ROBBINS RIPS IN TESTING

Instead of joining many of his Outlaw 10.5 competitors in Savannah, GA, on Apr. 24, Terry Robbins spent the day testing his brand-new 2002 Camaro at Carolina Dragway in Jackson, SC. With a three-stage nitrous-equipped Fulton 686 between the front rails, the car, built by The Race Factory in Hampton, GA, came straight off the trailer with an impressive 1.12 sixty-foot time on its way to a 4.88-second pass. The Mooresville, NC-based racer then improved to a 1.10 sixty-footer and 4.70 at 153 mph in his second pass. The Agent expects the competition to be gunning for this outlaw in short order. (Ian Tocher photo) [4-27-2004]

ODDY VETTE TO G-FORCE

Jim Oddy confirmed to Agent 1320 that he will be taking his Summit Racing Equipment 2004 Corvette to G-Force Race Cars in Tonawanda, NY after the NHRA AMS Pro Mod race at Bristol Apr. 30-May 2. Driver Fred Hahn drove the 'Vette to a 6.14/229 lap that put the team on the pole by nearly a half-tenth at the IHRA race at Rockingham, but Oddy and the rest of the crew feel the non-adjustable front-strut suspension currently on the car is

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keeping them from tuning the chassis as much as they would like. They will have G-Force front-half the chassis and install adjustable struts in time for the NHRA race at the Joliet, IL Route 66 Raceway May 20-23. [4-27-2004]

IHRA ALKY FUNNY CAR TEAMS GET WARNING

After a lot of oildowns by the Alky Funny Cars at the first two IHRA national events, the IHRA management team had a drivers-only meeting at Rockingham to inform the teams that if the drivers and teams don't find a way to cut way down on the number of oildowns then IHRA will take steps to fix the problem. [4-27-2004]

CARTER AILING

According to racing partner Mike Langston, Outlaw 10.5 racer Sherman Carter suffered "a small heart attack," prompting doctors to perform surgery on him Apr. 26, at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Apparently, the doctors found four blocked arteries and put stents in two of them, with hope to treat the others with medication. The Agent hopes to see Sherman back on track soon. (Ian Tocher photo) [4-27-2004]