MORE PEDREGON NEWS

The other brothers, Tony and Cruz, have noticed the fun Del and Chuck Worsham have been having with their Classic Nitro Funny Car Blue Max replica. According to Tony, he and Cruz are discussing a Nostalgia Funny Car tribute to Joe Pisano with a '77 Firebird. Back in the late '70s, the brothers purchased the original flopper from Joe P and it sat in one of their backyards until it was sold. "Man, I wish we still had that car," said Tony, "but we'd like to make a tribute car to Joe."

He'll probably make the 2006 Goodguys March Meet, if he can make a squirt in his "Flaming Frank" tribute dragster. (Zak Hawthorne photo) [11-07-2005]

BARKER DEBUTS NEW R-M ENGINE

Jerry Barker sent this photo of his new '06 Cobalt, which is the first car to run Reher-Morrison's newly developed 747 engine. At the LODRS event October 23 in Reynolds, GA, the Rick Jones-built car ran 6.95/199.55 with no nitrous. Barker also won the NHRA Division 2 Top Sportsman Championship with his 622 c.i. R-M powered Camaro. [11-07-2005]

DRO: WHAT A BARGAIN!

With the news that the U.S. Postal Rate Commission approved an increase in postage for next year (and another one to follow in 2007)

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Since many of the DRO staff members formerly worked at newspapers and magazines, we're not exactly happy to report that print readership and advertising revenues are down, but there is no doubt that the Internet is gaining ground. What a difference from when DRO first began in 1999 and many company owners didn't even have a computer in their office. [11-07-2005]