Drag Illustrated Issue 127, November 2017 | Page 44
MOVERS & SHAKERS
TURBO BOB
“Blower Bob” Gardner, Clint Satterfield’s lone crew
member, tries to figure out how to fit this massive
Turbonetics turbocharger into Satterfield’s “Turbo Pig” ‘68
Firebird Pro Modified entry.
Swedish Invasion
Crew members from Mattias Wulcan’s PDRA Pro Extreme team make their way to
the top end to pick up their driver and his screw-blown “Blackbird” ‘69 Camaro. The
Linkoping, Sweden-based group finished second in the championship standings
after a tense battle with Mike Recchia.
BANGSHIFT BOSS
Bangshift.com co-founder Chad Reynolds (center) is
joined by Aeromotive founder and president Steve
Matusek (left) and drag racing journalist Darr Hawthorne
in Aeromotive’s booth at the SEMA Show.
HISTORY TEACHER AND STUDENT
Five-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Joe Amato joins NHRA statistician and
announcer Lewis Bloom for a storytelling session at the NHRA on FOX stage at the
SEMA Show.
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WELCOME TO THE CLUB
Top Fuel star Shawn Langdon, who will move over to the Funny Car class for the
2018 season, is flanked by Funny Car veteran Bob Tasca III (left) and Langdon’s
Kalitta Motorsports teammate, fuel coupe rookie J.R. Todd.
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