DYNO DON PASSES AWAY

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don nicholson passsed away ,A legendary figure in drag racing passed away this morning. Dyno Don” Nicholson was an engine builder and driver whose talent and skills have seldom been surpassed.

He began his career on the circle tracks and dry lake beds in the 1940s before moving on to quarter-mile competition. A pioneer in what have now become some of the most popular classes in the sport, including Funny Car and Pro Stock, Nicholson was a major player throughout the 1960s and ‘70s.

Nicholson still holds the record for final-round appearances in the most NHRA eliminator categories, scoring wins or runner-up finishes in Funny Car, Pro Stock, Super, Comp, Stock, and Street.

It’s 1967. Dyno Don Nicholson’s all tube frame, fiberglass bodied Comet (Eliminator II) The crowds in the pits are three deep around Dyno Don’s car and since the entire “lift-off” body has been removed for maintenance, the fans can get a close up look at the giant, SOHC supercharged, fuel burning Ford engine. After all, this is the first really serious professionally built “Funny Car”. A great day to be alive,