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To: Chode; AAABEST; al_c; arbitrary.squid; arderkrag; atc23; Augie; BBB333; Bad~Rodeo; bajabaja; ...

not F1, but some great history, good stuff...

Mad Scientist: The Epic Drag Racing Genius of Pete Robinson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQDsVz1k-Wo


6,200 posted on 08/26/2024 6:10:46 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Chode

even a McLaren Easter Egg!!!


6,201 posted on 08/26/2024 6:16:51 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Chode

Very cool!

When I was ten, my father took me to the dealership in Carlsbad NM to see a couple special dragsters on display.

They had a twin engine and a four engine dragster on the floor. I was amazed and thought they were the greatest things ever.

I was taking to the owner and asked him how they ran. He told me the twin engine ran great and was the best around in its time. He said the four engine could never get enough traction to keep from spinning its tires even though it was a four wheel drive dragster. He said they used it just for exhibitions runs that thrilled the crowd by burning all four wheels down the quarter mile.

Very cool!


6,202 posted on 08/26/2024 7:15:20 PM PDT by bosco24
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To: Chode

I seem tk recall a show, I think it was American pickers, where that first dragster car was shown- the one with his name on the top.


6,204 posted on 08/27/2024 5:40:06 AM PDT by Bob434
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