4 Days in May
 

I would like a copy of " 4 days in May" I had a copy that I bought and lent it out and never got it back. I have tried to email the original author but received no response. I am willing to pay and would gladly buy one from the original author to support him if anyone knows how. I really enjoyed this time of class racing and Bobby D, and purchased T-shirts from him in Pomona but he did not have the DVD either. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: 4 Days in May
 

Kevin,

I sent you a private message, with info to get a hold of Larry Pfister.

Re: 4 Days in May
 

I think more people want to know info to get the 4 days in may clip

Re: 4 Days in May
 

I have that video. I pop it in every once in awhile just because.

Re: 4 Days in May
 

Kevin, if you post your phone number I will call you to get your address as I will mail my copy to you so you can make your own copy and then mail it back to me. I live in Nova Scotia.

Re: 4 Days in May
 

Sorry, I did not want to give his email out loud, as Larry is no longer in the business of his drag racing video's, and his website Horsepowerheaven is long gone. It's a long shot, that Larry has any videos or even would make copies. Maybe Kevin can ask Larry if he has any copies left to sell.
If you are on Facebook, you can find Larry there. I hear he does post old drag racing photos etc.

Re: 4 Days in May
 

Thank you very much for the offer but I would be worried yours gets lost or something and you are in the same boat I am in. I think I have located one.

Re: 4 Days in May
 

As an aside, Larry Pfister, the creative genius behind "4 Days In May" and many other videos from his old Horsepower Heaven website was recently inducted into the Greater Vancouver Motorsports Pioneers Hall of Fame, for his many years of excellent motorsport coverage in the Northwest. Well deserved Larry!

Re: 4 Days in May
 

That is so cool!

Re: 4 Days in May
 

What is this 4 days in May? Google returns a wwII movie ???

Re: 4 Days in May
 

It is a DVD of the quest and the final record set of the first 9 second stocker. It was a great time for conventional stockers.

Re: 4 Days in May
 

Which car set the first 9 second record? Blue camaro?

Re: 4 Days in May
 

MR. Bobby D

Re: 4 Days in May
 

Thought so, I remember the red 63 Max was coming to mission to play in those days. Who were all the players that came to Mission to try and get to the 9's first?

Re: 4 Days in May
 

I had the pleasure of meeting him in Pamona and have the T shirt to prove it lol. What a great time for class racing.

Re: 4 Days in May
 

Bobby D, Robert Pond, and Bartons IIRC

Re: 4 Days in May
 

Joe Aluise, Jr and Don Little were both quicker than DeArmond in qualifying.

Re: 4 Days in May
 

A friend sent me this link that Larry posted on his Facebook back in May. You do not need to be on FB to watch it. It's 21 minutes long, of DeArmond's quest for the first 9 second ASA run.This is in part, of the "4 Days in May" video.
I remember this all to well, it was one heck of an exciting weekend for all the racers and fans!

https://www.facebook.com/larry.pfist...0972313619633/

Re: 4 Days in May
 

That was a heck of an exciting weekend. Larry did a great job telling the story. I saw him on Saturday and he has several photo books he is doing.

Joe Aluise had run 10.01 in the years previous at Mission (Long tow from Maryland) but now all the major players are at one place together. There were several 10.0 runs at Mission that weekend but come Sunday eliminations nobody had run a 9.

They started early Sunday, hardly anyone at the track yet and in the staging lanes several cars had 9.99 dial ins for first round. As I recall Pond, Aluise, Little and DeArmond all did. Several came close but Bobby D ran a 9.99. It was not an official record but Bobby did the teardown and it was legal.

Then the same weekend there were a bunch of the Hemi Superstockers all running fastest ever passes. That attracted cars from the east coast too.

Miss those good old days. Anyways, here is contact info...
https://www.facebook.com/larry.pfister.9

Re: 4 Days in May
 

I was one of the fortunate ones to have been at that race. The electricity of excitement had to be experienced, it just can't be explained. We woke up to great weather and knew it was going to be a historic weekend. To watch Stockers put 9.99 on their windows for a dial-in was very surreal, for the time. When Bobby lit up the scoreboard the place went crazy. I will never forget that weekend.

It was a good weekend for my hemi team, too. :-)

Re: 4 Days in May
 

I know stock rules can be totally different than any other NHRA class, and not trying to take anything away from that amazing accomplishment. My question is was it legal to even dial in the 9's with just a short sleeve t-shirt?

Re: 4 Days in May
 

I don`t recall if NHRA had made the Stocker drivers wear a SFI jacket yet in 2001, but I think any such ruling would be more based on the ET ran, not a shoe polish number on the window.
As one of the fortunate few to have been there early that chilly Sunday morning, I recall that Bobby was the first in the lanes with a 9.99 dial, several others soon changed their 10.0 dials to a 9.99. When Bobby DeArrmonds blue 69 Camaro hiked the front wheels high in a first round race against Gary McCoys yellow E/S AAR Cuda, and headed down track, it seemed to take a while, and then the 9.99 popped up on the score boards, and history was made. Cheering by some, and likely some cursing muttered under the breath of the other racers hoping to be first. And although it was not a record run, as Robert Pond had ran a corrected for altitude 9 at Boise a few weeks earlier, Bobbys 9 was the first un corrected single digit pass. And to erase any doubt, Bobbys engine was voluntarily subjected to a full NHRA teardown, including removing the engine from the car, and dropping the oil pan, under the watchful eyes of the NHRA Tech crew, and then DD Jerry Valentine. It was quite an experiance.

Re: 4 Days in May
 

By the way, its a good thing for Bobby he ran the number in the first round, as he actually redlite against McCoy.

Re: 4 Days in May
 

I watch the video today at lunch and I was there that day also what history was made. I see Rory made it in the video in the stands. Wish I had a stocker back then just to be in the field. I didn't get to see the run cause I was in the staging lanes the next class to go out.

Re: 4 Days in May
 

Quite an accomplishment from a great guy and family. I enjoy the Christmas cards every year from Bobby and his family. Deserves a separate chapter in the book "The History of Drag Racing ".

Re: 4 Days in May
 

Another piece of history was the 1st 7 second run by an SS car (John Galina) that happened at Mission also a couple of years later. Mission can be crazy fast.

Re: 4 Days in May
 

that was another great race I happened to be at as well. That was some fast car.

Re: 4 Days in May
 

I was there as well!


I think I'm even in the video, as well as Larry's other one. I think it's called Monsters of Launch?


Larry is a great guy!

Re: 4 Days in May
 

Certainly was. Having Bucky and the Bartons come west to race your team was a real treat for us locals.

I think Don Little was the most surprising Stock performer, not many people would have chosen him to run a nine first and he almost did. Robert Pond spun the tires just enough to kill the chance for a nine.

Re: 4 Days in May
 

Thank you very much with your help I was able to contact Larry. I purchased the "4 Days in May" and when we were talking I told him I am Buick owner/racer so I also bought the Galina first 7 second super stocker video. I will ask Larry if he wants me to put his email on a public forum and will keep everyone updated. Thanks to all the input , greatly appreciated. :D