BEE ON VIDEO by Jim Amos |
PIEDMONT DRAGWAY REUNION #118 IN OCTOBER OF 94 A REUNION OF THE STARS AND CARS FROM THE EARLY DAYS AT GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA'S PIEDMONT DRAGWAY WAS HELD AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EVENT. IF YOU SAW OUR S/S & FX ERA 63 - 67 TAPE YOU WILL RECALL THAT MOST OF THE FOOTAGE WAS SHOT AT PIEDMONT. ON THE TAPE YOU SAW LEE MALKEMES CRASH HIS T-BOLT. NOW SEE HIS TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO THE TRACK THAT ALMOST TOOK HIS LIFE 29 YEARS EARLIER. RIDE WITH HIM AS OUR IN-CAR CAMERA FOLLOWS HIM DOWN THE TRACK. IT MAKES ME HOLD MY BREATH. MEET PIEDMONTS ORIGINAL OWNER BOBBY STAR AND THE PEOPLE HE HELPED TO MAKE FAMOUS: RONNIE SOX, LARRY GOOD OLE MR. WILSON BILLY WEST, HUBERT GEORGIA SHAKER PLATT AND OTHERS. WE ALSO MAKE A SIDE TRIP TO BILL
BLAIR'S RACE CAR SHOP. BILL IS A VERY SERIOUS COLLECTOR OF NOSTALGIC DRAG VEHICLES AND HE OPENED THE DOORS TO HIS SPECIAL WORLD TO US. INSIDE WE FOUND A BUNCH OF SUPER DUTY PONTIACS, 409 CHEVYS, DRAG RACE MOPARS AND THE FORMER STRIP TEASER 65 A/FX FALCON. WELL IF YOU WERE A FAN OF COW PASTURE, RUN WHAT YOU BRUNG, SOUTHERN STYLE MATCH RACING THIS TAPE IS FOR YOU. THIS IS A FULL TWO HOUR TAPE. |
