This 1991 IHRA Video Identified As Crash-O-Rama Has Some Huge Names And Huge Carnage In It!
It’s bizarre to consider now however there was an enormous enterprise in VHS tapes again within the period earlier than YouTube, streaming video, and OnDemand, effectively, something. The “And They Walked Away” Sequence ended up spanning like a dozen volumes by the point Diamond P Sports activities stop making them and there have been others on the market making stuff as effectively. The IHRA wished a chunk of this motion so that they went to Masters Leisure and had them create a video known as, “Crash-O-Rama”. The video follows mainly the identical fashion as some other interval tape with replay footage, highlights, and many of the nation being narrated by Ted Jones.
What makes this video cool is that it highlights some huge names early on of their careers. Guys like Del Worsham and others raced exhausting on the IHRA path will growing their operations and making an attempt to make a residing. Round 15:00 in, he burns a humorous automobile to the bottom and in the event you watch the clip you’ll possible acknowledge the voice of the announcer that’s talking within the backgound. It’s the NHRA “stat man” Lewis Bloom. Bob Frey labored for the IHRA as effectively and his voice will be picked up a time or two on this tape. Legendary announcers Jon Lundburg and Bret Kepener will be heard talking over varied PA methods as effectively, particularly over the last clip on the movie which is definitely essentially the most wild.
Bruce McCombs suffers one oft he worst and most scary jet humorous automobile blazes we’ve got ever witnessed. Fortunately he was okay. Bret Kepner was saying throughout this clip and you may hear him. Because the automobile burns to the bottom and the opposite automobile runs down the observe, Bret will be heard saying, “We promised you essentially the most thrilling finale in drag racing historical past, proper?” LOL!
A very good watch right here.
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