The sad tale of Mr. Nitromethane

[deathsled]

An original paranormal story: Mr. Nitromethane

Runs 13 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGdwp-Bl06U&t=

And yes, I know that 427s had single overhead cams. 427 SOHC right?  I made up the two cam idea.  It's fiction.  And yes, no way a decades old battery would work from a booster charge.  Fiction again.  Artistic license if you will.  And who is to say that it really happened in the real world of the story.  I leave that up to the prospective listeners.

[FL SAAC]

as always horrifying and just in time for valentine's day !

keep bringing them on

[98SVT - was 06GT]

He needed to tip in a little Hydrazine - then he would have won a race.

[deathsled]

He needed to tip in a little Hydrazine - then he would have won a race.

Perhaps. I looked it up.  That's rocket fuel right?

[Side-Oilers]

^^ All fun and games with nitro/hydrazine until your rods end up in the next county. 

[deathsled]

^^ All fun and games with nitro/hydrazine until your rods end up in the next county.

Interesting article on hydrazine.  Just the name alone is cool.  Could be a good title to a story.
https://www.dragzine.com/news/flashback-friday-the-story-of-the-leathal-fuel-called-hydrazine/

"Lakes era racers who experimented with H found that a stock 90 horsepower flathead would pump out better than 300 horsepower simply by sucking this stuff through its Stromberg. These same racers also discovered Hydrazine's major drawback for practical use. After running it through an engine, the carbs would start to cake up with a substance that resembled soap flakes. This nasty little by product was a shock sensitive explosive called the Methazodic Salt of Hydrazinium Acid, and was the result of allowing vapors from the Nitro/Hydrazine mixture to condense in a closed environment. Right, never mind this stuff will throw your crank on the ground after just a couple of runs, but if you happen to tap the carb with a wrench, it'll blow your face off. Let's go racing!"

[98SVT - was 06GT]

For some reason Famosa (Bakersfield) seemed to have a lot of people running Hydrazine. Made for some great runs but spectacular engine explosions.