Wow! This was the drag racing I grew up on. I remember going to various quick 8 events all around VA, WV, TN, NC, and SC and seeing lots of these guys. I was a big Scotty Cannon fan too. Awesome memories for sure, I was so young I didn't understand the technical aspects like I do now.
I was at PRI and met Emily (I believe, terrible with names. . .) but missed you as you were out doing work at the event. Its a bummer that I didn't make it back by your booth, as I would have liked to shake your hand for the great work you are doing. Maybe next year or at some other event, but I'd like to thank you, Bobby, and the rest of the people putting on this content, as it is hugely important for both fans and for people looking for direction and to find goals. I imagine there are quite a few young people who are just learning about the greats of the sport and want to become part of that greatness. You and your team are helping make the world a better place, one drag race at a time. Keep it up!!!! Sandy.
What's up chief? I was shocked at how many Pontiac motors were being used back then, and I had no idea they could be bored and stroke that far to 706, your about the only dude I knew of running Pontiac at these levels, well beyond these levels now actually, I'm with you definitely awesome vid
This the best video y'all ever posted in my opinion! Some of the footage bring back memories for me as a kid! Haven't seen these cars and drivers in years! Thank you so much for posting! I'm gonna save this one to my favorites so I can watch again!✊🏾✊🏾
This brings back memories...... I didn't realize I was witnessing history. Grown man racing to get home to watch it on TV Brent kempner I remember being upset when he left the show.
It would be awesome to see a Nostalgia PRO-MOD class like what they are doing with pro stock! New safety but everything else Period correct or if possible new equipment but early day specs (lenco, no special electronics or at least nothing more new or old that was used in the pro mod cars in that era) to keep cost down and the performance close to how it was in the late 80s and early 90s NOS/Blower 190-210 Mph range! The Sunoco nostalgia Pro Mod shootout has a good ring to it! ;)
I grew up living a half mile from the old Shuffletown 1/8 mile dragstrip outside of Charlotte, NC. I used to walk through the woods behind our house and " sneak" under the highway 16 bridge behind the burnout box area. I witnessed many of the pioneers of Pro Mod in those years in the 80's transform their cars from small block 5 sp to big block lenco shifted and nitrous injected beasts. Charles Carpenter, Blake Wiggins, Michael Martin, Tommy Mauney, Sam Snyder, Scotty Cannon, Ken Regenthal, Ed Hoover, and the late Walter Henry (RIP) just to name a few. These guys raced in Quick 8/16 events in several tracks around the Southeast like Shuffletown. At IHRA events like Rockingham or Darlington they first were in a run whatcha brung class called Street Rod which evolved into the earlier version of Quick Rod. Later it became Top Sportsman then eventually Pro Mod. I obviously didn't know at the time I was seeing the birth of a whole new drag racing class but all I knew was that it was some outrageous cars and drag racing! I feel very privileged to have been able to enjoy all those years. Also, Competition Plus, I have some good quality video footage from Shuffletown with these guys from back then if I can dig it up and you are interested. LMK.
I went to Shuffletown and Mooresville and it was fun. I remember Mooresville better tho. Fun times for sure and I miss the good old days. Still watch the Nostalgia Pro Stock at Mooresville Dragway. Have some footage on my page.
Say what you will, and never to take anything away from modern pro mod drag racing but oh my, those were the glory days for real! Thanks for taking me back guys awesome footage!!👊👍👏💪🔥🔥🔥💯
Pro 5.0 is the class that formed all the drag radial, small tire, and cash days style racing. Tony Christian and his 57 Chevy and Racin Jason in his mid 7 second SBF mustang. Great times!
I was from the west coast, so not familiar with Pro 5.0, but Pro Gas started in Sacramento, Ca. in the early seventies. Heads up door slammers, no dragsters or bikes on gasoline for fuel. First at 10.00, then 9.80 and finally at a 9.50 index. NHRA came in late in the seventies and wanted to use the concept which became Super Gas at a 9.80 index. Some of the leading Pro Gas cars became Pro Mods over time, but most of the action was back east. Dave Riolo's 55, Bob Bunker's 55 and Wayne Torkelson's 57 T-Bird competed. When Charlie Carpenter was just making his name known, Dave Riolo was just a little quicker on the same weekend at Baylands Raceway in Fremont, Ca.
@@Dave_9547 I do remember those three cars that you mentioned. The Foxbody mustang platform took street racing to a new level of street racing. I was running 8.90’s in the early 2000’s with an iron headed Cleveland on a 150 shot with my 81 Capri. I had $12K in the whole car bumper to bumper. I did 90% of the build on my cars. From engine machine work to every inch of fabrication. Only thing I can’t do is turn the crank and balancing the rotating assembly. I won a lot of money street racing from the Chevy guys back then. I still race, but nothing like I used to. Racing parts have gotten stupid expensive in the last three years because of Brandon regulations and inflation. Those were great times back in the Tony Christianson days.
Awesome video…! It had all the Ledgends. But I most definitely remember Scotty. Shannon. Ed. And Moody in that order. But I remember almost all of them! They were the best drivers and mechanic’s in the racing world back then! Salutes to all of them
I went to Edgewater drag strip in Cleves, Ohio (near Cincinnati) and watched these guys. Bill Kuhlman, Jim "The Animal" Feurer, Mike Ashley, and all the rest. It was right around the time they went from Top Sportsman to Pro Modified. It was an awesome show! Good memories.
so cool seeing the segment on quain stott, and to know now how well he manages the southeast gassers association. The rules he has in place makes for some great racing
I remember watching the “Too Fat To Fly 55” run in these and a few street races. Simpson and Rice out of Elgin, Il. This was a crazy time in racing. RIP John Rice.
6:01 THAT is an awesome shot... right after Ashley zips the tires, he gets back in it, and the whole car jumps up and launches half sideways... GM performance baby!
Wow. This is awesome stuff. BTW, I'm assuming that Scotty is the same Scotty "Boom-Boom" Canon that used to drive a top-fuel funny car later on. Has to be. Wish the dude was still racing.
Hey Mr cannon,congrats on a phenomenal career.glad ya ain't done yet.how bout getting quaint on yalls podcast.theres history there for sure.i was with him in Scribner when your crew delivered a case of cokes and a couple stalks of corn for the ride home after we got eliminated....looking forward to what's coming for ya in the future brother
I think it takes some pressure to separate the Oxygen from the Nitrogen in Nitrous oxide which is in liquid state in the tank at about 800 PSI When it Vaporizes is has a huge cooling effect on the intake thus they also inject extra gasoline into the engine that gets burned by the extra oxygen which makes more cylinder pressure hear and expansion which makes more Power to the wheels .
I got a 66 Chevelle Super Sport that was raced at the drag strip every weekend , The big block 396 has been gone for over 20+ years , Replaced with a small block 327 , it has a forged steel Vette crank in a 4 bolt main 350 block , 12:1 forged pistons , ported heads , comp cam , had a Crane cam , headers , aluminum hi rise intake, 750cfm carb. , it had a 1050cfm Holley dominator , Lakewood Blow Proof Bell housing , 11 inch clutch , M-21 Muncie 4 speed Trans , had a automatic race trans with stall converter, 12 bolt posi with traction bars , Pulls both front tires off the ground in first and second gear , Screams to the Moon , 11,000rpm before the valves start to float and is a blast to drive , It did 5.5second@96mph in the 1/8 mile I got 11.5second@127 in the 1/4 mile
@@jimthomas777I'm a little confused, how do you have a 327 block with a vette steel crank 350 4 bolt main block, am i reading someone wrong your naming to different blocks, a 327 block and a 350 4 bolt main block are 2 different engines, so definitely confused
Ah the memories...here in England it was Samta Pod... 87 was my 2nd year of collegeand my 1st year of drag....seems like yesterday rather than yesteryear...😂
This class was developed by the pro sportsman and advanced ET guys that got fed up with the NHRAs gayness and bullshit rules....I was deeply involved in this era. I ran a 86 mustang body with a 532 inch boss nine......In a matter of days my fancy shit became out dated and had to come up with something to just qualify last. This was the very last era that could equal the development of the funnycars. In 1994 switched to a super charged boss nine and in a short 3 months I went to hero to zero... By that summers end I had to look down and check if I was in reverse.... What an incredible time in the sport!!!! When the IHRA began messing with Scotty Cannon and the blower guys I got out....Several of us threw in the towel at that point and never looked back...
Seems like most the nitrous cars are running Pontiac 706 engines,, I had no idea a Pontiac motor could be bored and stroked that much, also didn't realize they were using Pontiac engines period back then in promods, I just figured it was big block Chevy's and hemis
This is a long shot, but if anybody had footage of Groomes racingz they raced a few cars, theu jad a Nova and a Camaro thay i cant remember the year of and they also had a 92 lumina racing pro modified. My grandfather owned the team and hia footage was lost a long time wgo due to a house fire. If anyone has any footage of them it would be appreciated. Thwir home track was in Jackson SC but they traveled a lot
Back wen the pro mods had to line up off the clutch now everything is electronic I mean I like the speed pro mods today are putting out but I miss it from the early 2000’s wen the driver really had to do something
SURE SUCKS TO HAVE A COMMERCIAL AT ONE MINUTE.. THE VID JUST STARTED..!!! >>>THIS IS AN ADJUSTMENT THE CHANNEL SHOULD MAKE!!! > DALE JR. POD CAST ON YOU TUBE HAVE ZERO ADS!!!!
Seriously? You call these guys the "founders" completely ignoring guys like "The Wild Bunch" that were running blown door slammers YEARS before? That's just pathetic.
if you look - this video focuses on the early days of Pro Modified, which expanded to include blowers after being built on a nitrous foundation. This video was never a full video “history.” It was about the early movement and first decade of Pro Modified that this focuses on. If we are giving credit for blown doorslammers then we can go back to the earliest Pro Gassers with Bob Bunker and Wayne Torkelson in California during the formative years of Pro Gas. The video features the documented foundation of Pro Mod, and not to take anything away from the Wild Bunch because they were an awesome show, just not the founding basis of Pro Modified. If you go to the link in the description - you will see a full story of the class which includes the WB. The WB was involved and had we have had footage of Howes running the first six would have included it, but that too was at an IHRA event.
@@CompetitionPlusTV 👍👍👍👍👍 Aside from a overdriven big block, lenco and 1700s' The wild bunch [doorslammers) were basically 12pt caged bracket cars with a rack and a 4-link, All chrome moly tho. I gave them a good going over visually at Englishtown back in 1979.
@@CompetitionPlusTV It's great that you mention Pro Gas as the forerunners of Pro Mod. Yes Bob Bunker and Wayne Torkelson were there at the beginnings of Pro Gas that started in Sacramento. The index at first was at 10.00 flat, then 9:80 and finally 9:50. However, Dave Riolo was the winningest driver in those days at Sacramento, winning the Pro Gas championship four times if my memory is correct. On a good night, the top eight out of a sixteen car show were qualified between 9:501 to 9:506. All three of those drivers went on to race in Pro Mod with Riolo's 55 Chevy running a best of 6:70 at 206 mph in 1994. I remember those days very well, as I crewed on Riolo's car for several years.
@@Dave_9547 - the only reason I didn’t mention Riolo in my response is because I was noting the Wild Bunch wasn’t the only blown doorslammers that set the stage
My all-time favorite Drag Racing class!!
I love watching old school pro mods . Thank you for sharing
Same here!
So cool old school pro mod.....
Wow! This was the drag racing I grew up on. I remember going to various quick 8 events all around VA, WV, TN, NC, and SC and seeing lots of these guys. I was a big Scotty Cannon fan too. Awesome memories for sure, I was so young I didn't understand the technical aspects like I do now.
killer red tomato man!! I,m 49 now but Scotty was the man in my book!!
Same! been to so many tracks in the SE for Quick 8's and match races back then Scotty Cannon was such a personality, def my favorite.
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Shuffletown
Fantastic footage. I fell in love with this class when it launched in the 80's here in the UK. Still my favourite class all these years later
I was at PRI and met Emily (I believe, terrible with names. . .) but missed you as you were out doing work at the event. Its a bummer that I didn't make it back by your booth, as I would have liked to shake your hand for the great work you are doing. Maybe next year or at some other event, but I'd like to thank you, Bobby, and the rest of the people putting on this content, as it is hugely important for both fans and for people looking for direction and to find goals. I imagine there are quite a few young people who are just learning about the greats of the sport and want to become part of that greatness. You and your team are helping make the world a better place, one drag race at a time. Keep it up!!!!
Sandy.
I deeply honored by your words. Thank you so much for your kind words. Stay in touch - my email is harleynsc@aol.com. - Bobby
this is currently my favorite video in all of youtube land....love this
Related to Gary Shearer Pro Mod racer?
Mine also
You’re here too?
❤ awesome video One of my all-time favorites thank you!!!🔥🔥🔥
What's up chief? I was shocked at how many Pontiac motors were being used back then, and I had no idea they could be bored and stroke that far to 706, your about the only dude I knew of running Pontiac at these levels, well beyond these levels now actually, I'm with you definitely awesome vid
This the best video y'all ever posted in my opinion! Some of the footage bring back memories for me as a kid! Haven't seen these cars and drivers in years! Thank you so much for posting! I'm gonna save this one to my favorites so I can watch again!✊🏾✊🏾
This brings back memories...... I didn't realize I was witnessing history. Grown man racing to get home to watch it on TV Brent kempner I remember being upset when he left the show.
It would be awesome to see a Nostalgia PRO-MOD class like what they are doing with pro stock! New safety but everything else Period correct
or if possible new equipment but early day specs (lenco, no special electronics or at least nothing more new or old that was used in the pro mod cars in that era) to keep cost down and the performance close to how it was in the late 80s and early 90s
NOS/Blower 190-210 Mph range! The Sunoco nostalgia Pro Mod shootout has a good ring to it! ;)
Yep, numerous people have wanted that. I hope they do it too!!!
It has been tried multiple times
Build the car and take it out places.. would be fun at the big money bracket races
Always one of my favorite classes. Was hoping this would be an actual documentary on the class but still great older footage.
Gordy Hmiel 🥰 I miss him. He loved Drag Racing so much. Nice to see he’s not forgotten.
I grew up living a half mile from the old Shuffletown 1/8 mile dragstrip outside of Charlotte, NC. I used to walk through the woods behind our house and " sneak" under the highway 16 bridge behind the burnout box area. I witnessed many of the pioneers of Pro Mod in those years in the 80's transform their cars from small block 5 sp to big block lenco shifted and nitrous injected beasts. Charles Carpenter, Blake Wiggins, Michael Martin, Tommy Mauney, Sam Snyder, Scotty Cannon, Ken Regenthal, Ed Hoover, and the late Walter Henry (RIP) just to name a few. These guys raced in Quick 8/16 events in several tracks around the Southeast like Shuffletown. At IHRA events like Rockingham or Darlington they first were in a run whatcha brung class called Street Rod which evolved into the earlier version of Quick Rod. Later it became Top Sportsman then eventually Pro Mod. I obviously didn't know at the time I was seeing the birth of a whole new drag racing class but all I knew was that it was some outrageous cars and drag racing! I feel very privileged to have been able to enjoy all those years. Also, Competition Plus, I have some good quality video footage from Shuffletown with these guys from back then if I can dig it up and you are interested. LMK.
I went to Shuffletown and Mooresville and it was fun. I remember Mooresville better tho. Fun times for sure and I miss the good old days. Still watch the Nostalgia Pro Stock at Mooresville Dragway. Have some footage on my page.
Say what you will, and never to take anything away from modern pro mod drag racing but oh my, those were the glory days for real! Thanks for taking me back guys awesome footage!!👊👍👏💪🔥🔥🔥💯
Pro 5.0 is the class that formed all the drag radial, small tire, and cash days style racing. Tony Christian and his 57 Chevy and Racin Jason in his mid 7 second SBF mustang. Great times!
I was from the west coast, so not familiar with Pro 5.0, but Pro Gas started in Sacramento, Ca. in the early seventies. Heads up door slammers, no dragsters or bikes on gasoline for fuel. First at 10.00, then 9.80 and finally at a 9.50 index. NHRA came in late in the seventies and wanted to use the concept which became Super Gas at a 9.80 index. Some of the leading Pro Gas cars became Pro Mods over time, but most of the action was back east. Dave Riolo's 55, Bob Bunker's 55 and Wayne Torkelson's 57 T-Bird competed. When Charlie Carpenter was just making his name known, Dave Riolo was just a little quicker on the same weekend at Baylands Raceway in Fremont, Ca.
@@Dave_9547 I do remember those three cars that you mentioned. The Foxbody mustang platform took street racing to a new level of street racing. I was running 8.90’s in the early 2000’s with an iron headed Cleveland on a 150 shot with my 81 Capri. I had $12K in the whole car bumper to bumper. I did 90% of the build on my cars. From engine machine work to every inch of fabrication. Only thing I can’t do is turn the crank and balancing the rotating assembly. I won a lot of money street racing from the Chevy guys back then. I still race, but nothing like I used to. Racing parts have gotten stupid expensive in the last three years because of Brandon regulations and inflation. Those were great times back in the Tony Christianson days.
Such a great era and class!
Scotty cannon a legend...the days when u actually had to let the clutch out on a race car...
the OG days were the best
Norwalk in August was a great time. Saw all these cars at one point. Pat Moore's Lambo was my favorite though.
I have only just got into drag racing at 33 years old, I can't wait to absorb ❤
I wish i was introduced as a kid
What an underrated industry!
Awesome video…! It had all the Ledgends. But I most definitely remember Scotty. Shannon. Ed. And Moody in that order. But I remember almost all of them! They were the best drivers and mechanic’s in the racing world back then! Salutes to all of them
Promod In 80’s and 90’s was the bast, when racing was still accessible for regular Joe’s.
Still is. We all run dragsters though lol
Awesome video! Thank you for putting this together.
Thank you Competion Plus!
I remember when Charles carpenter got pm started. I raced against a lot of these guys before the class got started. It was great
I went to Edgewater drag strip in Cleves, Ohio (near Cincinnati) and watched these guys. Bill Kuhlman, Jim "The Animal" Feurer, Mike Ashley, and all the rest. It was right around the time they went from Top Sportsman to Pro Modified. It was an awesome show! Good memories.
I raced against a lot of the guys in the mid eighty's when we were bracket racers on the 1/8 mile.
Did you run 6 12s
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Born close to Charlotte in the early 80’s I grew up with pro mod… what a great time to be alive
so cool seeing the segment on quain stott, and to know now how well he manages the southeast gassers association. The rules he has in place makes for some great racing
i missed this in real time. workin' & raisin' a family. thanks!
I need a part 2 into the second decade lol. this was awesome
Notice all the cars from Shuffletown drag strip out of Charlotte. Shuffletown is where PRO Mod got its start.
Great Video, definitely brings back good memories.
Brent Kempner is the best he build a great story to every race.
Super cool, really enjoyed!!!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍
I remember watching the “Too Fat To Fly 55” run in these and a few street races. Simpson and Rice out of Elgin, Il.
This was a crazy time in racing.
RIP John Rice.
Such an amazing video!! Thank you!!
Brent's voice reminds me of my childhood someone needs to get him on a podcast soon
6:01 THAT is an awesome shot... right after Ashley zips the tires, he gets back in it, and the whole car jumps up and launches half sideways... GM performance baby!
Wow. This is awesome stuff. BTW, I'm assuming that Scotty is the same Scotty "Boom-Boom" Canon that used to drive a top-fuel funny car later on. Has to be. Wish the dude was still racing.
I have the old VHS tapes of the early years of Pro-mod. Scotty Cannon was The John Force of Pro- mod.
That’s an 80’s no prep 1/4 mile track running low 7’s at 200 on an ancient chassis.
I remember going to thunder valley to see these guys in the late eighties. I've got pics somewhere including a great pic of Scotty.
Cannon was the Pro Mod king!!
Who remembers when Scotty Cannon got flagged for creating his own intercooler underneath the blower
He didn’t get flagged he told IHRA in advance he was doing -
ruclips.net/video/hzk68J8rlAo/видео.html
The way he done that was genius.
Hey Mr cannon,congrats on a phenomenal career.glad ya ain't done yet.how bout getting quaint on yalls podcast.theres history there for sure.i was with him in Scribner when your crew delivered a case of cokes and a couple stalks of corn for the ride home after we got eliminated....looking forward to what's coming for ya in the future brother
Great racing
I think it takes some pressure to separate the Oxygen from the Nitrogen in Nitrous oxide which is in liquid state in the tank at about 800 PSI When it Vaporizes is has a huge cooling effect on the intake thus they also inject extra gasoline into the engine that gets burned by the extra oxygen which makes more cylinder pressure hear and expansion which makes more Power to the wheels .
I remember Charles Carpenter at Super Chevy in Memphis Tn 1987
Scotty Cannon Carl Moyer…man what a time to be alive!
🔥🔥🔥 Very awesome video all my favorite RUclipsrs of all times thank you so much!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I want to know what happened to all of these cars? Sure would be nice to dig one out amd build it back to its former glory!
I got a 66 Chevelle Super Sport that was raced at the drag strip every weekend ,
The big block 396 has been gone for over 20+ years ,
Replaced with a small block 327 , it has a forged steel Vette crank in a 4 bolt main 350 block , 12:1 forged pistons , ported heads , comp cam , had a Crane cam , headers , aluminum hi rise intake, 750cfm carb. , it had a 1050cfm Holley dominator , Lakewood Blow Proof Bell housing , 11 inch clutch , M-21 Muncie 4 speed Trans , had a automatic race trans with stall converter, 12 bolt posi with traction bars ,
Pulls both front tires off the ground in first and second gear ,
Screams to the Moon ,
11,000rpm before the valves start to float and is a blast to drive ,
It did 5.5second@96mph in the 1/8 mile
I got 11.5second@127 in the 1/4 mile
@@jimthomas777 Id love to see it run! Do you have videos on youtube! Glad you saved one!
Dude a 5.50 ET 1/8 mile would not be a 11.50 it ET more like 8.60s you'r numbers are way off
@@jimthomas777I'm a little confused, how do you have a 327 block with a vette steel crank 350 4 bolt main block, am i reading someone wrong your naming to different blocks, a 327 block and a 350 4 bolt main block are 2 different engines, so definitely confused
Scotty Cannon and his Oakley sun glasses 🤓
What a great video pro mod is the best this had all the best drivers best cars what a video thanks for sharing keep them coming 👍👍
Ah the memories...here in England it was Samta Pod... 87 was my 2nd year of collegeand my 1st year of drag....seems like yesterday rather than yesteryear...😂
I was there at Darlington the night Bill went 202, that place just erupted when he did it!!
Great video. I'm just a little disappointed there was no footage of Christine.
we are too - didn’t have any - Paul Strommen was one of the pioneers - we did get a later version of the Jukebox Ford in there
love all the history of drag racing
nostalgic
This will always be my favorite class.
This class was developed by the pro sportsman and advanced ET guys that got fed up with the NHRAs gayness and bullshit rules....I was deeply involved in this era. I ran a 86 mustang body with a 532 inch boss nine......In a matter of days my fancy shit became out dated and had to come up with something to just qualify last. This was the very last era that could equal the development of the funnycars. In 1994 switched to a super charged boss nine and in a short 3 months I went to hero to zero... By that summers end I had to look down and check if I was in reverse.... What an incredible time in the sport!!!! When the IHRA began messing with Scotty Cannon and the blower guys I got out....Several of us threw in the towel at that point and never looked back...
THANK YOU- THANK YOU- THANK YOU !!!!
When did the first turbo cars first enter pro mode drag racing
While these guys were swapping their small block Chevy engines for big blocks ,
I was building small block Chevy engines that scream to the Moon
Oops, can't forget Joe Barry in the Creamsickle!!
Huntsville drag strip my home track ,, i was there that day ..
Al billes v Mike Janis both driving nos cars that was awesome.
Seems like most the nitrous cars are running Pontiac 706 engines,, I had no idea a Pontiac motor could be bored and stroked that much, also didn't realize they were using Pontiac engines period back then in promods, I just figured it was big block Chevy's and hemis
Thanks😎👍
Bobby excellent video
Amazing
I bet they never envisioned seven kits on a 959ci inch motor 😳
You do the first 8 into the 200 club
Need a part 2
I remember when pro mod turned into monster trucks, haha. Scotty Cannon invented the 90s.
I wish there was some footage of my dad Robbie Diamond win his NRHA championships in 1994 and 1995
i’m sure I have some I will look when I get time
This is a long shot, but if anybody had footage of Groomes racingz they raced a few cars, theu jad a Nova and a Camaro thay i cant remember the year of and they also had a 92 lumina racing pro modified. My grandfather owned the team and hia footage was lost a long time wgo due to a house fire. If anyone has any footage of them it would be appreciated. Thwir home track was in Jackson SC but they traveled a lot
When pro mods were pro mods.
27:48....Those folks look like they are freezing.
Back wen the pro mods had to line up off the clutch now everything is electronic I mean I like the speed pro mods today are putting out but I miss it from the early 2000’s wen the driver really had to do something
6.69 ET no film or mention
there is no film available of that run
that was in the top sportsman days when footage was scarce
That was at the time when the cars didn't use methanol???
supercharged cars used methanol
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1985 the run 202.24 mph thats Asome the newer cars run a Little Bit faster Asome
Shuffletown where it all started.
Not a single mention that Pro-mod was actually invented in the UK?
We might have if it were true.
Invented in 88 here came to you in 89. Go do your research.
@@170turbo - wrong it was already in the works in 1983 here in the US - when they started match racing in the Carolinas
@@170turbo - some of the first Pro Mod style cars started appearing as early as 1981
This is what switched me from nhra
cool!
Odell I like pro mod ❤
How was this legal @12:48? Superchargers on pro stocks seems a little strange 0_o
That was exactly what the early pro modified cars were
not even one turbo car...? lol
422👍's up thanks for sharing
Ha cette époque on pousser pour avoir la plus rapide voiture aujourd'hui il cour pour un paquet de billet
Y love it is cars yeee.
Seriously? You call these guys the "founders" completely ignoring guys like "The Wild Bunch" that were running blown door slammers YEARS before? That's just pathetic.
if you look - this video focuses on the early days of Pro Modified, which expanded to include blowers after being built on a nitrous foundation. This video was never a full video “history.” It was about the early movement and first decade of Pro Modified that this focuses on. If we are giving credit for blown doorslammers then we can go back to the earliest Pro Gassers with Bob Bunker and Wayne Torkelson in California during the formative years of Pro Gas. The video features the documented foundation of Pro Mod, and not to take anything away from the Wild Bunch because they were an awesome show, just not the founding basis of Pro Modified. If you go to the link in the description - you will see a full story of the class which includes the WB. The WB was involved and had we have had footage of Howes running the first six would have included it, but that too was at an IHRA event.
@@CompetitionPlusTV 👍👍👍👍👍
Aside from a overdriven big block, lenco and 1700s' The wild bunch [doorslammers) were basically 12pt caged bracket cars with a rack and a 4-link, All chrome moly tho.
I gave them a good going over visually at Englishtown back in 1979.
@@CompetitionPlusTV It's great that you mention Pro Gas as the forerunners of Pro Mod. Yes Bob Bunker and Wayne Torkelson were there at the beginnings of Pro Gas that started in Sacramento. The index at first was at 10.00 flat, then 9:80 and finally 9:50. However, Dave Riolo was the winningest driver in those days at Sacramento, winning the Pro Gas championship four times if my memory is correct. On a good night, the top eight out of a sixteen car show were qualified between 9:501 to 9:506. All three of those drivers went on to race in Pro Mod with Riolo's 55 Chevy running a best of 6:70 at 206 mph in 1994. I remember those days very well, as I crewed on Riolo's car for several years.
@@Dave_9547 - I remember writing the article on the Redding Dragway event and the 9.80s is for old ladies mantra from the NorCal racers
@@Dave_9547 - the only reason I didn’t mention Riolo in my response is because I was noting the Wild Bunch wasn’t the only blown doorslammers that set the stage
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Need a part 2