Yes, Jack goes fast in that front engine "digger" but like you say it has to
be push started. His Bonneville streamliner was started with a ROPE and
both he and his son Brett went over 220 in that car. (Now the little Jaz
streamliner owned by Wade Zimmerman, originally built by the Burklands.)
Brett still holds the class record he set in 1994 at 220.932. He made all
his licensing and qualifying runs and got the record in one busy Saturday.
They had a back up engine in the snowmobile that was on top of their pickup
truck. That was a strange site on the salt.
Jack also did the paint on the very last car Ed "Big Daddy" Roth built. His
shop does some very nice custom paint work.
Wes
on 10/6/02 8:38 PM, Tom Shannon at Saltfever@earthlink.net wrote:
> California Hot Rod Reunion at Fomoso Raceway this past weekend ! Jack"The
> Sheriff" Harris and his Utah Posse defends his Top Fuel A Title at 216mph
> and 6.124 ! Seeing the Front engine dragsters push started like the old
> days brings a tear to many of us ! Jack & Brett Harris are both members of
> the 200 mph club. Also this weekend race Veteran Rance Mcdaniel who was
> injured in a Boise, Idaho racing accident just 2 mos ago, was able to
> accept the 5 sec award before 6000 appreciative fans. for results go to:
> www.nhra.com/reunion
>
> --- Tom Shannon(Salt Lake City)
> --- Saltfever@earthlink.net
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