Webster's Dictionary lists the term showman as «a notably spectacular, dramatic, or effective performer.» In the art of drag racing, Hubert Platt checked all boxes. Known as the «Georgia Shaker,» Platt cut his motoring teeth on the long straightaways and twisty back roads of South Carolina while bootlegging moonshine. After a run-in with the law in 1958, Platt transferred his driving skills from illegal activity to sanctioned drag racing and began one of the most dominant runs in drag...
