{"id":100436,"date":"2014-04-23T01:30:01","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T08:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=100436"},"modified":"2015-06-25T09:43:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T16:43:08","slug":"radial-resurrection-index-racers-dial-brainerd-optimist-drag-strip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/radial-resurrection-index-racers-dial-brainerd-optimist-drag-strip\/","title":{"rendered":"Radial Resurrection: Index Racers Dial It In At Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Yesterday we posted a gallery of photos from the Radial Resurrection event at Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip, showcasing the incredible turnout of Drag Radial racers. Along with the outlaw drag radial cars, the event also featured four index classes, which were chock full of cool cars. 7.0, 6.0, 5.70 and 4.70 class designations offered a variety of platforms, from stock suspension, all-motor cars in the 7.0 class, to tube frame, fiberglass-bodied racers in the 4.70 class.<\/p>\n

The only class that allows dragsters or throttle stops is the 5.70 class\u2014the other index classes are designed for door slammers that put it all on the line. While the 7.0 and 6.0 classes provide plenty of entertainment with wheels-up launches and super competitive action, the 4.70 cars seem to get the most attention.Most of the 4.70 cars are retired Pro Modified cars, and some of them also run in the NHRA Top Sportsman classification. The 4.70 cars run big-inch big blocks, and most of them feature a truck load of nitrous.<\/p>\n

As always there are a few cars that REALLY stand out, so we kept our camera locked in whenever they hit the track. The Soff Seal \u201957 Chevy, which looks exactly like it did in the \u201890s, and terrorized the 4.70 circuit with deadly consistent times.<\/p>\n

The \u201cSuper Toy\u201d Monte Carlo is also a retired Pro Mod that was built by local racing legend, Wayne Barker. It was the first supercharged Pro Mod to qualify for a national IHRA race, and Wayne hand-built the car from the confines of a wheelchair in a small garage in Dunlap, TN. Wayne sold the car many years ago, and passed away in 2008, but his nephew, Garrett found the car and restored it to its \u201cSuper Toy\u201d look. Another of our favorites is Eric Gullett\u2019s wildly painted \u201969 Camaro. This thing is a fairly simple back-half car, running on a small tire, with a small big block and a small budget\u2014it\u2019s an underdog, among a field of lighter, and more powerful cars, but it\u2019s a crowd favorite and we love it too!<\/p>\n

Hit the link below for Tommy Lee Byrd\u2019s gallery of Index cars from the Radial Resurrection at Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip!<\/p>\n

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