More Modified Video - 1978

MEMORIES · 03-05-2009, 08:16 PM

Bowling Green, KY. 1978. The late, great, Larry Kopp up first.

Wayne.

http://s276.photobucket.com/albums/k...WLINGGREEN.flv

Kenny Wigington · 03-05-2009, 08:52 PM

Old Modified stuff is really cool to see now. Rev limiters be damned !! I like seeing that 132 ft speed trap too ! Thats another thing gone ! 5 amber trees, etc etc. People used to say they had a saying to "count" the tree then.

Nitro Joe Jackson · 03-06-2009, 12:20 AM

Nothing will ever replace those high winding modified cars of the past, those guys where drivers, the crew all wrapped up in one.
I'll always remember my days watching modified and helping my father run it and running around with Virgil Cates when he ran A/G also.

resurrection3 · 03-06-2009, 08:34 AM

I ran in that race with my 68 camaro.so did jim pursglove in his vette.seems like only yesterday! Ha!

RonP · 03-06-2009, 08:39 PM

Music to my ears,.....if I could only turn my computer up louder !!

Ed Wright · 03-07-2009, 01:41 PM

Man, that was great!! Thank you!!

I was there with my C/SM '69 Camaro. Lost a clutch, didn't even make 1st round. That car broke stuff until it broke me.

Does anybody know if Pete Smith is still with us? He was another one of my favorite racers. Very nice guy.

Todd Bailey · 03-09-2009, 02:22 PM

Ed,

Heard he is living somewhere around the Conroe area. The Emmons Brothers know for sure.

Ed Wright · 03-09-2009, 06:57 PM

Good to hear Todd. Thanks. Good driver, good guy. Pete sure didn't mind zinging that thing up on the starting line. I loved watching him and several others.

joe176 · 03-09-2009, 08:52 PM

ESPN should take a look at those videos. More exciting than watching pro stock today...dave doing the commentary..the way it was filmed made them look like they were going faster than they were and it was really fun to watch....I don't get it with them not airing sportsman shows today but i guess when you watch them now they make them look boring.....man did they put on a show back then...too bad I was too young and missed all the fun.

Todd Bailey · 03-09-2009, 09:52 PM

Pete was hard on the motors but that's what it took to run the numbers. If I remember correctly, he left the line a little over 11 grand, might have even been close to twelve. Hell, I was in the car while he was checking the timing and it zinged to almost 10,000 on that big Moroso tach. I had Fresh underwear after that.

03-05-2009, 08:16 PM	#1
MEMORIES Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 298 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	More Modified Video - 1978 Bowling Green, KY. 1978. The late, great, Larry Kopp up first. Wayne. http://s276.photobucket.com/albums/k...WLINGGREEN.flv

03-05-2009, 08:52 PM	#2
Kenny Wigington Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cumming,Ga. USA Posts: 967 Likes: 36 Liked 60 Times in 12 Posts	Re: More Modified Video - 1978 Old Modified stuff is really cool to see now. Rev limiters be damned !! I like seeing that 132 ft speed trap too ! Thats another thing gone ! 5 amber trees, etc etc. People used to say they had a saying to "count" the tree then. __________________ 2894 STK

03-06-2009, 12:20 AM	#3
Nitro Joe Jackson VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Loudonville, Ohio or where ever the Nitro Lounge is parked Posts: 2,293 Likes: 54 Liked 67 Times in 19 Posts	Re: More Modified Video - 1978 Nothing will ever replace those high winding modified cars of the past, those guys where drivers, the crew all wrapped up in one. I'll always remember my days watching modified and helping my father run it and running around with Virgil Cates when he ran A/G also. __________________ Nitro Joe Jackson STK 3431 nitrojoe@neo.rr.com

03-06-2009, 08:34 AM	#4
resurrection3 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 62 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: More Modified Video - 1978 I ran in that race with my 68 camaro.so did jim pursglove in his vette.seems like only yesterday! Ha!

03-06-2009, 08:39 PM	#5
RonP Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Detroit,MI Posts: 80 Likes: 27 Liked 27 Times in 13 Posts	Re: More Modified Video - 1978 Music to my ears,.....if I could only turn my computer up louder !!

03-07-2009, 01:41 PM	#6
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: More Modified Video - 1978 Man, that was great!! Thank you!! I was there with my C/SM '69 Camaro. Lost a clutch, didn't even make 1st round. That car broke stuff until it broke me. Does anybody know if Pete Smith is still with us? He was another one of my favorite racers. Very nice guy. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

03-09-2009, 02:22 PM	#7
Todd Bailey Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 311 Likes: 29 Liked 31 Times in 16 Posts	Re: More Modified Video - 1978 Ed, Heard he is living somewhere around the Conroe area. The Emmons Brothers know for sure.

03-09-2009, 06:57 PM	#8
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: More Modified Video - 1978 Good to hear Todd. Thanks. Good driver, good guy. Pete sure didn't mind zinging that thing up on the starting line. I loved watching him and several others. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

03-09-2009, 08:52 PM	#9
joe176 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NY Posts: 601 Likes: 36 Liked 41 Times in 9 Posts	Re: More Modified Video - 1978 ESPN should take a look at those videos. More exciting than watching pro stock today...dave doing the commentary..the way it was filmed made them look like they were going faster than they were and it was really fun to watch....I don't get it with them not airing sportsman shows today but i guess when you watch them now they make them look boring.....man did they put on a show back then...too bad I was too young and missed all the fun.

03-09-2009, 09:52 PM	#10
Todd Bailey Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 311 Likes: 29 Liked 31 Times in 16 Posts	Re: More Modified Video - 1978 Pete was hard on the motors but that's what it took to run the numbers. If I remember correctly, he left the line a little over 11 grand, might have even been close to twelve. Hell, I was in the car while he was checking the timing and it zinged to almost 10,000 on that big Moroso tach. I had Fresh underwear after that.