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.
I always got the pit pass when I went to the drag strip. looking into the trailers. 5 spare engines, 6 spare slicks, crew cab dually, mammasaurus rex girlfriend. I can't imagine the income required to field a racecar.
When I was a lad in the late 1950s, a friend worked as a volunteer on a team that used a Tug Boat Clutch on a super powered dragster. To this day I have no idea what in heaven is a Tug Boat Clutch. Perhaps such a clutch could have prevented the spectacle from happening in the photo?
I've heard my uncle use the term dog clutch. He built a 510 Cadillac engine fora rail car with one. Power is either on or off.Engine to direct drive ro rear end. He said it barely moved and it picked the front wheels of tje ground and slammed them behind the dragster. Bet that was one hell of a ride.I imagine the g-force
Looks like the blow-proof bellhousing. One piece unit. Didn't break, but not supposed to come off the engine like that. Not mounted correctly, perhaps.
And is among the reasons for ballistic blankets around the transmission. Though the ballistic blanket would also likely be in the frame.
ReplyDeleteFrom the days long-long-ago when the term "Blowing your Trannie" meant your vehicle was out of commission.
ReplyDeleteBetter behind the driver instead of at your feet like the old slingshots.
ReplyDeleteEarly days. Balls of steel.
ReplyDeleteI always got the pit pass when I went to the drag strip. looking into the trailers. 5 spare engines, 6 spare slicks, crew cab dually, mammasaurus rex girlfriend. I can't imagine the income required to field a racecar.
ReplyDeleteThis is from back in the day when 1500 horsepower was king. Now I believe they routinely are over 9000.
ReplyDelete"Carl, I thought you said you'd made sure the bolts were torqued down properly!?"
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a lad in the late 1950s, a friend worked as a volunteer on a team that used a Tug Boat Clutch on a super powered dragster. To this day I have no idea what in heaven is a Tug Boat Clutch. Perhaps such a clutch could have prevented the spectacle from happening in the photo?
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I've heard my uncle use the term dog clutch. He built a 510 Cadillac engine fora rail car with one. Power is either on or off.Engine to direct drive ro rear end. He said it barely moved and it picked the front wheels of tje ground and slammed them behind the dragster. Bet that was one hell of a ride.I imagine the g-force
ReplyDeleteLooks like the blow-proof bellhousing. One piece unit. Didn't break, but not supposed to come off the engine like that. Not mounted correctly, perhaps.
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