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11/9/04

THE LOADED QUESTION-er

It's been a semi-psychotic month. “The Burkster” blew into town from St. Louis for the Las Vegas race and the SEMA show, and ended that romp by collapsing against the front door of my current residence, my mother’s house. Riding ten-speeds about town, cranking out copy, calling bondsmen, I’ve really been a busy little beaver.

And now we have the second to last quiz of the year. It’s November, and, if you are familiar with my prejudices, I am anything but thankful. If someone gave me a tax-free, cashier’s check for a couple million, I’d move to England in a heartbeat. Get out of the rubber room and head for home. I mean, Christalmighty, the elections??!! Who dealt that mess anyway? Get me a Bromo Seltzer!

As he blows his nose and wipes away tears, the Loaded One poses these questions.

1.) Top Fuel racer Rhonda Hartman-Smith currently resides in Williamston, South Carolina. According to the NHRA press guide, she was born in a very familiar town and it was ….
A.) Glendora, Calif. B.) Indianapolis, Indiana	C.) Columbus, Ohio D.) Phoenix, Arizona
2.) The current NHRA AC DELCO VEGAS NATIONALS and its companion feature, the SUMMIT RACING.COM Nationals were not the first NHRA-sanctioned event (Note: I didn’t say “National”) hosted in that town. In the early 1970s, there was a _____________ race held.
A.) Stardust National Open B.) Gambler’s Bonanza	C.) Bonanza Nationals D.) Las Vegas Open
3.) The Top Fuel winner at the very first NHRA World Finals was
A.) Bennie Osborn B.) Maynard Rupp	C.) Pete Robinson D.) None of the above
4.) This is a tad obscure, but I’m sure I’ve asked this before. The late great “Jungle Jim” Liberman’s last opponent of his final full season, 1976, went up against him at the Orange County Manufacturer’s Funny Car Race. He or she was
A.) Shirley Muldowney B.) John Force	C.) Paul Smith D.) Don Prudhomme
5.) In 1974, NHRA moved its World Finals event from Texas to California, Ontario, California at that. The last non-California World Finals Pro Stock champion (1973) was
A.) Wayne Gapp B.) Wally Booth	C.) Bill Jenkins D.) Bob Glidden

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