Thread: Garlits Back In Drag Racing

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I doubt you can find anyone with a powerful enough personality to accomplish something, that doesn't ruffle someone's feathers. If a person is passive enough not to offend someone, then people would criticize them for being weak-willed!

I once watched Garlits scold his old lady in public, which I did not enjoy....but the stress of competition, or not enough sleep will do that too.

Bottom line for me is that he tuned 'em, drove the tow rig, drove the car, built his own chassis, pioneered and tested his own developments, broke records, won championships under 3-4 different sanctions, started one sanctioning body, founded a great museum for the sport, and won that "50 most important people in drag racing" pole recently....so I am not the only one who feels this way, There a few million other fans.

Some might tell me that John Force is the best. But where would he be without Austin Coil???

My favorite story is when someone commented that Garlits did not race NHRA, because he could not compete there any more.....so he simply came back next year and won the NHRA Championship. :-)~ So much for that theory!

"You are, what you do!"