KING DEMON EVENT MOVES FROM E-TOWN
TO CHI-TOWN

The NHRA King Demon Crown, an all-star event that showcases Pro Stock teams, will be moved from Englishtown to Chicago for 2004. The move was necessary because of the schedule changes of the first Chicago event to May 20-23 and the E-town event to the following month.

"I certainly recognize the history and tradition that Englishtown has developed as the longtime host of the King Demon Crown, but since the Englishtown date was

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moved to the middle of June, I wanted to keep the King Demon Crown in the spring where there is a better chance to have cool weather conditions that can create optimum performance for Pro Stock cars," said Barry Grant, sponsor of the King Demon Crown.

The King Demon Crown will take place on May 22, 2004 at Route 66 Raceway. The eight drivers who have accumulated the most points in qualifying during the bonus event series will compete in the program. The winner will earn $50,000 and the runner-up will earn $10,000. The two semifinalists will receive $3,000 each and the four first round finishers will each get $2,500. [3-2-2004]

BUILT IN TRINIDAD WITH PRIDE

We ran a 1320 note about the Party Time dragster a while back just because it was a nice dragster and the first time the Agent had received a press release from a racer in Trinidad. They kindly invited the Agent to visit the island sometime and informed us that while the chassis was built the states the dragster was built entirely by them on the island. So here's another photo and the acknowledgement of their work. Maybe if some of the other Caribbean racers and tracks get in contact with the magazine we'll look at a trip to cover some drag races in the area. [3-2-2004]

NITRO INTERN

Brandon Haliburton, a 20-year old student at the Universal Technical Institute in Phoenix, has been selected to be the second nitro intern by Bob Gilbertson's Trick Tank nitro Funny Car team and will join them at the 20th Annual NHRA Checker Schuck's Kragen Nationals March 5-7 at Firebird International Raceway.

Haliburton, who is studying Automotive/Diesel Technology, is thrilled to have been picked. "To get selected to work with the Trick Tank Funny Car team is a dream come true," he said between classes. "My classmates are so envious and they're all coming out to the races to support me. I just can't wait to get to Firebird Raceway and get my hands dirty."

"I never thought that when we came up with the nitro intern program it would be so well received" remarked Gilbertson. "We had over 4,500 entries and it was really tough to pick the winners." [3-2-2004]