Big money shootout at San Antonio Raceway in Texas. The new camcorder takes much better video than my old digital camera...sorry about the wind noise though. Cars were running 1/8th mile.
A truly 'bizarre' Drag Racing Accident
Jacque Bidard, an experienced drag racer, knocks himself 'out-cold' during a ferocious start line launch and, whilst still unconscious, he unfortunately keeps his foot firmly planted on the throttle pedal - with disastrous results!
Event: the 'Nitro-Olympics' - held over the 1/8th mile distance drag strip.
Circuit: The Hockenheim, German Grand Prix circuit.
Year: 1992
American Super Stock muscle car drag racing at York Raceway, England
Classic and modern American muscle cars, Mopars, Fords and Chevys, burnouts and drag racing action. Turnin' fossil fuels into tyre smoke!
Do you like it? Then, please, tell us so!
Check out www.americansuperstock.co.uk for more info.
Pro mod pre qualifying test and tune.
The car in this video is owned by Gary Collins. It is styled after a 57 chevy. The engine is a 2700 bhp Hemi head Built by Braskett engines and race car in Ohio. Gary brough the car to Bradenton FL. for its first time ever to be run. After only one test pass Gary had to try and adjust the chasis and reduce the power down to 2300bhptokeepthe car from going to the left. During his 2nd qulifying run the car ran 4.39 sec 161 mph 1/8 mile run to put him self into the 9th qualifying position,and he got of the throttle 3 times. over all Gary placed 9th out of 22cars that showed up to race. overall this was a good weekend for Gary and the car being that this was the very first time this car has run. The car is back in Ohio and will be running again come spring once this car is set up and ready to run full out it will be a trophy winner.
San Antonio Raceway 8.21.2010
San Antonio Raceway presents Atomic Dog's Ultimate Grudgefest. Saturday August 21, 2010.
