Hot Rods The ALTERED thread

"A fuel altered driver with narcolepsy? Yes, Ol' Willie could fall asleep anywhere, anytime. When he suited up and crawled
in the race car, the crew would check to see if he was sleeping in the car while waiting in the staging lanes. Also, did
you know Borsch drove a top fuel dragster in the mid-1960's? Yes, Willie made a few runs in the Muse, Crafton and Oaks top
fuel car. After a couple of runs, Borsch decided he didn't like the view or lack of one from the cockpit. Willie retreated to the roadster and an unknown driver got his first topfuel ride, that driver was Steve "The Mandrill" Carbone."



Good read
Here:
https://www.dragracecentral.com/drcstoryprint.asp?ID=275120

 

Willie and Leon Fitzgerald both tried funny cars, neither liked being enclosed and bailed. Oddly enough, I know where that mask is.