Dragstrip Riot
After a run-in with a tough motorcycle gang, where Rick Martin (Gary Clarke) is blamed when one of the bikers is sent out of control over a cliff, he and his girl are threatened and pursued. On to the beach riot, where the real cu...
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"An almost-endearing product of its time, now notable mainly for the cars, the teen slang, and appearances by veteran Fay Wray and newcomer Connie Stevens (who quickly erased this title from her resume). After a rumble with bikers over at the local malt shop, clean-looking teen Gary Clarke, a sports car enthusiast with bleached blond hair, defies Mom and Gramps by entering a race down at the track. The suburban kids (boys with crew-cuts and tucked-in shirts, girls with ponytails and sweater-and-skirt combos) appear to dig calypso rock, dancing to the jukebox and making out under the stars in th..."
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Vintage footage at Willow Springs International and Palm Springs Road Races is shown. Real racing versus movie racing can be detected by the white-clothed SCCA or Cal Club corner workers around the track. Also, the movie cars do not have roll bars for safety which was required by all clubs by 1957.
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After a run-in with a tough motorcycle gang, where Rick Martin (Gary Clarke) is blamed when one of the bikers is sent out of control over a cliff, he and his girl are threatened and pursued. On to the beach riot, where the real cu...