the team increased she was soon checking underneath the car for leaks before the start of each race packing the parachutes and making sure the engine had enough oil all the time pam was wearing her trademark revealing top with no bra pam was exceptionally well endowed which is perhaps why jim had slammed on the brakes in the first place while out in the sun on the racing track pam wore revealing clothes to keep cool as far as being braless she simply didn't think braziers were comfortable whether the effect was intentional or not this outfit started drawing plenty of admirers coming to watch pam instead of the cars pam got the name jungle pam and she was soon making jungle gym and his funny car team more popular than ever in addition to bringing his career to new heights pam also popularized the sport of funny car drag racing in a way that had never previously been accomplished however the duo of jungle gym and jungle pam was soon going to come to an end as a result of a tragic car accident hey if you're enjoying this video so far be sure to give it a like and subscribe to facts verse if you haven't already despite becoming popular primarily because of sex appeal pam hardy wasn't someone who came into the field of funny car drag racing simply to float by on her looks pam and jim shared a true passion for the sport and pam soaked up as much info as she could during the years they spent together by the time of jim's passing pam could have been a racer on her own however she always preferred to keep her place out of the driver's seat for various reasons it took a while for pam to realize just how drastic an impact she and her revealing tops had made on the world of funny car drag racing the revelation occurred to her when she and jim were catching a flight at the airport apparently she was stopped by a fan and asked to sign a magazine when she looked at the magazine and saw that she was on the cover she nearly passed out pam had no idea she'd become an unwitting sex symbol and was now taking the sport into new heights of popularity although pam was now gracing the cover of magazines she and jim still weren't living their best life while they'd made the sport more popular it still wasn't all that profitable sponsorship deals had given them more money than they attained previously but it was still just barely enough to pay rent sadly the couple never quite lived the life of fame and luxury that their status arguably warranted pam's sex appeal led many funny card drag racing purists to question whether she was beneficial for the sport or not she was certainly drawing more attention to it but many wondered whether the kind of attention she was bringing was the kind the sport wanted still most fans appreciated the rise in popularity that funny cars saw when jungle pam came on the scene those who knew her saw she was more than a pretty face and most would agree she deserved the fame she got for popularizing the sport things took a dark turn for jungle gym and jungle pam when a NUMBER_TOKEN car accident cut jim's life short he was NUMBER_TOKEN years old and the event was a complete shock it was pam's mother who was tasked with giving pam the news as those around her felt it was the kind of news that needed to be passed on by a loved one jim
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