UPDATE: An update on Rapid Transit
Jeff and I were exchanging emails about drag jeeps the other day. We were both sharing our memories about Roger Monson’s drag jeep, Rapid Transit. As Jeff notes, it certainly had its own sound!
Jeff wrote “it had an actual belt driven blown 4cyl pontiac motor in it. A small 471 blower, insane RPMs and crazy loud! If ya didn’t cover your ears when it came by it HURT. I saw it run @ the old firemountain drag strip @ washougal in the mid 1980s”
I’ve included a pic of it below. Wes has collected a variety of old school Sand Drag vehicles at offroadracecanada. Check it out!
believe it or not this jeep is still around in the cleves, ohio area and races regularly, but it is now a center seater 2wd and has a small block chevy, i race with the current owner and also do photography.
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Thanks for the photo and the update Damian. I’ll share that with folks and share your facebook link with them.
– Dave