Hemi under glass drivers

He is driving the ‘68 supercharged Cuda which is the longest performing Hemi Under Glass ever constructed. Original driver, “Wild Bill” Shrewsberry, has been making special appearances with Mike at events. The Hemi Under Glass is sponsored by Liquid Horsepower Fuel Additive. Check it out at www.doorway.ru or get some from our online store.  · The Hemi Under Glass Barracuda will be running an NHRA national event for the first time in 20 years. Wheelstander legend “Wild Bill” Shrewsberry, the original driver of the Hemi Under Glass. The Iconic “Hemi Under Glass” Returns With A New Driver. By dragzine J. The world’s most famous drag racing exhibition car, the Hemi Under Glass, has a new driver. Mike Mantel will take over the driving honors from Mopar Hall of Fame inductee Bob Riggle. Riggle started working for George Hurst in in RD and fabrication on projects such as the Hairy Olds and the Hemi Under www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 2 mins.

A bit of history: The "Hemi Under Glass" was named for its Chrysler Hemi engine, moved to the rear and visible under the rear (plexi)glass backlight. Check out the video below for a primer about. Model: Challenger. Mike Mantel has been the driver of the Hemi Under Glass wheelstander since Bob Riggle's highly publicized crash -- with Jay Leno as a passenger -- at Irwindale Speedway in June Over the past three years, Mantel has thrilled audiences with his wheels-up passes in the Barracuda Hemi Under Glass, but he believes the time is right to build a modern-era Hemi Under Glass from an LX-platform Dodge Challenger powered by a Hellephant supercharged HEMI crate engine. The Iconic “Hemi Under Glass” Returns With A New Driver. By dragzine J. The world’s most famous drag racing exhibition car, the Hemi Under Glass, has a new driver. Mike Mantel will take over the driving honors from Mopar Hall of Fame inductee Bob Riggle. Riggle started working for George Hurst in in RD and fabrication on projects such as the Hairy Olds and the Hemi Under Glass.

This nine-minute video was shot at Las Vegas Motor Speedway back in to celebrate the official retirement of Hemi Under Glass driver-. How does one control a car at over MPH while the front wheels are six feet off the pavement and the driver's forward vision completely blocked? That was the. When he left Hurst in , the Hemi Under Glass franchise transferred with Riggle. He continued for six more years as the owner and driver of a succession.