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1974 – TOMMY IVO POMONA CRASH
Tommy Ivo had the misfortune of crashing his new rear-engine dragster
during his fourth run on the brand new dragster during the 1974 NHRA
Winternationals in Pomona, Ca. This classic YouTube.com video captures
a combination of classic home movie and tremendous photography. He was
uninjured in the accident.
Ivo said it best in an article published in Hemmings Motor News.
"It was a brand-spankin’ new car on my fourth run in the 1974
Winternationals. The engine exploded so fiercely that it turned into a
fireball and punched a hole in the wing. I was running 240 (mph) upside
down, backwards–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."
Ivo said it best in an article published in Hemmings Motor News.
"It was a brand-spankin’ new car on my fourth run in the 1974
Winternationals. The engine exploded so fiercely that it turned into a
fireball and punched a hole in the wing. I was running 240 (mph) upside
down, backwards–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."
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1974 – TOMMY IVO POMONA CRASH
Tommy Ivo had the misfortune of crashing his new rear-engine dragster during his fourth run on the brand new dragster during the 1974 NHRA