TRIAL BY nitro
Feb 07, 2022
5 minutes
WORDS: RYAN SHELDON
PHOTOS: MARIA PANOVA
To debut any type of drag car successfully is not just about the numbers you leave with that first day; it is just as much about removing all the doubt that lay in the back of your mind the days and weeks preceding said debut — oh, and not looking silly in front of damn near everyone you know, and a boatload of people you don’t. Add to the mix — and that’s a story I will get to — that magic word ‘nitro’ and everything ratchets up 10 notches as the eyes watching are now more focused, more critical, and more numerous. Before we get to the actual debut of the Nitrohoon ’57 Chevy funny car, let’s take a few steps back — to coin a cheesy phrase – to where the journey began.
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