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Aug 13, 2019
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Green light record for Big Daddy
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Over in Florida, late July saw Big Daddy Don Garlits, (now 87 years old), set a new quarter-mile record for an electric-powered dragster. Swamp Rat 38 is Garlits’ second electric-powered car, Swamp Rat 37 setting a new record back in 2014 at 7.25 seconds at 185.65mph. This time, the aim was to break the 200mph barrier, and for that the new car was built as a stripped-down version, with a weight
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