TOP SPORTSMAN CLASS DISCONTINUED AT SUPER CHEVY SHOWS

Due to the lack of participation by Top Sportsman racers in 2005, the Top Sportsman class will not be contested at Super Chevy Shows in 2006. AutoStar Productions suggests these racers enter the Flowmaster Bracket Race Series in Bracket One in 2006. [11-23-2005]

I T'OUGHT I T'AW A. . .

The Agent’s buddy Bob Plumer dropped this shot of Bob Rosetty's new Vega Funny Car in the old email box. With Circus Paint and Glen Designs Lettering, this Chevy big block-powered alky FC makes for a "period correct" beauty. Rosetty will be making some of the East Coast nostalgia flopper shows next season. [11-23-2005]

HAMSTRA CHOOSES AUTOMATIC FOR PRO MOD COMPETITION

Jason Hamstra will try his hand at a full year of IHRA Pro Modified competition in 2006. The 18-year-old from Demotte, IN, ran some AMS series races and the Jeffers Midwest Quick 8 shows in 2005, his first year in a Pro Mod. The '63 Corvette from G Force Race Cars will have the only automatic transmission in Pro Mod competition. The Agent will be watching to see how it fares. (Jeff Burk photo) [11-23-2005]

LUXURY CAR SHOW IN ANAHEIM

Well, no, it doesn't really have anything to do with drag racing, but the Agent was intrigued by the news of the largest modified luxury auto show in the U.S -- XM Satellite Radio's VIP Auto Fashion presented by Valvoline Synpower. The show will bring one-of-a-kind Ferraris, Porsches, Lamborghinis, Mercedes, BMW's, Cadillacs and more to the Anaheim (CA) Convention Center on Dec. 3 from 1-9 p.m.

In addition to nearly 400 world class luxury and European show cars competing for awards, the show will have -- this is what got the Agent's attention -- a sports bar featuring poker tables, multiple plasma screens broadcasting college football and motorsports events, as well as "recognizable sport spokesmodels and celebrity poker players."

Among the exotic cars on display will be a million-dollar V12 Ferrari ENZO, a 220-mph Porche 959S, and the Moller International Sky Car personal vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicle. Of special interest will be the Asanti Diamond Series wheels with over 12,000 diamonds and 800 sapphires totaling 1,100 carats of precious stones per set. The set of four are priced at $1 million. Each buyer receives a free Bentley GT with purchase. (And maybe one of those recognizable sport spokesmodels?) [11-23-2005]