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FUEL ALTEREDS TODAY

Dennis Maudsley's "Crazy Critter" Fiat breaks loose at the 2000 World Series of Drag Racing at Cordova Raceway. Photo by Jeff Leonard

Fuel Altereds still exist today, but their numbers are extremely limited. There are some exceptions in a few of the shows, though. The Firebird program where Fassl ran the 5.51 was officially called the U.S. Fuel Altered Nationals and featured 11 cars qualifying for four spots. At this year's Cordova Dragway World Series, eight fuel burners were booked, but overall, there are probably not more than two dozen or so Fuel Altereds that could be called on to put on a show, and of those shows, most are four-car efforts.

Leaving aside the Nostalgia circuits, there appears to be little room left for these fabulous cars. The match-race scene today for Top Fuel and Funny Car is limited to maybe a half-dozen tracks, and the Fuel Altereds are no better.

As Moore, a racer who drove Fuel Altereds for 25 years, said, "If the Nostalgia (Goodguys, Bakersfield Hot Rod Reunion shows) stuff sticks around, then you'll see some Fuel Altereds. Mike Sullivan, I understand, is building one, fans know of Mike Boyd and Borsch's old altered, but if Nostalgia went away, I think the Fuel Altereds would eventually go."

Mike Boyd puts the famed Marcellus & Borsch/ "Winged Express" Fuel Altered through the burnouts at Firebird Raceway in Idaho. Photo by Tim Marshall.

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