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A LITTLE BACKGROUND INFORMATION
I was very excited to see the awesome picture of my good friend Dan Hurta's black Dodge truck, driven by Wayne Smith, on your site. What makes this picture even better is knowing that this same truck suffered a serious nitrous explosion only a week prior to the Bradenton race. With hard work and an enthusiasm that only a true racer has, it was put back together in time for the race.
Jason Pittman
Port Saint Lucie, FL
WHAT WOULD WALLY DO?
Burk wondered, "What the NHRA and drag racing would be like if Wally Parks were still in charge?"
I am sure the soul of drag racing would flourish and that would be a great thing. The fact that its soul has been ignored by the current regime is the most difficult thing to endure the past decade. The day Steve Gibbs left his post was the start of the fiasco we have watched unfold before our eyes.
Brett Porter
Edmonds, WA
WWWD 2
By and large, spot-on...especially about Wally spanking the Glendora board.
Philip Bradford
Tacoma, WA
SHORT BUT SWEET
Thank you for the killer pics & website!!
Steve Maso
Pennsylvania
CAN A CAR BE TOO FUNNY?
Looking at the "new" cars in FC and PS, I got lost. I understand how funny cars got their name. I watched it happen. But lately, the bodies now look like nonspecific forms with too wild paint and vinyl grill/lights for very pseudo identification. The front noses resemble upside-down snow shovels, hood blisters widen to the windshield posts, belly-tank shaped cockpit covers and fortress-like rear spoilers. I understand achievements in aerodynamics in the quest of speed, but they look like slicker than worn pebbles in a fast flowing river.
Gee, John Buttera used an original Vega grill when he built the WonderBread wagons for Don Schumacher. I guess they got carried away when front tire bubbles were allowed. And the NHRA thought KB’s “Batmobile” Buick had too many aero-cheating devices. Right now, they’re racing non-descript Jell-o® molds.