HOLY TOLEDO RE-DO

Okay, okay, the Agent must have been brain dead (too many nitro fumes over the years?) when we ran the wrong old photo for the Jeep comparison yesterday. As several readers pointed out, the picture of the Jeep we ran was actually the "Destroyer" campaigned by Gene Conway, owner of C & O Transmissions. Here's quiz for extra points: what was Conway's real name?

Here is the correct photo of Ed Lenarth's "Holy Toledo." (Thank heavens the name is painted on the side in BIG letters!)  (DRO file photo)  [5-24-2005]

COUGHLIN ADDS TOP SPORTSMAN

The Agent talked to Troy Coughlin after reading a press release that said that the Pro Mod racer was going Pro Street racing with the NSCA at their upcoming event at Bowling Green. Seems like Troy and the Jeg's organization had planned to race a Top Sportsman car even before the Pro Mod opportunity came along. Troy purchased an ex-NHRA Pro Stock car from Jerry Haas and had him modify the car to accept the bigger tires they run in Top Sportsman/Pro Street competition. The engine they will use is a Sonny Leonard 800+ inch Chevy/Hemi and Troy says he also will be running the car in NHRA Top Sportsman racing. Can you say 6.50/215mph Top Sportsman? [5-24-2005]