IHRA MODIFIED ELIMINATOR, BRAINERD OPTIMIST DRAG STRIP, MID 80'S

This video was shot at an IHRA points race held at Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip in North Georgia, just South of Chattanooga, Tennessee. I think it was 1986 or 87. A building was blocking the view down track but there's some good starting line footage with some excellent sound. This should get your heart pumping.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• MODIFIED ELIMINATOR
• DRAG RACING
• OLD DRAG RACING

[HDHTJH2]

NHRA had Modified Eliminator through 1981, then the cars were split between Super Stock and Comp. Elim. IHRA continued a few years longer with the Modified class.

[dfinkie]

And before we go there, 11,000 RPM with a small block is not the same as a 11,000 RPM import with 10 horsepower.

[dfinkie]

" Whats happened to drag racing as this vid shows it when it was a freakin blast to watch and to race! "

Politics, cost, marketing, and corporate greed.

[charliecollier1]

I was 13 in 1985 and to me there was nothing better than this!

[65chevyIISS]

Was at this race ..... You can see our blue duce in fromt of Rocky Powells white vega wagon 6:40 heads up. Nothing like the sound of a small block chevy with a heavy flywheel.

[camaro517]

automatics should be banned from drag racing..stick shift is real performance drag racing..the way it was intended...not the pussified racing we have today

[57Custom406]

I was there....I was just a kid, but I was there, awesome!

[Mikes66442]

I keep coming back to this video again and again. The burnouts and dry hops were a show unto itself. Too bad that building was obstructing the rest of the track, would've loved to see them battle it out till the end of the track. Awesome vid!!

[Gavin84w]

@slimkuttah420 What you don,t get enjoyment out of a crew member adjusting the wheelie bars to within a thou of each other as opposed to dry hops?......!!!!! Yeah the pre race shit of today is, well there is none, no wonder nostalgia is so popular. I will be in Vegas at my first NHRA meet in 19 years and can,t wait for the crowd to clear off so i can watch comp eliminator.

[slimkuttah420]

lovin how every pair does a dry hop too. dont see that stuff much these days

[slimkuttah420]

think i just died and have found myself in small block heaven

[Gavin84w]

Listen to the auto equipped car in about the 3rd or 4th pairing, absolutely not 1 ounce of character compared to the high winding stick cars, and it is still the same today. 3 pedals all medals.

[jay89allday]

what were the rules for this class(small blocks and stick shifts)? why dont they run it anymore i think people would love to see this class again this is real racin