

Legends 1st Annual Official Village Oswego Drag Strip Days Festival t-shirt Seneca Reunion dragstrip

Era Oswego Dragway 1st Annual Official Village Oswego Drag Strip Days Festival t-shirt Seneca Reunion legends Dan Garlits raced dragster dragsters dragstrip

Era Oswego Dragway 1st Annual Official Village Oswego Drag Strip Days Festival t-shirt Seneca Reunion legends Dan Garlits raced dragster dragsters dragstrip Legends 1st Annual Official Village Oswego Drag Strip Days Festival t-shirt Seneca Reunion dragstrip cultural arts committee starting tower crock Little white school house museum Fox memorial

 Oswego dragstrip starting tower crock


Tell Us Your Story!

Email: jaysspeedshop@gmail.com

The Official Headquarters & Home Website of Oswego Dragway.

 DVD's of The Instigators, The Competitors, & The Barbarians available!

Oswego Antique Market - Historic Downtown Oswego

Wholesale Tire & Ground Effects - Yorkville

Official "The ERA" Biography Forms are available free at Oswego Antique Market - Oswego