BLING, BLANG, DUNN?

The Security and Exchange Commission has temporarily suspended trading on shares of CMKM Diamonds, Inc., also known as Casavant Mining Kimberlite International, Inc. The SEC temporarily suspended trading because of questions that have been raised about the adequacy of publicly available information concerning CMKM Diamonds' assets and liabilities, mining and other business activities, share structure and stock issuances, and corporate management.

Casavant Mining (CMKX) sponsors CMKXtreme Machines and the Funny Cars of Jim Dunn and Jeff Arend, the Pro Stock Bike of Connie Cohen and the Ford Speed Truck of Lee Hatch. At the recent Winternationals one CMKXtreme drag team member told the Agent that a few other team members, who originally received shares of the CMKM penny stock, had recently returned their shares in lieu of the current cash equivalent value.

No word yet from any drag teams on how this suspension of trading may effect their racing plans. (Jeff Burk photo)  [3-4-2005]

NEW PAINT FOR THE PLAZA GROUP

The Agent got a note from Walt Stevens along with a rendering of the Plaza Group's new paint scheme that will debut at the Goodguys March Meet.

Sean Bellemmeur will drive the Plaza Group car and Mendy Fry will drive the Mastercam/Plaza Top Fueler at the March 11-13 event. The Agent may miss the March Meet but won't miss it in May when they block off the street in front of the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas for the Main Street Drag Race and run a Top Fueler down it. The Agent can't wait!  [3-4-2005]

KUDOS FOR NHRA AND COMPTON

DRO editor Jeff Burk and NHRA President Tom Compton aren't always on the same page but in this instance Mr. Compton has the complete admiration of Mr. Burk. A couple of years

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ago Mr. Burk mentioned to Mr. Compton that the stars and bars (rebel flag) design incorporated into the Division 2 logo was an embarrassment to the sport and had bad connotations in a sport that is so ethnically diverse. NHRA has just updated all seven of the Division logos and the stars and bars no longer appear. A big tip of the Agent's derby. Compton may catch some heat for doing this but he did the right thing and DRO totally supports this action. [3-4-2005]