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TEDThis was inside Glenn Solano’s shop after we fired the Invader, getting ready for a race in Tulsa.
The car was actually sitting just outside the shop but the angle of the headers blew the exhaust into the shop.
The car in the background was Glenn’s AFX ‘68 Barracuda with a blown fuel 392 Hemi.
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Ted
It looks so easy from the grandstands for many spectators to say "I could do that" the fist lap in a top fuel car has destroyed many pairs of under ware. I can tell you there is nothing in this world like the first run or 1000s of runs in a fuel car.
Larry Sutton---Lions Starter and racer (RET,)
Larry,TED
I was the original driver of the Cheetah injected fuel funny car that was owned by Glenn Solano. he was my next door neighbor in long beach. The front end collapse in the lights at Lions and I took out 64 feet of guard rail, the car was later rebuild and ran a blown motor for a short time, then the Invade corvette funny car was built and I was driving dragsters again by then. the last time I saw Glenn was at Tulsa when I was there with Dennis Taylor.
Larry Sutton---
TedLarry,
Would you happen to remember what year that was?
I was with the Invader team from 2010 to 2015.
Because Glenn ran the car out of his wallet, we raced only once a year. And that was at Tulsa.Ted
It was 2013 or 2014, I was asked to start the funny cars. well 45 mins before first round I stepped wrong coming out of the trailer and broke my tibia and fibula of my right leg. DT told the track owner that I think Larry broke his leg and probably won't be starting the race. 45 mins Later I started the races. I have broken so many bones being the starter what is a few more.
Larry Sutton---
Not quite the same but I did a Indy Car ride at the Mario Andretti/Jeff Gordon driving experience at Chicago Land Speedway. 3 laps at 190, when we hit the first high banked turn I didn't know if I was going to puke, pass out or need new underwear! By the end of lap 2 I was ready to go 10 more.Ted
It looks so easy from the grandstands for many spectators to say "I could do that" the fist lap in a top fuel car has destroyed many pairs of under ware. I can tell you there is nothing in this world like the first run or 1000s of runs in a fuel car.
Larry Sutton---Lions Starter and racer (RET,)
Glad my big brother had season tickets for the Indy 500 for years, went once. It's like standing along the fence at the starting line for your first Nhra race when the first two fuel cars leave the line.I toured the Indy track in a bus. Took like 5 roles of film cuz i wanted the memories. The museum just blew me away. This was in 1990's. That place really has a sense of history, first race 1911.
Glad my big brother had season tickets for the Indy 500 for years, went once. It's like standing along the fence at the starting line for your first Nhra race when the first two fuel cars leave the line.
That is one of my favorite fan reaction videos. I think we all went through the same emotions the first time we heard a fuel car.Kinda like this guy? He's still in the parking lot and he thought he heard Godzilla...