I was sitting in the stands even with the starting line at Ennis when Oswald's boomer happened. The fireball reached above the scoreboards. Plus, the concussion from that explosion was unreal. I could feel it from where I was sitting. I cannot imagine what it felt like to Oswald sitting two feet behind it.
Wow I never heard that story, wonder what the outcome was, Armstrong was a crafty dude. Not sure if the wheelbase was longer though, the rear wheels are pushed into the wheel wells just as much as the front, so it kind of looks like the body is moved back several inches on the chassis.
The story about the body brings back a memory of my buddy Dale Armstrong. At Bakersfield he was running the Alcoholic TA/D it had a major off set front end, I mean "MAJOR" NHRA saw it in the lanes and told him to change it, he did they left then came back later and he had but it back to major off set. NHRA officials said put it in the trailer you are done
. in my opinion Dale was the smartest racer and crew chief ever in drag racing.The story about the body brings back a memory of my buddy Dale Armstrong. At Bakersfield he was running the Alcoholic TA/D it had a major off set front end, I mean "MAJOR" NHRA saw it in the lanes and told him to change it, he did they left then came back later and he had but it back to major off set. NHRA officials said put it in the trailer you are done
Larry Sutton---Lions Starter
Yeah, I remember watching him reaching up and grabbing for the chute levers, which of course, were long gone.
