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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.
The book covers the 1973 Nationals held in Indianapolis, a race in which Prudhomme was battling for his first Funny Car season title. "Don “The Snake” Prudhomme: My Life Beyond the 1320" by Don Prudhomme and Elana Scherr was released Oct. 19, 2020 and covers his life in and out of racing.
In 2009, after having taken a hiatus from the sport, Leong returned to drag racing, now acting as crew chief for "vintage" Nitro Funny Cars racing primarily in NHRA's new Hot Rod Heritage Series. [6] In 2014, Canadian drag racer Ron Hodgson hired Leong to tune the Troy Lee Designs Nitro Funny Car driven by Tim Boychuk, [ 7 ] for competition in ...
He began his national Nitro Funny Car career in 1996. He was the first funny car rookie to run over 300 mph and the first funny car rookie in the 4s. He went to his first Nitro Funny Car final at the NHRA US Nationals in 1997. He finished 7th in points in 1998. Wilkerson won his first race in Joliet, Illinois in 1999. On September 7, 2003, he ...
He was a drag racing pioneer and 1961 champion. He was influential in the formation of the Funny Car class, as he introduced the first blown injected nitro-burning Funny Car. [2] The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) ranked Chrisman 23rd on their Top 50 drivers in 2001. [3]
2. 1949 Buick Roadmaster, 'Rain Man' "Rain Man" is about a journey: a personal one for Tom Cruise's character, Charlie Babbitt, and a literal one for Charlie and his brother, Raymond, played by ...
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That May, she broke a Funny Car track record at Atlanta Dragway (4.012-second e.t.) while earning her the number one qualifier position. [8] That summer, she went on to break Brainerd International Raceway 's Funny Car ET record with a 4.010-second pass, then reset her own record with a 3.998-second pass, the first sub-four second Funny Car ...