DO WE AMUSE YOUSE?
Editor Jeff Burk has been trying to get a cartoonist to
submit material for DRO ever since the death of Pete Millar.
Kenny Youngblood contributed a few, but soon ran out of
the cocktail napkins furnished by Burk on which to draw.
It took a while, but we now have a DRO political cartoonist.
Dianne Patrizzi will be contributing an occasional comment
or illustration. Our hope is that whether you are amused
or outraged, at least you will be thinking. And remember,
our motto is "Drag racing from a different perspective."
Everybody will be fair game as the season goes on, but
here is the first topical offering.
GILBY ON NHRA 2DAY
Funny Car racer Bob Gilbertson will be an in-studio guest
on this Sunday's NHRA 2Day (ESPN 2) at 11:30 a.m (ET).
Gilbertson will discuss his runner-up finish at the NHRA
Gatornationals and the effort by his team and others to
get the car back together for the final round after a devastating
fire in the semis against John Force. [3-25-2005]
LASTOR RETURNS TO COMPETITION
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Former NHRA Pro Stock Truck racer Taylor Lastor was at
the Huntsville, AL ORSCA race with a turbocharged 2003
Corvette entered in the Outlaw 10.5 class. He plans to
hit all six points-paying ORSCA events this season. Lastor
said he’s also having a 1968 Pro Mod Camaro built
at Skinny Kid Racecars with a big-block turbo between the
pipes and plans to make his NHRA Pro Mod debut by the end
of this year. (Ian Tocher photo) [3-25-2005]