"Good Ol' Charlie Brown" Video 1993

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Bret Kepner

I'm not familiar with this "Charlie Brown" car. In which class does this car compete? Who drives it? Is he any good?

LOL........Good one Bret.

[Mike Taylor 3601]

I like that Brett.LOL.
Brett,
Have you ever thought about taking up announcing/commentating,maybe even hosting some racing shows I think you could have what it takes! LOL
I always enjoyed seeing your shows.
Mike Taylor 3601

[MattConte]

Great video Wayne. That is one of my favorite Super Stockers of all time. I was there that day. One of the best drag races I ever went to. I loved that track. Unfortunately that was the only time I ever went there. Shortly after I moved back to Phoenix. In this time I have been here in Phoenix. I have never been to a drag race event as good as that one. At either of the tracks we have here.
Thanks for posting Wayne.
Matt, the guy that built the model of your Chevelle.

[Bret Kepner]

Here's an interesting tidbit about the Boyles video clip. At the time, I and Ed O'Reilly were IHRA's national event announcers but this Super Stock session was handled by IHRA veteran race director, (and possibly its greatest supporter back then), Dick Miles of Virginia.

Dick was as hardcore about IHRA class racers as any human I've ever known and he knew 'em all from hometowns to classifications and from family members to factory engine specs. He absolutely loved the cars and we often "let him" announce Stock, Super Stock or Modified qualifying sessions.

If I wasn't announcing or doing the TV coverage, some of you might remember I was usually on the starting line peeking into windows and checking launch RPM for information when I would announce the next session. Ed O'Reilly would usually swap chairs as event director with Dick to allow Miles to announce.

By the way, I'm fairly certain Dick still works at Elk Creek Dragway in Virginia.

[Mike Taylor 3601]

BTW on the comment of Mike not hitting two step he did'nt have one,I remember he tried high side chip @ Clay City WCS when 6AL was still pretty new biggest chip he could come up with was 9800 stood on bumper came back pulled chip out,
If you have ever noticed Good Ol Charlie Brown will usaully wheelie about a foot high through low gear then come up about 2 foot high in second that is because Mike told me he overwinds on starting line to kill power so it does'nt wheel stand so high,like it did with 9800 chip He used to leave around 11K, but have'nt got to see or talk to him since about 1998.
Mike Taylor 3601

[Mack Reeves]

Originally Posted by Bret Kepner

Here's an interesting tidbit about the Boyles video clip. At the time, I and Ed O'Reilly were IHRA's national event announcers but this Super Stock session was handled by IHRA veteran race director, (and possibly its greatest supporter back then), Dick Miles of Virginia.

Dick was as hardcore about IHRA class racers as any human I've ever known and he knew 'em all from hometowns to classifications and from family members to factory engine specs. He absolutely loved the cars and we often "let him" announce Stock, Super Stock or Modified qualifying sessions.

If I wasn't announcing or doing the TV coverage, some of you might remember I was usually on the starting line peeking into windows and checking launch RPM for information when I would announce the next session. Ed O'Reilly would usually swap chairs as event director with Dick to allow Miles to announce.

By the way, I'm fairly certain Dick still works at Elk Creek Dragway in Virginia.

Bret, you are correct about Dick... I have been friends with him for many, many years.... He is still at Elk Creek and still announcing... You are right about him being "hard core".... He knows more stats on racers than anyone else I know.... And he keeps it in his head .... not a computer!!!!!

[Bret Kepner]

Dick Miles is truly one of the most wonderful men I've ever met...in drag racing or anywhere else.

[danny waters sr]

Originally Posted by Bret Kepner

Dick Miles is truly one of the most wonderful men I've ever met...in drag racing or anywhere else.

x 2 , I agree 100%

[mannymen]

Does Bristol dragway still wrap around the mountains today, or did the NHRA clear some of the mountains to straighten the path?

[MattConte]

Originally Posted by mannymen

Does Bristol dragway still wrap around the mountains today, or did the NHRA clear some of the mountains to straighten the path?

No they cut the mountain and made it all straight. You can see it real well on Google Earth.

I like how it use to look when I went there back in 93. with the way it went around the mountain. It looked like race cars going down some little Interstate weaving through the mountains. Just always looked neat to me.