3/20/03

PROUD MOM

I just had to tell someone my excitment when I came on to this site and actually saw the car that my son painted (Chris Minichiello) for Kenny Preston under the Agent 1320 article. I live in MA., he is down in Summerville, S.C. so it was great to be able to see what kind of work he does. I am one proud MaMa. Everyone that comes near me will be on this site to take a look. So thanks to you all.

Shirlene Mazzilli

YOU'RE NOT ALONE

I really like your "just wondering" articles, a lot of good stuff to think about. I was just wondering if anyone at NHRA is smart enough to read!!!!!!!

Tex Cooper

ABOUT THOSE .90 CLASSES. . .

Right on, Jeff. They should take away all electronics, from all classes. The people who want their computer to do the driving for them should stay home and play at their desk.

Bill Sterling

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WATCH YOUR STEP

I stumbled on to your site for the first time last month. Good info and articles. I bracket race, 10-second Monza, Summit Series and others. Always looking for new ideas and I always need lots of HELP.

Keep up the good work,

Thanks,

Rick Lagno
Phoenix, AZ

BUT WE'RE NOT DAILY

I agree with the assessment that Pro Mod is nothing but 70's funny cars. Can we have some Pro Stock news you guys have worked Pro Mod to death. When IHRA Pro Mod news is the lead story on Pomona week, I think you've lost sight of the fans and the sport. The guys I run with and talk to all over the State of Ohio could care less about Pro Mod. It's a nothing class that adds nothing to a national event. That's why we have top fuel and NITRO funny Cars. We already have the Super Chevy shows to promote Pro Mod.

Put a little bit of something else on your site or call it PRO MOD DAILY!

Gary H. Engle

BUT AT LEAST SHE GETS YOUR ATTENTION

I agree with Burk 100% (about Crash Gladys). That bimbo's voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me; every time I hear her voice I want to strangle her!...Well not really, but you get the idea.

Mike Morgan

HEMI SCHMEMI

The first hemi was a 331 CID unit in the '51 Chrysler, I'm pretty sure. The 241 CID unit was the Dodge "Red Ram" hemi, which appeared in '53 and was replaced in '55 by the cheaper (and inferior) polyspherical head design, whatever that was. The first DeSoto hemi appeared in about 1952, a 276 CID unit later enlarged to 341 CID, an example of which powered Tony Waters roadster to some big wins in the early SoCal fuel wars. There may have been limited interchangeability between engines, as the Chrysler and DeSoto had similar bore spacing. There was a good article in Hot Rod a few years ago about the hemis, inside stuff about the terrific quality and machine work but lame decision-making by the bean-counters running Chrysler at the time.

Dennis Harrold, CMUI
Certified (Certifiable?) Minister of Useless Information