Posts in another thread got me looking at the 250mph club list. I grew up in the era of the 4 sec club and 300 mph club, so I don't have much context about what was going on during the 250mph era. Besides Big Daddy's monstrous run in 1975, the biggest thing I noticed was that after #6 (Dave Uyehara in Oct 1978), it took 2 1/2 years for the next member of the club (#7 Jeb Allen March 1981).
What was going on (rules changes? lack of good competitors?) that kept anyone new from running 250mph for over 2 full years? Racers are smart, and technology always seems to advance, so why this HUGE gap in time?
What was going on (rules changes? lack of good competitors?) that kept anyone new from running 250mph for over 2 full years? Racers are smart, and technology always seems to advance, so why this HUGE gap in time?
