On Apr 13, 2013, at 10:14 AM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> From: Paul Stenquist >> That was the nickname of drag racer Bob Pickett. I shot him coming >> off true staring line at Englishtown in the summer of 1980. >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17151757&size=lg >> >> When I scanned this today, I noticed that the car in the other lane >> had just suffered a starting-line intake manifold explosion, and the >> supercharger was coming off the front of the hood. I would guess he >> drove over it, and probably suffered a fire as the car must have >> dropped an intake valve or backfired into the manifold. >> >> Here's a 100% crop of the errant supercharger. It's beyond the DOF, >> so I sharpened the crap out of it. You can see the stout gilmer drive >> belt hanging from the front pulley. Something blue is leaving the >> building at upper left. Don't know what that is. Could be part of the >> aluminum paneling that supports the body. >> >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17151753&size=lg >> >> Paul > > Looks like the guy in the blue shorts, white shirt & straw cowboy hat is > holding a blue rag at his hip. > > From the casual demeanor of the crew (?) and other people standing around, I > think it's well past the stage where parts would still be flying off that car. > The crew and starting line personnel are used to parts flying off. Plus they've only had a split second to react. This is obviously at the hit of the throttle. The blower has just landed on the hood and the belt is dangling from it. Some vapor can be seen coming from the intake manifold as well. Usually when the supercharger comes off, fire follows. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
