A MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO ALL!
The Agent and the rest of the DRO staff are taking some
much-needed time off. We'll be monitoring the goings-on
in the drag racing world, but unless something earth-shaking
happens, we will be on vacation until Jan. 3, 2005. We suggest
you take this time to check out our archived issues. We
have over five years of our work available to you, and if
we do say so ourselves, some of it is pretty darned good.
Also, if you haven't already, be sure to download our
free screen saver at www.dragracingonline.com/screensaver/index.html.
It's just our way of saying thanks to all of you who keep
reading whether you always agree with us or not. We're
just trying to call them the way we see them because we
think you deserve to know what goes on in the sport we
all love. As respected journalist Bill Moyers recently
said upon his retirement from PBS broadcasting, "The
real news is in the things powerful people want to keep
secret; everything else is just publicity."
May you all have a joyful and peaceful holiday season.
Here's looking forward to a great 2005.
KAASE'S FORD WINS ENGINE MASTERS
COMPETITION
You've all heard of the Engine Masters competition where
the some of the best engine builders in motorsports build
the most powerful single four-barrel, gas-burning, small-block
Ford, Chevy, Mopar or whatever for a pretty significant
cash prize. Some pretty famous engine builders (like Sonny
Leonard and Jon Kaase, just to name two) built engines for
this year's competition, which paid the winner $70,000.
So, as it was told to the Agent, everybody brought their
bullet to the dyno room and starting making pulls. They
got three shots on the dyno to get their best number. Chevy
after Chevy went across the dyno and the best numbers that
came up were around 680 hp! Then the last engine was bolted
on the stand and that was the Ford of the legendary Kaase,
who was the only builder in the competition that didn't
bring a Chevy.
They fired the Ford up and made a pull. The numbers came
up as 709 hp. They handed Kaase the check and the party
was over. One of the perks for the builders was that they
tore the Ford apart so that everyone got to see what Kaase
did to the engine. The Bow-tie brigade cried and the Ford
faithful rejoiced! [12-22-2004]
IS YOUR CHEVY SUPER?
If you think so, you'd better head out to a Super Chevy
Show. Here's the schedule of events:
|
|
|
| Feb.
25-27 |
Bradenton
Motorsports Park |
Bradenton,
FL |
| Mar.
4-6 |
No
Problem Raceway |
Belle
Rose, LA |
| Apr.
1-3 |
South
Georgia Motorsports Park |
Valdosta,
GA |
| Apr.
15-17 |
Memphis
Motorsports Park |
Memphis,
TN |
| Apr.
22-24 |
San
Antonio Raceway |
San
Antonio, TX |
| Apr.
28-May 1 |
Pomona
Raceway-Fairplex |
Pomona,
CA |
| May
13-15 |
Norwalk
Raceway Park |
Norwalk,
OH |
| May
20-22 |
Texas
Motorplex |
Ennis,
TX |
| June
3-5 |
Atlanta
Dragway |
Commerce,
GA |
| June
10-13 |
US
131 Motorsports Park |
Martin,
MI |
| June
24-26 |
Bristol
Dragway |
Bristol,
TN |
| July
14-17 |
Indianapolis
Raceway Park |
Indianapolis,
IN |
| July
21-24 |
Maple
Grove Raceway |
Reading,
PA |
| July
29-31 |
New
England Dragway |
Epping,
NH |
| Aug.
12-14 |
Route
66 Raceway |
Joliet,
IL |
| Aug.
19-21 |
Bandimere
Speedway |
Denver,
CO |
| Sept.
30-Oct. 2 |
Virginia
Motorsports Park |
Richmond,
VA |
| Oct.
7-9 |
National
Trail Raceway |
Columbus,
OH |
| Oct.
21-23 |
Gainesville
Raceway |
Gainesville,
FL |
[12-22-2004]
