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Vroom (and variant spelling) is an onomatopoeia [1] that represents the sound of an engine revving up. [2] It also describes the act of purposefully operating a motor vehicle at high speeds so as to create loud engine noises. [3]
Rambunctious, #26 1975 Funny Car Top Fuel, c. 1990. Gene Snow was an American racing driver who pioneered funny cars in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s, bringing innovations such as a direct drive system using multiple clutches when rivals were still using automatic transmissions based on those used in production models. [1]
After getting a deal with model kit maker Revell for royalties, [5] Borsch took the wheel of the new Wild Man Dodge Charger funny car. Because he had become famous for driving Winged Express one-handed, using his other arm to brace himself against the body of the car, he created a dummy arm and attached it to the left window of the new funny car.
Funny Car is a type of drag racing vehicle and a specific racing class in organized drag racing. Funny cars are characterized by having tilt-up fiberglass or carbon fiber automotive bodies over a custom-fabricated chassis, giving them an appearance vaguely approximating manufacturers' showroom models.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...
Tom McEwen (January 14, 1937 [1] – June 10, 2018) [2] [3] was an American drag racer who was a winner of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) U.S. Nationals. [clarification needed] His racing career spanned 45 years.
He led the season points standings from start to finish to claim the 1989 NHRA Funny Car national championship. [2] He was voted Car Craft magazine's Funny Car Driver of the Year. [2] Larson raced his first Top Fuel car in June 1992. He took over "Big Daddy" Don Garlits' car and won 4 IHRA National events when Garlits retired due to a detached ...
Brutus is a pioneering funny car driven by Jim Liberman and prepared by crew chief Lew Arrington in the mid-1960s. [1]Liberman and Arrington made a deal with Pontiac to supply Drarare hemis (remnants of Mickey Thompson's gas dragster program).