Fiery finish at the Ohio Mile

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A little oil spray on the exhaust at 200mph and

Tim Slone's Saturn: 200mph and on Fire at the Ohio Mile

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Without a crash I'm sure that they have to do a bunch of inspecting and replacing wires etc...
 
"Slone was well on his way down the runway when the belt on his vacuum pump decided that land speed racing was overrated and it jumped ship. The resulting spike in crankcase pressure blew out a valve cover gasket, spraying a finely-aerated mist of engine oil onto the exhaust. The resulting fireball was worthy of a Hollywood movie and led to rumors at the starting line ..."
 
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