FRONT ENGINED DRAGSTERS ADDED TO CEDAR FALLS ‘NIGHT OF FIRE’

Add two of the Midwest’s fastest VRA-Legal front engined Top Fuel dragsters to the list of featured cars at this weekend’s American Red Cross "Night of Fire" on Saturday, July 26, at Cedar Falls (IA) Raceway. Dan & Joanie Russell’s Nitemare, with Dan in the cockpit, will be match racing Dale & Kat Suhr’s Orange Crate with Roger “Radar” Lechtenberg driving. [7/22/2008]

MORE FUEL TEAMS LEAVING THE NHRA TOUR?

The latest RUMOR has Melanie Troxel’s new team owner Roger Burgess (alone after the departure of Mike Ashley) parking the team after the U.S. Nationals. The agent has been wondered why if Burgess’ company was really the sponsor why its logo didn’t have a bigger presence than it does on the car.  And the ESPN guys reported in their coverage of the NHRA race in Seattle that privateer Gary Densham (shown) may park his race team after Sonoma due to lack of funding.

Guess that catch-phrase from the end of George H.W. Bush’s presidency may be coming back to visit “W” at the end of his: It’s the economy, stupid!  (Ron Lewis photo) [7/22/2008]