Best of 2016: Watch The First Side By Side Three Second Pass On Drag Radials – M/T Tires Of Course!


Best of 2016: Watch The First Side By Side Three Second Pass On Drag Radials – M/T Tires Of Course!

Let the great big book of drag racing history show that the first two guys ever to turn side by side three second elapsed times on drag radials were Dwayne Mills and Scott King. Mills was driving his nasty Golden Gorilla Camaro and King was piloting the Bubba Livingston owned Golden Retriever 1973 Mustang. Both cars had Mickey Thompson tires bolted to the back and both of them were set on kill. Mills was set on kill because that is the only way those guys know how to run that car and the King driven entry had been showing its teeth all weekend long. The track at Bradenton Motorsports Park was prepped to perfection by their team and TJ Bailey.

Combined with the groomed track there was great weather for making power and the teams took advantage of it with three second runs falling out of the sky all weekend long. Racers like Daniel Pharris laid down career best numbers as did several others.

Outside of the obvious appeal to the cars running in categories like Pro Drag Radial like the fact they look like cars and put ridiculous amount of power to the track on tires that physicists don’t even understand is the fact that barriers like this continue to be broken and the cars continue to go quicker and faster. While it does not seem that the announcer knew the significance of the moment, many in the crowd did and we’re sure the two guys racing did. Obviously they were fighting for the event win here so for King and Livingston being a part of history may not have been as cool as bringing home the cash but when you get to be a part of a “first ever” in the sport, that is really something else. Congrats to both teams for sure.

This video from the Free Life Films channel on YouTube showcases the run from the burnouts through the charge down the eighth mile course. Mills with the turbo car rolling the power in and King with the header flames leaping out of the bullhorns on his nitrous fed entry. Two three second elapsed times, one FIRST in drag racing history.

Press play below to see the first ever side by side 3-second passes on drag radials –


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One thought on “Best of 2016: Watch The First Side By Side Three Second Pass On Drag Radials – M/T Tires Of Course!

  1. Roger Felling

    How long is the track? 1/8th? Definitely not 1/4… Speed is too slow for that to be 1/4. Need the measurement to know how much of an accomplishment it was. I can run a short distance in 3 seconds, but may not really be much of an accomplishment as there is no reference. Come on guys, need to tell this kind of thing.

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