The Shocking Truth Why Aircraft Engines Were Banned From Drag Racing | Alison Lee

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What happens when drag racers decide to shove massive World War II aircraft engines into their cars—and why did it force racing officials to completely rewrite the rulebook?

In this video, we explore one of the wildest and most forgotten chapters in American motorsport history. During the early 1960s, ingenious hot rodders discovered they could buy surplus military aircraft engines for almost nothing and transform them into quarter-mile monsters producing over 2,000 horsepower. These Allison V-12s and Rolls-Royce Merlins dominated everything they faced, creating spectacular racing but threatening to destroy competitive balance forever. Discover how the NHRA was forced to step in with a controversial ban that shaped the future of drag racing.

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