Very well known incident in the Mopar community. Eldon Palmer was the victim of a ton of bad luck that day - 1) someone moved/blocked the braking alert cone, 2) another guy blocked his only escape route back on to the apron of the raceway by waiving him off - directly into path of the stands and 3) most importantly, in the prior days of practice he had been driving a car with the optional front disc/rear drum brakes. On the day of the race they had him drive a four-wheel drum brake car. If you have ever driving a Cuda or Challenger with four wheel drums you know what happens when you panic stop. The brakes shoes instantly fade to zero and you have no braking ability whatsoever.
Everyone recovered and the car which had relatively minor cosmetic damage was repaired and Eldon still had until a few years ago when it was auctioned off.
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05-28-2017, 01:44 PM
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