And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
These cars technically are great but have you ever been to drag races? You wait you sit and sit and sit...zip..race is over in about a second...you sit and sit and sit...you sit and ...zip..you sit...you wait...
Mr. Garlits produced and drove some really great machines.
ReplyDeleteI’ve driven by his museum in Ocala many times, but I’ve never had the opportunity to stop.
DeleteSaw Garlits race a few times back in the early days. Seen him in the pits working on his rail with grease up to his elbows.
ReplyDeleteOne of the "Swamp Rats"?....this was before Don tried to blow himself up and went to rear engine designs with the driver in front....
ReplyDeleteThese cars technically are great but have you ever been to drag races? You wait you sit and sit and sit...zip..race is over in about a second...you sit and sit and sit...you sit and ...zip..you sit...you wait...
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