MORE PRO MOD NEWS AND NOTES
The Agent hears that both Mitch Stott and Scotty Cannon are without sponsorship
for the 2005 season. Supposedly Stott's long time sponsor, Radiac, opted out
of the racing sponsorship for business reasons and Cannon's deal with Oakley
had just run its course. Reportedly Cannon has told fellow racers that he will
park his race car if no sponsorship is found. The Agent thinks both of these
racers will probably continue to race on the 1/8th mile tracks close to their
homes in the Southeast at Outlaw Pro Mod events.
Did you see the Gotham City racing signage on the back
of Scotty Cannon and Frankie Taylor's Pro Mods at Vegas?
Supposedly without the financial help from Ashley neither
racer would have made the trip to Vegas. A tip of the Agent's
fedora to good guy Mike Ashley.
The Agent put up a note that newly crowned IHRA Pro Mod
Champ Mike Janis has a new Dodge Stratus but in the last
few days he's been hearing that Janis may be building a
'72 Opel GT like the one fellow Buffalo racer Jim Oddy
had in the Seventies when he ran one as a AA/GS.
Speaking of the Buffalo, New York area, we got this photo
from the guys at G-Force Race Cars of their almost completed
'67 Camaro. They sold their '63 split window 'Vette after
the turmoil about the proposed new NHRA rules and built
this slick looking '67. They tell us they will continue
to run the Chevy Wedge combination Jim Salemi and Mike
Stawicki ran last year. Look for this car to debut at the
PRI Show in December. [11-18-2004]
RECTOR JOINS TRUSSELL AS TUNER
Veteran racer and tuner Jimmy Rector, most recently with
Pro Mod driver Mitch Stott, will be joining Paul Trussell
Motorsports as a tuner for the car driven by Ed Hoover.
The team will probably run 10 events on the NHRA circuit,
but no word yet on how many IHRA events they will attend.
[11-18-2004]
IHRA ANNOUNCES
MORE PRO-AM DIVISIONAL SCHEDULES
In addition to the race schedule announced earlier for
the newly consolidated divisions 3 and 5, IHRA has released
the schedule of Mr. Gasket Pro-Am events for divisions
1, 4 and 9.
The division 1 schedule is: April 15-17,
Maryland International Raceway (1/4 mile); May 13-15,
Pittsburgh Raceway Park (1/4); June 24-26, Beaver Springs
Dragway (1/4); July 22-24, Kanawha Valley Dragway (1/8);
Aug. 19-21, Quaker City Raceway (1/4); Sept. 2-4, Virginia
Motorsports Park (1/4).
The division 4 schedule is: March 4-6, San Antonio Raceway
(1/4); April 15-17, Pine Valley Raceway (1/4); May 27-29,
Lone Star Raceway Park (1/8); July 1-3, Tulsa Raceway Park
(1/4); Aug. 5-7, San Antonio Raceway (1/4); Sept. 2-4, Lone
Star Raceway Park (1/8).
The division 9 schedule is: Feb. 18-20, Rockingham Dragway
(1/8); March 4-6, Carolina Dragway (1/8); March 18-20, Farmington
Motorsports Park (1/8); April 8-10, Mooresville Dragway
(1/8); May 13-15, Piedmont Dragway (1/8); June 10-12 Kinston
Drag Strip (1/8). [11-18-2004]
CAPPS MAKES IT OFFICIAL
Confirming what was already pretty well known,
Ron Capps officially left Snake Racing on Nov. 17.
"Our plan is to continue racing with Tommy Johnson
Jr. and Larry Dixon next season," said team owner
Don Prudhomme, "while also considering other opportunities
that would allow us to field either an additional Top Fuel
dragster or Funny Car in 2005." [11-17-2004]
