Lovethe nostalgia cars. Reminds me of Green Valley Raceway, Texas
@jimbradley7279 сағат бұрын
Watching a honoring show about him now with John Force as a co host...John loves and respects Don and Don loves and respects him too...😢
@jimbradley72710 сағат бұрын
I got to say he had to be a little nervous sitting behind an engine.. after all it's because of an engine blowing and mutilating him decades ago he designed the rear engine dragster. I wouldn't want to sit behind that fire breathing piston jamming bomb 😮
@roberthevern6169Күн бұрын
Thanks, DRGE for this great interview!
@halseyknox2 күн бұрын
Never gets old eatching this....pity modern nostalgia top fuel and the deep pocket guys ruined it. Started out in the 90's pretty much as what you see hear accept with few saftey changes.....hell they were even wearing breather masks then and running small period correct canard wings and being true to the era.....
@wfoguy2 күн бұрын
Good interview. Quite a memory for 91. :)
@roberthevern6169Күн бұрын
Yes, truly amazing!
@Larrydavis-uf3lu2 күн бұрын
I sold mine 25 years ago.these rides are dangerous death traps.
@edminas31593 күн бұрын
Excellent video thank you.
@waynewilliams85543 күн бұрын
Great to have a few of these fellows still around!!
@daveheath37283 күн бұрын
Vance Hunt seems like a very likeable and straight up guy . He sounds so much like Don Garlits it's uncanny . Loved watching this interview ! 👍
@roberthevern61693 күн бұрын
How is it that I have never heard of Mr Vance Hunt? And I thought I knew drag racing!
@billcampana43283 күн бұрын
Dude, i love the show, but you have to lose the fake laugh. When you ask a question, wait for the complete answer, do not interrupt your guest.
@roberthevern61693 күн бұрын
As the host said, if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything!
@billcampana43283 күн бұрын
AMAZING
@robinhuff528510 күн бұрын
Met Don at his museum in Florida last year! He was so nice! What a legend!
@benniemcdonald136512 күн бұрын
Thank you for this story.
@albertdeleon627213 күн бұрын
I remember double engine dragster at Double Eagle drag strip in SanAntonio Texas. 😅
@jeffd366014 күн бұрын
What a delightful lady , I could listen to her talk forever 🤗👍👍🇺🇸
@mel_tillis215 күн бұрын
Love those covered stands!!
@mikep108515 күн бұрын
One of NHRA's legends!
@williambrindley283217 күн бұрын
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@williambrindley283217 күн бұрын
shame they wouldn,t let us do push starts,,that sucked!,,First it was ,not enough push cars,,then it was not enough cackle cars,,,let the videos prove different!!
@theguyinmaine21 күн бұрын
Whoever was the first person to say, "I think a 40's Fiat would make an awesome drag car," should be in the hall of fame. Probably got some strange looks from friends at first. Look them up in image.
@gregorycatren344222 күн бұрын
One of the true icons of Drag Racing....
@daveheath372824 күн бұрын
I saw my first drag race when I was 10 yrs old , at the 1964 Winternationals in Pomona , and right then and there I was hooked ! Later in high school you could go to Lions and see a 36 car top fuel show . This is when 3 guys could team together and build a fuel dragster for $ 10k . Now days it costs in excess of $ 15 million to run one for one season and they are hard pressed to put half a dozen cars together in a show. I'm now seeing a rebirth of the AA/GS class because the little guys can still afford to build and race them .May their tribe increase . 😎👍
@randysummerhays4168Ай бұрын
So what do you say about 50 year old technology on the engines I don't know about the clutch setups
@peterbellwood5412Ай бұрын
Hello Don' It's Pete in UK. Thank you sir, that was magnificent. I had the immense pleasure and privilege of meeting you in 1964, at the 1st International Drag Festival. I think it was this car I saw you with too. My mother had not long died but you and your fine competitors gave me compassion and encouragement that kept me alive. I genuinely believe that. God bless you.
@Buck-lf8vqАй бұрын
Big Daddy is the greatest that will ever be!
@steveperry1344Ай бұрын
i used to get hot rod magazine as a kid back in the 60's and this guy was always in them. the legend is still around.
@joeridley20152 ай бұрын
How did that motor not overheat sitting there idling without cooling system or air flow
@HoboHeaven2 ай бұрын
Awesome. Wish we had this Sport in Germany, not that fucking Soccer.
@keithlenzner2 ай бұрын
Great stuff!! Looks like the cars are built around the driver!! Enjoyed it a bunch!!!!!!!!
@RandyHerpel2 ай бұрын
It is the old decal for Busters Rebels Division 2 NHRA. Learn something
@keithmoore52842 ай бұрын
I see you have a Confederate flag behind you SMH
@bluesky63612 ай бұрын
I heard they had to disconnect the drive train to keep Big Daddy from taking the Swamp Rat on a joy ride.
@bobjennykizziar96162 ай бұрын
Hope that have those 25 cent hot dogs.
@FrankieD922 ай бұрын
First drag race I ever went to 1963, Connecticut Dragway. Big Daddy was doing exhibition runs, saw Swamp Rat 1 go 187 in the 1/4; forever hooked…
@alanfrost46612 ай бұрын
You must have a screw loose to drive one of those awesome
@paulbrown36113 ай бұрын
Always enjoy hearing Rich and all of the legends
@gteefxr30943 ай бұрын
You talk about the "lack of personality" then cite an example of "personality" and immediately poo-poo it. Also gotta' lose the "he he he, can't talk about that' schick too.
@JohnWinslowjr73913 ай бұрын
When Larry made his first 5 second pass in top fuel at OCIR he signed a picture of the dragster, says my number one fan club member, he is a great guy my dad backed him up on the starting line for many years, John Jr
@gteefxr30943 ай бұрын
Come on man, you weren't aware of "divisional rivalries"? 🙄 Sometimes you've got to lose the "faux naive exuberance" for Christ's sake. I love this channel and what you bring for the history of drag racing, but we're only a few years apart(b;1960) and you're like; "wow I never knew that". Maybe it's a "Midwest thing". Either way, keep it coming.👍🏁🏁
@jamescox27493 ай бұрын
sweet music just the cackel and the smell of nitro and buring rubber
@claytontaylor28003 ай бұрын
Ok, so the Dick LaHaie sequence you show are my photos - they were published in the Nov 1996 Hot Rod magazine. More on that in a little bit. At the 1977 Winternationals in Pomona, Leslie Lovett (head photographer at the NHRA) walked up to me and said something to the effect of “well, not sure if you are going to like this, but your LaHaie sequence was the final factor that led the NHRA to ban the wheel pants on dragsters. Dang it, I really loved those things…”. I looked at Les and said something unprintable, because I, too, loved cars that had them. BTW, add Bob Beaulieu’s Eastern Raider AA/FD and Ron Zavarella’s A/ED (yup, an Econo Dragster!) to the list of wheel-panted cars. BTW2 - a recent online comment by Bill Dee stated that it took the Eastern Raider guys a little fiddling to get the wheel pants to track well on the AA/ FD. Thus, there must have been a “bad setup” for them as well as a “good setup”. Back to LaHaie - 1) yes, there was a stiff right-to-left crosswind at Indy that day. The tower side stands at Indy did not go all the way to the finish line, ending right at about the 800 - 900 foot mark. Thus, the cars on track encountered the crosswind right as they got to the lights. 2) at Gainesville in ‘76, Dick had a bad crash and messed up his arm and hand. He returned to driving that summer at Englishtown, but his arm was still VERY weak, One of the photogs saw him have to use his off-hand to open the door of the pickup truck because the other hand could not pull the door latch. 3) you neglected to show my FIRST photo of LaHaie and Murphy getting to the finish line. Both of Dick’s slicks are fine - no abnormal distortion. 4) When Dick went to pull the chute lever, he had to use his GOOD hand to move it, keeping his WEAK hand on the steering wheel. 5) right at that time, the crosswind hit the front wheels, wrenching control from Dick. The wheels flopped over HARD to the right - what I for years thought was dust coming off the tires I now realize is actually the super-compressed air going over the top of the wheel pant and condensing into a plume like what you see flowing over an airliner wing when you are taking off on a hot, humid day. 6) at 232 mph, there is no way that Dick could have reacted that quickly to a blown tire (also - definitely not shredding in the upside-down shot) and certainly he would not have reacted that violently - he was a great driver. 7) IF the right rear slick had in fact blown, the car would have pulled RIGHT, and Dick’s counter steering would have been to go LEFT to compensate. Unfortunately, even though most wheel-panted cars encountered no handling issues, I have to go with the NHRA’s conclusion. Darn it…..
@SeanHorton-ky6ds3 ай бұрын
He Was the best.❤
@SeanHorton-ky6ds3 ай бұрын
God bless him. God Rest Hero...
@rogergiddy26343 ай бұрын
Mosport is on the Eastside of Toronto not the Westside towards London, it's 10 minutes north of Bowmanville
@henrycarlson75143 ай бұрын
So good to see , Thank you
@robertbihn30053 ай бұрын
YES ! I was a spectator at my local drag strip, 1962 my 1st time watching all "hot" cars at the big end ,as it was called, bc they came from there being pushed down the track towards the starting line, it was standard procedure at that time. Not slow like on here, but 35/40 mph to get there quick, no long smoky burn outs either, had to be behind starting line.
@Thebuilderofthings13 ай бұрын
Yay, he got out of the swamp!
@alvintarrer69143 ай бұрын
Watched him race in Tyler,TX. back in the 60s, he is the man in drag racing ,love you brother Garlits, Legion ...👍☕️☕️✌️
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Lovethe nostalgia cars. Reminds me of Green Valley Raceway, Texas
Watching a honoring show about him now with John Force as a co host...John loves and respects Don and Don loves and respects him too...😢
I got to say he had to be a little nervous sitting behind an engine.. after all it's because of an engine blowing and mutilating him decades ago he designed the rear engine dragster. I wouldn't want to sit behind that fire breathing piston jamming bomb 😮
Thanks, DRGE for this great interview!
Never gets old eatching this....pity modern nostalgia top fuel and the deep pocket guys ruined it. Started out in the 90's pretty much as what you see hear accept with few saftey changes.....hell they were even wearing breather masks then and running small period correct canard wings and being true to the era.....
Good interview. Quite a memory for 91. :)
Yes, truly amazing!
I sold mine 25 years ago.these rides are dangerous death traps.
Excellent video thank you.
Great to have a few of these fellows still around!!
Vance Hunt seems like a very likeable and straight up guy . He sounds so much like Don Garlits it's uncanny . Loved watching this interview ! 👍
How is it that I have never heard of Mr Vance Hunt? And I thought I knew drag racing!
Dude, i love the show, but you have to lose the fake laugh. When you ask a question, wait for the complete answer, do not interrupt your guest.
As the host said, if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything!
AMAZING
Met Don at his museum in Florida last year! He was so nice! What a legend!
Thank you for this story.
I remember double engine dragster at Double Eagle drag strip in SanAntonio Texas. 😅
What a delightful lady , I could listen to her talk forever 🤗👍👍🇺🇸
Love those covered stands!!
One of NHRA's legends!
comment made for 2024
shame they wouldn,t let us do push starts,,that sucked!,,First it was ,not enough push cars,,then it was not enough cackle cars,,,let the videos prove different!!
Whoever was the first person to say, "I think a 40's Fiat would make an awesome drag car," should be in the hall of fame. Probably got some strange looks from friends at first. Look them up in image.
One of the true icons of Drag Racing....
I saw my first drag race when I was 10 yrs old , at the 1964 Winternationals in Pomona , and right then and there I was hooked ! Later in high school you could go to Lions and see a 36 car top fuel show . This is when 3 guys could team together and build a fuel dragster for $ 10k . Now days it costs in excess of $ 15 million to run one for one season and they are hard pressed to put half a dozen cars together in a show. I'm now seeing a rebirth of the AA/GS class because the little guys can still afford to build and race them .May their tribe increase . 😎👍
So what do you say about 50 year old technology on the engines I don't know about the clutch setups
Hello Don' It's Pete in UK. Thank you sir, that was magnificent. I had the immense pleasure and privilege of meeting you in 1964, at the 1st International Drag Festival. I think it was this car I saw you with too. My mother had not long died but you and your fine competitors gave me compassion and encouragement that kept me alive. I genuinely believe that. God bless you.
Big Daddy is the greatest that will ever be!
i used to get hot rod magazine as a kid back in the 60's and this guy was always in them. the legend is still around.
How did that motor not overheat sitting there idling without cooling system or air flow
Awesome. Wish we had this Sport in Germany, not that fucking Soccer.
Great stuff!! Looks like the cars are built around the driver!! Enjoyed it a bunch!!!!!!!!
It is the old decal for Busters Rebels Division 2 NHRA. Learn something
I see you have a Confederate flag behind you SMH
I heard they had to disconnect the drive train to keep Big Daddy from taking the Swamp Rat on a joy ride.
Hope that have those 25 cent hot dogs.
First drag race I ever went to 1963, Connecticut Dragway. Big Daddy was doing exhibition runs, saw Swamp Rat 1 go 187 in the 1/4; forever hooked…
You must have a screw loose to drive one of those awesome
Always enjoy hearing Rich and all of the legends
You talk about the "lack of personality" then cite an example of "personality" and immediately poo-poo it. Also gotta' lose the "he he he, can't talk about that' schick too.
When Larry made his first 5 second pass in top fuel at OCIR he signed a picture of the dragster, says my number one fan club member, he is a great guy my dad backed him up on the starting line for many years, John Jr
Come on man, you weren't aware of "divisional rivalries"? 🙄 Sometimes you've got to lose the "faux naive exuberance" for Christ's sake. I love this channel and what you bring for the history of drag racing, but we're only a few years apart(b;1960) and you're like; "wow I never knew that". Maybe it's a "Midwest thing". Either way, keep it coming.👍🏁🏁
sweet music just the cackel and the smell of nitro and buring rubber
Ok, so the Dick LaHaie sequence you show are my photos - they were published in the Nov 1996 Hot Rod magazine. More on that in a little bit. At the 1977 Winternationals in Pomona, Leslie Lovett (head photographer at the NHRA) walked up to me and said something to the effect of “well, not sure if you are going to like this, but your LaHaie sequence was the final factor that led the NHRA to ban the wheel pants on dragsters. Dang it, I really loved those things…”. I looked at Les and said something unprintable, because I, too, loved cars that had them. BTW, add Bob Beaulieu’s Eastern Raider AA/FD and Ron Zavarella’s A/ED (yup, an Econo Dragster!) to the list of wheel-panted cars. BTW2 - a recent online comment by Bill Dee stated that it took the Eastern Raider guys a little fiddling to get the wheel pants to track well on the AA/ FD. Thus, there must have been a “bad setup” for them as well as a “good setup”. Back to LaHaie - 1) yes, there was a stiff right-to-left crosswind at Indy that day. The tower side stands at Indy did not go all the way to the finish line, ending right at about the 800 - 900 foot mark. Thus, the cars on track encountered the crosswind right as they got to the lights. 2) at Gainesville in ‘76, Dick had a bad crash and messed up his arm and hand. He returned to driving that summer at Englishtown, but his arm was still VERY weak, One of the photogs saw him have to use his off-hand to open the door of the pickup truck because the other hand could not pull the door latch. 3) you neglected to show my FIRST photo of LaHaie and Murphy getting to the finish line. Both of Dick’s slicks are fine - no abnormal distortion. 4) When Dick went to pull the chute lever, he had to use his GOOD hand to move it, keeping his WEAK hand on the steering wheel. 5) right at that time, the crosswind hit the front wheels, wrenching control from Dick. The wheels flopped over HARD to the right - what I for years thought was dust coming off the tires I now realize is actually the super-compressed air going over the top of the wheel pant and condensing into a plume like what you see flowing over an airliner wing when you are taking off on a hot, humid day. 6) at 232 mph, there is no way that Dick could have reacted that quickly to a blown tire (also - definitely not shredding in the upside-down shot) and certainly he would not have reacted that violently - he was a great driver. 7) IF the right rear slick had in fact blown, the car would have pulled RIGHT, and Dick’s counter steering would have been to go LEFT to compensate. Unfortunately, even though most wheel-panted cars encountered no handling issues, I have to go with the NHRA’s conclusion. Darn it…..
He Was the best.❤
God bless him. God Rest Hero...
Mosport is on the Eastside of Toronto not the Westside towards London, it's 10 minutes north of Bowmanville
So good to see , Thank you
YES ! I was a spectator at my local drag strip, 1962 my 1st time watching all "hot" cars at the big end ,as it was called, bc they came from there being pushed down the track towards the starting line, it was standard procedure at that time. Not slow like on here, but 35/40 mph to get there quick, no long smoky burn outs either, had to be behind starting line.
Yay, he got out of the swamp!
Watched him race in Tyler,TX. back in the 60s, he is the man in drag racing ,love you brother Garlits, Legion ...👍☕️☕️✌️