see86go Posted January 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 I have a few photos of what I believe were referred to at the time as "Super Modifieds,' which include Darrell Godfredson, Gordon Wolley and a couple of sprint cars. Look for them soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Can't wait Craig. Do you think maybe you could like post those say ........................... ummm............ possibly ................... within the next 5 minutes? ............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPA Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Buddy Give the man some time to scan them! 5 minutes is to short of time. He needs a least 7 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
see86go Posted January 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Well, it took a little longer than 7 minutes I found another from 1972, #18 Jimmy Wells. The #26 on pit road is Richard Gaither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
see86go Posted January 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Fred Elbel, Jr., obviously before fire suits hit the scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerjim2 Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Hey, Don they bring back alot of memories of when you used to live by Joey and I. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerjim2 Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 I think the darrell's camaro is actually this former Hubert Bean car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oatey220 Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Jim I would bet money you right about the camaro being Beans old car. Oh yes the memories have been coming back, some good ones and some well .........The other night I was trying to remember some of the old nick names like Hubert "The Bean Bandit" Bean "Doc" Wally Garcia "Granpapy" Don Fowler Jimmy "Fireball" Fingers There was others I dare not mention. You guys remember any?? Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
see86go Posted January 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 I think Bean sold the car about midway through the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonesome Ford Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Don - John Kelly & his "mean green machine". & still going..... there's something that outlasts an Energizer! Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 The other night I was trying to remember some of the old nick names like Hubert "The Bean Bandit" Bean "Doc" Wally Garcia "Granpapy" Don Fowler Jimmy "Fireball" Fingers There was others I dare not mention. You guys remember any?? How about: Tex "The Poteet Pistol' Horn "Wild" Bill White And a guy in the hobby class, car #30, called "Sneaky Snake". First name was Scott or Scotty. His dad drove a wrecker at the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
see86go Posted January 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 This one's not too flattering: Dwight "Watergate" Hamilton, the story was that he threw the pit gate into Onion Creek late one night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonesome Ford Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Freddy Fryar the "Beaumont Flyer" & "Big" John Meyer Russ Martin, former T.I.D.A. announcer had one for dad as well: "The Ageless Wonder" John Kelly Jr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 I can remember Jimmy Finger had car he raced with the super-modifieds. It was really a short wheel base sprint car, candy-apple red #5. That car was FAST, but then weren't his cars always? Wish there was a photo of that one on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyT66 Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 SNEAKY SNAKE was steven fee#30 in the hobby stock class........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oatey220 Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 John Jr is right those fords lasted a long time ...... (they were not very fast though - jus kiddin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonesome Ford Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 got me Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerjim2 Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 Man all those names bring back memories of when I was a kid and wanted to race.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
302cominthru Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Leroy Brooks in the 02 car was referred to as "The long, tall, skinny drink of water." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprintsrule Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 I think the kids liked the HUMMMMDINGER. I think it was a yellow #10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 I think the kids liked the HUMMMMDINGER. I think it was a yellow #10. That was Gary Banks of Austin in the Mazda sedan with a rotary engine. There are a few other threads in this history section with stories and pictures of the car; one pic in particular shows it upside down on fire on the backstretch of Pan American about 30 or so years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprintsrule Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 I just remember how much different HUMMMMMDINGER sounded. That was pretty cool when I was a kid. I wish somebody would post some of those Super Modified pictures. I remember those cars were fast and loud. Probably my favorite class of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 I just remember how much different HUMMMMMDINGER sounded. Gary had the exhaust running into what was basically a 30 gallon drum, like you get fluids in. That was a big part of the sound, not to mention the way the rotary engines sounded when they ran anyway. Banks was a mechanic at an Austin Mazda dealer at that time. When Pan Am closed, and he had no class to run the car in, he went against the bigger hobby class cars at Longhorn, and gave them a wall-eyed fit. He was giving up a lot of weight, but that engine would fly. Those old rotary engines would flat run, but not from a standing start. You had to let them wind. I had one when I lived in Japan in the early 80's, and it would run all day above 7,000 rpm. Take a look at this link, you will see a couple pics of Banks in a very scary situation. Fortunately, he was not hurt. Banks Flip Leroy Brooks in the 02 car was referred to as "The long, tall, skinny drink of water." Your screen name is interesting, as 302 was Brook's number when he raced in West Texas. He shortened it to 02 due to the central Texas tracks not letting 3 digit numbers run. How many on here know that, before Brooks started racing oval cars, he was a drag racer? One of his drag cars was an old Studebaker sedan. 302, Do you know what "Circleburner" was in relation to Leroy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Groove Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Not only did he have a drag car, if you recall, when he drove for Bill Ramey, in the Camaro "trans am", they called Leroy the "quiet one". That car had the 180 degree headers where the exhaust came out on the side of the car on the passenger door. The thing about Leroy being a drag racer was, he would evn take that car, and race it. I remember going to Houston to Myers Speedway and the races were rained out and they went drag racing. Who is circle burner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Not only did he have a drag car, if you recall, when he drove for Bill Ramey, in the Camaro "trans am", they called Leroy the "quiet one". That car had the 180 degree headers where the exhaust came out on the side of the car on the passenger door. The thing about Leroy being a drag racer was, he would evn take that car, and race it. I remember going to Houston to Myers Speedway and the races were rained out and they went drag racing. Who is circle burner? Bill Ramey and Leroy were related to each other. If I remember right, Bill was Leroy's Uncle. Back in the 70's, when it seemed like everyone had a CB radio in their car or truck, Circleburner was Leroy's handle. I remember talking to him a lot on those radios, although it was a slow conversation.The only thing he did fast was drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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