NEW LIMITED STREET ENTRY



While visiting Pro-Line Race Engines last week DRO spotted this just finished 1990 Mustang destined for Limited Street action at the hands of Pro-Line's Eric Dillard. The car features a Steve Petty-built 598 c.i. big-block Ford sprayed with a three-stage nitrous system. Petty said the car will travel alongside Tim Lynch's Outlaw 10.5 Mustang and will run in this configuration throughout this year, but plans are already in the works to convert it to a twin-turbo setup for 2007. (Ian Tocher photo) [1-18-2006]

PETTY POWERING CHRISTIAN, HERBERT

Steve Petty, the turbo guru behind Tim Lynch's record-setting 10-wide Mustang, is busy building engines for Tony Christian's entrance into the 10.5-inch tire wars. Petty said Christian's old Pro Street Trans Am is currently getting its front end converted at Ken Smith

Race Cars and will carry a turbo motor backed up by an automatic transmission. He expects Christian to make his ORSCA debut with the car about mid-season. Among the other projects at Petty's Woodstock, GA-based shop are a just completed 738 c.i. Pro Mod engine with four stages of nitrous and a twin-turbo V-10 Dodge Viper motor for Top Fuel star Doug Herbert. [1-18-2006]

EDDYVILLE SOLD



According to Agent 1320's Iowa sources, Eddyville Dragway, which was once owned and operated by DRO's own Jok Nicholson and most recently by former Pro Mod racer and car dealer to the stars Karl Moyer, reportedly has been sold to ex-Kansas Top Fuel/Funny Car racer Bob Bench (shown). The track was promoted by Wes Buck last year, who has since moved on to promoting a Pro Mod series and start his own drag racing magazine. The Agent hears that Bench may have a couple of Pro Mod races at the eighth-mile facility this year, but nothing is official yet. (Jeff Leonard photo) [1-18-2006]