GENE MOONEYHAM SUCCUMBS



Drag racer and supercharger manufacturer Gene Mooneyham, 75, succumbed to pneumonia on Jan. 17, 2006. The number 554 Mooneyham & Sharp '34 Ford coupe was one of early drag racing's most well-known altereds, and Mooneyham worked with many racers over the years. In 1974 Mooneyham opened his California supercharger shop with his wife Dorothy, who survives. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 28, at Rose Hills in Whittier, CA. (photo courtesy www.mooneyham-blowers.com) [1-19-2006]

SHE'S A BEAUT



Here's a studio "sponsor beauty shot" of the fully assembled Brut Dodge
Charger Funny Car Ron Capps will be piloting later this season, but you
probably won't see it out in the open until they test it the day after the Checker Schuck’s Kragen Nationals at Firebird Raceway -- it is certainly doubtful for Pomona.

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Schumacher Racing only has four of the sleek new Charger bodies on hand, however they found a problem with a part of the composite delaminating when Capps tested in Vegas last month. According to a Schumacher source, if February testing goes as planned expect to see a pair of Chargers in competition at the Gatornationals. (photo courtesy Schumacher Racing) [1-19-2006]