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Hi Dragster-Fans, Drivers & Experts !
I am looking for a Dragster that was active in the late 80s, named ANIMAL.
It was green w/orange stripe at bottom, and seemed to have an injected engine,
for I can see injector stacks at the top of the engine, and upswept chrome headers.
Front wheels were large ones.
Where I can see it ?
On a porcelaine plate, which I found in the official souvenir shop
of the Hockenheimring (no NitrOlympX stuff).
It seems to be a reproduction of an aquarel painting.
It shows the dragster racing, or better burning out,
side by side with the "HOT 13" Ford 5-window-coupe driven by Bernd Seminati (D).
And it is dated at 1988, the third year there was Drag Racing at the Motodrome,
still on the 1/8 mile on the start/finish straight, before the Quartermile was built.
The ANIMAL has #86 on it,
I think this was back in Peter Janssen´s "Euroserie" days, before the FIA.
Anyone has a clue who was driving the ANIMAL ?
Benni
I am looking for a Dragster that was active in the late 80s, named ANIMAL.
It was green w/orange stripe at bottom, and seemed to have an injected engine,
for I can see injector stacks at the top of the engine, and upswept chrome headers.
Front wheels were large ones.
Where I can see it ?
On a porcelaine plate, which I found in the official souvenir shop
of the Hockenheimring (no NitrOlympX stuff).
It seems to be a reproduction of an aquarel painting.
It shows the dragster racing, or better burning out,
side by side with the "HOT 13" Ford 5-window-coupe driven by Bernd Seminati (D).
And it is dated at 1988, the third year there was Drag Racing at the Motodrome,
still on the 1/8 mile on the start/finish straight, before the Quartermile was built.
The ANIMAL has #86 on it,
I think this was back in Peter Janssen´s "Euroserie" days, before the FIA.
Anyone has a clue who was driving the ANIMAL ?
Benni
B I N G O ! ! !
Thank you Adam, it was Wayne Saunders´ BB Chevy Dragster.
Number 86 was listed in my old Programme.
(Which brought a lot of instant memories just from glimpsing through....*sigh*,
Russ Carpenter, Tony Morris, John Wood, Robin Read,
just to name the other british "Pro-Comp" Euroserie racers.)
Does Wayne have an @ddress ?
I searched and found nothing,
maybe he would like to have a "souvenir from the past".
Benni
Thank you Adam, it was Wayne Saunders´ BB Chevy Dragster.
Number 86 was listed in my old Programme.
(Which brought a lot of instant memories just from glimpsing through....*sigh*,
Russ Carpenter, Tony Morris, John Wood, Robin Read,
just to name the other british "Pro-Comp" Euroserie racers.)
Does Wayne have an @ddress ?
I searched and found nothing,
maybe he would like to have a "souvenir from the past".
Benni
blownalky said:
hi all,
believe this was the same animal car in altered
guse ,that jumped the righthand guard rail at santa pod
and sat doing donuts in the grass till the motor was cut.
or is my memory
getting that bad?
believe this was the same animal car in altered
guse ,that jumped the righthand guard rail at santa pod
and sat doing donuts in the grass till the motor was cut.
or is my memory
getting that bad?
nope your right Cliff! I remember seeing coverage of it on an old video we have somewhere (cors I was far too young to remember it in real life but did spend most of my time when younger watching racing videos over and over again)
blownalky said:
hi all,
believe this was the same animal car in altered
guse ,that jumped the righthand guard rail at santa pod
and sat doing donuts in the grass till the motor was cut.
or is my memory
getting that bad?
believe this was the same animal car in altered
guse ,that jumped the righthand guard rail at santa pod
and sat doing donuts in the grass till the motor was cut.
or is my memory
getting that bad?
You are correct. I was in the tow vehicle and remember the day well.
Whoever asked.... i still have photos of the rail and the altered. If you want them i can e mail or my space them...i think you are on myspace aren't you benni...if thats you asking for them! My memory is like a banana tree with all the lil monkeys clattering for attention.
blownalky said:
hi all,
believe this was the same animal car in altered
guse ,that jumped the righthand guard rail at santa pod
and sat doing donuts in the grass till the motor was cut.
or is my memory
getting that bad?
believe this was the same animal car in altered
guse ,that jumped the righthand guard rail at santa pod
and sat doing donuts in the grass till the motor was cut.
or is my memory
getting that bad?
Agree it was that car that jumped the rails.IIRC Wayne went to Pro stock bike pretty shortly after.
Also pretty sure that was on the Nitro Zap duke video.I still have a copy and am hoping to get it copied onto dvd in the very near future.PM if you need a copy.
F
Miss Corrado said:
.....i think you are on myspace aren't you benni...if thats you asking for them!
Hi Miss C. and historix !
No, I do not have a myspace account, must be "another Benni"...*hrmph* .
When I searched for Wayne, I found a pic in Alan´s Acceleration Archive,
of the Ford Focus that Wayne built and ran mid-sevens...
Was this a FWD or RWD ?
Benni
Hi Speedfreax !
I just discovered (while searching for the -european-"Motown Shaker"
:
www.cehighperformance.com/santa_pod.htm
The site is by an american named Randy "The Coopster" Cooper,
who had spent several years in the UK whilst in the Army.
He has some photos of the Saunders/guardrail incident,
and is looking for Bob Glassup, can someone help him ?
He is also looking for some identities of racers on his pix.
Cheers,
Benni
I just discovered (while searching for the -european-"Motown Shaker"
: www.cehighperformance.com/santa_pod.htm
The site is by an american named Randy "The Coopster" Cooper,
who had spent several years in the UK whilst in the Army.
He has some photos of the Saunders/guardrail incident,
and is looking for Bob Glassup, can someone help him ?
He is also looking for some identities of racers on his pix.
Cheers,
Benni
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