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Old 11-05-2019, 07:45 AM   #421
Keith Seymore
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Re: Vintage picture thread

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For those that may not know: what is happening in this photo is they are starting those dragsters.

The cars are parked on a set of rollers, like a dynamometer, and the rear wheels spun to fire them off.

Prior to this the cars were push started in a very choreographed ballet of pushing, crossing over the lanes of the track and driving back to the starting line.

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