I went to the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona last weekend and saw several old (1;1) front engined dragsters. I noticed they all had parachutes mounted on them. When I used to go to Lions Drag Strip, a long time ago (late 1950s to the early 60s), they were not using parachutes.
Just wondering, what year were parachutes first used on dragsters?
I imagine they all have them now as a requirement for the nostalgic races they run at these days.