DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL?
Mr. Burk, I do not know what good it will do to lob an M-80
into the current list of Hall Of Fame inductees that now
reside in Florida. Whether you agree or disagree with who
is there, they are there, for whatever reason the committee
that nominates deem they be there. I see nothing but bad
feelings ahead as you proceed. I urge you and your colleagues
to please leave this one alone.
Yours truly,
Don Roberts
Boston, MA
ANOTHER NOMINEE
The one race driver that should be in the Hall of Fame is
Gary Dyer. In the late '60s and early '70s, he was "The
Man." He always found the time to talk to everyone.
When he went to Lions Dragway for the "Match of the
Century" all the West Coast driver said if Dyer was
going to run they better bring the "Midwest clock."
After Gary blew the runs, beat everybody by a half-second.
So started the "Match Race of the Century." The
best racing ever!
Dennis Hirschboeck
Justice, IL
SMILE MORE, SCOTT
I just finished reading Scott Kalitta's interview from Australia.
I found it to be very informative and intriguing. I liked
his honesty of why he is racing in Funny Car this year.
I agree four Top Fuelers is an Overkill in the class.
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What intrigues me is the comment he made about comparing
the fans. He said he wishes that the fans in the USA were
as friendly as the fans in Australia. I have been attending
NHRA and IHRA drag races all over the USA since 1972. Drag
racing is by far the most fan friendly sport out there.
My comment for Scott and the rest of the Kalittas is: Maybe
if the Kalitta teams (Doug, Scott & David) were a little
more personable to the fans, we would be a little more friendly.
I think we, the fans, are friendly for the most part. I
realize that the Kalitta teams are to a point racing out
of Connie's wallet, but that doesn't mean they can't be
as friendly as, say, the rest of the Professional drivers.
I don't how many times I have been sitting in the stands
and I hear fans saying how cold and unfriendly the Kalitta
teams are towards the fans.
I totally disagree with Scott Kalitta about the fans in
Australia being more friendly. All one has to do is look
at the winners circle at the end of an NHRA national event
and see how many fans are trying to get as close as they
can to the winners. I think the Kalitta teams are a major
asset to drag racing and I am glad that they are out there
racing, but spend some more time with the fans and SMILE!!!
Kevin A. Bennett
