An old video Yacavone ask to see.

Lee Jordan (3223) A/S · 04-19-2020, 01:42 PM

1987 Warner Robins points meet. One of the biggest spots in class eliminations. At least for this race... Took me a while to get the VHS converted so sorry for the video quality. lol

Mark Yacavone · 04-19-2020, 01:55 PM

Thanks , ..I think ;-)

The co-announcer mentioned the record holder signage. Bill and I went to W-R to set the record, which we did. I had the record holder script on magnetic tape, left over from my Citation. It was on there for Sunday.
I swear, it looked like a fender length. More like 3/4 car. 50 mph difference. :-O

Lee Jordan (3223) A/S · 04-19-2020, 02:05 PM

I never knew how close it was until we go the video. From the starting line I didn't think he caught you and thought we were out. Dad told me it was close but he didn't get around you. We had a hard time at that meet. The car got rammed by a 4 wheeler with two fat girls on it. I had to beat the quarter panel out with a brass hammer. Dad wore a hole in his shifter glove and then his hand. hahah He had the old top loader with an H-pattern shifter in the car back then. Then on the way home we lost a tire on the open trailer and tore the other quarter panel up with the fender from the trailer. I had to repaint the whole car after that!

Rory McNeil · 04-19-2020, 02:24 PM

Very cool video! I can`t imagine that any NHRA dragstrips still have a grass strip between the lanes anymore. (or steel Armco guardrails). I imagine things could get ugly pretty quickly if a car got loose at 130 MPH and crossed a grass "centerline"!

Lee Jordan (3223) A/S · 04-19-2020, 02:34 PM

I had never been to a track with grass in the center. Still haven't. I was really surprised when we got there. I wonder if it is still like that today?

jimmyparker · 04-19-2020, 03:36 PM

The track was replaced by a high school back in the 90ties. Thankfully Ed Swearingen built the Reynolds, Ga track about that time to fill the void. The dirt in the center of the track was sometimes good for entertainment, if a car go into the dirt there was always a really big cloud of dust for while.
Warner Robbins hosted NHRA Divisionals from 1967 thru 1990 or so.

Jimmy Parker

merrill 2733 · 04-19-2020, 03:39 PM

THAT RACE TRACK GOT DONE IN BY A SCHOOL / CHURCH IN THE MID 1990S ,,,,SEEN A FEW CARS NOT GET SO LUCKY CROSSING THE GRASS AREA,,,,, THAT IS THE LATE AARON GREENE ON THE P.A. ALSO ,,,,,,,,the good ole days, set alot of records there in the 80s,,,merrill,,,, p.s. hey yac , long time no see, greetings from florida!!!!

davidhuff · 04-19-2020, 03:49 PM

Love The Video!
Thanks

Mark Yacavone · 04-19-2020, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by merrill 2733

THAT RACE TRACK GOT DONE IN BY A SCHOOL / CHURCH IN THE MID 1990S ,,,,SEEN A FEW CARS NOT GET SO LUCKY CROSSING THE GRASS AREA,,,,, THAT IS THE LATE AARON GREENE ON THE P.A. ALSO ,,,,,,,,the good ole days, set alot of records there in the 80s,,,merrill,,,, p.s. hey yac , long time no see, greetings from florida!!!!

Hey Merrill, Doin' fine.
For some reason, Aaron didn't connect with me yet. I knew it was someone who knew a lot of S/S trivia.
You were parked there in the woods near us that day, right? Good times !

merrill 2733 · 04-19-2020, 04:43 PM

I remember the crops @ the end of the track , they would run alcohol cars down there and drag them out ,,,,,YEA YAC ,,WE WOULD PIT STRAIGHT BEHIND THE BURNOUT BOX !!!!! MERRILL

04-19-2020, 01:42 PM	#1
Lee Jordan (3223) A/S Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 105 Likes: 191 Liked 55 Times in 17 Posts	An old video Yacavone ask to see. 1987 Warner Robins points meet. One of the biggest spots in class eliminations. At least for this race... Took me a while to get the VHS converted so sorry for the video quality. lol __________________ 1967 Fairlane A/Stick - 1994 Mustang GT. 1989 Oldsmobile, R/SA - 2016 Z06 Weekend Street Car.

04-19-2020, 01:55 PM	#2
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,815 Likes: 2,904 Liked 5,121 Times in 1,952 Posts	Re: An old video Yacavone ask to see. Thanks , ..I think ;-) The co-announcer mentioned the record holder signage. Bill and I went to W-R to set the record, which we did. I had the record holder script on magnetic tape, left over from my Citation. It was on there for Sunday. I swear, it looked like a fender length. More like 3/4 car. 50 mph difference. :-O __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

04-19-2020, 02:05 PM	#3
Lee Jordan (3223) A/S Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 105 Likes: 191 Liked 55 Times in 17 Posts	Re: An old video Yacavone ask to see. I never knew how close it was until we go the video. From the starting line I didn't think he caught you and thought we were out. Dad told me it was close but he didn't get around you. We had a hard time at that meet. The car got rammed by a 4 wheeler with two fat girls on it. I had to beat the quarter panel out with a brass hammer. Dad wore a hole in his shifter glove and then his hand. hahah He had the old top loader with an H-pattern shifter in the car back then. Then on the way home we lost a tire on the open trailer and tore the other quarter panel up with the fender from the trailer. I had to repaint the whole car after that! __________________ 1967 Fairlane A/Stick - 1994 Mustang GT. 1989 Oldsmobile, R/SA - 2016 Z06 Weekend Street Car.

04-19-2020, 02:24 PM	#4
Rory McNeil VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: from Vancouver BC Canada, now in Nova Scotia Posts: 1,311 Likes: 317 Liked 1,103 Times in 301 Posts	Re: An old video Yacavone ask to see. Very cool video! I can`t imagine that any NHRA dragstrips still have a grass strip between the lanes anymore. (or steel Armco guardrails). I imagine things could get ugly pretty quickly if a car got loose at 130 MPH and crossed a grass "centerline"! __________________ NHRA 6390 STK M/S 85 Mustang

04-19-2020, 02:34 PM	#5
Lee Jordan (3223) A/S Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 105 Likes: 191 Liked 55 Times in 17 Posts	Re: An old video Yacavone ask to see. I had never been to a track with grass in the center. Still haven't. I was really surprised when we got there. I wonder if it is still like that today? __________________ 1967 Fairlane A/Stick - 1994 Mustang GT. 1989 Oldsmobile, R/SA - 2016 Z06 Weekend Street Car.

04-19-2020, 03:36 PM	#6
jimmyparker Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: columbus, georgia Posts: 385 Likes: 65 Liked 309 Times in 88 Posts	Re: An old video Yacavone ask to see. The track was replaced by a high school back in the 90ties. Thankfully Ed Swearingen built the Reynolds, Ga track about that time to fill the void. The dirt in the center of the track was sometimes good for entertainment, if a car go into the dirt there was always a really big cloud of dust for while. Warner Robbins hosted NHRA Divisionals from 1967 thru 1990 or so. Jimmy Parker

04-19-2020, 03:39 PM	#7
merrill 2733 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 41 Likes: 0 Liked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Re: An old video Yacavone ask to see. THAT RACE TRACK GOT DONE IN BY A SCHOOL / CHURCH IN THE MID 1990S ,,,,SEEN A FEW CARS NOT GET SO LUCKY CROSSING THE GRASS AREA,,,,, THAT IS THE LATE AARON GREENE ON THE P.A. ALSO ,,,,,,,,the good ole days, set alot of records there in the 80s,,,merrill,,,, p.s. hey yac , long time no see, greetings from florida!!!!

04-19-2020, 03:49 PM	#8
davidhuff Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 928 Likes: 1 Liked 120 Times in 42 Posts	Re: An old video Yacavone ask to see. Love The Video! Thanks

04-19-2020, 04:43 PM	#10
merrill 2733 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 41 Likes: 0 Liked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Re: An old video Yacavone ask to see. I remember the crops @ the end of the track , they would run alcohol cars down there and drag them out ,,,,,YEA YAC ,,WE WOULD PIT STRAIGHT BEHIND THE BURNOUT BOX !!!!! MERRILL