First Fire up - Mondello & Matsubara

[nitromaniac]

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=ugmq-nPtxqk

From Chuck Corder.

[BB-Q]

I didn't know what to expect- I must of read the thread title wrong!

[Barry B]

Nobody sat in it, no axle stands, no offence but those guys want talking about, madness !

Edited by Barry B on Tuesday 9th October 14:05

[Flying Toilet]

I hope it's only for Cacklefest duties...

[nitromaniac]

Sush Matsubara died on 27 July 2006, see:

http://www.nhra.com/apcm/templates/news_template.a...

[Barry B]

Lurkin_Limey said:

I'm guessing that Sush Matsubara has been around these cars for long enough to know what he's doing......
Notice the distance he keeps from the car!
Should look good with the topolino body on.

I'm sure he has but I know a couple of scrutineers that would give him a good ol' British boll*cking if he pulled a stunt like that in the pits at a European track.

[nitromaniac]

This is the original car restored. They may do a burnout but it is not legal for racing.

Joe Mondello will be in the seat - 71 years young.

Works out 10 hours a week.

Does 1500 sit ups a week.

And yeah......he can still drive a race car.

[MotorPsycho]

maybe not the correct thing to do (no driver/front on the ground) but there's clearly no drive going to the rear wheels, not even when the throttle is chirped do the rear wheels spin

[nitromaniac]

http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCPhoto.asp?ID=148...