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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In the heyday of drag racing, the sixties and seventies, one name stood above all the rest, Don Garlits - better known as “Big Daddy.” His major competitors back then also had colorful nicknames: Don “The Snake” Prudhomme, Shirley “Cha Cha” Muldowney, “The Golden Greek” Chris Karamesines and Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen. As an impressionable teen, I watched on television these brave souls blister down a quarter mile of asphalt in a scant few seconds. First, it was the 200-mph barrier being eclipsed (Garlits, 1964), followed by the 240-, 250- and 270-mph speed-marks, again all reached by Garlits. In total, Garlits won a 144 National events during his career, and 17 World Championship titles, making him a legend of the sport, akin to say, a Michael Phelps in swimming, Usain Bolt in track, Tom Brady in football, Mario Andretti in traditional motorsports. In 2003, at age 71, he ran his top speed ever, a blistering 323.04 mph. (The … [Read more...] about ‘Big Daddy’ Don Garlits Reflects On Drag-Racing Career, Suggests Competition Rule Change

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In the first part of this interview series with drag-racing legend “Big Daddy” Don Garlits, we discussed his colorful competition in the sixties/seventies against the likes of Don “The Snake” Prudhomme, the late Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen and Shirley “Cha Cha” Muldowney; Funny Car superstar John Force, whom he ranks as the best-ever drag-racer; women competitors in the NHRA; and fan accessibility to drag racers in the pits. Here, we examine how Garlits’ serious accident at Long Beach, California, in 1970, changed the design of dragsters, moving the driver from behind the engine to in front of it; his being first to break the 200-mph barrier in a dragster, in 1964; and what he wants his epitaph to be. Following are edited excerpts from a longer phone conversation this past week. Jim Clash: Your accident in 1970 helped change forever the design of dragsters. Explain. “Big Daddy” Don Garlits: It was a two-speed … [Read more...] about How ‘Big Daddy’s’ 1970 Wreck Revolutionized Dragster Design, Saving Countless Lives

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Apparently a Dodge Challenger that can wheel (and wheelie) through the quarter mile in 9.65 seconds wasn't enough for Dodge brand CEO Tim Kuniskis. As the mastermind behind the previous Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, Kuniskis brought to market the most extreme, fire-breathing muscle car to ever land in a dealer showroom. The Demon was the first production car with a drag car transbrake. The first production car with a special tune to run on 100+ octane fuel. The first production car to use its air conditioning to cool the engine. The first production car to do 0-60 in 2.3 seconds. And the first production car to run the ¼-mile in under 10 seconds after pulling the aforementioned wheelie off the starting line. But apparently it wasn't enough. So now comes the 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, a 1025-horsepower, ethanol-burning, parachute-deploying dragster capable of 0-60 in 1.66 seconds and quarter miles runs in an … [Read more...] about 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon: 1,025 HP And 0-60 In 1.66 Seconds

Abegail Pono and NU Lady Bullpups celebrate latest UAAP girls volleyball title. –UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–National University-Nazareth School beat Adamson, 26-24, 25-22, 29-27 in Game 3 to retain the UAAP Season 85 high school girls’ volleyball crown on Monday. The Lady Bullpups clinched their sixth title overall title after overcoming a tough stand from the Baby Falcons, who dragged the finals to a deciding Game 3 with a streak-busting win. NU-Nazareth School setter Abegail Pono, in her final year for Nazareth School, was named the Finals MVP. “I’m happy that in my last year here I was able to leave happy memories,” said Pono in Filipino. “It’s okay that we weren’t able to sweep this season, as long as we won. We gave our entire heart this season. Adamson raced to an early 10-3 lead on a Red Bascon kill, but failed to sustain its hot start as NU-Nazareth School stormed back behind Celine Marsh’s cross-court spike and season MVP Kianne Olango’s kill to secure the … [Read more...] about NU-Nazareth School retains UAAP girls’ volleyball crown