Al Hofmann began his nitro funny experience in the red China Syndrome Vega pictured below (top). The car was purchased from the great team of Radici & Wise, who had retired after 1978. This is most likely Paul Radici at the wheel (note permanent number 305). Al Hofmann made the giant leap from a stick shift Modified Camaro to the China Syndrome in 1979. The team of Hofmann and Dodd match raced this car for two years before it was destroyed in 1980. The team ran a decent 6.35, 222 best pass at Englishtown, New Jersey. Hofmann’s partner Dodd was also gone after the Vega. Al would go on to destroy several more funny cars in crashes and fires in ‘80s. All those incidents earned Al the nickname Atomic Al.” Hoffman found respectability and in the ‘90s as the nemesis of John Force and anyone else who crossed his path. He earned several NHRA titles, doing a complete turn around in his career.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 19:52:03 +0000
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