Vintage Race Car of the Week: The Freight Train Top Gas Dragster

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[Ron Ward]

Re: Vintage Race Car of the Week: The Freight Train Top Gas Dragster

Brian,

Cool stuff, no doubt. The Freight Train was an awesome sight to behold.

We had a cool twin-engined digger around these parts that was a collaboration between R.C. Williams and Ray Motes. You may have seen it already, but for those who have not, I present the NHRA 1970 and 1971 Top Gas World champion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OukwZl_vsg

R. C. is now the track manager for SRCA Drag Strip in Great Bend, KS. Yes, THE Great Bend, Kansas... home of the first Big Go!


Ron

[Loren]

Re: Vintage Race Car of the Week: The Freight Train Top Gas Dragster

I finally got myself sat down to read that last night. Nice! I was lucky enough to see that run once when I was a kid. It really shook the stands. I had no idea about the story behind it.