A NEW AA/GS FOR GOODGUYS

Agent 1320 hears that Goodguys racer Daryl Jensen is leaving the A/FD ranks as a driver and moving to the doorslammer division. Jensen just felt his blown, small block combination wasn't going to be competitive with the fuel volume (7 gal.) he was restricted to and the additional volume Goodguys gave to the injected nitro cars. He has ordered a ’59 Corvette from Jeffers Pro Cars in Missouri and an Alan Johnson wedge motor. The AA/GS Goodguys class is a weight to cubic inch class and that makes it a DRO fave. [11-17-2005]

GILBERTSON TO RUN FC AT IHRA EVENTS

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Bob Gilbertson, owner/driver of the Autolite XP Spark Plugs/Prestone Antifreeze nitro Funny Car, will compete at all 11 IHRA National Events that the Torco Racing Fuels Pro Nitro Funny Car class is contested.

Gilbertson, who has one IHRA nitro Funny Car victory to his credit, the 1992 Snap-on Tools Summernationals at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario, Canada, is looking forward to returning to the series where he started his Funny Car career.

"Now that IHRA has brought back the most popular class in drag racing, nitro Funny Cars, to their program, we're going to run all of their events that don't conflict with our NHRA schedule that we're committed to for our sponsors," Gilbertson said.

"I've got to thank Evan Knoll for spearheading the effort to bring the class back and bringing his sponsorship dollars to the IHRA. This is big for me, my sponsors and my team.

"To have the opportunity to run for the IHRA Championship and race in markets where we haven't been in a long time is a great opportunity." (Jeff Burk photo) [11-17-2005]