About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges faced by nitro drag racing in the 1970s and how close the sport came to abandoning nitro as a racing fuel.

The 1970s almost saw the end of top fuel drag racing and all nitro powered competition. This is a story about how close the world came to abandoning nitro as a racing fuel at that time.

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