This picture is probably from ‘62 or ‘63! I was young and stupid then as opposed to just stupid now!
Don was younger too!
different Don but still pretty cool!RFClark - 5-2-2021 at 10:09 PM
Right, Don “the Snake”, not “Big Daddy” Don! It was a long time ago! Garlits is older too! Bajabus - 5-3-2021 at 07:22 AM
I remember going to see "Big Daddy Don Garlits at the Englishtown raceway in the 70's. Awesome experience.pacificobob - 5-3-2021 at 08:41 AM
saw him at the Fremont drag strip in '68. big fun.KasloKid - 5-3-2021 at 09:23 AM
Also watched Big Daddy at the AHRA World Finals in Spokane WA, (Deer Park raceway) 1975. His rail's home is now in Don Laughlin's museum, Laughlin
NV.
[Edited on 5-3-2021 by KasloKid]willardguy - 5-3-2021 at 11:10 AM
"The race ended Friday, and Prudhomme returned to his Southern California home on Saturday and went straight to bed, a testament to the grueling
nature of the 1,000-mile race."
