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the
iott went for certainly the wildest ride
Long time drag racer Bobby Lee Marr
g.
racin
of
years
ty
twen
it’s
in
ever seen
Outlaw Fuel Altered Association has
nals at North Star
Natio
algia
Nost
g
Sprin
the
at
fying
During round two of quali
the
-burning entry unexpectedly blew
Dragway, Marriott’s “Shockwave” nitro
conof
out
him
ing
send
and
r the slicks
engine near half-track, spewing oil unde
s
e Smith’s lane. Marriott got the chute
trol and across the centerline into Doyl
ine,
mach
h’s
Smit
by
rear
the
from
cted
out and fought to recover, but was impa
the
and sent the car bouncing violently to
which eventually cut the left rear slick
car came to
the
as
tes
minu
few
a
for
us
nscio
top end. Marriott was knocked unco
betrap. After regaining consciousness and
a rest in a grassy area near the sand
ital and released
hosp
local
the
to
d
porte
trans
was
he
ing helped out of the car
safety upgrades he had just made over
a few hours later. Marriott praised the
y
of using the state-of-the-art, potentiall
e
rtanc
impo
the
sed
the winter and stres
.
2016
in
s
racer
life-saving equipment available to
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