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- - ~Wayne King~ author of "The Boys From Bakersfield" - - "Herm did recover from severe burns suffered in the 1973 fire. He showed tons of courage in breaking Jerry Ruth's 6 year win streak and became the divison 6 champion. He had 3530 points in div.6, Ruth had 1998, and Hank Johnson was 3rd. with 1216." ~Dan Horan Sr.~ (Courtesy Nitronic Research's Header Flames message board.) - - Probably was fuel you saw, Dan; the car slid along the track on the rollcage with the hind-end leading the way which blew the flames (and fuel from the behind-the-seat fuel tank) back on Herm...wouldn't have been sobad if it had ended up pointed the right way. Flip-up
fuel tank caps actually were legislated out a year and a half later
following Dale Emery's body-lifting blower explosion at the '74Supernat's;
it was Don Gillespie's graphic photo of the incident showing the
fuel tank cap forced open by the back pressure on the fuel systeminduced
by blower explosion which finally provided the High Sheriffs with
It's
important to note here that Herm did make a triumphant return to the cockpit...won
a Div 6 race 1st time back, as I recall, but his incident @ OCIR's
'73 PDA race was one of those defining moments in drag racing history.
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