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A 1973 Chevrolet Vega meets a 2011 Nissan GT-R at the drag strip. Both are anything but stock, they rock tons of horsepower, and look like they eat asphalt for breakfast. But which one will chew it up ...

Dick Mayne is nearing 78 years old. He still has a need for speed. A lifelong Gypsum resident, Mayne for the last 30 years has been working on his drag racer, a heavily modified 1971 Chevrolet Vega.

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In 1974, Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins took the body shell of a Chevrolet Vega and built a race car inside of it. It changed the world of drag racing. And after that NHRA Pro Stock drag race Vega appeared, ...