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10,000hp+300mph = Weird Stuff Going On

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The tire/tyre distortion is something else but I also love the way the car 'arches its back' on a stout run. That's a car trying to wheelie at 300 mph+ but being pinned down by the front wing.

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sometimes it arches too much
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sure wish I could remember the name of this, the first drag strip I was ever at..Out in Chandler I think
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Could this be it?

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Using the address, I looked for the Ghost Track on Google Earth - could be this?
19421 w jomax rd wittmann az 85361

Closed 2013. Went through various names/owners. Last name Speedworld.
http://www.hotrod.com/news/speedworld-i ... ip-closes/

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Thank you!...Thank You. No it wasn't that track in Wittman.
In the picture you'll notice the track is down below the spectators. It made for a very gladiatorial effect.
Not very safe by todays standards, but it made a life long impression on a teenager and set the course for a love affair with the sport.
It was closed by the time I was able to actually take part, but Beeline filled the vacancy very well.
Mel Larson. I could not remember that name for the life of me.
Thanks again.
To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.”
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Here is an article which made me think 'same track but much altered'?

http://www.dragracingonline.com/columns ... i_7-1.html

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I google earthed the address and it doesn't look right for the track I remember but you know what?
It was 52 years ago and a long cold ride on poor running Pan Head. :lol:
The name Mel Larson is absolutely correct in any case.
Thanks for the info made my day. =D>
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Ed Mccullough at the old Puyallup Wa.dragstrip
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Lions unidentified dragster
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From Beeline..
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