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Archive for May, 2003

Power Tool Drag Races

posted by Scott Beale on Monday, May 12th, 2003

Here are my photos from the amzaing Power Tool Drag Races, produced by The Shipyard and QBOX, which took place on May 11th at Ace Auto Dismantlers in San Francisco.

photo credit: Scott Beale

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