PRO MOD RULE CHANGE COMING?

The blown cars dominated the nitrous cars at the just completed IHRA National event at Grand Bend, Canada. The best nitrous cars were running low 6.30s and the blower cars were in the teens. As soon as the race was completed, the mojo wire was buzzing with rumors that IHRA tech director Mike Baker was going to handicap the blower racers again. Just for the record, Baker told DRO Magazine editor Jeff Burk that if he does make a change it would be in the blower overdrive and not adding weight or a rear gear change.

On another Pro Mod rules related issue, we hear that rumors are circulating that if IHRA makes a change, NHRA wouldn't go along with the rule and would possibly make their own rules -- rules that would allow turbocharged and nitro-injected engine combinations. DRO has talked to NHRA officials directly about this matter and they made it clear that as of right now they have no plans to make their own rules for an EXHIBITION CLASS! [6-3-2003]

A GREAT WEEKEND FOR THE SUMMIT TEAM, JEGS TEAMS WARMING UP

Mail order moguls Summit Racing Equipment and Jegs Performance both sponsor many racers and both companies' racers had success at the drags last weekend. Summit's IHRA representative Carl Baker won the Pro Stock title and became the second Pro Stock car in the 6.40s while doing it. The Summit Pro Mod team of Jim Oddy and Fred Hahn won their second NHRA AMS Staff Leasing race in three events and took over the championship points lead. Summit-backed driver Dan Fletcher took home the Super Stock trophy at Chicago.

Jeg Coughlin went to his second final round of the year and moved into fourth place in the NHRA POWERade points program.

If these two companies can put as much into the sport as they do, the least the Agent can do is give them a little stroke once in a while. [6-3-2003]

RUMBLE WITH THE JUNGLE

For the first time ever in the history of the track, Mooresville (NC) Dragway will hold a special Top Fuel Dragster vs. Nitro Funny Car match race on Saturday June 21st at the

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O'Reilly Auto Parts Nitro Showdown. Teenage Top Fuel sensation Josh Starcher will duke it out with Funny Car racer Bob Gilbertson in a two round battle on the historic eighth mile track.

Starcher will be driving the Colhart Motorsports dragster while Gilbertson will be running the Jungle Jim Tribute Car that was only run once and was a big hit with fans who attended the K&N Filters SuperNationals last month at Englishtown, NJ.

There's no love lost between these two highly-competitive drivers. Starcher said "Gilby has always had a big mouth, just bring it on but he'd better bring a lot."

Gilbertson retorted "I'll let my performance do my talking. Be there to see me give that kid a driving lesson." [6-3-2003]

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