Nostalgic Photos From B.O.D. 1979 - 1981 - Page 3

ss3845 · 05-02-2009, 06:13 PM

Great pictures!

What's the story behind the name of the track?

1/4 or 1/8?

Thanks,

Jim

MEMORIES · 05-02-2009, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ss3845

Great pictures!

What's the story behind the name of the track?

1/4 or 1/8?

Thanks,

Jim

The Brainerd Optimist Club was a non profit club that did a lot of community service. Brainerd is an out skirt community of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The club started a drag strip in the fifties to get hot rodders off the street and it just went on from there to the present day, they are still running every week, March through Oct. They gave two college scholorships a year from the proceeds from the drag strip.The track was a quarter mile track until 1976 when it changed to an eighth mile.

Wayne.

DK FRAZIER · 05-02-2009, 10:44 PM

WOW !!!!!
I guess I was lucky to race there every sat. night. I can still remember the day Cotton explained the tree to me and when I should be leaving this was long before react timers I won Heavy bracket that night my first win. This brings back alot of memories !!!!
Man I miss my old 67 GTX won alot with car.

Wayne do you remember this from the tower ? CRANK EM !!!!!!!!!!

larrylomascolo · 05-02-2009, 10:54 PM

night racing and modified production with the cooler air,man that must have been awsome racing,and another thing the more i see that Pocket Rocket what a nice car, how durable was the borg/worner t-10 and popin a 3800lb press.plate those days ,the good old days,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

DK FRAZIER · 05-02-2009, 11:14 PM

Larry,
I dont think they had to much trouble with the trans but it would break valve springs every pass !!!! The Pocket Rocket also had a hand brake Cotton used on the starting line it was really something to see .

CaptCobrajet · 05-03-2009, 12:15 AM

Great to see those old pictures. We sure had the cars at Brainerd. I was there almost every Saturday night. I turned a few bolts on Caheely's Cobra Jet as a kid. My dad usually had a few parts on that car. Those were the days of the "water wagons". I hauled my share of water for several of those guys. I never could get past Jim Headrick without him popping me good with the rag he kept in his back pocket! Those were the days, indeed. I'm sure being there has alot to do with why I'm still hooked on these things today.

Blair Patrick
2425 SS/EA

MEMORIES · 05-03-2009, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by DK FRAZIER

WOW !!!!!
I guess I was lucky to race there every sat. night. I can still remember the day Cotton explained the tree to me and when I should be leaving this was long before react timers I won Heavy bracket that night my first win. This brings back alot of memories !!!!
Man I miss my old 67 GTX won alot with car.

Wayne do you remember this from the tower ? CRANK EM !!!!!!!!!!

Yes Doug, I remember. Here's a pic of you in your "Silver Bullet" Mopar.

Remember the red Dodge truck you took to the Bracket Finals at Gainsville around 1980? Those were the days!

Wayne.

Frito · 05-03-2009, 06:01 AM

Wayne, Thanks for posting the great photos for us to enjoy. The 70 Cuda, Nice & Nasty was previously owned by Eddie Smith's brother Larry. They don't talk much now.

Gary Smith · 05-03-2009, 12:55 PM

Who's on the left? I know Sonny Ray is in middle and Perry on right. And did Roy Johnson drive that Opel at some point?

Gary Smith · 05-03-2009, 01:18 PM

...and div.2 seemed to have all the sportsman superstars of the day. Growing up a div. 7 punk we never had the number of stock, super stock, and modified racers like the east. Instead we were overrun by Bill Doner's parade of nitro circus freakshow events. And bracket racing became the mainstay of regular weekend programs. But I always looked forward to Pomona and Ontario where I could see the "beasts of the east", specifically what I considered the best "3 pedal" racers in the country.

05-02-2009, 06:13 PM	#21
ss3845 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 53 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Nostalgic Photos From B.O.D. 1979 - 1981 Great pictures! What's the story behind the name of the track? 1/4 or 1/8? Thanks, Jim

05-02-2009, 10:44 PM	#23
DK FRAZIER Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bogart GA Posts: 117 Likes: 2 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Nostalgic Photos From B.O.D. 1979 - 1981 WOW !!!!! I guess I was lucky to race there every sat. night. I can still remember the day Cotton explained the tree to me and when I should be leaving this was long before react timers I won Heavy bracket that night my first win. This brings back alot of memories !!!! Man I miss my old 67 GTX won alot with car. Wayne do you remember this from the tower ? CRANK EM !!!!!!!!!! __________________ Doug Frazier D/SA 2038

05-02-2009, 10:54 PM	#24
larrylomascolo Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ontario,canada Posts: 440 Likes: 70 Liked 66 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Nostalgic Photos From B.O.D. 1979 - 1981 night racing and modified production with the cooler air,man that must have been awsome racing,and another thing the more i see that Pocket Rocket what a nice car, how durable was the borg/worner t-10 and popin a 3800lb press.plate those days ,the good old days,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

05-02-2009, 11:14 PM	#25
DK FRAZIER Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bogart GA Posts: 117 Likes: 2 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Nostalgic Photos From B.O.D. 1979 - 1981 Larry, I dont think they had to much trouble with the trans but it would break valve springs every pass !!!! The Pocket Rocket also had a hand brake Cotton used on the starting line it was really something to see . __________________ Doug Frazier D/SA 2038

05-03-2009, 12:15 AM	#26
CaptCobrajet Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Marion County Posts: 44 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Nostalgic Photos From B.O.D. 1979 - 1981 Great to see those old pictures. We sure had the cars at Brainerd. I was there almost every Saturday night. I turned a few bolts on Caheely's Cobra Jet as a kid. My dad usually had a few parts on that car. Those were the days of the "water wagons". I hauled my share of water for several of those guys. I never could get past Jim Headrick without him popping me good with the rag he kept in his back pocket! Those were the days, indeed. I'm sure being there has alot to do with why I'm still hooked on these things today. Blair Patrick 2425 SS/EA Last edited by CaptCobrajet; 05-03-2009 at 12:18 AM.

05-03-2009, 06:01 AM	#28
Frito Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 451 Likes: 147 Liked 119 Times in 40 Posts	Re: Nostalgic Photos From B.O.D. 1979 - 1981 Wayne, Thanks for posting the great photos for us to enjoy. The 70 Cuda, Nice & Nasty was previously owned by Eddie Smith's brother Larry. They don't talk much now.

05-03-2009, 12:55 PM	#29
Gary Smith Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 820 Likes: 9 Liked 132 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Nostalgic Photos From B.O.D. 1979 - 1981 Who's on the left? I know Sonny Ray is in middle and Perry on right. And did Roy Johnson drive that Opel at some point? __________________ Gary Smith "another broke racer spectating"

05-03-2009, 01:18 PM	#30
Gary Smith Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 820 Likes: 9 Liked 132 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Nostalgic Photos From B.O.D. 1979 - 1981 ...and div.2 seemed to have all the sportsman superstars of the day. Growing up a div. 7 punk we never had the number of stock, super stock, and modified racers like the east. Instead we were overrun by Bill Doner's parade of nitro circus freakshow events. And bracket racing became the mainstay of regular weekend programs. But I always looked forward to Pomona and Ontario where I could see the "beasts of the east", specifically what I considered the best "3 pedal" racers in the country. __________________ Gary Smith "another broke racer spectating"