Flashback Friday - 1/4 Mile Drag Racing - Byron Dragway

An old school edit from the Urban Hillbilly Vault. Heads Up action from Byron Dragway circa 2008.

[@JohnW1711stock]

I like the shots of the cars crossing the finish line, with the chutes coming out! Great stuff.

[@victoryredcolorado]

Back in the good ole days! Rather watch this than anything that goes on these days.

[@zrsnopro97]

1/4 mile racing is so much better for the spectator. Refreshing to see the old school stuff... big cubic inch big blocks, carburetors, high compression running a full 1/4 mile

[@KingJT80]

That's what the Midwest super stock outlaws we're about . some are still around Chicago wise guys were cool. A lot of these guys run procharger now Long burnouts and wheels stands on purpose for the crowd then run 790s

[@reddsracing7313]

I miss this racing. 1/4 mile almost full steel cars. Good old school racing at its best

[@breanastrickland2657]

yes sir my dad has a big tire 68 chevy two back half car only glass on it is the 4 inch cowl hood big block turbo i'm just 17 and i love this kinda drag racing and these cars too

[@kurtbyars766]

Yes this 1/4 mile racing is what all should be. The 1,000 foot and 1/8th mile are nothing to prove horsepower.

[@krisk3530]

Yes, all these drag cars very stylish and beutiful! Not like them weird rocketmachines that dont even resemble cars

[@quickdeuce]

Another outstanding video UHBV! Thank you! Wow, Byron barely has enough shut down for the mid 7 and quicker cars doesn't it! However, when Byron was built, 150mph was fast and they had plenty of track,, it wasn't built for 200+ mph runs!! We really appreciate you having a camera at the shut down end,, that's some cool sounds as they try to slow those beasts down and make the turn into the return lane.

[@conservative3130]

Track in Pittsburgh with a longer shut off area but they now all run 1/8 mile. Fake news racing. 1/4 mile is the real deal.

[@rickuyeda4818]

I like the old days when I trailered my '62 Chevy II to the track. Off loaded, check the tire pressure and got in line. No crew, just me. Make a pass, changed jets and maybe timing, get back in line and try again. Once I got it as fast as it would go, I'd load up and go home. That night, I would drive it to the street races on Van Nuys Blvd.

[@cg1188]

Awesome video, from showing both the times to hearing the cars and the announcer! Thank you

[@coraspray1686]

Super cool video I hope to see more Byron drag races!

[@Yokes27]

Just always love the top end vids. Thanks UHB

[@junkdiggersjunkremoval1404]

Nice! I was just watching a dvd of yours that I got back in 2008 that had the Snowbird Nationals, a Tulsa Pro Mod event and U.S. Nationals were Dave Hance went 1st to the 6’s in radial! Those were the days!!!

[@KAZT4R]

Thank you for making good movies on KZbin all the time.👍👍

[@jaredjobe9590]

Thats a whole lot of badassery right there!

[@elgatonativodigital3954]

Greetings from Spain. I love your videos and I love the💪 Muscle cars🚗

[@lomax3216]

Top drawer. Excellent video.

[@joemeshefski5513]

Great video I've watched it like 6 times. Love your videos. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗. Thank you

[@UrbanHillbillyVideos]

Thanks man

[@josephwirtz8352]

Me too!

[@brookferrington6120]

Great video , they were doing some sweet times.

[@tylerhays7365]

Hey! I was actually there back in 2008 and bought a couple DVD's from you guys.

[@CallMeMrX]

Nothing makes you feel old like 2008 being 'old-school"

[@josephwirtz8352]

Ain’t that the truth!

[@breanastrickland2657]

awesome video some bad ass hot rods love em

[@fizzywillyt1924]

Love your videos

[@michaelm00n88]

This place looks killer. Thanks

[@michaelm00n88]

I LIKE THE WAY this racing is so addictive.N0 man left behind.

[@armbran5438]

Top video, no bullsh..... no talk, just the way a drag racing video should be. One race after the other, LOVE IT!!!

[@doughopkinsjr]

Great to see the wheel standing orange gremlin actually racing.

[@flycatchful]

Drag racing at its' finest.

[@suleiman3811]

flycatchful probably bc even this channel has decided to name itself as “hillbilly...”, maybe that’s why people generalize the sport

[@daniellaubach7544]

From watchin this drag racing at this track it has me waitin for my local quartermile track at Numidia, Pa numidia dragway 2 open for the season!

[@larrybennett2342]

Great footage, Great Racin!👍 👍!

[@breanastrickland2657]

hell yeah i agree

[@CopperAboriginies]

Now this is Real Drag Racing at it's best, drink beer or shine, talk shit let's Race.

[@chevy-_kid5468]

Outlaw super stock is my favorite class

[@JonathanPilgrim-q2z]

That is some pretty good racing videos. I like seeing the racing on the track where it belongs and not on the street. Nice fast cars.

[@CopperAboriginies]

Aren't ya'll glad God allows us to create our fun👍

[@kevinayres9945]

I really enjoyed watching this especially when I see a chevelle

[@dcfire2222]

Was there in 73,74, and 75! They had the MFG meet! Seen all the greats!

[@klutchbase1623]

I live in Byron, and I can hear these guys going all day 😂

[@josephwirtz8352]

This is gold!

[@superfuntime3107]

Nice track. Lots of trees and green grass.

[@grandpagaspasser8091]

I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THESE ON AN 1/8 MILE TRIP LOT MORE OF THEM THAN 1/4 AND CLOSER TO HOME ALL VERY GOOD

[@w9mudflap1976]

Love the video!!!

[@josephwirtz8352]

I’m new to the sport and think I prefer this era of cars and the 1/4 strip rather than the cars raced today and the 1/8 strip. Do any others share that opinion?

[@breanastrickland2657]

love the nova at 10;29 me and my dad are building a big tire 67

[@robertvolpendesta9423]

Sure miss Ron Leek announcing, he was a great man! RIP Ron!

[@tomrizzo1554]

Please don't ever add music to your videos like most other people do so nice to hear the cars and what the announcer saying in the background

[@breanastrickland2657]

yes sir i agree i don't like the videos with music i love the sound of horse power i'm just 17 my dad drag races a big tire 68 chevy 2

[@LJC5865]

Man that haulin ass HIGH REVING from 2nd to 3rd sounds good!

[@teredude]

I love the Humidity.

[@daniellaubach7544]

That orange gremlin was impressive 6 second run!

[@billgroel4463]

Great video thank you y

[@pearltiger2003]

This really shows you how hard turbos appeared into the scene and changed so much. I didn't watch the whole thing but almost, and I didn't catch any exhausts exiting through the body panels. I see some cars today that even without turbos, the exhaust still exits the lower front fenders. Well, just watched again and I did see some exhausts were side exits here. Still very few though.

[@stevenriordan3996]

Lynn Livingston if the car is lowered then we don't have much choice but out the side ,turbo or not .

[@pearltiger2003]

@@stevenriordan3996 , I guess today you get them much lower than we ever did, even though we had a hard time just getting a floor jack underneath sometimes. We had headers specifically designed for ground clearance too. But, I can remember lots of dents and dings on the bottom of the headers, and if we ever lifted the front wheels it nearly always meant a new set of headers. The first time I saw side exit exhaust I thought the site and sound was too weird! : ) Now it is the norm.

[@1BigDaDo]

Lay off the adderal

[@stevenvanheel3932]

66 chevelle in the thumbnail? I had to watch this video.

[@GrayEagle48]

3:26 in the background the Byron nuclear power plant.

[@joemeshefski5513]

Beautiful classic car 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@vaughnforman7942]

old school cars are they kits or are they all racing now days? love the video

[@RORER714z]

Nuclear Reactor on right side of right lane in alot of shots.This place is way out in middle of nowhere Mo.,lived in Portland.

[@richardcolborn8337]

Byron Illinois

[@joracer1]

Great vid....

[@hectormuina5664]

Saludos de Argentina

[@cbonwell189]

More old videos please

[@quickdeuce]

Check their home page bud,, they've gobs of 'em,, you can blissfully overdose on Urban Hillbilly vids, they're AWESUM!

[@BubblesMcTicklePants]

that moment you realize.. that they made a vw bug almost airborne

[@JohnW1711stock]

I've seen the yellow 66 Chevelle run 6.9's, at some point.

[@mauricecorbett1865]

God this reminds of the world street finals back in the 90's when hurricane Tony Christian Lamar Waldon used to run all they needed was al tucci commentating does anyone know how I could get a hold of those tapings

[@LITTLE1994]

Real American racing.

[@erictyson6877]

Anybody know if Scott Tyson’s blue nova is on here?

[@dendens8188]

I think this is bad ass when you see them charging at the big end 1/4 mile the fans get there moneys worth

[@dcfire2222]

My wife worked at the power plant you see in the back ground.

[@karlknudson9249]

AS SOON AS I SEEN STEAM COMING UP FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF TRACK OVER THE HILL AND WOODS I KNEW THIS WAS MY HOME TOWN TRACK NUC PLANT AT END OF TRACK ON THE ROCK RIVER GREW UP RACING ON THIS TRACK I MMISS THEM DAY RACIN WITH RANDY FOLK AND ED SPEARS IT DONT GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT OH WOW JUST JUST SAID FOLK BRO RACING IS HERE AS I WRITE THAT SHIT NOW HOWS ABOUT MACHINE GUN KELLY AND ED SPEARS ?

[@mrhamster5316]

The orange 63 camero is my grandpas

[@iamverybad.7018]

what car was in the right lane at 2:42

[@dendens8188]

Looks like the prostreet wars from late 90s like Rob Sabury and Rick Dryer them was some fast cars for there time

[@bogey19018]

does this track go down hill?

[@calvinh.8882]

They say that the 1/4 mile is level, but then it has an uphill incline to help slow the cars down, and that the layout of the land and the incline at the end gives the illusion that the track goes down hill.

[@rafysevilla7512]

Brutal

[@mitchsays1]

Fast and very nice cars but, I couldn't wonder, who is not going to make that turn off? Holee fuk!!

[@daniellaubach7544]

Where is this track at what state?

[@richardcolborn8337]

Byron Illinois

[@ZombieCleaner]

That VW Bug is so so stupid without bars on it. If you hook you're going straight up every time. If you spin, the wheel base is so short you'll likely roll when it catches and jerks to the right.

[@CopperAboriginies]

Two Camaro's blow at the line WTF.

[@bigsml2313]

Cool

[@dwayneday9458]

Low seven 7.4 posted 7.2 6.7 6.1 6.8 6.2 trophy 500,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 trophy

[@gabrielyuri8356]

Greetings from Brazil

[@ThadmanKane]

Looks like 1988

[@calvinh.8882]

I would think so too if it wasn't for certain things like that 2004 VW Beetle. lol.

[@paulofaraco2205]

🏁🏎Valeu..👍😎

[@michaelm00n88]

Y0u got it my friend. These cars look bad to the bone. Getty up.jus.

[@judyamy1375]

I'm ginnesbuch der rekorde steht das jmd mal mit nem Auto eine 90 cm hohen weely hinbekommen hat bei 17:40 hat der typ doch viel höher hinbekommen! Ufff

[@godpalmare2798]

nice?

[@teknoaija1762]

ANYBODY ELSE REMINISCING THE GOOD OLE DAYS WHEN SWEDES AND FINNS CAME OVER TO (TRACK)STREET RACE HERE IN ORLANDO SPEED WORLD? I SEEM TO REGOCNIZE SOME CARS FROM THOSE DAYS?

[@djzio]

NO

[@teknoaija1762]

@@djzio You sound mad and butthurt.

[@desireekristen6614]

ooof

[@kurtbyars766]

For that matter I 100% agree with Big Daddy Don Garlits that they should do away with the et also and it's only about the top speed!!! He hated it when they started that YEARS ago and I didn't like it then and nothing has changed. In my opinion only ! Each to his own of course !

[@jamesvlogginggamingandmote9989]

I live drift racing more but o also love drag racing also muscle cars

[@rayaquilina2031]

M

[@kurtbyars766]

They need to get rid of this 1/8 mile BS. It takes real horsepower to go the full 1/4 mile ! Not this BS short field stuff !! There's no talent in that !!

[@rodrigorodriguez2498]

THIS GUYS TALKING TO MUCH NO ACCIÓN