Mitch G.
06-16-2009, 05:35 PM
June 16, 1968 a USAC sprint car race at Terre Haute, IN on the 1/2 mile, Herman Wise in Robert Ziegler's "RZ Special" #42. Wise hooked a rut and flipped several times, landing on his wheels, uninjured!
http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=24&pictureid=574
http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=24&pictureid=573
Guess those new fangled arm restraints were a pretty good idea eh?
If you look in the cockpit of these old sprinters, look at the seat, there is a huge indentation between the drivers legs, just above the torque tube ..... that's where the drivers balls sat.
Note: my avatar photo is this very car later in 1968 after repairs, and Ralph Liguori is at the wheel.
http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=24&pictureid=574
http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=24&pictureid=573
Guess those new fangled arm restraints were a pretty good idea eh?
If you look in the cockpit of these old sprinters, look at the seat, there is a huge indentation between the drivers legs, just above the torque tube ..... that's where the drivers balls sat.
Note: my avatar photo is this very car later in 1968 after repairs, and Ralph Liguori is at the wheel.