Friday, November 02, 2018

David Pearson (hall of fame Nascar driver) had a working lighter in his car for a couple reasons

He was a smoker
and when he drove past other drivers casually smoking a cigarette, they were intimidated by his nonchalant confidence that he was going to win

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/492578-david-pearson-telling-the-tale-of-one-of-nascars-newest-hall-of-famers#slide2

thanks Caribman10 !

2 comments:

  1. Belgian motocrosser Joel Robert used a similar tactic - by riding up to his main opponent at the start line, and casually putting out his cigarette on the other bike's left handgrip.

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  2. Dick Trickle also was also known for lighting up during cautions

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