Thread: Another Drag Racing Oddity

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I noticed the capitalization on "Sneaky". A coincidence?.....I think not!

It was indeed Sneaky Pete Robinson, in a red Dragmaster chassis with a blown gas SBC. He would lift the rear tires off the track, then spin them up to about 100MPH, and drop it on the green! The tires acted as flywheels, and stored energy, giving this system an advantage. (Remember they smoked 'em all the way back then......which gives me an idea for another thread. :-)

NHRA did not think this created a safe situation, and "jack starts" became illegal.

One of the many advantages to being an "old fart", is that I got to see it! :-)

He must of been a Green Bay fan. Cheese head and car

Before NHRA made their ruling, they asked Robinson to stop doing jack starts on the premise that if an axle broke the car would ground loop. In response, he pulled one axle and still won the next round.