Drag Illustrated Issue 110, June 2016 | Page 56

CAUGHT! E N F U EG O the iott went for certainly the wildest ride Long time drag racer Bobby Lee Marr g. racin of years ty twen it’s in ever seen Outlaw Fuel Altered Association has nals at North Star Natio algia Nost g Sprin the at fying During round two of quali the -burning entry unexpectedly blew Dragway, Marriott’s “Shockwave” nitro conof out him ing send and r the slicks engine near half-track, spewing oil unde s e Smith’s lane. Marriott got the chute trol and across the centerline into Doyl ine, mach h’s Smit by rear the from cted out and fought to recover, but was impa the and sent the car bouncing violently to which eventually cut the left rear slick car came to the as tes minu few a for us nscio top end. Marriott was knocked unco betrap. After regaining consciousness and a rest in a grassy area near the sand ital and released hosp local the to d porte trans was he ing helped out of the car safety upgrades he had just made over a few hours later. Marriott praised the y of using the state-of-the-art, potentiall e rtanc impo the sed the winter and stres . 2016 in s racer life-saving equipment available to AMSEY & STEVE SCOTT PHOTOGRAPHS BY WES R S A T U R D A Y, M A Y 7 , 2 0 1 6 DENTON, TEXAS | N O R T H S TA R D R A G WAY | 56 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com Issue 110