'Back in the day' info requested - Page 2

Joe Sprint Bros · 06-19-2007, 04:10 PM

Mike Boyles still owns and drives "Charlie Brown", usually at the Classic Gear Jammer races and Div 9 IHRA, nice guy and a real crowd pleaser.

Joe Sprint Bros · 06-19-2007, 04:13 PM

Nice pic and info on Gear Jammer site, under members, http://www.classicgearjammers.org/ . Joe.

ss wannabee · 06-20-2007, 12:32 AM

Neil, how can remember all those names? Myron, my buddy says that NHRA ran the sticks and autos separately down to Q and QA, then combined them in the slower classes from SS/R through SS/X. That Hutch car may have been called 'Good 'ol Charlie Brown'.....He also remembers a '55 Chevy in the class sponsored by the US Army, and a couple of guys in NY....Bob Davies and a Bob Mech??? Wanted to know if anyone remembers a guy down South with a '60 Chevy named Lightfoot (not the singer), and a guy with an early Olds named Hear, probably in a lower class....Were the early Olds cars sticks or autos? Sorry I posted here....too many Buds...but here's a real tech question.....Whatever happened to Stroh's beer???

Adger Smith · 06-20-2007, 08:00 AM

Hey SS,
I think Stroh's had a brewery (refinery) in Longview Tx. I think it was closed when the beer companies started all this buy-out & brand suffle a few years ago. I have a customer that worked there & we were talking about it the other day. He said the Brewery (refinery) part was disassembled & they are still using the warehouse for another brand, can't remember which. I would assume that you guys consumed the remaining Stroh's inventory !!!

Adger Smith

G Schenck · 06-20-2007, 10:47 AM

SS, Randy Heer ran the "OLDS SPIRIT" I think 52 olds. It was always a stick car. After that he ran a couple of cutlasses in stock and super stock. About twenty something years ago, he purchased a 69 camaro from Jerry Dover which was Kenne Koonce's A/SA car. He still runs it today but they still call him the Rocket Man.

Greg

Bud Lefevre · 06-20-2007, 03:09 PM

Adger, speaking of East Tex, how many of these do you remember ?

Adger Smith · 06-20-2007, 04:13 PM

Wow, Bud..
A walk down memory lane. Thanks,
I have spent a few hours at that place.
I think the first car is one I purchased in 1977 from Dennis Faerman. He ran in F & G/MP It had B. Jones & D. Faerman on the door when I bought it and was a silver color. It is still around here in Arkansas some where.
Dennis Faerman
Lyle Cherry (V.W) ?
Herbert Bushnell
Eddie Conrad
Pete Perry
Curtis Keene (Keene & Smith)
Bill Gibbs
Glen Self (Stormin Six)
That had to be in the early 70's I hope I identified those correctly & didn't butcher the spelling too much. I'm sure I could or should recognize a few more, but .... Age.
There were some real fine races @ East Tex. it's a shame it is a retail shopping center now. When I go by it I can't even tell where it was. There are some real well know racers that have passed through those gates. Some went as far as being Pro's.

Adger Smith

gymracer01 · 06-20-2007, 11:37 PM

wannabe, I think the 60 Chevy you are thinking about was Morris Lightfoot from around Bowling Green Ky. If I remember correctly he was usually fast.
Jim N.

NovaMan · 06-21-2007, 11:06 PM

I'm actually drinking a Stroh's right now! It used to be brewed in Detroit, but now your guess is as good as mine. I think they're owned by the same people as Pabst.

Yup, owned by Miller. Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroh_Brewery_Company

Also, note that they've changed their slogan from "America's Fire Brewed Beer" to "America's Premium Brewed Beer."

Edit: Bud, awesome video!

~Pete
1970 Nova
12.653@105.43

06-20-2007, 08:00 AM	#14
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Hey SS, I think Stroh's had a brewery (refinery) in Longview Tx. I think it was closed when the beer companies started all this buy-out & brand suffle a few years ago. I have a customer that worked there & we were talking about it the other day. He said the Brewery (refinery) part was disassembled & they are still using the warehouse for another brand, can't remember which. I would assume that you guys consumed the remaining Stroh's inventory !!! Adger Smith __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)

06-20-2007, 03:09 PM	#16
Bud Lefevre Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 250 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Adger, speaking of East Tex, how many of these do you remember ? __________________ Bud Lefevre 3075 STK IHRA World Record Holder

06-20-2007, 04:13 PM	#17
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Wow, Bud.. A walk down memory lane. Thanks, I have spent a few hours at that place. I think the first car is one I purchased in 1977 from Dennis Faerman. He ran in F & G/MP It had B. Jones & D. Faerman on the door when I bought it and was a silver color. It is still around here in Arkansas some where. Dennis Faerman Lyle Cherry (V.W) ? Herbert Bushnell Eddie Conrad Pete Perry Curtis Keene (Keene & Smith) Bill Gibbs Glen Self (Stormin Six) That had to be in the early 70's I hope I identified those correctly & didn't butcher the spelling too much. I'm sure I could or should recognize a few more, but .... Age. There were some real fine races @ East Tex. it's a shame it is a retail shopping center now. When I go by it I can't even tell where it was. There are some real well know racers that have passed through those gates. Some went as far as being Pro's. Adger Smith __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)

06-21-2007, 11:06 PM	#19
NovaMan Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 117 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm actually drinking a Stroh's right now! It used to be brewed in Detroit, but now your guess is as good as mine. I think they're owned by the same people as Pabst. Yup, owned by Miller. Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroh_Brewery_Company Also, note that they've changed their slogan from "America's Fire Brewed Beer" to "America's Premium Brewed Beer." Edit: Bud, awesome video! ~Pete 1970 Nova 12.653@105.43 __________________ ~Pete 1970 Nova

06-19-2007, 04:10 PM	#11
Joe Sprint Bros Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 46 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mike Boyles still owns and drives "Charlie Brown", usually at the Classic Gear Jammer races and Div 9 IHRA, nice guy and a real crowd pleaser.

06-19-2007, 04:13 PM	#12
Joe Sprint Bros Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 46 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Nice pic and info on Gear Jammer site, under members, http://www.classicgearjammers.org/ . Joe.

06-20-2007, 12:32 AM	#13
ss wannabee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 663 Likes: 0 Liked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Neil, how can remember all those names? Myron, my buddy says that NHRA ran the sticks and autos separately down to Q and QA, then combined them in the slower classes from SS/R through SS/X. That Hutch car may have been called 'Good 'ol Charlie Brown'.....He also remembers a '55 Chevy in the class sponsored by the US Army, and a couple of guys in NY....Bob Davies and a Bob Mech??? Wanted to know if anyone remembers a guy down South with a '60 Chevy named Lightfoot (not the singer), and a guy with an early Olds named Hear, probably in a lower class....Were the early Olds cars sticks or autos? Sorry I posted here....too many Buds...but here's a real tech question.....Whatever happened to Stroh's beer???

06-20-2007, 10:47 AM	#15
G Schenck Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Harahan, La. Posts: 521 Likes: 41 Liked 81 Times in 35 Posts	SS, Randy Heer ran the "OLDS SPIRIT" I think 52 olds. It was always a stick car. After that he ran a couple of cutlasses in stock and super stock. About twenty something years ago, he purchased a 69 camaro from Jerry Dover which was Kenne Koonce's A/SA car. He still runs it today but they still call him the Rocket Man. Greg

06-20-2007, 11:37 PM	#18
gymracer01 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Middle Tennesse Posts: 46 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	wannabe, I think the 60 Chevy you are thinking about was Morris Lightfoot from around Bowling Green Ky. If I remember correctly he was usually fast. Jim N.