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Steve Banks

Nitro, Drag Racing In Southern California, 1964-1966

"Nitro, Drag Racing In Southern California", 1964-1966. Credits: Steve Banks Estate.

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Introduction

The image captures a moment of exceptional visual and semantic tension: a "slingshot" category dragster, heavily modified and running on nitromethane, sits on the starting line or in the staging area of a Californian drag strip. Inside the minuscule cockpit, the driver is confined within his modern armor, comprising a helmet and gas mask, ready to challenge the physical limits of speed and mortality.

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