A Ron Capps Memory - Primm Closing (2 Viewers)

[TSK]

How many drivers were in the 5 second club and the 4 second club? Frank Bradley was one of those. Not too many.

Am I missing something? How does this apply to the Primm story?

 

[Cliff]

Cuz Frank was one of the tuners on the Primm car.

 

[Cliff]

great question cliff. without cheating i would maybe guess prudhomme? connie kalitta? nix? hill? john carey? holcomb?

Holcomb was one of the 4 second guys. Story I heard was that he used nitrous, which was not illegal at the time.

 

[65 Goatboy]

You guys are making me feel old.....

 

[Jim]

ompuserve, RIS, Racing Information Services, Larry Sullivan. That was right on the heels of the 1-900-Castrol GTX Pipeline with Dave McClelland if you wanted to find out what happened that night rather than waiting two weeks for your National Dragster to show up. $2.99 for the first minute and $1.99 a minute after that or something like that.

I can't remember all the early names, but Larry and Dave Gerrard were some of the guys back then

Yes, I think it was Ed (Wesley) Dykes. Those guys were pioneers (on their own dime as I recall) https://www.therogersvillereview.com/news/article_547fb8de-2706-51f8-8302-f2ef511861c1.html

 

[Randy]

Holcomb was one of the 4 second guys. Story I heard was that he used nitrous, which was not illegal at the time.

Some famous funny car drivers back then were rumored to have used it as well.