DUPUY CONDITION WORSENS

Doctors treating Wayne Dupuy have discovered a previously unseen skull fracture which may have caused brain damage to the Snap-on Tools dragster crew chief.

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"He was talking to us last night and he was forming complete sentences but he'd ask the same thing over and over," said team owner/driver Doug Herbert. "The doctors were a little concerned about his behavior so they did some more extensive CAT scans and found a fracture.

"The current prognosis is that he'll need to relearn how to walk and talk. He'll have to learn how to eat on his own. The rehab will be a lot more extensive than we had thought," Herbert continued. "Wayne's our guy and we love him and we'll get through this together."

Notes of support can be emailed to Dupuy at GetWellWayne@DougHerbert.com. The entire staff of DRO sends our best wishes to Dupuy, his family and teammates. [11-29-2005]

OSMAN WINS TOP FUEL HYDRO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

As you probably know, the World Headquarters for giant DRO Magazine is located near St. Louis, so the Agent has a soft spot in his heart for St. Louis racers. One of those racers is Lou Osman who has furnished the plumbing for most of the professional cars in the area for many years and spent a large amount of the his own money to fund and race a Top Fuel Hydro. He no longer drives, but still fields his own Blown Fuel Hydro and this year he won the IHBA Top Fuel Hydro World Championship. A tip of the Agent’s Cardinal’s cap to Lou, his tuner “Famous” Amos Satterlee and the rest of his “Lou Crew.” (James Drew photo) [11-29-2005]

SAVING POSTAGE?

Legendary (at least to those who know him) photographer Jim Kelly sent the Agent this all-purpose seasons' greeting. We thought we'd pass it along to you. [11-29-2005]