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Scott Robinson's "Bionic Wasp" 68' Camaro

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  Scott Robinson is from southern California and has been into cars his whole life, his earliest memories recount his time spent with his father and his friends. Scott's father raced all types of vehicles, drag boats, sand rails, and cars. These experiences made a major impression on Scott and he couldn't wait to be old enough to drive. When he was old enough, he got heavy into off-road motorcycles then when he got his driver's license all bets were off.  Scott forgot about racing motorcycles and went all in and started racing cars. The first car he raced wasn't car at all, it was a 1975 Chevy van. But this wasn't  any old worn out work van. This van belonged to Scott's father, it featured  a destroked 400 cube small-block built by Scott's Dad, it's backed up with a TH-400 automatic transmission and a narrowed 12-bolt rear end. Scott said it was fun ride for his first car, and when he graduated high-school his father gave it to him.   The father and son
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Women of Drag Racing , Past & Present

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    Drag Racing is a great sport because Men and Women can compete as equals . Both lanes are the same & they are both 1320 feet long . When the lights come down it is just human and machine , not Man or Woman in the other lane .  In my opinion , as a Drag Racing Fan I think Women have proven themselves in the sport and they need to be respected and honored . That's why I'm asking Women to participate in my page.  And I decided to do a history flashback on some great women in Drag Racing.   Without them there would be no Women  racing today.   Della Woods   is a professional AA/FC driver in the NHRA.  She was the first female driver in the five-second zone in the Funny Car class, and the first female driver to go to the semifinals at an NHRA national event. She held that record for almost 22 years. Della Woods was inducted into the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 1999, and the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2016, she was inducted into the Mopar Hall
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