Home Video-Super Stock Cars In Pits-1977

MEMORIES · 01-29-2009, 09:47 AM

A friend of mine, Hugh Greeson, took this 8mm video in 1977 at the old Ringgold, Georgia track called "Drag City". The track has been closed since 1982. I had the video transferred to DVD. There's no sound but there is some good color footage of several of the big names in Division 2 racing. I raced at this track myself in the bracket classes. You'll need to use the pause button alot because the video is short and moves quickly from scene to scene. Here's some of the cars on here:

Cotton Perry - (all three cars) red Chevy II - white Chevy II - white Camaro named "Little Sneezer"
Sonny Ray - orange GTO
Gary Goldsmith - "Super Cuda" SS/DA
Gary Ellis - "Nice-N-Nasty" SS/DA (formerly named the "Mountaineer")
Doug Yates - B/Gas black Nova named "The Exterminator"
Ricky McGarity - A/MC Volkswagon
Jim Kinnett - SS/AA Baracuda
John Labbous - "Loose Caboose" SS/GA Roadrunner
Buddy Shanklin - Vega Gasser

Enjoy, Wayne.

Philip Saran · 01-29-2009, 01:17 PM

Thanks for sharing, it's great to see some of the old cars again.

Notice how ramp trucks and open trailers were the majority back then and
a enclosed trailer was the rarity....not like today.

Chris DeGidio · 01-31-2009, 02:23 AM

Used to see most of those cars at Gainesville.

Tom P · 02-01-2009, 02:38 AM

A couple enclosed trailers there, that's high falutin' in 1977. I think only Top Fuel cars came in enclosed trailers around here back then.

01-29-2009, 09:47 AM	#1
MEMORIES Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 298 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Home Video-Super Stock Cars In Pits-1977 A friend of mine, Hugh Greeson, took this 8mm video in 1977 at the old Ringgold, Georgia track called "Drag City". The track has been closed since 1982. I had the video transferred to DVD. There's no sound but there is some good color footage of several of the big names in Division 2 racing. I raced at this track myself in the bracket classes. You'll need to use the pause button alot because the video is short and moves quickly from scene to scene. Here's some of the cars on here: Cotton Perry - (all three cars) red Chevy II - white Chevy II - white Camaro named "Little Sneezer" Sonny Ray - orange GTO Gary Goldsmith - "Super Cuda" SS/DA Gary Ellis - "Nice-N-Nasty" SS/DA (formerly named the "Mountaineer") Doug Yates - B/Gas black Nova named "The Exterminator" Ricky McGarity - A/MC Volkswagon Jim Kinnett - SS/AA Baracuda John Labbous - "Loose Caboose" SS/GA Roadrunner Buddy Shanklin - Vega Gasser Enjoy, Wayne.

01-29-2009, 01:17 PM	#2
Philip Saran Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Parker, CO. Posts: 725 Likes: 160 Liked 14 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Home Video-Super Stock Cars In Pits-1977 Thanks for sharing, it's great to see some of the old cars again. Notice how ramp trucks and open trailers were the majority back then and a enclosed trailer was the rarity....not like today. __________________ Phil Saran Parker, Colorado

01-31-2009, 02:23 AM	#3
Chris DeGidio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 364 Likes: 8 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Home Video-Super Stock Cars In Pits-1977 Used to see most of those cars at Gainesville. __________________ Nautilus Racing

02-01-2009, 02:38 AM	#4
Tom P Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 707 Likes: 30 Liked 240 Times in 94 Posts	Re: Home Video-Super Stock Cars In Pits-1977 A couple enclosed trailers there, that's high falutin' in 1977. I think only Top Fuel cars came in enclosed trailers around here back then.