GILBERTSON'S NEW RIDE

The Agent received this drawing of Bob Gilbertson's new Funny Car rolled up and attached to a carrier pigeon's leg. The poor bird was lured off course by a sampling of fruit cakes on the roof of the Phlegm Building, headquarters of DRO. Unfortunately, after eating the cake, the bird was unable to take off, so whoever was supposed to receive the drawing will have to wait just a bit longer. [12-19-2005]

NEW DESIGN FOR HERBERT DRAGSTER

This week Doug Herbert released the new paint scheme for the new Snap-on Tools/Doug Herbert Performance Top Fuel dragster. "Once we know what the car is going to look like, it just gets everyone excited," Herbert said. "Having the paint scheme allows us to get the rest of the vehicles (return van, haulers and souvenir trailers) all painted, we can get the crew uniforms done and just get everything ready so we can focus on racing as soon as possible." [12-19-2005]

JOHNSONS RUN RECORD NUMBERS IN TESTING

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Warren and Kurt Johnson ran some great numbers during testing at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta, GA. Kurt's Cobalt ran a 6.604 during a run on Tuesday, Dec. 13, which is nearly three hundredths of a second quicker than the current record.

The next day, his father's GTO ran a 6.613 at 210.08 mph, almost two miles per hour faster than the NHRA record. Looks like a little job security might mean an increase in performance, eh? [12-19-2005]

 

SUMMIT EXTENDS CONTINGENCY TO ENTIRE LINE

Summit Racing Equipment has expanded its lineup of contingency items to include its entire line of Summit brand products. To earn a cash payout from Summit Racing, participants must win or runner-up with any Summit brand product while displaying two Summit Racing Equipment contingency decals, which are available through the sanctioning bodies. [12-19-2005]