During a break in the action
at the California Hot Rod Reunion held Oct. 1-2 at Famoso
Raceway, Jack "the Sheriff” Harris tested a
new compound M&H tire. The exhibition pass netted
an astounding 5.725 at 265.09 mph on the new tire, making
the second quickest pass in the nostalgia class. (Darr
Hawthorne photo) [10-03-2005]
FLOPPER COMMITTEE FORMED
Members of the Nostalgia Funny Car Association met in
Bakersfield over the weekend to discuss rules, flopper
bodies and organization. Over 50 owners, drivers and crewmembers
attended, representing some 26 nitro funny cars already
on the track or under construction. The results of the
meeting was the formation of a body committee to provide
guidance toward defining "period correct" bodies
for the years 1965 to 1979, but Goodguys VRA Director
Larry Westervelt announced no significant rules changes
or performance restrictions for the '06 season.
At the over two hour meeting, VRA Top Fuel owner/driver
Lee Jennings announced his intention to field a nitro
funny car for 2006 replacing his California Trucker digger.
Predictions coming out of the gathering were for as many
as 22 nitro floppers to make the next Goodguys March Meet
for a 16-car qualified field. [10-03-2005]
DEAL ME IN
Funny Car drivers Tony and Frank Pedregon will join Top
Fuel Dragster drivers Brandon Bernstein, Cory McClenathan,
Rod Fuller and David Grubnic in the second annual Speedway
Children's Charities Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament on
Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Cannery Hotel & Casino
in Las Vegas. Tournament players will have the opportunity
to play No Limit Texas Hold'em Poker against the NHRA
drivers.
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Entry
fee (buy-in) is $250 and players will receive $1,000 tournament
in chips. The evening will conclude with a showdown between
the top NHRA driver and the top tournament player for
a trophy and bragging rights. This year's grand prize
for tournament players is a trip for two to Honolulu,
including five-day, four-night accommodations and roundtrip
airfare. For entries and information, please contact Janae
Melvin at jmelvin@lvms.com or download an entry form at
www.scclasvegas.org.
Speedway Children's Charities (www.speedwaycharities.org)
is a non-profit foundation based in Charlotte, NC, that
distributes funds to charities and foundations providing
medical, emotional and social services to children in
need. Founded in 1984 by O. Bruton Smith, chief executive
officer of Speedway Motorsports, Inc., Speedway Children's
Charities has grown into a national foundation with chapters
located at each of the six Speedway Motorsports Inc.,
facilities, including Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Infineon
Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway,
Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC, Texas Motor Speedway
in Dallas-Ft. Worth and Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Now if only we could get Smith to play Tom Compton for
the ownership of NHRA, the Agent would pony up the entry
fee. [10-03-2005]
