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Scheduled to be released in September, the STONE-WOODS-COOK '41 Willys "Swindler II" will be made in 1:18 scale die cast metal. It is almost 10" long, is the light blue metallic car, with the supercharged Oldsmobile motor, straight axle, mag wheels, slicks, and the race day lettering & graphics. It also features an opening hood, doors, trunk, and steerable front wheels. They will be a Limited Edition of only 5000 made, die in September 2001. They can be ordered on the web site www.Supercar1.com in the COMING SOON area.

'STANDARD 1320 BENEFIT AUCTION' SEEKING DONATIONS
For the past nine years racers have gathered in Bakersfield, California for the California Hot Rod Reunion at Famoso Dragway. Since 1998 the group also has been holding an annual event for charity. This year the Standard 1320 Group is putting together an auction to benefit the family of Eric Fuller who died in April at the age of 39. Eric was the son of famed chassis builder Kent Fuller and had been battling brain cancer when he suffered a heart attack. He was not a racer, but did race car upholstery and made hand crafted guitars. He left a wife, Linda, and three children.

The auction will be held October 6, after Cacklefest II. If you have an item to donate, want to make a cash contribution or need more information, please contact auctioneer John Ewald at dragracephotog@aol.com or view items on the website of nitroparts.com.

MEDIA WATCH: PRIMEDIA BUYS EMAP USA
And then there was one. The automotive performance publishing industry used to be a rather large club with members like Petersen Publishing, McMullin & Yee, Argus, Dobbs Publishing, CSK, and Lopez Publications. Over the last few years those were condensed down to two: PRIMEDIA and EMAP USA.

With the just-announced acquisition of EMAP USA by PRIMEDIA there will be (with just a few small exceptions) only one giant publishing house publishing multiple high-performance automotive publications.

What that means in the short term is that magazines such as Hot Rod (EMAP) and Popular Hot Rodding (PRIMEDIA), Super Chevy (PRIMEDIA) and Chevy High Performance (EMAP), Street Rodder (PRIMEDIA) and Rod & Custom (EMAP) will now be produced by the same company. In the long term it may mean that some of these competing titles may disappear from the magazine rack or that titles may be combined.

As far as drag racing is concerned, the only two circuits that have any connection with these publishing companies at all are Roger Gustin's Super Chevy Shows and the National Muscle Car Assn. and neither of those two circuits are likely to be affected in any way immediately.

SHAMELESS DRO PLUG, PART 2

OK, racing fans, it's our first annual 'Christmas in July Sale' of DRO goodies. We're not proud - we're hustling for your business. Hey, think of this as a public service announcement; we've got some cool stuff that you should know about.

We've got Drag Racing Online caps, Berserko Bob T-shirts, Dean Papadeas' great John Force interview tape, Chris Martin's "Top Fuel Handbook," and more.

Click on the DRO/CRO Store icon at the top of the page (Yes, we are a secure site!) and spend like Alan Greenspan will get the economy running at break-neck speed again. If everybody does his part and buys 12 items, then that will trickle down and ... no, too much theory. Just buy something, OK? We've got a race car to support.

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