Was Jungle Pam Just A Pretty Face? What The Record Really Shows

Jungle Pam Hardy has been called a backer, an actress, a hitchhiker and a poster girl. This episode of Burnout Society goes back to the sources and sorts what holds up from what doesn't. We follow the West Chester kid who became the backup girl for Jungle Jim Liberman, the Funny Car driver she toured with in the 1970s, and we ask the question under every rumor: was she a prop or part of the team? You'll hear how she packed the chute, added the water and oil and checked for leaks. You'll hear what she said about the heartbreak at Englishtown in 1974 and the win in 1975, and which stories about the Hot Rod cover, the Revell kit, the crash details and the so called net worth are folklore and which are on the record. Claims are marked as confirmed, single source, rumor or unresolved. It runs through Pomona in 2016, when she backed up Jack Beckman's Funny Car again, and her 2024 induction into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame, and it closes at Atco with the line we ran. If you stood at the fence in the seventies, or you wish you had, this one is for you. #JunglePam #JungleJim #FunnyCar #DragRacingHistory #NHRA #BurnoutSociety