WEATHER CAUSES ANOTHER FLORIDA CLOSURE

Due to the impending arrival in Florida of Hurricane Jeanne, Crane Cams will be closed Monday, September 27th. The Daytona Beach company anticipates re-opening on Tuesday, September 28th, assuming that electrical power is available and that the facilities are safe for their staff members to enter.

They ask that during this time you do not send orders via FAX. Their system has no "memory" in which to store orders in the event of a power or telephone service outage, so the orders will not be received.  Instead, please send FAX orders after they have re-opened.  [9-24-2004]

PSTA LAWSUIT PLAINTIFFS MAKE FORTUNE 400 LIST!

Well, maybe. Probably not. But if you were to believe the current rumor that is going around about that lawsuit you would have to believe the above headline too. The latest rumor (one actually passed on to the Agent by a professional journalist who should know

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better) is that the settlement that the NHRA supposedly is offering the PSTA is one million bucks each and (you just can't make this kind of stuff up!) Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Let's do the math. There are 32 plaintiffs on the PSTA lawsuit, which means NHRA would be giving these guys $32,000,000 plus IRP, which probably would be valued at over $100,000,000 over a period of say 10-15 years if you take in to account the revenues from the drag and oval track racing and the value of the land itself.

Is someone yanking the Agent's chain here? Puh-leeze! Instead of going to trial and then perhaps appealing an adverse decision for a decade or more, NHRA is willing to settle for paying out $132,000,000? If this rumor turns out to be even a little bit true, the Agent has two ideas. 1. NHRA should fire their lawyers and hire the one representing the Pro Stock Truck owners and 2. The Agent should hire the PSTA's lawyer and sue someone for anything, because this guy is obviously freakin' brilliant! [9-24-2004]

FOUR ROCKET MOTOR DRAGSTER?

If you thought the above note was slightly off center you haven't read anything yet. The Agent got this little tidbit over the wire this morning. Seems like one Carolyn Campbell will be testing a dragster powered by four rocket motors at England's Santa Pod Raceway. If anyone out there gets a photo of this event, please forward it to the Agent. Four rocket motors! Are they kidding? Sammy Miller would be in awe. [9-24-2004]

NHRA AWARDS CEREMONY CHANGES

There will be some changes to the 2004 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Awards Ceremony. Instead of being held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles and open to the general public, this year's edition will be held in Rancho Mirage, CA and will be by invitation only.

The Westin Mission Hills Resort will host the November 15 event, which will feature a pre-event cocktail reception, a formal sit-down banquet and an after-party at the Bella Vista Restaurant.

The Agent trusts that his invitation is in the mail. Well. . .maybe not. [9-24-2004]