Who Invented Drag Racing? Exploring the History and Impact of the Sport
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Daniel Strohl 03/11/2020 Car Culture In This Article Category: Car Culture 1,300 pounds. 1,600 horsepower. 220 inches out to those front wheels. No more bodywork or paint than necessary. Like many a Don Garlits dragster, Swamp Rat XIII, aka the Wynnscharger, wasn't built to look good or stroke a sponsor's ego--it was built to go fast.
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drag racing, form of motor racing that originated in the United States and in which two contestants race from a standing start side by side on a drag strip—a flat, straight course, most commonly 1/4 mile (0.4 km) long.
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A burnout (also known as a peel out, power brake, or brakestand) is the practice of keeping a vehicle stationary and spinning its wheels, the resultant friction causing the tires to heat up and smoke. History[edit] Burnout in the box at Tarlton International Raceway, South Africa. Fire burnout, Santa Pod Raceway, UK.
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Drag racing was born in the dry lake beds in the California deserts. In the 1930s as engines got better and drivers got braver, speeds began topping 100mph. But it wasn't until after World War.
Who Invented Drag Racing? Exploring the History and Impact of the Sport
By Andrew Wolf January 21, 2011 We all know the story of the coming of age of the rear engine dragster. In 1970, Don Garlits experienced a devastating starting line clutch explosion that severed half of his foot and left behind an image that will forever life in drag racing infamy.
Who Invented Drag Racing? Exploring the History and Impact of the Sport
Ever since the first car was invented, drivers have been obsessed with speed. Their obsession with going fast has led to each generation of cars being faster, with better handling, and better acceleration. But, how did this desire for speed turn into drag racing — one of the most popular and beloved sports in the Unite
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1913: Wallace Gordon "Wally" Parks was born in Goltry, Oklahoma. His family moved to Southern California in the early '20s. You will see his name again in this story. Early 1930s: The dry lakebeds of Southern California were wide-open and available to hot rodders to drive as fast as they dared. Parks starts the Road Runners Club in 1937.
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Just north of where the first official drag races were held was where the NHRA held their first event. In 1953 the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds played host to the inaugural race of an event that.
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Incredible success and growth With 50,000 members and more than 35,000 licensed competitors; NHRA is a thriving leader in the world of motorsports. Parks, who died in 2007 at the age of 94,.
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Clues Was Santa Ana really the first official drag race? In the spring of 1949, a year before Parks wrote that article for HOT ROD, rodders had gathered in Goleta, California, for a match.
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Tony Schumacher in 2006 race. History Drag racing started in the 1940s. World War II veterans were prominently involved, and some early drag races were done at decommissioned aircraft bases with landing strips that made them an ideal place for the sport. In 1951, Wally Parks formed the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA).
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DRAG RACINGMillions of fans watched drag racing in the early twenty-first century, and the industry generated billions of dollars. The origins of this speed-craving sport lie in the city streets of 1930s Southern California, where young men exchanged glances at stop lights and then urged their vehicles down the road in a dangerous, thrilling competition.
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When Tom "the Mongoose" McEwen, now 76, speaks of racing you are often struck by his power of recall and his perceptiveness, which is never more apparent than when he gets on the subject of race tire development. "The only reason we have tread on a tire," says McEwen, "is to allow us to drive in the rain.
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The Formative Years: 1920 Onwards Via Google/ BAMF Style Street racing has a lengthy history that dates back to the 1920s and 1930s. This time is known as the prohibition era in American history, and one of the prohibitions was the buying and selling of alcohol.
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Posted: 10.23.2017. The history of drag racing started when a group of automotive enthusiasts decided to make high performing cars and race each other in parts of southern California and on Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. The sport wasn't "officially" founded until June 19, 1950 when CJ Pappy Hart organized first commercial drag race on a.