THE BADDEST TOP FUELER OF 1983. . .OR MAYBE EVER

For the last two and half year the Agent's friend Henry Walther has been restoring the Larry Minor 1983 Top Fueler. Here is a photo of the car in the Justice Brothers museum in

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Duarte, CA. Here are a few of the stats on that car from the 1982-83 season: 1) Set the record of qualifying #1 at 10 of 12 events that year; 2) Set Low Elapsed Time at 11 of 12 events; 3) Won five national events; 4) Won The Last Drag Race at Orange County (CA) International Raceway; 5) Won the IHRA World Finals in Bristol, TN.

Subsequently, driver Gary Beck, Minor, and Bernie Fedderly were named by Car Craft Magazine as Persons of the Year, Beck was inducted into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame, and both Beck and Fedderly were inducted into the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame. What a combination of talent.  [2-18-2005]

DRO AND THE PUNISHER TEAM UP

DRO magazine has joined with Donnie Little and Terry Murphy's Punisher Outlaw Pro Mod team in a major marketing agreement, with Little and Murphy putting the magazine's logo on the team's Camaro for the 2005 season.

"Donnie is going to do some traveling with the car this year including attending a couple of ADRL races and the second annual DRAGSTOCK," said DRO publisher Jeff Burk. "We're always looking for ways to advertise the magazine and the chance to get some major signage on a championship caliber car doesn't come along too often. When we had the chance to put something together with Donnie and Terry I jumped at the chance. We did a small deal in 2004 to be on the front spoiler. This year we stepped the program up." Burk added, "The fact that Donnie and Terry got a Rickie Smith engine and signed up Smith to consult helped me make the decision." [2-18-2005]