George Rays First day

[memike]

I took a day away from the house and was surprised to see the extra large crowed at George Rays Drag Strip :love7:
I got there a little late because Creed came by to say good by before he leaves for Europe Here is Brian Garner getting ready to hit the track after waiting in line for a half hour 8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2vPTceNqHA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ueph1edbyb0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V6MYTaJZs4


This little 1/8 mile track is just 15 miles away and it felt good to get off the hill on this sunny day

 

[memike]

And look who showed up in his early A body 8.50 car:happy10:
Getting dialed in for his 8.50 class 8)running a sprayed rustang that runs 8.0 class

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucV04eazhbw

 

[stroked 340]

I can't believe people stand that close to the racing surface,especially by the burnout box....

 

[memike]

As you can see there was a big turn out
I was testing my camera on the tree on this shot :cheers:


And some pictures of the day 8)

 

[chuckwagon2004]

Looked Like A Blast Memike!! :d

 

[memike]

I can't believe people stand that close to the racing surface,especially by the burnout box....

I agree stoked, Some one has been looking out for the folks there for 50 years now and no one has been hurt, I did see a man a few years back helping VHT the tires down and the back of the car knocked him into the fence

 

[memike]

Looked Like A Blast Memike!! :d

I am glad I made it to the track for this day, it was over 60 F and sunny.
Allot of hugs and hand shakes with friends, There was not a dry eye there when the beginning prayers was told :love7:

 

[homecloned]

Thanks for sharing those Mike.:cheers:

I will be headed to Gainsville on Saturday to watch the big boys play.:burnout:

 

[pettybludart]

I knew I shouldn,t have looked!HaHa!I,m jealous MeMike,seeing that little early-A running down the track gets me all?Well you know.LOL.I,m thinking on adding one of my snorkle scoops to my 66 Dart.It looks good on the Valiant.Thanks for sharing!

P.S Now back to Ontario weather!It,s actually sunny and a balmy 50 degrees!8)

 

[memike]

Thanks for sharing those Mike.:cheers:

I will be headed to Gainsville on Saturday to watch the big boys play.:burnout:

:cheers: I could not wait to down load a couple Videos to share here with my friends Noel :cheers:
You have a good one and remember your camera 8) You are going to need some ear plugs there =P~

I knew I shouldn,t have looked!HaHa!I,m jealous MeMike,seeing that little early-A running down the track gets me all?Well you know.LOL.I,m thinking on adding one of my snorkle scoops to my 66 Dart.It looks good on the Valiant.Thanks for sharing!

P.S Now back to Ontario weather!It,s actually sunny and a balmy 50 degrees!8)

You have some great weather going on up there :cheers:
Here is an old bike that showed up to watch, I had to get a picture of it 8)
It looks like an old one for sure, Ya got to remember I am in Arkansas :happy10:
I bet you can't wait can ya Petty !!!

 

[memike]

Hear is a crash at George Rays and some Damned good fun at this little old time track !!

Watch the A body Valiant pull a win !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZh-iltb2O0&feature=related

 

[memike]

I forgot to mention something that I enjoyed =P~
They added Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches to there menu :cheers:
It don't get any better then that :happy10:

 

[memike]

Here is a car that is dedicated to George Ray :happy10:
They did a great job and I want to thank this site for sharing this with me.

To see more pictures and stories go here and click on the George Rays Thread http://www.midsouthracers.com/forum/index.php

midsouthracers.com is a good site for us here in my area to keep up with the race track's and some of our members here :cheers:

 

[needsaresto]

Cool old time dragstrip! Kinda reminds me of those street racing days. Not that I EVER raced on the street...;)

 

[Dartnut]

Great thread Memike!
Glad to hear George Ray was there, if not in person, but in spirit.
His legacy carries on thanks to people like you.
Great pics and videos, thanks for sharing.
Not a dry eye here as well.
Tom.

 

[pettybludart]

I can,t believe they don,t enforce abit of safety,mainly a helmet?We,re not allowed to race in shorts or a T-shirt.I would hope the racers have enough sense to atleast wear a helmet.Funny redneck gussleing his beer in a cloud of rubber smoke!LOL

P.S You sure did get me thinking Mike!:cheers:

 

[memike]

Cool old time dragstrip! Kinda reminds me of those street racing days. Not that I EVER raced on the street...;)

hehehe! I am sure we have dun it one time :happy10: maybe :-D

Great thread Memike!
Glad to hear George Ray was there, if not in person, but in spirit.
His legacy carries on thanks to people like you.
Great pics and videos, thanks for sharing.
Not a dry eye here as well.
Tom.

Thank you Tom, It was a glorious day and I have never seen the track that packed, When I was a mile away I could see the cars there, It was a full house :cheers:

I can,t believe they don,t enforce abit of safety,mainly a helmet?We,re not allowed to race in shorts or a T-shirt.I would hope the racers have enough sense to atleast wear a helmet.Funny redneck gussleing his beer in a cloud of rubber smoke!LOL

P.S You sure did get me thinking Mike!:cheers:

I seen that fellow downing his beer in tire smoke :toothy10:
If you run 8.0 a helmet is the track rules and a role bar for the 7.0 down.
Yep :-D it's about as old school as it gets :toothy10: