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PRO MOD NOTES
Evidently the Stan Ray-owned CARQUEST-backed
Pro Mod team is going to drastically cut back
on their schedule for the 2004 season. Disappointment
in the progress of the class in NHRA seems to
be one of the main reasons. The team will probably
run a limited schedule of NHRA and IHRA events
for the coming season.
The Agent has learned that Harold Martin, IHRA
nitrous Pro Mod racer and one of the few active
African-American racers in Pro Mod this year,
has been extended an invitation to the NHRA
event at Las Vegas which is sponsored by his
sponsor ACDelco. The Agent hears that there
may be a glitch and that Martin may not attend.
That would be a shame as Martin is one of the
Agent's favorite Pro Mod racers. [9-22-2003]
MORE SILLY SEASON NOTES
Word out of Memphis is that if Gary Densham
does field a nitro coupe next season he will
get both parts and money help from the Force
camp. The Agent is not surprised by that
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little
bit of info. John Force is the softest touch in
the pits.
The Agent spent some time with tuner Lance
Larson who was working for indie Jack
Wyatt at Memphis and will do the same for
Wyatt and Luigi Novelli at Chi-town.
Larson told the Agent that the only cars he
watches besides the nitro burners are the Pro
Mods. "I really like those cars," he said. "They're
exciting!" Amen brother.
Kobelco supercharger guru Darren Mayer
was seen tuning up Rick "Psycho" Stivers'
Pro Mod 'Vette at Memphis. Rick Cassel,
who has tuned on a lot of cars, was calling
the shots on the O'Reilly Auto Parts-backed
fueler of Scott Palmer, and Larry
Meyer made his return as a tuner for the
Texas-based fuel team of Bill Ancona.
[9-22-2003]
IHRA ANNOUNCES 2004 SCHEDULE
The 2004 IHRA Hooters Drag Racing Series schedule
has been released. The 12-event season has been
tightened up so that there will be no two-month
absence of events nor any back-to-back events
as there was for the 2003 season. The two August
events will run different days of the week from
the normal Friday-Sunday configuration; Martin,
MI will be Thursday-Saturday and Norwalk, OH
will run Wednesday-Saturday.
After concerns from some racers at the first
National event this year, plans are underway
at Milan Dragway to widen the 600-ft long concrete
launch pads to 16 feet, profile and smooth the
track surface and extend the cement guardwall
to the end of the racetrack.
The schedule is:
- March 26-28: 2nd Annual Amalie Oil
Texas Nationals, San Antonio Raceway, San
Antonio, TX;
April 23-25: 34th Annual IHRA Spring
Nationals, Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham,
NC;
- May 21-23: 4th Annual ACDelco Nationals,
Virginia Motorsports Park, Richmond, VA;
- June 11-13: 5th Annual MOPAR Canadian
Nationals, Grand Bend Motorplex, Grand Bend,
Ontario, Canada;
- July 2-4: 2nd Annual Rocky Mtn. Nationals,
Budweiser Motorsports Park, Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada;
- July 16-18: 2nd Annual Motor City
Nationals, Milan Dragway, Milan, MI;
- July 30-Aug. 1: 3rd Annual ACDelco
Canadian Nationals, Toronto Motorsports Park,
Cayuga, Ontario, Canada;
- Aug. 12-14: 3rd Annual Bethesda Softworks
Northern Nationals, U.S. 131 Motorsports Park,
Martin, MI;
- Aug. 25-28: 27th Annual Sunoco World
Nationals, Norwalk Raceway Park, Norwalk,
OH;
- Sept 10-12: 9th Annual Amalie Oil
North American Nationals, New England Dragway,
Epping, NH;
- Sept. 24-26: 13th Annual Presidents
Cup Nationals, Maryland Int'l Raceway, Budds
Creek, MD;
- Oct. 22-24: 9th Annual Hooters World
Finals, Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, NC.
[9-22-2003]
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