EASTER BUNNY NATS AT BREMERTON

The Handlers' Racing Association/Bremerton (Wash.) Raceway, will start their 46th year of racing in Kitsap County over the Easter weekend.  Saturday, March 26th, features their Top Comp program for cars running 8.19 and quicker and the 8.90 index Canadian West Pro Gas Association.The Easter Bunny Nationals are on Sunday. Super Pro and Motorcycle fees are $30.00 per car and driver and will be racing for a guaranteed $3,500.00 purse.  [3-25-2005]

BICKEL RACE CARS IN RUSSIA

Agent 1320 hears from one of the operatives that Jerry Bickel Race Cars has built either a chassis or a car for a customer in Russia. Drag racing in Russia? Who knew? Well, it had to happen -- first democracy, then drag racing. [3-25-2005]

ODDY/BILLES WILL RACE 'VETTE AT START OF SEASON. 240-MPH PASS POSSIBLE?

Team owner Jim Oddy and car chief Billy Leverentz always do the finish work on their team cars. They ran into a few problems finishing up the new Jerry Bickel-built Dodge Stratus in time for the IHRA season opener at San Antonio, so the Summit Racing

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Equipment-backed team will take the '53 'Vette that new driver Al Billes campaigned last year and run it at the IHRA opener and then go on to Houston for the team's first NHRA event of the year.

When Oddy and long-time driver Fred Hahn ran a similar '53 'Vette in 2000 they ran laps of 232 and 234 at Rockingham that year. With Jay Payne's recent 234 and 236 laps, could the "mineshaft" at Houston yield a 240 pass or even the first AMS/TLR series five-second pass?  [3-25-2005]

CAMARENA GETS ASSOCIATE SPONSOR

Clay Smith Cams has joined Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Freddie Camarena as an associate sponsor of his 2002 Suzuki TL 1000.

"I am looking forward to taking their legendary mascot for the ride of his life. He better chomp down hard on that cigar,” Camarena joked.

The mascot that Camarena referred to is “Mr. Horsepower,” the Clay Smith Cams red woodpecker with a cigar in his beak. Other associate sponsors are Embee Performance, Racegirl, and LaundryParts.com. The Placentia, CA rider is still searching for primary sponsorship. Camarena’s next race will be the O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway, set for April 8-10. [3-25-2005]