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On Friday night, October 29, 8-10 PM (EST), Racin' & Rockin' with Draglist.com will replay our most popular show to date, the July 9 discussion of one of the pivotal events in drag racing history: Don Garlits' transmission explosion at Lions Drag Strip. Relive history and learn new facts as Don Garlits, Larry Sutton, Mickey Bryant, and Tim Ditt discuss the incident and the top fuel revolution it sparked.
Do not miss Don's discussions of his recovery and of building his first rear engine dragster. (Photo courtesy Competitionplus.com)
Joining us for this discussion are:
Don Garlits - the legendary racer who survived this event and used it as the impetus for the creation of the next generation of top fuel race cars, the rear engine dragster.
Larry Sutton - the starter at Lions who first assisted at Garlits' car then rushed to the stands to assist the fan who almost had his arm severed in the explosion.
Tim Ditt - the drag racing fan who was hit by a part of Garlits' severed drum and whose life was saved by Sutton.
Mickey Bryant - Chronicler of these events and other great drag racing books.
In our other great segments, Danny White brings us a new Drag Racing List of the Week. This week, Danny details the top 10 Fuel Funny Cars of all time and his reasons for choosing them.
TALES FROM THE STONE AGE with George "The Stone Age Man" Hutcheson was on hiatus this week because the Stone Age Man was out at the NHRA Museum in Pomona getting his car inducted! (Congrats, George!) (But before he left, George lined up Mickey Bryant, who lined up our other special guests this week!)
And NEW! Dustin Gilder will play songs from 1970 and 1971 on Hit Records and will keep the songs playing after the show on the Racin' & Rockin' After Party!
Be sure to join us for a live chat during the show at http://dragracersreunion.ning.com/
Your hosts: Bill Pratt, Danny White, John Bockelman, George Hutcheson
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Fridays, 8-10 PM Eastern Time
(7-9 CENT, 6-8 MTN, 5-7 PAC)
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UPCOMING SHOWS:
11/05 - 1989 Funny Car World Champion, USA-1 Bruce Larson!
11/12 - Randy Liberman, son of Jungle Jim
Bill Pratt
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updated by @bill-pratt: 12/05/16 08:51:15AM