Larry Dixon spent the 2015 as a permanent pilot Bob Vandergriff Racing, but at the end of the season the team decided to give the head of the pilot service, which ended the championship in third place standings. This year, the three-time champion of the NHRA marked a new record in Australia, where the races in the class Top Fuel still held on classic kvotere (in NHRA after the tragic incident that resulted in the death of Scott Kalitty in 2008, the distance was reduced to 1,000 feet), and with might and main preparing to participate in the largest annual event of Hot Rod Magazine's Drag Week.
More recently, Dixon announced that the process of forming its own «stable» to participate fully in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series 2017 is nearing completion. Larry with several companions took almost a year to create the necessary technical base, recruit staff and solve numerous financial issues.
«I spent much of his adult life drag racing, and at the moment I'm not ready to retire — said Dixon, who, by the way, is currently the second-most wins racer in his division. — Everything is almost ready, and I am infinitely glad that it will soon be able to return to racing. I'm still very hungry to new victories, so do not be too soon to write off me off. We were able to gather all the necessary equipment and resources that will allow us to perform at a competitive level. Besides, perhaps now is the best time to go back into operation: rostrum at the event are full of fans, and the popularity of events under the auspices of the NHRA breaks all records among the viewers. „
Return stellar pilot will bring a lot of joy by his old fans, and entertainment happening on the strips of America from this will only increase. In the end, according to the previous year, despite the veteran status, Larry can still give battle to the younger participants, many of which are now better than ever in his career.
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