TEN-WIDE FAN
I am writing to tell you the reason I have
become such A big fan of outlaw 10.5 racing.
All of the major sanctioning bodies have become
so political it's almost painful to watch
it on tv. Outlaw is still a grass roots form
of racing. These guys are serious racers hitting
tracks all over the south racing for 5-20
thousand dollars. It is some of the most action
packed racing I have seen. Take a 3000 pound
car of your choice ad a combination of your
choice, blown alky, n2o, turbo, etc. put on
small tires so it becomes a tuning contest,
and let the games begin! As for outlaw Pro
Mod, only rules, must have doors and no nitro.
I know there are people who will never accept
these forms of drag racing, but I would like
to see a professional production of one of
these races. I mean it's all about being entertained,
and if millions of people will tune in to
watch a few guys curse each other while building
a bike, I think it could work. I know it does
for me.
Bryan Newton
WHAT DO THE MANUFACTURERS
SELL ON MONDAY?
Everything you say makes sense. The only
thing is, in drag racing back in the day most
all the manufacturers were involved and putting
in their money to promote their product. Why
would Ford or GM or Dodge want to promote
something that they had nothing to do with
and the casual fan cannot go buy off a showroom
floor. Which all leads back to the sanctioning
bodies and rule makers. Another problem is
there are no V8's to speak of anymore from
the factory, so are we going to watch 4 cyl.
Cavaliers and Neons in Pro Stock or Funny
Car?
I agree with you, but what we have is better
than the alternative!
Thank you,
John Brady
DISTAFF SHOP VIEW
I just found (Darr Hawthorne's) April 8th
article ... about sending your old auto magazines
to auto shop classes at the local schools
... I was searching for stories about North
Hollywood High School ...
Well, I wish that there had been someone
like you when I was a student of Russ Mukai's
back in 1981-1984 ... I cannot believe that
he is still teaching at NHHS twenty years
later ... Nobody ever gave us subscriptions
to auto magazines ... We had scored a major
coup when General Motors granted us with a
car to tear apart & learn on ... I think it
came in right before I started at NHHS ...
Due to budget cuts, we only had two field
trips for the entire three years that I was
in the dept ... majoring in (what they called
it back then) "Industrial Education: Automobile
Mechanics" ... We went to Norton Air Force
Base and Gale Banks Engineering ... I think
we might have been offered discount tickets
to one of the NHRA races at Pomona ... We
were lucky if we had semi up-to-date repair
manuals (aka Chilton basic service manuals)
...
You know what would have been really great
back then (and now) ?? Parents encouraging
their children ... no, their daughters to
take auto shop in high school ... Sure, there
were some girls who took the beginning class
... But, in the three years that I was there,
there was only one OTHER girl in the advanced
classes ... and, she was only in it for one
year (we were in the same grade level) ...
How about auto shop teachers who aren't sexist??
Maybe that way, there'd be more female race
car drivers ... Sorry, but some of the more
recent ones have been a joke (i.e., Shawna
Robinson, Deborah Renshaw) ... I don't follow
the NHRA as much as I used to, as I've crossed
back over to the evil empire of NASCAR ...
Thanks for sending me down memory lane ...
even if some of the memories are all fond
...
Diana Moss
Lynnwood, WA
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