Dale Handy and his "Moneypit" Mustang. Photo: Nicole79

As we gather around the water cooler on Monday morning’s it is usually the same old stories of going fishing and what not. But who comes up with the truly unique stories that are actually true? Most likely it would be the guys and gals who find themselves behind the wheel for fun and can share it with their co-workers. Now most will not be able to relate  to these instances but when you see this video just about everybody around will drop their jaw. So just imagine how Dale Handy’s co-workers would feel if someone asked what he did this past weekend?

On Saturday the X275 Drag Radial series rolled into Virginia Motorsports Park for another action packed race. Quite a few heavy hitters were in attendance and the track was prepared very well from the start. There were some great times being laid down on the tiny 275 radials even with the absence of Chris Evans. Shelley Smith is one of the locals who frequents VMP for these races and is very prone to take home the money.

It was Shelley Smith in the red notchback Mustang who lined up against Dale Handy in his “Moneypit” Mustang. Relying on nitrous power is Handy, and in this particular round it appears he may have turned it up a bit. From the starting line Handy started to lift the front wheels and they just kept on going higher and higher. At nearly 300 feet it appears as the car is coming back to earth but just then the throttle gets another blip from the driver and up, up and away it goes with all four wheels off the ground and completely rolls the bumper under the car. The most impressive feat other than keeping the car off the wall as it come down hard was that it still ran a 5.85 in the eighth mile on the rear bumper.