PHOTOGRAPH BY VAN ABERNETHY • U. S. 131 MOTORSPORTS PARK MARTIN, MICHIGAN • SATURDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2010
THE MAD MAN
Frankie“ The Mad Man” Taylor gives a menacing point at the camera in this outtake from his Drag Illustrated Issue # 44 cover shoot. The Dickinson, Texasbased driver was roughly halfway through the 2010 ADRL season, where he was one of more than 20 Pro Extreme drivers following the ADRL tour. Later that season, Taylor defeated fellow Houstonarea driver Joshua Hernandez in the final round of the ADRL World Finals VI to secure the“ Battle For The Belts” Pro Extreme championship. A few years later, after Taylor became the first driver to break into the 3.40s in the eighth mile, his brother and tuner, Paul Taylor, appeared on the cover of Drag Illustrated.
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