Remember BJ & the Bear?

[07PONY]

Went to a local short track today that had a bunch of stuntmen and was themed around tv cars. General Lee, Smokey & the Bandit, the police cars from those shows, Starskey & Hutch, Death Race 200 Mustang, City Cheverolet race car from Days of Thunder, Herbie the Love Bug, A-Team van and several others. Some of the actors from those shows were there. They also had the Movin' On and BJ & the Bear trucks there.

Had a chance to meet Greg Evigan and he's a really cool guy. He didn't have a clue what a Roush Mustang was. He had driven the original KITT Knight Rider (trans am) on the track and my buddies 68 Mustang Sprint so I offered up the keys to the Roush. On the way to the track I gave him an idea what a Roush was. He came off the track very impressed with the power and handling of the Stage 3. Now Greg knows what a ROUSH is.

Photo op with the Greg and the KW.


Coming out of the tunnel on the way to the track.


Coming down pit road. He was already impressed with the power.


He was definately having a blast.

[RMB427R]

Remember the show well...showing my age I guess!!

Great pics, thanks for sharing the experience!!

[nashvillenobody]

watched it all the time!! but where was the monkey?

[07PONY]

watched it all the time!! but where was the monkey?

He said unfortunately Bear was no longer with us. I wanted to know where Stacks was..

Here's a jump sequence from one of the stuntmen today.

[07PONY]

And here's the Death Race Mustang. Talk about a ride from hell.

[redfire427]

Great photos James. I used to watch that BJ and the Bear show all the time. I would guess you would need a tetanus shot to drive that Death Race car. Thanks for sharing.

[Pastor J]

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing it with us. It's been years since I've thought about BJ and the bear.

Did you get his autograph?

[07PONY]

Did you get his autograph?

I have his address and I'm going to send him 8.5x11 pics of us standing beside the truck and the pic from on the track to sign.

[Shay]

Way to represent with the stars!

[VegasStang]

Nicely done. Thanks for sharing the photos.

[StockCar31]

Very cool stuff for sure and I love good ole Concord!

[NorCalRoush2]

i misread this whole thread topic as BJ and beer.... one letter makes all the difference in the world.

[Shay]

Looking back, it appears the passenger in the Cherokee was a fatality

[1Bad06Roush]

^^^^^Just flat out crazy!!! Cool pics, and way to spread the Roush word.
Thanks for sharing!!!

[Star Driver]

I never missed BJ and the Bear, it made me want to drive a truck, and look where I am now, 22 years on the road.

[07roushgt]

the deathrace mustang looks cool. imagine taking that to your local dealer and stating...

"yeah, my cruise control doesn;t work, I think it may be a wiring issue. Can you take a quick peek at it. i think i am still under factory warranty!"