DG

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Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

Have you been to his museum ? He has the parts they found of the clutch in a display case. It was the new Lenco 2 speed that failed and allowed the engine to over rev, exceeding the limits of the clutch.






This event is what spurred Don, and others , to pursue moving the drivers forward of the drivetrain. It also eliminated them getting burned from a blower explosion, which Don also suffered early in his career, when he first started using nitro.

Have not made it to museum , would love to go someday . There is a video of explosion on you tube , don’t know how to link . Interesting story behind his first 300 mph run , another racer ( Gary Clapshaw ) was in qualifications and gave up his seat so Big Daddy could break 300 mph . DG said it was one of his top 5 career highlights .