A Walk Back...

[Mindwalker]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DL5YAMWvKfG4&ved=2ahUKEwiIsP7Ki-XcAhUE8YMKHVEeAIEQwqsBMA56BAgJECA&usg=AOvVaw2ssns8a8ucCNc3HUkcQQEw

[rickybrown1952]

Wow now that is some Late models right there Those were the days

[MI Dirt Fan]

Yep. Back when they also used jack stands. lol

[ImCryn2]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DL5YAMWvKfG4&ved=2ahUKEwiIsP7Ki-XcAhUE8YMKHVEeAIEQwqsBMA56BAgJECA&usg=AOvVaw2ssns8a8ucCNc3HUkcQQEw

is that you holding the white cup at 2:12, Phil? :)

[Mindwalker]

Sure was!😎

[george w]

Sure was!
Pulling down a ol Winston cancer stick an chugging down a pabst pre race, I knew you was alright!

[Josh Bayko]

Smaller spoilers and flat decks would like those cars on modern cars would be a great start to reigning in the bodies these days.

[golddirt]

Well dang phil, even tho you can be an annoying 💩Most of the time, thanks for
Sharing that piece. One gold star awarded.

[Krooser]

Brings back memories of leaf springs, mono leafs, half leafs, Reese bars and cantilever rears... and spring ahead four bars.

[Matt49]

Aside from the bodies, the cars looked SO much better back then when not everybody had a 15-color vinyl wrap on the car. A lot those cars also had hand-painted graphics including pin striping. That is a lost art.

[jlacey]

Dam i miss these days! 2 of my all time favorite cars in the 1st couple seconds. Speedy Hays 44 and Floyds F1

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Well dang phil, even tho you can be an annoying Most of the time, thanks for
Sharing that piece. One gold star awarded.

This is very rare of him

[Krooser]

Aside from the bodies, the cars looked SO much better back then when not everybody had a 15-color vinyl wrap on the car. A lot those cars also had hand-painted graphics including pin striping. That is a lost art.

I agree...i had a deal with a good sign shop where we traded advertising at one of my hot rod shows in exchange for a wrap on my Dodge sb pickup... when insaw their idea for a wrap i had them come up with a few different ideas.... non of which you could read from more than 10' away....

I ate the trade deal since i wanted pople to actualy be able to read the signage on my picjup.

[3 wide]

Nice video I believe 92 was the year purvis won or broke a spoiler an run second but the real late models were about 10 years before this when everybody built there on cars an motors.

[MI Dirt Fan]

Nice video I believe 92 was the year purvis won or broke a spoiler an run second but the real late models were about 10 years before this when everybody built there on cars an motors.

Actually I was curious to know who won so I looked it up yesterday. Donnie Moran won. Purvis wasn't in the main event.

[Phatdaddy]

I remember that year's race.. Moran had 'em covered. I remember how cold it was that Friday night

[STRONGERTHANDIRT]

Great memories, thanks for sharing.

[Mindwalker]

I remember that year's race.. Moran had 'em covered. I remember how cold it was that Friday night

Remember that Friday night very well. It's the night I discovered fat girls provide a lot of warmth.


Great memories, thanks for sharing.

My pleasure boss!

[TUTY]

Great post and video. Late 80's I started watching LM's like this. Great thing about this post is all the no it all's on 4m should stay off this post. They don't remember because they weren't old enough to remember. 🤔

[Kwd1253]

Remember that Friday night very well. It's the night I discovered fat girls provide a lot of warmth.



My pleasure boss!

The day when Phil stop messing with skinny, big breast implants, cut off shorts girls lol.

[Josh Bayko]

Aside from the bodies, the cars looked SO much better back then when not everybody had a 15-color vinyl wrap on the car. A lot those cars also had hand-painted graphics including pin striping. That is a lost art.

I’ve noticed that the trend in wraps is starting to go back to relatively simple designs. This s a good thing.

[Mindwalker]

https://youtu.be/mNw2DU64rCU

[CageFaraday]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DL5YAMWvKfG4&ved=2ahUKEwiIsP7Ki-XcAhUE8YMKHVEeAIEQwqsBMA56BAgJECA&usg=AOvVaw2ssns8a8ucCNc3HUkcQQEw

My favorite era. We were in between the end of NDRA, and the beginning of HAT. You never knew who might pull through the gate of any major or minor event. More chassis brands and ideas about suspensions than you could shake a stick at: Leaf/Coil cars, 4 link cars, Swing Arm cars, 3 Link Cars, Canti-Levers and on and on, only your imagination was your limitation. Bullitts, Rockets, Warriors, Barry Wrights, JigALo's, Walter Newmans, Rayburns, Mastersbilt's, TNT, Jig-Lite, Lou Feger's ... It was a grand time to be DLM racing. Sure there was money about, but you could still scrape together something with your friends, come up with a setup idea and every now and them upset the travelers. Thanks for sharing, I subscribe to BJ Whites channel too.

I believe at this time we were still running the last "Custom Chassis" built by Frank McClendon before they shut their doors. It was a new design "Wide-34 inch" 3 link that replaced our previous "Narrow 32 inch" reverse canti-lever car. Leon Sells was the driver, but he preferred Jigalo's to Custom. Last feature we won with that car was earlier this same year at Seven Flags Speedway(West Atlanta Speedway) in Douglasville Georgia, out ran Stan Massey(Leon's nephew) in his new Rayburn Leaf car. I was 6 years away from starting my career at Carrera Racing Shocks and met D!ck Anderson earlier this same year working on his Mexican Road Race 55' Lincoln.

Final thought, I also like the drapes we were allowed to use back then. Provided another place for sponsorship adverts and added to the mystery of who was doing what. Helped keep the technological progression to a slower pace, instead of todays pooling of knowledge which just accelerates expense, at least in my view. It was always fun hanging out at the pit gate to watch cars enter and exit the track and try and sneak a peak before the crew could snap the drape back on. LOL (No phone cameras, just a quick eye)

[Clayton_Wetter]

I remember that year's race.. Moran had 'em covered. I remember how cold it was that Friday night

It was unbelievably cold and windy. I froze that night and bought some clothes the next morning at Richmond. Always stayed at the Knights Inn/Motel Six every year almost. A few times at Lee's Inn.

[Clayton_Wetter]

https://youtu.be/mNw2DU64rCU

I saw some of those cars. It was a good time period.

[Mindwalker]

https://youtu.be/HLU6P4jlQJE

[MI Dirt Fan]

It was unbelievably cold and windy. I froze that night and bought some clothes the next morning at Richmond. Always stayed at the Knights Inn/Motel Six every year almost. A few times at Lee's Inn.

You didn't wear clothes to the track...? 🤔🤔🤔

[Clayton_Wetter]

I should have saw that coming!!!! :)