"T.V." Tommy Ivo's streamlined Top Fuel dragster
"T.V." Tommy Ivo's streamlined Top Fuel dragster
During qualifying, an engine explosion sent Ivo's car barrel rolling across the finish line, virtually destroying it, though Ivo walked away.
"I was running 240 (MPH) upside down, backwards," Ivo told Hemmings Muscle Machines for a Hot Rod Hero profile on him. "I hit the guardrail, and the car came apart like a two-dollar watch. It was worth the price of admission. I thought it was curtains, and when I felt that, I became euphoric - the scare went away. I was mad at myself because I'd closed my eyes and missed the show."
"T.V." Tommy Ivo's streamlined Top Fuel dragster
"T.V." Tommy Ivo's streamlined Top Fuel dragster
During qualifying, an engine explosion sent Ivo's car barrel rolling across the finish line, virtually destroying it, though Ivo walked away.
"I was running 240 (MPH) upside down, backwards," Ivo told Hemmings Muscle Machines for a Hot Rod Hero profile on him. "I hit the guardrail, and the car came apart like a two-dollar watch. It was worth the price of admission. I thought it was curtains, and when I felt that, I became euphoric - the scare went away. I was mad at myself because I'd closed my eyes and missed the show."