Thanks to Dave Wallace for pointing us towards this link to an interview with Don Garlits where he expresses his ideas for “fixing” professional drag racing.
Although he offers no Earth-shattering revelations, he does express his feeling that the cars need to run the full 1,320, not the current 1,000-foot passes for nitro cars.
He wants to limit horsepower, downforce, and several other basic functions that would hinder current cars’ performance enough to allow them to run the entire length of the track.
When Garlits speaks we listen, even if the ideas are not cutting edge.
