Anybody else at LBMS the day Don Prudome took his one & only ride in a dragboat ?
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Anybody else at LBMS the day Don Prudome took his one & only ride in a dragboat ?
Now that you mention it, I think Don was the guy that said he wouldn't do it again. :D Did he flip?Quote:
Originally Posted by Skyskier
Who remembers Dan Pastorini's drag boat career? He raced a Jetboat.
I'm sure some of you remember this. I was pretty young, but I remember it. Hey Bob (GN-7), this one is addressed to Del St. John. :cool
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Oh yeah, Don crashed Andre Maddox's Citation big time, and that's exactly what he said after words.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharp shooter
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Pastorini drove fuel dragster too.
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I have a few cobwebs in my belfry, but thanks for jarring them free. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gn7
I was there that day with my Pop's, he was running his "Bunky" boat in the drags,............the story I heard went something like this :...........Don was getting some last minute "advice" on the ramp just as the crew was pushing him off the trailer, Prudhome asked "what do I do if it get's "squirley" ? somebody told him to "just stick your foot in it, it'll straighten itself out: :happy: and THAT's exactly what he did ! the bow kept going up, up & up, he never did lift off the gas just kept it WOT till he went all the way over :shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by gn7
Bob and Tom Patterson's "Supercinders"
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One of my all time favorites Bob.
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Powerboat Magazine November 1970
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