SNOW TAKES ONE FOR THE TEAM

The Agent meant a victory, that is. Sixty-something oil baron, nitro racer, future Hall of Famer, and Texan, Gene Snow,

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showed he still has a little gas in the tank by adding a Jeg's All-Star victory at Chicago to his resume. The Snowman defeated Steve Federlin in a classic A/FD-TAD match-up that saw the pair engage in a staging duel that went more than 50 seconds. Snow had a .113 light to Federlin's better .039 but Snow's A/FD ran a 5.369/257 to Federlin's 5.536/258 for the win.

Snow told the Agent that he had just an inch of fuel left in the bottom of the tank at the fuel check. (Jeff Burk photo) [10-04-2005]

 

DEBUNKING A FEW RUMORS FROM CHICAGO

Agent 1320 had a couple of e-mails this morning concerning John Force and Erica Enders at Chicago. The Agent also had a couple of calls asking about a tire which exploded on Force's car Friday, but the facts are there was no tire failure. The right rear tire on Force's car didn't blow, but it did go flat. According to a source in the Force camp, the tire tore itself out of the bead lock. When the tire went down, the car obviously made a big move, dropped down on the header, made some sparks, and Force said it turned him sideways.

The Agent also had a couple of calls questioning the time it took Erica Enders to get to the starting line for the final round, as if NHRA were giving her extra time. The last Pro Stock in the semi-finals left the line at 3:16 p.m. Enders and Jason Line went to the tree at 4:12 p.m., less than one hour later and after changing an engine between the semi-finals and the finals. Case closed! And by the way, a big tip of the Agent's brand new DRO cap and kudos from DRO editor Jeff Burk to Ms. Enders for being the first female Pro Stock driver in drag racing history to make a final round. Well done! (Ron Lewis photo) [10-04-2005]

ADRL RACE AT KENNEDALE SHORTENED TO TWO DAYS

The ADRL season finale at Kennedale, TX, will have a schedule change. Instead of the previously announced race on October 14-16, the ADRL will run the race on Friday and Saturday the 14th and 15th, with Sunday being the rain day. Check DRO or www.outlawpromods.com for scheduling information. [10-04-2005]