Wow, lotsa interesting posts. I wasn't there, but didn't remember if anyone had been hurt. What I remember about this was that Doug had 99% in the tank, and that there had been other boomers by some teams running high nitro %. This was why NHRA lowered the % of nitro. I have seen my share of crazy stuff, like front motor T/F "woofing the blower" and the rotors going down the track in front of the car (no blower bags back then). Larry Bowers exploding the clutch and the can & clutch discs & flywheel going over the top end stands at OCIR & landing in the pits. One night at Lions, AA/FA on the line and "woofed" the blower. Rotors went straight up and came down thru the windshield of a car waiting to make a run. Hit the passenger side of the windshield, Don't remember if the driver got hurt. And Garlits' accident. arghh