That was the nickname of drag racer Bob Pickett. I shot him coming off true staring line at Englishtown in the summer of 1980.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17151757&size=lg When I scanned this today, I noticed that the car in the other lane had just suffered a starting-line intake manifold explosion, and the supercharger was coming off the front of the hood. I would guess he drove over it, and probably suffered a fire as the car must have dropped an intake valve or backfired into the manifold. Here's a 100% crop of the errant supercharger. It's beyond the DOF, so I sharpened the crap out of it. You can see the stout gilmer drive belt hanging from the front pulley. Something blue is leaving the building at upper left. Don't know what that is. Could be part of the aluminum paneling that supports the body. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17151753&size=lg Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
