Bob Glidden Scared the SH** Out of NHRA | So They Rewrote the Rulebook

Bob Glidden scared the SH** out of NHRA, and Pro Stock never got over it. One man in a Whiteland, Indiana shed beat every funded team in drag racing, so the NHRA rewrote the rulebook to stop him. For a decade, Bob Glidden did the impossible in NHRA Pro Stock. No factory crew. No engineers on the payroll. Just Glidden, his wife Etta, his two sons, and a shed in Indiana. He hand ported his own cylinder heads and tuned carburetors by feel, and he beat the best funded teams in drag racing anyway. The NHRA had a problem. Every time Glidden's Ford 351 Cleveland pulled ahead, a rival complained, and the sanctioning body reached for the weight. When that stopped working, they blew up the entire rulebook. Warren Johnson, Lee Shepherd, and the whole Pro Stock field kept waiting for the day the rules finally caught Bob Glidden. It never came. This is the story of the man the NHRA changed the rules to stop, and why ten championships later they still could not do it. Speed & Style breaks down the specs, the scandals, and the engineering that made one shed the most feared operation in drag racing. SUBSCRIBE for the racing history the sanctioning bodies would rather you forgot #BobGlidden #NHRA #ProStock #DragRacing #Ford ------------------------------------------- Copyright Disclaimer We do not fully own the material compiled in this video. It belongs to individuals or organizations that deserve respect. We use under: Copyright disclaimer section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976. "fair use" is allowed for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching. scholarships and research. ----------------------------------------- #automobile #luxurycars #musclecars #speed&style