Don Garlits blowover and Interview

This is a clip from yet another lost Diamond P gem "Kings of the Sport"

Don Garlits famous blowover.

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[stampede122]

where was this?

[txngasnguns]

@stampede122 Englishtown New Jersey.

[DLFerrariFan]

Swamp Rat 30 was by far the coolest

[Fastball2000]

A legend!!

[evburkeen00]

THAT WAS NOT A BAD LANDING

[mikethenascarfan]

@txngasnguns what?! i was there last summer- i live 2 hours from the track!

[eaglejohn323]

I was there, sitting at the finish line pit side. We all thought he was unconscious and was going to crash into the starting line area.

[Narutofan1000k]

@txngasnguns typical, crash at jersey

[IndianaSurfGuitar]

I remember seeing the live broadcast of this one. Exclaimed to my little brother "oh sh** he's gonna blowover!" He replied "nah, he's just fi...WOAH!" I knew from the launch it was gonna happen, and my little brother was going by when the front settled a couple of inches, when Garlits had backpedalled it.

[moparholic2]

What an ambassador for the sport, and for.... MOPAR !!!...anyone who know about big daddy know about Hemi...anyone who know about hemi....

[crx350x1]

Garlits is God!

[4455336]

i bet when it turned around and he saw him going towards the tower and his crew he was like the fuck ??

[TAA197300]

1986 Summer Nationals sat. qualifying I was there pit side ,1000ft AWESOME!

[SiliconSam428]

Don's Crew Chief Herb Parks has also passed away shortly after this blow-over. His back was seen right at the end of the video. Ran over by a T/F car driven by Rocky Epperly.