Crazy.

Here are a few more front engine dragster pics from my vast photo archives (that is just various cool (at least I think they are) pics I've found on the 'ol web). The 60's and 70's must have been pretty ridiculous. And I'm just talking about on the dragstrip. They were more than likely using motorcycle wheels and tires on the front with huge slicks that they would smoke the whole trip down the 1/4 (if they kept the wheels on the ground, see pic 2). Their "safety" equipment, while I suppose it was modern for the time, probably didn't really help that much. I mean, look at what is in front of these guys. If one little bolt happens to shear off in the engine, that thing ends up going through your head. There wasn't a windshield or barely a roll cage for that matter. Just some goggles and maybe a mask. And what is with the chick? A bikini and high heels? At a dragstrip? Nice. That was probably reason enough for most of these guys.

Why bring Hawaiin Punch into this?

If this video doesn't make you want to get a mid-90's Regal and turn it into a bubble donk (google that, it's ridiculous) with lambo doors, I don't know what will. I wonder why no one put Coke on there car? Maybe they're straight edge or something. I'm going to put Tab on my donk (that doesn't sound right but it sounds better than putting Mountain Dew on my donk).

Draggin'

Found this on Church of Choppers blog yesterday afternoon. If you were quick enough, you caught this without this very insightful text (and you're probably wishing it stayed that way, but you're not that lucky). It should be pretty obvious that this is the cockpit (I said cock . . . and yes I am 13) view of a front engine dragster. This one actually doesn't seem like it would be too tough to see around the blower. But once the front wheels get off the ground it won't matter too much.

He'll backflip anything that rolls.

Tricycle on MEGA Ramp - Travis Pastrana (backflip) - video powered by Metacafe
I'm sure you've seen this video before since it is a few weeks old already (yeah, I should have posted it when I first seen it when it was still new but I had something else going on. Like what? I'm not sure but it probably wasn't that great.). Basically, if you give any rolling object to Travis Pastrana and a big enough ramp (seriously the ramp in the video is huge, I hope it wasn't built solely for this stunt because that would be a waste of a huge ramp. I mean you could take a skateboard down it, a bike, a motorcycle, and/or probably a battleship) and he'll do a backflip. I'm just waiting for the video of him backflipping his rally car.

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