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    Yep I'm sure that was perfectly safe, your butt 2 inches off the ground a potential grenade in your lap if you flipped in a crash there was a good chance of breaking or losing both legs

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank S View Post
    Yep I'm sure that was perfectly safe, your butt 2 inches off the ground a potential grenade in your lap if you flipped in a crash there was a good chance of breaking or losing both legs
    Not to mention the vertical handle in the ULQ that will impale the noggin of anybody doing flips or twists or the bits of tire that come off during the run, occasionally failing...

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    Though it is self limiting - the slightest mishap and that gene pool is drained!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Karl_H View Post
    Though it is self limiting - the slightest mishap and that gene pool is drained!
    Hold my beer this I got to try

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    That's a "live" axle - those aren't axle tubes, they are the rotating axles, I believe?

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    Never-a-Daddy Jay Garlits, Don's lesser known cousin.

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    "Naw, it ain't nuthin' to be worried about. Safe as can be!" Says the man with the differential from a dragster resting in front of his nuts.

    What could possibly go wrong?

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    most had your legs above the axles.Ive never seen one that didnt. our dragster is a rear engine blown 496 ci. quite a fun ride.



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