Drag racing movie filmed in NC

[Jeff Lee]

Boomer Honeycutt is a drag racer. His lone quest is to escape his father's shadow and become the next Classic Gear Jammers Champion. After separating from his fiancée Tina, Boomer takes refuge sleeping in his van. He awakes after a rough night out to find an eleven-year-old boy on the doorstep and a note from his high school sweetheart welcoming him to fatherhood. Set against the backdrop of stick-shift drag racing in the heart of the South, this is a story about fathers and sons, teaching each other what it takes to be a man.

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

Boomer Honeycutt is a drag racer. His lone quest is to escape his father's shadow and become the next Classic Gear Jammers Champion. After separating from his fiancée Tina, Boomer takes refuge sleeping in his van. He awakes after a rough night out to find an eleven-year-old boy on the doorstep and a note from his high school sweetheart welcoming him to fatherhood. Set against the backdrop of stick-shift drag racing in the heart of the South, this is a story about fathers and sons, teaching each other what it takes to be a man.

That part sounds great, but I could do without the beer-swilling, helmet-throwing redneckisms I saw in the trailer. They'd be better off doing a story on Chip Johnson's life -- got the whole rags to ri....er... well, World Champ thing, the family life story, hardship, blahblahblah, all with the southern twang, but without all the redneck.

Now if only he drove a stick.

[borninamopar]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

That part sounds great, but I could do without the beer-swilling, helmet-throwing redneckisms I saw in the trailer. They'd be better off doing a story on Chip Johnson's life -- got the whole rags to ri....er... well, World Champ thing, the family life story, hardship, blahblahblah, all with the southern twang, but without all the redneck.

Now if only he drove a stick.

Sorry to see you are so down on rednecks, ya know being from NC and everything, maybe your small town rural tracks don't have any rednecks racin' what they built in their garage, but I have been to many tracks here in the south and I sure see a lot of beer drinking redneckism going on, like you said. Maybe this is one of the reasons alot of racers don't want to join class racing anymore. Since you are so against rednecks and everything. Sorry, but most of the racers, class and bracket and street in the south are rednecks. Sorry we offend you so much.

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by borninamopar

Sorry to see you are so down on rednecks, ya know being from NC and everything, maybe your small town rural tracks don't have any rednecks racin' what they built in their garage, but I have been to many tracks here in the south and I sure see a lot of beer drinking redneckism going on, like you said. Maybe this is one of the reasons alot of racers don't want to join class racing anymore. Since you are so against rednecks and everything. Sorry, but most of the racers, class and bracket and street in the south are rednecks. Sorry we offend you so much.

You don't offend me. I don't know you, so I couldn't possibly dislike you or judge you. Trust me, I'm far from an elitist, and I run at a number of "rural tracks". (even saw the car featured in the video race at Pageland) It's just my opinion that what we saw in the video doesn't typify southern drag racers. Moot point, anyway. I'll certainly watch the movie, and will be happy to see everything in the broader context. My apologies if my comments offended anyone.

[Michael Kilduff]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

You don't offend me. I don't know you, so I couldn't possibly dislike you or judge you. Trust me, I'm far from an elitist, and I run at a number of "rural tracks". (even saw the car featured in the video race at Pageland) It's just my opinion that what we saw in the video doesn't typify southern drag racers. Moot point, anyway. I'll certainly watch the movie, and will be happy to see everything in the broader context. My apologies if my comments offended anyone.

No offense here Michael. As someone who is a lifelong resident of NC and has grown up at several of the local tracks I too cringe when I see the southern drag racer portrayed in a beer drinking and helmet throwing fashion like I saw in the trailer.

I think a more accurate dipiction of a southern drag racer would be a racer exemplifying good sportsmanship and offering a fellow competitor a helping hand, the shirt off his back, or a home cooked meal.

Maybe they should have just followed Larry Stott around for a few days?

[Phillip marvetz]

America needs a redneck for a president, Either type will do. Get er done

[Jimi B]

Originally Posted by borninamopar

Sorry to see you are so down on rednecks, ya know being from NC and everything, maybe your small town rural tracks don't have any rednecks racin' what they built in their garage, but I have been to many tracks here in the south and I sure see a lot of beer drinking redneckism going on, like you said. Maybe this is one of the reasons alot of racers don't want to join class racing anymore. Since you are so against rednecks and everything. Sorry, but most of the racers, class and bracket and street in the south are rednecks. Sorry we offend you so much.

I think Mr. Beard already covered it.. But don't take offense to it. I do however agree with him. Some of my best friends are good ole boys, but this is not exactly the light that our sport needs to be seen in. Not in any time, and especially not in these economic times when people are leaving our sport due to lack of sponsorship after decades of racing..