NOTES AND QUOTES

A couple of times recently people have asked about verifying the horsepower that a nitro engine produces, since a lot of numbers are being thrown around. One of the Agent's operatives said that a couple of years ago one of the premier teams put instrumentation on a car that showed their fuel motor was producing 7700+ hp. That was two years ago.

The Agent also got a note telling us that the new Pro Stocker we showed in a spy photo recently in 1320 notes wasn't going to be driven by Greg Anderson but instead by Jason

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Line. According to our source the older Bickel chassis line is currently is approximately 75 pounds heavier than Anderson's car.

Finally, we heard this great quote from Bret Kepner during a group discussion about the cost of running a professional class drag car versus other sports. One person mentioned that in a recent interview a Nextel Cup team owner was quoted as saying the cost of running a single car team for one season, if you had all of the support equipment already in place, was $13,000,000! To which Kepner said, "and that's for a car with 355 cubic inch gasoline burning engine with a single four-barrel carb that weighs 3,000 lbs!" Now there is something to consider when the cost of running a two-car Pro Stock team is rumored to be about $1,500,000 per year! [6-25-2004]

OUR SHINING STAHR

The Agent bids a misty-eyed "See ya later, kid" to DRO production assistant and copy editor, Alyssa Stahr, who is leaving the office, but not leaving Drag Racing Online. Stahr, who received a journalism degree from St. Louis University in May, is moving to Chicago but will continue her DRO editing duties. We'll miss her sparkling personality and cheerful voice. Charlie, the office cat, will have to give his bites of affection to the Agent, and Margarita Fridays just won't be the same. [6-25-2004]

FLATOUT OPPORTUNITY

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