Drag racing movie filmed in NC

Myron Piatek · 01-13-2011, 01:04 PM

Anybody seen this yet?
I just found it on moparts.com

http://www.shiftfilm.com/

http://www.dragzine.com/news/grass-r...silver-screen/

Hemiparts · 01-13-2011, 01:28 PM

posted it up here earlier this am, filmed trailer earlier this year @Farm' during gear jammers race. Looks cool !!!!

Rick Angles · 01-13-2011, 04:59 PM

Looks like maybe a cool movie about the sport we love. Can't wait to see it and how well it does.

tpoh815 · 01-13-2011, 05:43 PM

Jr Honeycut. Thats the moniker they give this guy? I would hope they would have picked it like a porn star.The name of your first dog and the street you grew up on. I would be Whitey Palmer and that sounds better than that breakfast cereal name!

Jeff Lee · 01-13-2011, 06:12 PM

Boomer Honeycutt is a drag racer. His lone quest is to escape his father's shadow and become the next Classic Gear Jammers Champion. After separating from his fiancée Tina, Boomer takes refuge sleeping in his van. He awakes after a rough night out to find an eleven-year-old boy on the doorstep and a note from his high school sweetheart welcoming him to fatherhood. Set against the backdrop of stick-shift drag racing in the heart of the South, this is a story about fathers and sons, teaching each other what it takes to be a man.

Michael Beard · 01-13-2011, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

Boomer Honeycutt is a drag racer. His lone quest is to escape his father's shadow and become the next Classic Gear Jammers Champion. After separating from his fiancée Tina, Boomer takes refuge sleeping in his van. He awakes after a rough night out to find an eleven-year-old boy on the doorstep and a note from his high school sweetheart welcoming him to fatherhood. Set against the backdrop of stick-shift drag racing in the heart of the South, this is a story about fathers and sons, teaching each other what it takes to be a man.

That part sounds great, but I could do without the beer-swilling, helmet-throwing redneckisms I saw in the trailer. They'd be better off doing a story on Chip Johnson's life -- got the whole rags to ri....er... well, World Champ thing, the family life story, hardship, blahblahblah, all with the southern twang, but without all the redneck.

Now if only he drove a stick.

Robbie Draughon · 01-13-2011, 06:42 PM

I would pay good money to see the Chip Johnson story. The movie can't be better than some of the stories I've heard over the years about my buddy Chip!!!!

Jeff Lee · 01-13-2011, 07:49 PM

Support the movie, redneck or not!

Fast & Furious, disdained by almost all here at one time. Did you like Part I, part II or part III the best?
Enough support and you could see more drag race movies.

The last good drag race movie with track scenes and some level of excitement (as I recall) was "Heart Like a Wheel".

My favorite all time is "Two Lane Blacktop", check out the 2006 remastered DVD edition.

Tim H · 01-13-2011, 09:11 PM

I too look forward to viewing this movie. I liked the drag movie,Fast Company that was released in 1979 more than Heart Like A Wheel.

Myron Piatek · 01-13-2011, 10:12 PM

Hopefully the storyline and wheels-up launches will generate enough interest so more people will want to visit their local tracks and see what it's all about in person!

I agree with Mike that too much "redneckisms" can enhance the stereotype of a drag racer, which is not a good thing. ("Days of Thunder" comes to mind.) But I guess that's how the producers add some drama. Hopefully it will be a positive potrayal overall.

I missed Hemiparts' post earlier.

01-13-2011, 01:04 PM	#1
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Drag racing movie filmed in NC Anybody seen this yet? I just found it on moparts.com http://www.shiftfilm.com/ http://www.dragzine.com/news/grass-r...silver-screen/

01-13-2011, 01:28 PM	#2
Hemiparts Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Raleigh, N.C Posts: 212 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Drag racing movie filmed in NC posted it up here earlier this am, filmed trailer earlier this year @Farm' during gear jammers race. Looks cool !!!!

01-13-2011, 04:59 PM	#3
Rick Angles Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Circleville,Ohio Posts: 113 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Drag racing movie filmed in NC Looks like maybe a cool movie about the sport we love. Can't wait to see it and how well it does. __________________ Rick

01-13-2011, 05:43 PM	#4
tpoh815 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: West Seneca Posts: 537 Likes: 62 Liked 28 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Drag racing movie filmed in NC Jr Honeycut. Thats the moniker they give this guy? I would hope they would have picked it like a porn star.The name of your first dog and the street you grew up on. I would be Whitey Palmer and that sounds better than that breakfast cereal name! __________________ EX 5-Doorstocker Last edited by tpoh815; 01-13-2011 at 06:03 PM.

01-13-2011, 06:12 PM	#5
Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Drag racing movie filmed in NC Boomer Honeycutt is a drag racer. His lone quest is to escape his father's shadow and become the next Classic Gear Jammers Champion. After separating from his fiancée Tina, Boomer takes refuge sleeping in his van. He awakes after a rough night out to find an eleven-year-old boy on the doorstep and a note from his high school sweetheart welcoming him to fatherhood. Set against the backdrop of stick-shift drag racing in the heart of the South, this is a story about fathers and sons, teaching each other what it takes to be a man. __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX

01-13-2011, 06:42 PM	#7
Robbie Draughon Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 77 Likes: 14 Liked 29 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Drag racing movie filmed in NC I would pay good money to see the Chip Johnson story. The movie can't be better than some of the stories I've heard over the years about my buddy Chip!!!! __________________ SS/AM 2917

01-13-2011, 07:49 PM	#8
Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Drag racing movie filmed in NC Support the movie, redneck or not! Fast & Furious, disdained by almost all here at one time. Did you like Part I, part II or part III the best? Enough support and you could see more drag race movies. The last good drag race movie with track scenes and some level of excitement (as I recall) was "Heart Like a Wheel". My favorite all time is "Two Lane Blacktop", check out the 2006 remastered DVD edition. __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX

01-13-2011, 09:11 PM	#9
Tim H VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,041 Likes: 1,071 Liked 481 Times in 158 Posts	Re: Drag racing movie filmed in NC I too look forward to viewing this movie. I liked the drag movie,Fast Company that was released in 1979 more than Heart Like A Wheel.

01-13-2011, 10:12 PM	#10
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Drag racing movie filmed in NC Hopefully the storyline and wheels-up launches will generate enough interest so more people will want to visit their local tracks and see what it's all about in person! I agree with Mike that too much "redneckisms" can enhance the stereotype of a drag racer, which is not a good thing. ("Days of Thunder" comes to mind.) But I guess that's how the producers add some drama. Hopefully it will be a positive potrayal overall. I missed Hemiparts' post earlier. Last edited by Myron Piatek; 01-13-2011 at 10:20 PM.