<VV> CPF Goes to the Drag Racing Museum!

[peter koehler]

That's right! Your Corvair Preservation Foundation has 
just completed an arrangement with none other than Don 
"Big Daddy" Garlits, the #1 Drag Racer of all time to 
display a Corvair engine at his Museum of Drag Racing in 
Ocala, Florida.

For those of you who don't recognize the name, Don Garlits 
has been around the drag racing scene for a very long 
time. He has won countless championships during his 
driving career. Now he resides in Ocala and has a really 
nice collection of racers, antiques and even a couple of 
Corvairs!

When I was on my way to St. Pete last month (Corvair run) 
I stopped by to check out Don's cars and parts and stuff. 
He had an "engine room" and there was a air-cooled VW 
engine on display. So he needs a Corvair engine, right? So 
at the recent Back to the Bricks event in Flint, MI I had 
the chance to talk with Don Garlits and arrange the loan 
of CPF's Fuel Injected Corvair prototype engine. It is 
currently in his trailer along with the Swamp Rat 12A 
front engine dragster and heading back to Florida. Don was 
very excited about the loan and will put it in a prominent 
location.

So if you are anywhere near Ocala (exit 341 off I-75) you 
should stop and check out the museum. It is worth your 
time. Admission is $15. Make sure you let them know you 
are with the Corvair club!! - Pete K