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WHO'S AT DARLINGTON?
I don't normally write letters or responses,
but what's with Darlington having a "Big Event"
for IHRA Pro Stock and IHRA Pro Mod's for, if
they were so eager to jump to NHRA. Not saying
changing sanctioning bodies was good or bad,
but let's face it, I doubt many NHRA Pro Stock
teams would show up there, so let's run IHRA
Pro Stocks? AMS Pro Modifieds? In that part
of the country, you're talking about IHRA Pro
Mod regulars; I doubt many of the true AMS guys
such as Kuhlmann and a small handful of NHRA
regulars only will be showing up to take part.
Maybe they ought to change that first letter
back to I instead of N in the ?HRA. Bryan Epps
WE WERE DOING A LOT OF DRUGS IN THOSE YEARS.
. . I enjoy reading most of the articles but
occasionally have some questions. The new pro-mod
that is supposed to be a 1963 Bubbletop Chevy
is surely cool, but did Chevrolet ever build
one in '63?
Joe Keightley
Glenwood, Iowa
Good catch, Joe. It was in fact a 1961 model.
WANTS IMPORTS. . .
I would like to see a section in your magazine
(online & print) covering the FWD (import) drag
racing, eg: NHRA Sport Compact, NDRA, etc.
Sincerely,
Michael Durst
Horizon Motorsports
We used to have a column devoted to Import
racing written by Tim Marshall. We also cover
the occasional race. The reason we dropped the
Import column was that we had no (as in zero)
response to it. Yours is the first letter we've
received in four years asking for more Import
coverage. Maybe its time to try again. -Editor
IMPORTS ARE UNAMERICAN?
Love your web-site. However I must disagree
with your take on import racing. Import racers
build some great cars, and should have every
opportunity to run them. However I don't want
to see them and I don't want them running on
the same event with "American" cars. I live
close to Irwindale and would like to see Imports
have their own day. I certainly don't want to
watch them at national events.
Thank you.
Bill Sterling
WELL, WE'D LIKE TO SEE JEFF
GORDON IN A HONDA CIVIC
To respond to (Burk's) suggestions that NHRA
get factory involvement. My opinion is: NHRA
drag racing's more popular than it's ever been!
You keep mentioning how drag racing's stuck
in the old days. Those old days didn't get nearly
the crowds they get now. I find it amazing that,
because NASCAR's become such a behemoth, NHRA
has some how fallen off the wayside! I didn't
care much for PST's, they bored the hell out
of me! And as popular as the imports are with
the kids, I think they would go over like a
lead balloon at Natl. events! Why? Because you're
talking about an entirely different culture!
I have a friend who went to the import race
at Gainesville. First off, the crowd was a joke.
Most of the crowd was Hispanic; it was a total
hip-hop scene! He felt like he was in a foreign
country. And you think NHRA needs to ram that
stuff down our throats?
The fact that you have an internet mag. dictates
that you be all things to all people. As a Diehard
who spent over $5,000 to attend 8 NHRA races,
I'll stick with the real stuff. Oh, and speaking
of NASCAR, I don't see them creaming to run
imports!
Joe Sherwood
VIEW THROUGH A LENS
I enjoyed the KB piece, but does anyone remember
when he came to Indy with the LA Hooker? A humbling
experience for the King, indeed! That thing
would put pistons out the block just coming
out of the trailer! Keep up the good work. MORE
CHRIS MARTIN!! And don't worry, Jeff B, even
though my picture of Snake's 5.63 is better
than yours, you're a pretty good cameraman yourself
(as he's scratching his head going, "who IS
this clown!) hint: Indy Nostalgia show, 1990.
Best regards,
Jon T. Hoffman
HEY, DID THIS LETTER APPEAR
IN 'REACTION TIME' TOO?
My wife and I attended the Friday qualifications
in Chicago last May and at the end of the day,
we were hooked. When I was much younger, I used
to go watch the races at Connecticut Dragway,
with the Chi Town Hustler, Tasca Ford, and the
likes. Things are a lot different now but, we
were really impressed with the time the teams
talk to the general public. We have gone to
NASCAR races and your chance to meet a driver
is almost impossible, we don't like to push
our way to meet people. We had stopped at the
Kalitta race team's hauler, while they were
tuning the car up, and Bob Lawson, their marketing
director, made our stop very special. He took
the time to answer questions and invited us
back on and off during the day, which we did.
To make a long story short, we have been to
three other events last year and we have already
ordered tickets for this year at four events.
My thanks go to NHRA that makes this such an
exciting sport and a special thanks to the Kalitta
team and Bob Lawson for taking the time to make
us feel special.
Bill Taylor
Meriden, CT
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