{"id":117083,"date":"2014-10-31T01:30:28","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T08:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=117083"},"modified":"2014-10-30T08:30:47","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T15:30:47","slug":"heads-drag-racing-action-brainerd-optimist-drag-street-season-ending-bash-wheels-unique-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/heads-drag-racing-action-brainerd-optimist-drag-street-season-ending-bash-wheels-unique-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Heads Up Drag Racing Action From The Brainerd-Optimist Drag Strip Season Ending Bash – Wheels Up, Unique Stuff!"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) –\u00a0<\/b>We\u2019ve covered several of Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip\u2019s heads up events in the past few years, and it\u2019s amazing to see how much it has grown. With the track being fully resurfaced, and purses going skyward, this monthly event will continue to grow. Tommy Lee Byrd was on hand for Brainerd\u2019s final Heads Up race of the year and shot a bunch of photos of the day\u2019s action.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The race features seven classes\u20144.70, 5.30, 5.70, 6.0 and 7.0, which are eighth-mile index classes, as well as 275 S<\/span>treet and 275 Outlaw drag radial classes. We loved watching the <\/span>wheelstanding<\/span> Ford Falcon, which left the line at around 8,000 rpm, but it\u2019s also fun to watch the 4.70 cars, most of which feature 600+ cubic inch big block\u2019s on nitrous.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>One particular 4.70 car that sticks <\/span>out<\/span> as a favorite is David Solomon\u2019s Dodge Demon, which is a fresh build. David\u2019s previous drag truck (built from an ex NHRA Pro Stock Truck) was stolen a couple years ago, and this Demon has been in the works since then. It\u2019s a carbon fiber body<\/span> with a GPS Race Cars chassis<\/span>, <\/span>and<\/span> a 645 cubic inch <\/span>Mopar<\/span> wedge motor. This thing makes killer power, and doesn\u2019t use any performance enhancing drugs\u2014it\u2019s <\/span>all motor<\/span>! <\/span>It\u2019s a killer car and we\u2019re glad to see David back on the track after such an unfortunate deal with his truck.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>In the racing action, the drag radial cars put on quite a show, with <\/span>wheelstands<\/span>, wild runs and elapsed times<\/span> as low as 4.50\u2019s on a 275 drag radial<\/span>. <\/span>A nice mix of <\/span>nitrous,<\/span> supercharged and turbocharged entries made for an diverse field of cars, even if most of them were Mustangs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Click the link below to see TLB\u2019s gallery of photos from the final Heads Up race of 2014 at Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip.<\/p>\n

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