Yesterday Allan Patterson celebrated his 70 th birthday with longtime friends. Check out this photo – a Superflow engine dyno ad from 1986. If we only knew how many dyno test pulls we’ve made since then! “Happy birthday “Big Al” the racer’s pal.” …

Allan Patterson driving his 1966 Chevy II in SS/K winning at Tulsa in 2008.

Allan Patterson took his 2007 Corvette Z06 out of moth balls for a test run the first time this year. Runs great, looks great!

Remember when: Norris Cams ad appeared in Drag News/AHRA during the 1973 Winternationals in Phoenix, AZ. Allan Patterson won the race in Eliminator Modified.

Forty-four years ago Allan set the AHRA class K/S record on January 8, 1971 at the famed Lions Drag Strip in Long Beach, CA with his 1955 Chevy. He went on to win the AHRA Top Stock Championship that same year. …

Where are these racers now???