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Back in July at Dragstalgia, Steve Johnson made his final run down the Santa Pod quarter mile. It is something he has done more times than most who have ventured into competition.

Few can say that they have reached their 50th season, and Steve’s final run in the Dragstalgia Cannonball was not a gentle sign off. He had already recorded one of his best times earlier in the meeting – but that last one was a nail-biter, as the car decided it wanted to flirt with the wall at high speed!

‘I thought there was just about a foot to the wall at the

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