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Jack of All Trades
Bruno Massel found a winning combination
in television and drag racing
runo Massel Jr. has become one of the most ver-
satile figures in the industry. He got his start in drag racing
thanks to his father, owner and founder of Bruno’s Racing
Products, best known for its “Bruno” (BRT) converter drive
unit, patented in 1992. Junior soon got behind the wheel and, thanks
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in part to the consistency of the Bruno converter, was a successful racer,
coming within two rounds of winning the IHRA Top Dragster world
championship in his first season of competition. After he moved to
NHRA, Massel scored two national championships (‘09,’12) and five
West Central Division championships (‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘12, ‘13), along
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BY LISA COLLIER