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Originally Posted by A930Rocket View Post
A differential right at the crotch? No thanks.
All of the old "slingshot" dragsters were like that, except the driver's legs usually went over the top of the axles. Even worse, the clutch was right between their feet. Here is the clutch explosion that cost Don Garlits half of one of his feet, and led him to develop the rear engined dragster:

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