EDDYVILLE PRO MOD EVENT CHANGED TO
JUNE 11

Eddyville track owner Wes Buck called the Agent to say that he got his scheduling problems solved and that the date of his Outlaw Pro Mod event has been moved from June 18 to a week earlier on June 11. Buck also noted that he had other heads-up classes scheduled at the event. Mark your calendars.  [5-25-2005]

RAFFLING FOR MONTANA DRAGSTRIP

There's a fund drive started by the Phillips County Motor Sports Association in order to open a drag strip on the old airport runway south of Malta in North Central Montana. The PCMSA has signed an agreement with the Phillco Economic Development Council, owner of the airport property and they're hoping to raise $100,000 to $150,000 in order to open the dragstrip sometime next year.

Tickets are available for a raffle, the group's first fundraiser. For more info call Association President Greg Kirkwood at (406) 654-2430. [5-25-2005]

GILBY SAYS 'PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE'

Bob Gilbertson knows his team will have to pick up their performance if they want to stay in the NHRA POWERade Top Ten. After last Sunday's first round loss to Tim Wilkerson at Columbus where Gilbertson trailed at the finish line by just .0087 of a second, and losing

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another close one to Ron Capps by .0376 seconds the week before, the team is working hard to find out the problem.

"I had one of the worst reaction times of my career and I just don't know why it happened," Gilbertson said. "My guys are going over every inch of the car to see if they can find something out of place that might cause the car not to react the way it should. I'm also spending every spare minute practicing my reaction time on my practice tree."

The Agent will be following the action at Topeka this weekend. Let's see, pre-stage, stage, GO!  (Tim Marshall photo)  [5-25-2005]

DRAG BIKE SCHOOL AT STURGIS

If you're cruising to Sturgis, SD, for the 65th Sturgis Rally (Aug. 8-14), you may want to enroll in the Thunder Alley Race School on August 11 at the eighth-mile Sturgis Dragway. Bring your own bike and make some passes. Class size is limited, so pre-register at www.flash-race.com. [5-25-2005]