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Donald Glenn Garlits (born January 14, 1932, Tampa, Florida) is an American race car driver and automotive engineer. Considered the father of drag racing, he is known as "Big Daddy" to drag racing fans around the world. A pioneer in the field of drag racing, he perfected the rear-engine Top Fuel dragster, an innovation motivated by the loss of part of his foot in a dragster accident. This design was notably safer since it put most of the fuel processing and rotating parts of the dragster behind the driver. The driver was placed in front of nearly all the mechanical components, thus protecting him and allowing him to activate a variety of safety equipment in the event of catastrophic mechanical failure or a fire. Garlits was an early promoter of the full-body, fire-resistant Nomex driving s

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  • Donald Glenn „Don“ Garlits (* 14. Januar 1932 in Tampa, Florida; Spitzname Big Daddy) ist ein US-amerikanischer Rennfahrer und Konstrukteur von Dragstern. Er gilt als Pionier des modernen Top-Fuel-Beschleunigungsrennsports. Garlits war der erste, der offiziell auf der Viertelmeile die Geschwindigkeitmarken 170, 180, 200, 240, 250, und 270 Meilen pro Stunde erreichte. Auf der Achtelmeile erreichte er als erster 200 Meilen pro Stunde. Er gewann 17 Weltmeisterschaften, 8 U.S.-Meisterschaften und 144 nationale Veranstaltungen. 2001 wurde von der National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) zu ihrem 50-jährigen Bestehen eine Liste mit den 50 bedeutendsten Dragracern dieser Zeit aufgestellt, mit Don Garlits auf dem ersten Platz. Er wurde unter anderem in die International Motorsports Hall of Fame, die Au (de)
  • Donald Glenn Garlits (born January 14, 1932, Tampa, Florida) is an American race car driver and automotive engineer. Considered the father of drag racing, he is known as "Big Daddy" to drag racing fans around the world. A pioneer in the field of drag racing, he perfected the rear-engine Top Fuel dragster, an innovation motivated by the loss of part of his foot in a dragster accident. This design was notably safer since it put most of the fuel processing and rotating parts of the dragster behind the driver. The driver was placed in front of nearly all the mechanical components, thus protecting him and allowing him to activate a variety of safety equipment in the event of catastrophic mechanical failure or a fire. Garlits was an early promoter of the full-body, fire-resistant Nomex driving s (en)
  • Don Garlits (Tampa, 14 gennaio 1932) è un ex pilota automobilistico e ingegnere statunitense. Don Garlits 2007Don Garlits Swamp Rat XXX 1987. Considerato uno dei padri del "drag racing", è noto col soprannome di "Big Daddy" tra gli appassionati di gare d'accelerazione di tutto il mondo. Garlits fu il primo pilota di drag racing per battere ufficialmente i record dei 170, 180, 200, 240, 250 e 270 miglia orarie su piste regolamentari da un quarto di miglio ed è stato anche il primo a raggiungere le 200 miglia orarie sull'ottavo di miglio. (it)
  • Donald Glenn "Don" Garlits, född 14 januari 1932 i Tampa, Florida, är en amerikansk dragracingförare och en av förgrundsgestalterna inom den tidiga dragracingen. Han anses vara något av dragracingens fader, och är känd under smeknamnet "Big Daddy" (sv)
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