Huston Platt's famed Dixie Twister funny car sits in a place of honor in the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville, Georgia. Photo courtesy GRHOF
The Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville, Georgia has seen its share of “hero” cars. And the newest addition to the list is currently on exhibit at the GRHOF.
The “Dixie Twister”, and its driver, Huston Platt, went through many years of pain and suffering before it was finally realized that they too, deserve a spot in the hero arena.
The “Dixie Twister” was involved in what is still known as the worst racing tragedy in U.S. history. It was an accident that forever changed the safety regulations of all of motorsports.
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Both were in Funny Cars, with Platt’s Twister decked out with a shiny, new 1969 Camaro body – one of the few during that time era.
The run went fine, but disaster lay at the far end of the drag strip.
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