Joe Amato still holds the Bandimere track ET record of, I believe, a 4.584 set waaaaay back in 1999! Does anyone break that record this weekend?Shumacher shattered the speed record last year running an unthinkable 331.45 in the thin air, but the et record of 4.584 still stood.
I still remember that qualifying session in '99. When Top Fuel came up my dad, uncle, cousin, and myself were all pondering if Blaine Johnson's 3 year old et record of 4.70 would be broke or not. Sure enough Doug Kalitta ran 4.66, I believe, to break the record. We couldn't believe it. Then a few pairs later Amato dropped a 4.58 318+ bomb on us! Truly amazing. Not only did he best the track record by 12 hundredths he had 8 hundredths advantage over the #2 qualifier!
Well, long story long, my prediction is the record stands. One of the truly great runs in Top Fuel history will live on at least another year!
I still remember that qualifying session in '99. When Top Fuel came up my dad, uncle, cousin, and myself were all pondering if Blaine Johnson's 3 year old et record of 4.70 would be broke or not. Sure enough Doug Kalitta ran 4.66, I believe, to break the record. We couldn't believe it. Then a few pairs later Amato dropped a 4.58 318+ bomb on us! Truly amazing. Not only did he best the track record by 12 hundredths he had 8 hundredths advantage over the #2 qualifier!
Well, long story long, my prediction is the record stands. One of the truly great runs in Top Fuel history will live on at least another year!