Did you know there was a Funny Car curse? Known as the “Corvette Curse,” superstition runs through every form of racing, including drag racing. In the late-1960s through early 1970s, numerous Corvette-bodied Funny Cars met unceremonious ends from evil handling, contact with both walls, and cars in opposite lanes, starting with Don Cullinan and Jim Wetton’s “Mako Shark” Funny Car that crashed at Lions Drag Strip in 1969. The next year, Glenn Solarno’s “Invader,” Bob Harris’ “Super Shaker,” Vic Morse’s “Mister-T,” and Don Hampton’s twin-engine “American Bandstand,” all Vette Funnies, met quick ends blamed mostly on the curse. Orange County International Raceway (OCIR) held an all–Corvette Funny Car Invitational to capitalize on the curse and tempt fate, hoping to draw a crowd steeped in superstition, speed, and barbecued fiberglass. Gene…