EUROPEAN WINS FIRST DIVISIONAL EVENT

Dave "Grumpy" Wilson, 2003 FIA European Top Methanol Dragster Champion, became the first European to win an NHRA divisional event. His American Car Imports Racing team qualified No. 2 and took the win at Tucson on March 28, his sixtieth birthday. In the final round Wilson ran 5.655/246.84 against Chris Demke's 5.689/250.74.

"We are all very proud indeed not just to win the event, but also to be representing European drag racing," said team pricipal Anthony Cohen. "I honestly think that we are proving to the Americans that European drag racing is a force to be reckoned with, and I will take every opportunity I can to remind them of it!"

Check out the European scene at eurodragster.com. [4-1-2004]

WIN THIS CAR!

On Sept. 19, 2004, someone is going to get the deal of a lifetime! Outlaw 10.5 driver Sherman Carter (left) and ARCA stock car driver Mike Langston are raffling off this freshly built, turn-key '69 Camaro Pro Street car for as little as 20 bucks a ticket.

Carter and Langston have combined to create the Pure Power Outreach mission to provide an educational platform for teens by using racing as a drawing card. Groundbreaking for the Pure Power Community Center in Powder Springs, GA, should

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take place later this year with most construction materials donated by local contractors, Langston said. The car raffle will cover the costs of stocking the center with athletic equipment, computers, desks, and other educational materials, Carter added.

Tickets cost $100 each, but Pure Power will display the car and sell tickets for just $20 each at all ORSCA points meets this year. They also will be trackside with the same deal at Atlanta Dragway's NHRA Southern Nationals in May. The drawing for the car -- which features a .100-over 396 engine coupled to a two-speed Powerglide and 4.80:1 gears in a Dana rearend -- will be made Sept. 19 at Carolina Dragway and presented to the winner one week later. Anyone interested in purchasing a raffle ticket can contact Carter at purepowerout@aol.com. The Agent has his fingers crossed! (Ian Tocher photo) [4-1-2004]