Mad Scientist: The Epic Drag Racing Genius of Pete Robinson
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- This is the story of one of the greatest minds in the history of the sport of drag racing. Lew Russell Robinson known more widely as "Sneaky Pete" Robinson was an innovator without equal in the 1960s. He approached the sport as a trained engineer from Georgia Tech and took that education to speeds and performance unknown for his time.
He was the type of guy they write rules to slow down, to save from themselves and to prevent lesser talented people from trying to venture down avenues they have no business entering.
Robinson's 10 year run in the sport both in top gas and top fuel place him among the greatest not just of his generation, but of any generation. His use of simplicity and light weight made him the Colin Chapman of drag racing. His unique and off-the-wall ideas, rooted in aerospace engineering are the stuff of legend and don't seem real until you actually see them.
Understand that had Pete Robinson not lost his life in a 1971 crash he would have gone one to likely be an incredible drag racing crew chief, innovator in open wheel racing, and the high performance aftermarket.
This is the story of drag racing's mad scientist, "Sneaky Pete" Robinson.
Counting Pete as a friend and mentor, he was an inspiration to continue with my schooling to a PhD level, I can add a couple of things. First that I remember to use push to stop on brake lever; ran 100pc nitro and used pill to adjust for atmospheric condition; first to use an automatic transmission with clutch (in the "red" car) with a non-magneto ignition - it did a massive wheel stand at Rockingham or Bristol (I am unsure which one); once sucked a bird into the injector and was confused by performance fall off until a total tear down - thus the plate in front of the injector housing in some photos near the end on the "blue car"; for a time put 100 pc alcohol in the first several inches of the hose leading to the fuel pump (one of my tasks) to promote staring on "pure nitro"; diagnosed and fixed problems by stopping if found something wrong and then totally concentrating efforts on solving that one problem; and more, and more, from my years of meeting him (and Sandra sometimes but not all) at a race track and being the "go fer". It was devastating to hear he had been killed. I believe that the guard rail impact split the magnesium seat and cut the lap belt so that he was thrown out and up against the roll bar at the back of his neck. His memories are with me still. Oh, and I work for Lockheed well past usual retirement because partly of the love of being an engineer inspired by Pete Robinson - my friend.
This is INCREDIBLE. I am so thankful that you have shred this stuff. I 100% whiffed on the automatic situation. I had it in my notes and all and that was an egregious miss.
Thank you for watching and I hope I did your friend proud here. I should only have wished I could have met him.
Did you know John Hancock who also worked for Pete?
Pretty amazing he could take a set of conecting rods, cut them in half, weld them back together and then spin the engine to 9000 rpm. Thats some master class welding.
That’s called confidence.
Back then the options we have today simply did not exist. Adapt and overcome.
O o😊😅
We can still do that today, we just don't need to.
A lot of us wonder what amazing things Pete would have done if he lived. I bet welding up connecting rods and making them live at a bazillion rpm would have been the least of his feats
R.I.P. Pete Robinson
@@jonathangehman4005 yes i see them doing it on those pakistan channels.
I don't know what type of welding methods they had 60 years ago however
Being a racing fan for over 60 years this is one of the most incredible tributes I have ever heard.
This means a lot. Sincerely glad you enjoyed it.
@@brianlohnes3079 thanks so much
Been a vintage drag racing fan for years. Thanks for sharing !
Mr Lohnes, I, we beg of you, PLEASE DONT EVER STOP DOING WHAT YOU DO !
As long as you keep watching!!
@@brianlohnes3079 That's a gentlemen's agreement on an old school handshake
As a former broadcaster and feature writer, I've acquired something of a critic's mentality over the years, and there aren't many content creators out there who can get me to regularly sit still for a half-hour plus of narration with still images as the only multimedia support. Especially impressive given that most of your subjects wouldn't normally interest me. (In fact, I can think of exactly two others on TH-cam who can do that, and my taste is somewhat validated by the mid/high-six-figure viewcounts that they routinely achieve.) If I was still in this game, you'd better believe I'd be taking notes. (I'm typically far more inclined to give them.) Love your formula. love your storytelling style, love the subjects you choose to cover, and I wish there was much more back catalog to keep me entertained between drops. So glad you're doing what you're doing.
This is amazing. Thank you for watching and thank you for this positivity!
Brian, Thank you for keeping drag racing history alive. ❤
Thanks for digging it!
You deserve an award for your journalism
I greatly appreciate the attention to details and complete lack of fluff. No wasted words. No music.
Absolutely fascinating. Please never stop doing these deep dives.
Thanks Tommy!
It's amazing that I never heard of Pete Robinson before. Starting in 1962 I became a drag racing enthusiast. The first time I went to a track I took off my hubcaps, went through classification and ran my '62 Chevy. I got my doors blown off but I didn't care. I participated. I continued for a couple years before it ate too big of a hole in my wallet. Sure was fun. Great video here. Thanks.
Come on people hit the sub button. Can't get enough of your stories. Thanks Brian
@@benrossbach6501 thank you for watching!!
Mate, I hit and share this channel to anyone I think is worthy. I’ve yet to come across another channel so informative and comprehensive. 🤙🇦🇺
You're one of the best deep-dive journalists on YT..great masculine voice with clear annunciation, no thick accent, uses fun yet simple to follow vocabulary, and a great story teller 👏
Thank you very much, Paul!
I witnessed his last pass at the NHRA Winters back in '71. He punched a big hole in the guard rail. The crowd went silent! It was waaaaay ugly. RIP Pete.
Incredible that you were there. A tough day
I was also at the 1971 NHRA Winter Nationals, Me (age 19) and my best friend Don were standing near the top end of the track when Pete's Dragster wrecked. It was very ugly, indeed.
A sad end to great man and a great racer, a true innovator. God Speed Pete Robinson.
This man was an American legend. Obviously the sport of drag racing wouldn’t be what it is today without his additions to it. Had he survived there’s no telling what the sport would look like with the additions we missed out on with his demise. Thank you for putting this together Brian, I really appreciate your efforts to record this history in a way the modern world can consume it.
Have heard of him but never knew all that he accomplished. Was a very fitting tribute to a pioneer of the sport. Thank you again for honoring these legends!!
Appreciate you watching Matt!
First of class tribute!!! He stood the drag racing world on its nose with light weight sluggers!!!
Thank you!
Pete was one of My All Time Favorite Drivers! Thank you Brian!
Thanks for watching Frank!
I'm so glad that I subscribed to your channel awhile back! I'm 71 & have been a Ford fan for 55 years now. Until watching this video,I never knew that he ran a small block Ford! I only knew of his great success with his cammer. An absolute genius, building the gear drive,eliminating the 6' chain! The racing world lost a very special man,when he passed, & to think that he was ready to retire from drag racing. What a tragedy! Thank you so much for all your time & effort in bringing us these historical videos! You have my utmost respect. ❤
Thanks a million Mike, always try to honor the subject.
It is criminal that this channel doesn't have at least a 6 figure following...
Ha! Thank you. It’s ok, I love making this stuff.
Always great to see the little guy do great! Smart and very fast! Great part of history! Thanks 🙏
Thanks for watching!
Knew bits and pieces of the Pete Robinson story.Thanks for tying it all together in a comprehensive story that showed what a genius Pete was. Thanks.
Thanks, Brian
I worked for Pete's long-time friend John Reed another Tech Engineer after I moved to Atlanta in July of 1971. I was at Pomona the day Pete crashed, and everyone was devastated. Pete was an icon of our sport, and many of his innovations have continued to this day.
Incredible. He seemed to have a good GA rivalry with Reed!
The glory days of Reed Cams! I ran a few of them in small block street cars in the 80's and 90's. Steve Demos was who I dealt back then and he could always come up the grind I was looking for, even for an Isuzu. 🤣 I wish Jim's wife had sold Steve the business when Jim was killed in his Steerman crash. 😥 Steve is still grinding at DemosCams and would have kept the Reed Cams name going. Did you know big John Hancock who worked for Pete?
@@mikenodine6713 - No to the John Hancock - John's wife had no control over the biz - His brother and sister took over after he died and finally sold it to Butch Shirley and he couldn't keep it going everything is now in storage -
Thanks for the clarification.
"LIONS DRAG STRIP"❣️
Plenty of lions history in here!
@@brianlohnes3079 YES, AND THANK YOU... I WAS 16 YEARS OLD MY FIRST TRIP TO "LIONS"AND I WAS THERE ON DECEMBER 2ND 1972'WHEN IT CLOSED ITS DOORS FOR THE LAST TIME..... GREAT MEMORIES 👍🏻😎
Thank you Brian for such an amazing documentary. Brilliant to say the least. Sadly I was in the stands with my brother on that tragic day at Pomona in 1971. A very sad day. I had never seen that last picture. What a testimony to Pete you created. Be very proud of it. Very. The sport of Drag Racing is blessed to have you. Big Mac and Steve are smiling down on you.
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Terry, this is exceptionally kind and I thank you sincerely for it.
Your description of Pete as the Colin Chapman of drag racing was so accurate. I would have loved to see what Pete would have done at the Indianapolis 500!
I have known about Sneaky Pete from the magazines in the early days . I did not know the whole story , and now I do. Many thanks Professor Lohnes, well done.
Glad I was able to bring some value!
Your writing and delivery are top-notch, and you have an awesome voice for narration. I was a gear head teen in the mid-60’s and remember Sneaky Pete’s name from the drag magazines and sports pages.Thanks for bringing his legacy to light with the whole story; something that fans never got much of back in the day.
Outstanding episode, Brian. Sneaky Pete was a genius engineer and fabricator. Thank you.
Your videos are so refreshing. Fun and educational subject matter and no AI narration. Keep up the great work!
Brian I’ve always had an interest in Pete’s career but it’s not easy finding articles but this is fantastic. Thanks for putting it together. You made my day.
Thanks Brian! 'Pete" Robinson was truly a "legend"!
The man!
Great episode Brian....pleasantly surprised it was about one of my favorite drivers being only second to Garlits as a kid. Pete over throned Garlits when he came out with that rear engine car. I loathed that car as rear engine cars and full face helmets belonged in formula one or can- am cars. I loved the slingshot and the breather mask as it was what signified drag racing to me....to this day I still dool over those images and the era it represents.....Pete and just handful of drivers such as Carbone, Wiebe, Ruth and a few others I can't think of were still believers in the slingshot. Robinson stands out because of still running the cammer and even though I was only 11/12 yrs. old at the time I was engrossed with all the publications and inside scoop behind the scenes about guys like Pete.......knew he ran a 289 on fuel back in the day but was a little young to grasp the significance of it and his other innovations until years later after his fatal crash at Pomona. Was ignorant of the fact that it was Pete who innovated the use of hand held air craft starters as I was always under the impression it was Mickey Thompson, another victorious cammer hold out....I remember how sad I was when I was at a magazine rack in a store on my way to test fly a model airplane I built and opened up Hot Rod or Car Craft magazine to read about Pomona coverage and read about Pete's crash.....similar scenario and feelings reading about Mulligan succumbing from burns from his crash....thanks so much for the episode on Pete ....he was a special guy in that era of drag racing, the best era for sure.....maybe one on John in the future?.....
These are amazing memories and thank you for sharing them. John is on my list!
This is the best video on TH-cam full stop. More emotion and care than anything ever seen. Mr Lohnes you are amazing. Pete is my personal hero and you have done him proud.
Thank you very much man. Respect and I appreciate you watching!
I have always been fascinated with the drag racing minds of guys like Pete and others like Skinner and Jobe …. Awesome tribute Brian … keep them coming
When I click the Play button on any of your videos, there are no stops or interruptions until the end......ever. Excellent work.
Man, wow. Thank you for pressing the button in the first place!!
Great story..keeping the history of drag racing alive!
Brian, I've been a race fan since the '70s and have been drag racing since 1982. I must say that your style of putting facts and stories together is unrivalled. I watch everything you do. Please keep doing EXACTLY what you do. You are the man!
What an intelligent man Rip Pete.Im sure his family misses him dearly ❤
This level of engineering is fantastic, great story
Brian, you've outdone yourself with this one. Totally accurate, with none of the conspiracy theories that Pete seemed to attract. I was at Crane for the cam chain stretch test, and even though the dyno cell was seriously soundproofed, the noise and vibration echoed throughout the area. Neighboring shops called the police and fire departments to report "something happening" at Crane that didn't seem right. Our second story employees debated whether to evacuate or stay put. One additional bit of info, was that just prior to the 1971 Winters, Pete called in to order cams and valve train components for a 426 Hemi program that he was initiating. Cammer parts were no longer coming from Ford, and block life was sketchy with the amount of power increases from the project's inception. I still miss him...
This means the world, Chase. Thanks for watching and thanks for signing off on the validity of the story telling. I really try to invest the time and energy to get it as right as I can.
@@brianlohnes3079 Thank YOU, Brian. This has rekindled a lot of great old memories.
Every time I watch one of your videos, I think "that is the best one yet". This one takes the green light. What a great lesson on a remarkable guy. Thanks!
It was so great to see this video. I do not recall the exact year, 1962-3, but I saw Sneaky Pete match race Art Arfons in the Cyclops jet car at Dover Drag Strip in Wingdale, NY. He had the " Jacks" car. I was there, just a kid of 12 or 13, with a friend of my fathers who raced in B/comp. I was off to the side and behind when he dropped the jacks and was amazed to see my white t shirt speckled with his tire rubber! LOL. On the second of three runs, the starter gave Pete a hot dog on a stick. That was an amazing race, the sound of the Dragster motor along with Arfon's afterburning jet engine,,, unforgettable.
Great tribute Brian. He was The Mad Scientist.
Amazing job, Mr. Lohnes! Please keep up the great work! Thank you!
Thanks for the bio. of Pete, It's a long time ago that I was fortunate to race and attend the 61 Nat's and watch his little Tinker Toy mow down the big boys. The stands went wild when Pete won with his mouse motor. I bet you he hadn't eaten that day to save weight. He was quiet and unassuming. I also think he towed with an El Camino.
A friend of mine worked for Pete in the late 60's. You win your bet, Pete never ate before a race, sometimes he didn't eat a day or two before a race. And when he did eat in between races, it was very little. He weighed himself like he weighed every part on his cars, to the microgram. Pete never used a nut where he could get away with a thin jam nut instead on his cars. Here's another Sneaky Pete trick, aluminum lug nuts!
A masterclass presentation. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute. Several years after Pete's passing in 1971... another interesting man appeared on the Drag racing scene, who still carries that same torch of innovation. Ken Veney
Pete was the Smokey Yunick of drag racing. According to an old friend who used to work for Pete, no one is sure how long Pete was using two pie pans before he got caught.
A pie pan was a sheet metal disk that was put on one front wheel to block the staging beams that would otherwise not be blocked by the spoke wheels.
At one race, someone noticed that Pete had a pie pan on BOTH of his front wheels. It might have gone unquestioned if it had been anyone other than Pete. But knowing Pete didn't have even a single gram of weight more than what was absolutely necessary on his car, the second pie pan on the other front wheel was out of place on Pete's car and highly suspect.
When inspected more closely, it was found that Pete's front axle was several inches out of square with the chassis of his car. One of his front wheels was several inches staggered ahead of the other front wheel. Combined with Pete staging shallow, the two pie pans blocked the staging beam longer, allowing Pete to anticipate the light, leave sooner, and essentially get a rolling start. In other words, the front wheel ahead of the other would block the staging beam, and when this wheel should unblock the beam as it rolled forward as Pete launched, the wheel staggered to the rear would continue to block the staging beam with its second pie pan. This would yield a slightly longer reaction time and a lower ET as well.
I don't know how the beams were set up back in the day when Pete is reported to have done this, but I'm thinking either they didn't have the third set of foul beams as they do today, or Pete calculated how much rollout he had before blocking the foul beam.
For those who don't know, the foul beam is usually located 16" down the track from the staging beam. If the foul beam is broken before the staging beam is unblocked, you are disqualified for having something other than your front wheels blocking the beams. It makes me wonder if the foul beams were added because of Pete's double pie pan staggered front wheel trick?
The look of dragsters made a huge impression on me as a young teenager, and that holds true even to this day about 60 years later. But once I started going to races and digging into the mechanics and physics of the instant chaos that ensues at the starting line, I became really hooked and fascinated by the engineering and innovations inherent in getting tires hooked up and parts hanging together. And here we are today with dragsters and funny cars exceeding 300 mph and running 1000 ft ETs of just over 3 seconds. Wow! The historical perspective your videos bring to all of that is a gift to drag racing writ large. Thanks for doing what you do, Brian. And DON'T STOP!
Brian- That was a Brilliant tribute to a genius- Thank you for sharing his story through your research.
What a great story!!! This guy was something else!!! Innovative to the max... He died doing what he Loved, but his ideas rwally made a difference in the Drag Racing world... That thing about designing and fabricating the entire gear drive system for the SOHC 427 Ford was amazing....Great story...
Another gem, what a fascinating time to be alive.
These old drag racing stories are great. Pete Robinson was before my time in drag racing. My first drag race was Coors 64-Funny car event at OCIR in 1977. That was my home track that I only lived a couple miles away from. After OCIR closed I had to travel a lot further to see a drag race: Pomona, Bakersfield, LACR, and even Firebird. I live in the state of Nevada now, and my home track is LVMS which is only 10 miles away from me.
Thanks for watching this and supporting drag racing!! Those are a good list of tracks!
Great job u knocked it out of the ball park! Sneaky was one of my dad's favorite driver's. Sneaky gave Big daddy some beat down !
I don't know if they still have it, but there was a car show held at Georgia Tech in honor of Pete Robinson. I know it was still held as late as 2007.
GREAT story as usual Brian. I was paying attention to drag racing in the 60's but somehow Pete did not grab my youthful attention (I was crazy about the gassers I guess). So sad that he did not get to fulfill his dreams outside drag racing. Keep up the good work.
Right on!!
These mini-documentaries are too good, I was looking for something else then saw this by Brian, got immediately distracted, just have to watch it!
Sorry for the interruption for thanks for watching!!
I missed the tree by two minutes, but that’s not bad in the TH-cam timing system.
Thanks for sharing. These stories may give some young or old person an idea that could be applied to this sport. Truly a genius. He knew hp= weight moved over time and how to capitalize on the weight portion of this formula.
As simple as it sounds, he got the basics right and the results showed!
My old boss raced back then in a front engine AAFD his car was called Mr Boston his name was Dick Roberts I loved hearing the stories of him racing he was also a top notch mechanic
My hats off to sneaky Pete Robinson for all he invented and contributed to the sport of drag racing i had a snot load of his dragster pictures all over my bedroom walls and ceiling when i was a kid in the 50s n 60s along with ohio George montgomerys anglia and Garlets digger the swamprat and many others im 70 now and still love the drags n my 57 sedan delivery
Saw the 8.50 at '63 Indy , took 8 millimeter footage of the run . Remote possibility I can locate the film . Thought I was having some kind of heat mirage when I saw the car sitting behind the line with the tires spinning about 150 MPH , and not moving and no smoke . Then he staged it , with the wheels spinning , and dropped the car for the 8.50 . NHRA only let him have that one run . Always wondered what the low e.t. of the meet was and did NHRA take the time away from Pete ,,, ? ,,,
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,,, Tony Schumacher's run was great , but the 8.50 , dropping off the jacks , was in my opinion , the all time best drag race run in history ,,, !
Yea plenty today with nearly endless budgets fail to go that fast
Man I wish I could have seen it in person! Amazing you were there!
@brianlohnes3079 ,,, do you know or can you find out the low e.t. of the '63 Indy Nats . Kind of always wanted it to Petes ,,, !
amazingly, Gordon Collett also ran 8.500 and was credited with Low ET of the event because Pete’s run was tossed out.
@@brianlohnes3079 ,,, thank-you , just as good , maybe better , I think he might have been number one qualifier when he did it ,,, !
Terrific video! ...I didn't realize, that Sneaky Pete was from Atlanta. My late father probably knew him. He knew some of the Nascar pioneers, but I only know that, because some of them were still alive, after I was grown up & was interested enough to ask about them. Wish Dad were still around, so I could ask him about Pete Robinson.
As always Brian, this is a fantastic tribute to a fascinating and incredible drag racing pioneer. Thank You.
I knew some of this when I was a kid back in the sixties the name sneaky Pete rang some bells I loved drag racing then its bad that he passed thank you for bringing this story!
What a fascinating guy and story! Such innovation the guy had. Its too bad he died so young. Absolutely fantastic job as always Brian. These stories are your gift to the world! I appreciate your efforts!
55 year old Detroit gear head here, with an absolute obsession with weight reduction.
I looked up the weight of Schwinn Stingrays of the time for comparison. It stated the Orange Crate Model, Handsome Orange Flake paint, neato frame shifter, tipped the scales at 41.7 lbs.
His Steel tube chassis weighed 51lbs. Dude was a Mad Genius.
Having started drag racing in 1964, I was a young one. But I had talked to Lew several times and his death is felt even today.
That’s pretty amazing. Seems like an amazing guy.
@@brianlohnes3079 He always wore tennis shoes......
Thank you! Pete was a hero while I was a boy, but sadly seems forgotten by most nowadays. It would have been amazing to see what you might have come up with in later years, if he had been granted them!
I had no idea. I was aware of his name, and of the Tinker Toys, but his vacuum cleaner and Cammer cam drive are so awesome. Every part of every one of his cars was elegant and perfect looking.
He was just unstoppably creative
What a fantastic story. The delivery and tempo/pace could not be better. 40+ min flew by leaving me wanting more. I'd heard of Pete Robinson back in the day but didn't know much about him. We all do now! Brian, I can only imagine how much research time went into this story. Instantly hit subscribe.
Thank you very much Brad!!!
Brian - you're the best! Thank you for these fantastic videos
Thank you for watching!!
The thumbnail says a lot for me…wheels up and frying the bags. I’ve only ever read bits and pieces of Pete’s exploits here in Australia so thanks Brian for the vid!
Brian, I’ve always been a fan. These videos are so impressive that they snug your deep diving don’t plus don’t stop doing hot rod week. You’re the funniest dude in the box with Ferber. Keep it up.
This was a great video on a person that needs to be remembered. Hopefully his relatives see it! Good on ya!
I was 10 years old when a man named Johnny Smith told me … Son if you wanna have a good time stick with me and we can win anytime you want to ! He proved that to me when he outrun Scotty Cannon at Shuffletown dragway in 1981. was in Charlotte NC
Cool.....................................................
1981??
Wow!
@@58sportsuburbanScotty was born in ‘62 & started racing at age 16, so it’s entirely possible.
BRIAN LOHNES excellently researched, well documented and great narration. Have subscribed and look forward to going back thru more of your videos. Thanks very much for sharing automotive history.
Awesome channel Brian, I can't imagine the hours of research you spend to bring this history. Great stuff thank you
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for making this video on Sneaky Pete. He was always one of my favorites. My dad even has a “Pete’s Engineering” blower drive on his front engine car we have yet to get down the track.
That’s amazing you have one of his pieces on the car!
@@brianlohnes3079 Sent you a couple pictures of it.
Please keep the content coming, this is awesome
The guy was amazing. I remember him driving "Tinker Toy" at the Woodburn, OR dragstrip. One of my most satisfying days at a drag strip.
Excellent reporting! Thank you very much!
I would love to see an ep about Ed Roth's Yellow Fang Dragster. When I was 19 and working at Sony Animation, the other Prop Designer on my show Steve Swaja apparently made the design drawings of that car being an expert draftsman prior to his time in TV Animation.
Amazing and I LOVE that car and its story. Putting it on my list.
@@brianlohnes3079 what incredible is I only found out Swaja drafted that design years after. I was painting a slingshot dragster for my art book and while researching stuff I found a photo online of him, Schreiber and Ed Roth next to the car. Easily the coolest looking of the bodied slingshots even if they all proved to be ineffective and overweight.
Pete Robinson in my humble opion was one of the true greats in the golden age of drag racing.
Wow!! Great Story… great person… well done sir. Well done!! 🙏🏽
One of my absolute favorite channels on TH-cam. Stellar research, fascinating subjects, all around awesome.
One of the greatest tributes ever created. I wish he could have brought an Indi 500 to it's knees, for Pete's sake..
I sure would have liked to have seen what his fertile mind could have and would have cooked up!
Thank you Brian for the now definitive account of the exploits of Pete Robinson. Austin Coil, Dale Armstrong and Don Garlits stand on his shoulders.
What a great story, thank you for this sharing!
Thanks for watching it!
Thank you for an excellent portrait of an amazing man. The video you produced was so educating and interesting it left me wanting more about these legends of old. Thanks again!
More on the way and plenty of legends yet to revisit!!
I remember Sneaky Pete but I did not know this background. Dang Brian! You tell a really good story! Looking forward to more!
YES!!!!!!!!!! Been hoping for this and you never disappoint!
Thank you!
Thank you very much, that was so interesting. Love your speaking pace and story telling passion!
Great video, love hearing that Pete raced at Woodburn dragstrip in Oregon, watched
Many drags there. Thanks for posting.
He was a hustler!!
Yes! Safe to say one of the smartest guys ever to drag race.
Extremely detailed video production. Thanks for pointing out the amazing ability and career of Sneaky Pete. Really enjoyed this.
Thank you for watching and enjoying it!
Thank you again for a very informative video! I was lucky to see Pete at my first national event at Bristol Tn in 1970!
Man, you saw a good one!!
It’s too bad he had to go out that way. He deserved to ride his well-earned reputation and accomplishments into old age with his family. A great story, as always.😎
Amazing story
Thanks ❤
Fantastic story, told by a master storyteller. Maybe the best video I have watched all year. Certainly in the top 5. Thanks Brian, for all you do. Keep up the great work on all fronts. You and Freiburger together are hilarious. I hope to see you at Drag Week again this year.
A sincere thank you!! Digging into his history was a fascinating study. Appreciate you taking the time to watch
Well done! I loved Sneaky Pete!