Pro Modified tuning pioneer Jim Oddy will readily admit one glaring fact. He doesn't make a good retiree.

The veteran tuner, who along with fellow New York-based driver Fred Hahn, blazed a trail in fast doorslammer racing with a supercharger as their power adder of choice. So potent was their combination in 1989, when rulemakers began finalizing the rules for the forthcoming Pro Modified division, the made the superchargered combination everything their car wasn't.

Pro Modified tuning pioneer Jim Oddy will readily admit one glaring fact. He doesn't make a good retiree.

The veteran tuner, who along with fellow New York-based driver Fred Hahn, blazed a trail in fast doorslammer racing with a supercharger as their power adder of choice. So potent was their combination in 1989, when rulemakers began finalizing the rules for the forthcoming Pro Modified division, the made the superchargered combination everything their car wasn't.

Oddy retired from active tuning on the various Pro Modified circuits two years ago but was spotted last weekend at the Gasser Finals hosted by Greer Dragway with his latest toy -- a gasser. This video tells his story.

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