Entittled "131 Auto Power/Bean Bandits 8-14-13"
The Auto Power/Bean Bandits entry owned and driven by Derby Pattengill. Running a 392 this modified '29 roadster is running on a 253.475mph record (B/Blown Fuel Modified Roadster). You can feel this one in your chest, a THUMPER! Smell the NITRO? If you consider yourself a hot rodder but don't yet know the Bean Bandits' story, grab your history books
Dan Waldrop says: Just to set it straight though we enter the car under the drivers name because Julio is not a SCTA member. The car was built for the 2002 racing season by Julio "Lefty" Hernandez. It was the first Bean Bandit car of this modern era.It is the workhorse of the Bandit franchise. In twelve years it has only missed 2 El Mirage meets (one because engine damage and one to attend a Mooneyes Show in Yokohama, Japan). It has never missed Speedweek.It has the fastest Bean Bandit records of our era at both venues (with the 3400 knocking on the El Mirage as we speak) Just some seldom told historyof this car. With all that said Lou Bingham is still the Man...
