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Wrecking Crew Diaries

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1990-1994 Drag Racing

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1990-1994 Drag Racing

Gasoline is for washing parts; Alcohol is for drinking; Nitro is for RACING!

Part 1 - How it all began

Part 1 - How it all began

Some of the W&W guys must have had nitro in their veins because they instinctively felt that customizing street legal Harleys wasn´t everything on this planet. Especially Paul Jung and Wolfgang Schmidt participated in the European drag racing scene since the early nineties but we won´t forget to mention the famous pit crew Steffko Rücker and Tommy Hambach.

Part 2 - Early Days (Pro Stock)

Part 2 - Early Days (Pro Stock)

Sadly, but the good old Shovelhead had to be retired. In order to win a new weapon had to be forged.

Part 3 - Southern Rock II (Top Fuel)

Part 3 - Southern Rock II (Top Fuel)

In 1993 W&W formed an alliance with pilot Adam "No Fear" Hewitt and his Top Fuel pros from England. The combined forces of W&W and the HEWITT RACING crew started to conquer the European championship. The "Southern Rock II", technical director Frank Brachtvogel and highly determined pilot Adam Hewitt raced from victory to victory and in 1993 and 1994 the efforts were rewarded with the European Championship. For three years in a row Southern Rock II was the quickest and fastest Harley-Davidson outside of the USA.

Part 4 - Surprise Attack

Part 4 - Surprise Attack

During the years 1995-97 the team, in cooperation with HEWITT RACING, developed and built the ultimate drag bike. Headed by Frank Brachtvogel (Hewitt Racing) and Pete Davis (Puma Engineering) this breathtaking crotch rocket was supposed to surprise the drag racing world.

Unfortunately some systems just didn´t work as well in the real world as they did on the drawing board and after a few failures the project was canceled. What a pity, but after all, drag racing is a sport where you sometimes must cope with disappointments.