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Model Citizen
Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Voodoo Lounge
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Originally Posted by Brian 162
John Force is still getting it done in funny cars as well. I just looked up his age, he's 74
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Strange things can happen, too. Amato had to retire because the negative g's from throwing the parachute caused his retinas to detach, and he had to quit driving because of that.
(But yeah, old guys can drive these things well into their golden years; Chris Karamesines drove until he was 89.)
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