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Ralph Richter

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Ralph Richter is a pioneering American gasser drag racer.^[1] He was the first National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) two-time national classs champion, in 1955 and 1956.^[2]

History

Driving a 1955 Porsche, Richter won NHRA's first ever B/SP national title, at Great Bend, Kansas, in 1955. He recorded a speed of {{convert|84.19|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.^[3] (His elapsed time was not recorded or has not been preserved.)

Richter repeated with a win in B/SP at Kansas City, Missouri in 1956, driving a 1956 MGA. He recorded a pass of 20.13 seconds at {{convert|69.44|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}^[4]

By winning two titles, Richter became NHRA's first two-time national classs champion. He was first to achieve it in B/SP.^[5]

Notes

1. ^Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars (Cartech, 2003), p.180.
2. ^Davis, pp.180 and 186.
3. ^Davis, p.180.
4. ^Davis, p.180.
5. ^Davis, pp.180 and 186.

Sources

Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars, North Branch, MN: Cartech, 2003, p.180.

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