German race car photographer "Wolfgang" provided DragRaceCanada with this truly memorable Zacko! moment during the IHRA's Winternationals at Bradenton back in 1998. If you look closely on the right side of this frame you can see Wolfgang standing on top of the guardrail barrier post right in the finish line light while Bob Motz's Jet-powered Kenworth blows by!
Not only was the stunt potentially over the top dangerous it was also ironic because the beer-swilling import missed the shot. IHRA did review and tighten up it's restricted area photo access shortly after. Drag Racing media types can only ponder what the reaction of former and very strict NHRA Media Relations department head Denny Darnell would have been been!
(Photo by "Diamond Dave" DeAngelis)
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