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(Top) 1 Dirt oval racing. 2 Drag racing. 3 Karting. ... 1980 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series: Funny Car: Raymond Beadle: Pro Stock: Bob Glidden: Karting. Series Driver
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]
Sports car The racing history of the AC Cobra, and the rivalry between Carroll Shelby and Enzo Ferrari. Right on Track: 2003 Family Drag racing Disney Channel story about a pair of drag-racing sisters. Kart Racer: 2003 Family Kart racing: The story is about a young boy who wants to enter a go-kart race against a competitor. Michel Vaillant ...
2 Top Fuel Funny Car. 3 Pro Stock. 4 Top Gas Eliminator. 5 Pro Comp. 6 Notes. 7 Sources. ... (NHRA) drag racing event, held at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California
A 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. They also have the engine placed in front ...
Dyer is regarded as a pioneer in Funny Car racing. [3] The Plain Dealer wrote in 1971, "The Funny Car, as it is called in the jargon of Drag Racing fans, was the brainchild of Gary Dyer from Chicago, who had no way of knowing his creation would enjoy the greatest popularity of all drag racing divisions." [25]
Shirley Muldowney (born June 19, 1940), also known professionally as "Cha Cha" and the "First Lady of Drag Racing", is an American auto racer.She was the first woman to receive a license from the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to drive a Top Fuel dragster.
Crew chief Dale Armstrong working on his car Bernstein's 1987 Funny Car, which had just set the record for the first elapsed time below 5.4 seconds. Kenneth Dale Bernstein (born September 6, 1944) is an American drag racer and former NASCAR and IndyCar team owner. He is nicknamed "the Bud King" for his success in the Budweiser King funny car ...