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.
Waaay back in the late 70's. Laplace dragstrip, outside of New Orleans had open pit pass, and very lax rules. I remember being a skinny kid standing in the burnout area behind the start line. Standing 20feet from big names watching and hearing these monsters. A sound and feeling that stays with you!
After a while you don't notice the noise so much.
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ReplyDeleteMost people have never had the privilege of standing a few feet from one of these and feeling the earth move.
ReplyDeleteI just remembered the day I heard a flattie getting a hit of nitro, benzene and toluene. a sharper report than a fifty cal.
ReplyDeleteWaaay back in the late 70's. Laplace dragstrip, outside of New Orleans had open pit pass, and very lax rules. I remember being a skinny kid standing in the burnout area behind the start line. Standing 20feet from big names watching and hearing these monsters. A sound and feeling that stays with you!
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