SKUZA DEBUTS CORNWELL TOOLS BODY IN DENVER

Dean Skuza and his NHRA Funny Car team will debut a new paint scheme for the Denver Mile-High nationals.

"Since we don't have a primary sponsorship program on a full-time basis right now, our team thought it was a great opportunity to show our appreciation to the valuable associate sponsors that have been with us over the past few years," said Skuza, in his 12th year of

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competition in the NHRA Funny Car ranks. "Cornwell Tools have been solidly behind us for the last 3 years. We feel that our performance is coming around and have always run well at the Western races in the past, so running this graphics package at Denver is a tribute to the Cornwell Tools customers, distributors, and executives that have been so loyal to us. The Red Line Oil signage is bigger, too, and their participation with our team has been very important."

The Skuza/Cornwell Tools Funny Car will be available soon as a Racing Champions Authentics 1/24 scale die-cast collectible exclusively from Cornwell Tools distributors. [7-16-2003]

DRIVERS, CHECK YOUR PARACHUTES

Rumors going around NHRA Division 6 and 7 circles are that the parachute safety of all rule-mandated sportsman cars may get a lot more stringent. NHRA safety officials will soon be checking the laundry to be sure there is actually a parachute in that pack.

Some chutes have remained packed for so long in the Super categories that officials would like to be sure they work in the event of a mishap. Illegal release mechanisms and kinked lines between the cockpit and pack will also be checked. This periodic inspection will also provide a forum for honing the skills to properly pack the chute for later deployment.

Get out those instructions, guys! [7-16-2003]