02/29/00 7:30pm Extremely, intensely, "I'm gonna kill something" bad news on the video front. The HH99 tape, due to more reasons than I care to bore you with, will not be completed this weekend. It has come to the point where I will not mention it again until it is complete, so please don't even ask about it. I don't know when it will be finished, but it will be sometime before the next leap year. Please believe me when I tell you I am WAY more upset about this than any ten of you combined could ever be, as missing this major selling point will cause bigtime financial strain on an already tight budget. Hopefully I'll find out how many friends I really have once this thing is done.
Got a great piece of feedback on KING TV's 'Dangerous Dragsters' from last night:
Larry, I saw the big 'Dangerous Dragsters' expose on KING, and was completely unimpressed. I had pretty high expectations of the show, as the racing in Seattle a few years back was really pretty good. I have fond memories of some of the serious big-tire Pro-Street folks out running, whereas all I saw on the TV was some stock Civics and SUV's doing burnout's into oncoming traffic. Additionally, they did a great bit about a 'retired street racer' who was encouraging the cops to shut down streets to prevent the racing, while at the same time is running a website which seems to be encouraging the evil act. In the end, the fine folks at KING come to no real conclusion. I expected to hear a bunch about the Import and Street Legal series at SIR, but there was little to no mention of it. This is why investigative journalism is inherently evil.
-Casey
7:00am Big update over on the Vancouver Motorsport Show 2000 page.
02/28/00 9:00am Work progresses on the HH99 Drag Video. Man I knew this thing was gonna be good, but it's coming out even better! We are on schedule for a debut this weekend at the Vancouver Motorsport Show and because of that updates here will be a little slim this week. Then again we plan on doing a bunch of show updates all week long, as this IS the big one, and from some of the 'insider' info only HH has, we'll perk you up in an effort to make sure you come to what is shaping up to be the best local show in years. Stay tuned . LP
02/27/00 9:00pm Got a call from Carlson tonight, already on his way back to the hotel so he can get up early tomorrow to cruise pawn shops. Man that guy is getting old and boring....thank God! He told me the Jacksons were about as calm as he had ever seen them, and said as he was staging in the final Jeff waved to him! Rich almost crapped himself thinking he wasn't paying attention to the race. WrongOh! Ferd has Larry Morgan's former Pro Stocker and didn't think it was working all that good...also very mellow was Walt Austin. After his bypass surgery I would hope so...and what was that about one of 'our' winners wondering why there is no (like Winston) 'Federal-Mogul Girl'...OK Kent, how 'bout it? And of the blue 'photo' vests NHRA photogs have to wear this year, he was approached three times in the pits this weekend by spectators. Once to sell them a program, and twice for peanuts! Knowing Carlson he probably sold them something! Tim Marshall did mention that the deep pockets were nice...though I can't imagine Timmy ever having deep pockets.
Lots of talk among the lens dudes regarding those new 'uniforms'......did NHRA really not have them laundered after Pomona? Who has to wear them and who doesn't...the new NASCAR journalist crap, and too much more I don't dare mention here. Thanks very much to Rich for checking in and supplying us with some good scoop.
Tomorrow night at 11pm, KING TV is featuring a special report called 'Dangerous Dragsters' featuring import street racing in and around Seattle.
I understand our friend Mr. Wilson is having the time of his life with all the new junk he's gotten recently. I will soon be able to relate as in a short time we will be moving to beautiful Walnut Grove...you know the place that does NOT have DSL coverage! I said to my wife the day I got this rocket ship hookup, that it would be the signal our house would sell and we would find a new place where the fast lines don't exist yet...Most of you will probably rejoice however as in the past few days I have actually had a minute to see how slow this site really is on both a 28.8 and 56k connection....ooooooo scary Larry.
Hey Larry.....Time to celebrate for those Div.6 racers
who kicked ass in Phoenix....wow what a great way to start a new season!!!
The Land of the Leaders!!! We all should be proud of those guys and
gals who travel all that way to just get back on the track...the winter
seems toooo damn long here in the northwest!! What a way to end the
first round on Speedvision and then get My Classic Car on the tube
and showing the Langley Goodtimes Cruise-in. It was good PR for that
city, for this years event!! It was a nice day of television/websites
to get the best news and information!! GREAT JOB as usual Larry!!
Two weeks left for first Test&Tune at Mission!! Yahoo!!
-Vickster
OK folks here's your chance to send in your congrats...I'm waiting. LP
3:30 pm
CONGRATULATIONS as DivSixers SMOKE EM in Phoenix!!!!!
Pat Austin WINS Federal-Mogul Funny Car!!!
"One of these weird races where you can slow down every
round and still win. And I can't wait to get home to
see my wife and kids!"
Jeff Jackson Super Street WINNER today with a
perfect reaction time in the final!!! "I think the
Division Director owes a few dinners" The NHRA announcer
then said he should be able to "get one from Steve Wong too"
Jody Lang WINS Stock!!! "It's a little
wagon, not a big wagon"
Mike Ferderer WINS Super Gas as he runs the
number in the final!!! "I really don't have a whole lot
to say. It's just a good deal to win with the new car."
Mike Henderson WINS in Super Comp!!! (sorry
no quotes avail)
...our man in Arizona, Rich Carlson, will be a fun guy tonite! I mean you could actually hear him in the background as all the D6 guys kept getting called back to the winners circle for more pictures...never heard RC do that before eh?...and did I overhear that familier voice mentioning something along the lines of "beer thirty"...
"How 'bout them Hoosiers man. Those things WORK...they're BITCHIN!" -FMD champ Rick Santos
And if you thought success may have spoiled John Force, he put any such ideas to shame today after dedicating the win to Tripp Schumake in a very emotional post race top end interview...well done JF.
Update on "THUNDER IN THE DESERT" - Club Drags at
Eagle Motorplex, April 22 & 23, 2000.
So far we have almost 50 cars registered. There have been some questions
on eligibility by some avid drag racers who don't belong to an "official"
car club. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM! If you don't belong to a club, but
want to take part in this annual event, we will put you into the "Eagle
Motorplex Club". There will also be NO minimum number of entries per
club, only a maximum of 150 cars for total entries, so don't miss
out. If racers want to do only Time Only runs without actually competing,
that's OK also. The ONLY stipulation is that you MUST register yourself
and your car by the end of March. This way we can see how to facilitate
your needs. The registration fee for the weekend is $50 Cdn or $35
US. We will have racing fuel at the track, but we will organize that
aspect at the beginning of April.
To register, contact Gunther Gottgetreu, at e-mail: turbo6@home.com
This event is organized by the Grand National Racing
Association (GNRA), and all entry fees should be sent to:
GNRA 1701 - 1235 Quayside Drive,
New Westminster, BC
V3M 6J5
For telephone questions, phone Paul Russell at (604)882-8720 after 7pm.
02/25/00 1:00pm Thanks to Darren over at NWStreetRacing.com we have now posted the 2000 Import Only drag schedule for the Northwest. You can click on the link to the lower left or HERE.
10:00 am Major news from the Glen Braid camp as today team Might Mouse officially announces the signing of a major new sponsor. Whats4Free is a dot com company based in Scottsdale Arizona. Yesterday, Glen Braid met with CEO Jan Oliver (as well as getting him on the airwaves over at ROCK 101) and finalized the deal. This is VERY big and will have a major effect on not only the local baddest street machine wars, but possibly beyond... Stay tuned as HH will soon enter into discussions with the team on a new website....and more. Your next step will be to visit http://www.whats4free.com to see what that amazing new company is all about. PS...if you dabble in the stock market, this could be a hot ticket...
Our man in Phoenix, Rich Carlson, is about ready to dawn his new 'blue suite' and will be with us next weekend when we will be able to snag a ton of what will surely be killer pics from the 16th annual NHRA Checker Shucks Kragen Nationals. As usual our coverage will be heavily weighted on the sportsman side of things, but we understand Mr. C will also be shooting the pros.
There is a major update over at John Evans Racing site, with some car info and a pdf of their just released newsletter...which includes never-before-seen images of the devastating accident the team suffered last year.
New input from you:
Hello!! I started a New more secure SS Forum. Go to www.superstockers.cjb.net Thxs: Dale
Check it out troops
Just want to say I love your web-site. As a guy who is just getting a pro car ready I have been checking your site alot. See you where the action is. (my car is a 69 GTX that used to be owned by Larry the auto-sports guy) Its gonna be a lot slower for now, but its been over 20 years since I looked at the business end of a tree...so maybe that's for the better...anyways cyu at the tracks. Rob
Nice to see a bracket guy sending in some new car info....obviously none of the others care about their sponsors enuf to bother.
Larry, we have just broke out of the mold our 55 T-bird body, so we've got some work to have the body ready. We run with the I.B.A.A. in the northwest with our blown alcohol funny car. I emailed you earlier about looking for a nostalgia body for the car. We bought the mold for the Bird in the states and now have the body just out of the mold. I'll send pics when we are done. Thanks for the help earlier in looking for a body. Bruce Oliver Racing Marshall Sask. Canada.
Send them pics Bruce...love to see it!
FIRE BURNOUT FEEDBACK:
Larry- fire burnouts are one of the reasons I got hooked in this thing we call drag racing. My years may be a little off, but I think it was '72, at the now defunct Puyallup Raceway Park. I was in the Jr High, and my brother Tom, who swears he is a drag race natural (never been down the strip) took me. Herm Petersen, in the Petersen and Fitz Justice Brothers Special lit it up for the first and only fireburnout I had ever seen. It was un-freaking-REAL! It was late in the year, and in the program, Herm had an ad for his car and himself available for displays. Well, already a drag junkie, the wheels started rolling. I ran for boys club president, won the election, and begged he advisor to let me spend the money (a whopping $50.00)to bring Herm to our school gym in the spring for an assembly. That's where my sales career started I am sure, as he agreed, and we had the most kick ass/boys only assembly with Herm, fresh of his Gatornationals win. I was a hero amongst the guys for weeks. Also, I do believe it was the same Puyallup show, there was a wheelstander or 2. a great trivia question, and people can date their race careers like I have, name one of the wheelstander drivers, and the uniqueness of his ride. He is still involved in racing today, and I won't mention he spun it into the guard rail that night. Thanks for stirring a great flashback... Tory Lea
Tory??? A salesman??? Since when? As for the wheelie guy question, the floor is open...
Bill Phillips at Boundary Bay on a Saturday night. He used gasoline for another one of the "Wild Man's" shows. I was there and saw one of the true "originals" at work. Bill Evans
Yes, the Madman would 'light 'em up' anyplace he could. Check out a couple on this page.
I have done fire burnouts in Spokane, Saskatoon and
Prince George, but the last one was at Edmonton International Speedway.
We did this a 7 am on a Sunday morning (I think it was August) in
1978 for the movie fast company. Sorry the picture is blurry, the
only photo I have is from the newspaper. Notice the large cameras
strapped on the car, pointing forward and back.
Ken Sitko Sitko Family Racing Edmonton,
Alberta
OK, here's the challenge ladies and gentleman. Send us the most obscure, different fire burnout pic you have in that old scrapbook and HH will gladly start our very own FIREBURNOUT PAGE! Send HERE.
DragList.com continues its "Drag Racing Story of the Day" with classic bench racing memories by beloved and legendary fuel crewchief "Big Gene" Townley. Gene recalls the wild days of hanging out with Fuel Dragster shoe John Mulligan. Click on the link from our home page to read the story.
Hello Larry, Chris Evens here, very impressed! Just thought I would drop you a line and let you know that I will be racing again in 2000, and would like it if you could video tape me and my car. Also if you could put me on an E-mail list of all current things going on in the drag racing scene. Thanks Chris
Hi Larry, how goes the battle? I just set up a little www of my own and I want to know if it is ok with you if I link your site to mine? Mine is at www.kruzers.homestead.com Thanx, Barry Watson.
NITRONIC RESEARCH UNVEILS INTERNET FIRST: IN-CAR AUDIO
FROM A TOP FUEL DRAGSTER! by Cole Coonce, NR Mojo Wire
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2/23/00, Los Angeles, CA--As a tease for an
upcoming CD release, "The Big Sounds of the Drags 2001," Nitronic
Research has unveiled an internet first: In-car audio from the cockpit
of a grunting, cackling, fire-breathing Top Fuel Dragster. If you
sport a Real Player and a 56k modem, you can dial in this verite snapshot
of what it is like to blast down the 1/4 mile in a modern fueler.
Simply point your browser to: http://www.nitronic.com/topfueldiary/tossedbelt.html
and ride along with "Techno Tim" Gibson as he guides the Bill Miller
Engineering fueler down Parker Avenue at the recent 2000 Winternationals,
out California way.
And last, but certainly not least is a few pics of the Crusiers party courtesy the Vickster:
Just part of the crowd...
The HH Nats heats up in round one...
The champ Jimmy Behnke (left) and White Wall Willie with their 'Tree-Cokes'.
Billy 'Grapevine' Evans goes head-to-head with the Vickster. He advanced
to round two with Behnke.
Absolute star of the auction was Jim Sibley (Head about to hit hanging lamp).
NOW...EXCLUSIVE to HH! The most anticipated new funny car debut in Western Canadian history....
Thursday, February 24, 2000. Horsepower Heaven has been chosen the exclusive media outlet for the first released photos of ...
The all new 'Built-In-Canada'
Mageau family Racing
1957 Chevy Blown Alcohol Funny Car
Complete detals and more photos HERE
More to come later today...including Fireburnouts...Cruiser's Party Pics...and more. LP
02/21/00 11:30pm So without fanfare...little more than a ripple in the pond, Horsepower Heaven begins an ambitious season of video updates. Going where no other drag site has gone before...
Why not sit back, relax and CLICK HERE for our RealVideo visit with Bob MacDonald and friends as they gather in beautiful downtown Langley, B.C. to see his new race car...That's right, within 48 hours you get to not only see, but view video of what we did this weekend...part of it anyway. Complete from viewing video to posting this page was about two hours. Quicker processor, and some more planning shows potential of a 30 minute show each weekend taking about four to six hours...So that's the plan. By 6pm Monday we should be able to see a well edited 'show' after each weekend. Stored here for 'on demand' future viewing. 'Nite of the event' postings are maybe possible with just one person and one deck (camcorder), but I dunno.
11:00 am Say HI to Austin Blair...
...and
yes, that is a certified roll bar...
And since we're on a photo update, I had to include this one from deep within the mountains of Maple Ridge. It's said to be a 'Beaumont Lawn Ornament'. Wonder what the neighbours will say?
02/20/00 1:00 pm
Larry, Thought I would drop you a note to let you know that we had 73 dinner tickets sold which raised $1,022.00 for Eagle Motorplex which did not include the funds raised from the bar tickets sold or the auction.
I would like to thank everyone for helping set up the Fund Raiser for Eagle Motorplex. There are a lot of people behind the scenes who are not recognized for their help and I do not wish to miss anyone. Thank you for your promotion on your site and I believe everyone had a great time!
Irene Jones
Yes, while it's impossible to thank every individual who made a contribution, one of 'em is the writer above. Thanks much to Irene who was one of the major behind-the-scenes people for this one.
10:00 am ...and in case you didn't already know, Div. 6 Director Chris Blair and his wife Heather are now beaming parents to a bounding baby boy. Complete 'results' are on The Grapevine. This is the first time in many, many years that a sitting DD has been in this wonderful position. Congratulations to these two fine folk and welcome new son Austin!
midnight Jimmy Behnke KIKSAZZ! & WINS HH '99 TreeNats!
Takes out track owner in dramatic FINAL! REALVIDEO HERE NOW!
EXCLUSIVE HH coverage of the greatest Practice Tree laddered event in the history of the world!!!! 1999 BRACKET DRIVER OF THE YEAR TAKES OUT the white ONE- Triple W in opening stanza. Willie had WANTED the man in round one... Next round Bill 'Grapevine' Evans fell before the Behnke assault. Big block street/strip dude Greg MacKenzie mde it a couple before he too watched JIM walk away...In the final it was the Behnkster over the guy who 'brought the track' Don. Good deal. Lotsa people, killer prizes. Larry didn't have to drive home. Thank's for the ride Terry & Dan! It was an awesome group of local standouts. THE people were here. All of 'em. I heard business, I heard a LOT of laughter, and I saw a bunch of people come away from this enlightened.
Frankly. There weren't that many of us...just shy of 100 maybe?? Regardless, this was announced as the second annual Eagle Fund Raiser. Prizes were awesome, and the auction made a star of one Jim Sibley, though I'm not sure he actually ever ended up with anything. Or maybe that time he was bidding against himself...
From the impassioned late nite speech from Darlene Evans of DRAW...to my meeting a name I had long respected, but never met...Mike Pople. This was without a doubt a nite to remember. So many neat people got up to say something. One guy who really stood out was Glen May. Ya' know what Ashcroft? I think you guys just flat got THE MAN in Ford door cars...uh now trucks, at your beck'n call. The baddest man in Ford doordom was...is here. wow
An ya know wha I wanna see in 2000? How 'bout the two Glens at the Plex...n Joe too if he's ready...THE CHALLENGE? The worlds BADDEST drag truck. Run whatcha brung...just gotta be a truck. Could you imagine Fanning's nitro deal against Glen May...& Kerunsky...and?????? Lets RACE. Let's see it ONLY at Ashcroft...and let's see the final in AUGUST.......under the lights!
The First ever World Drag Truck Challenge.
jusdoit
and one last question.
When and where was the last fire burnout you eversaw ...On a dragstrip? The search is on for the last ever legit...legal fireburnout. SEND YOUR ENTRY HERE.
GL1 was awesome. First shoot since I got it weeks ago. Gonna take some getting used to. Much different characteristics than Optura. This is definitely a better camera, but it's gonna take a little practice to prove it.
Man there was decent turnout of fun people out this day! Heard of the Mid-Valley burnout contest that was going on about 5pm at a shop lot in Langley...wonder where that was? Heard of a certain 409 dude on a vavle-floating mission from hell!
MUCH more coming tomorrow. LP
02/19/00 4:30pm Bob MacDonald had a bunch of friends over to his Hot Rods by Bob shop this afternoon for the unveiling and startup of his unbelieveable new 32 five window. Much more on this one real soon...
8:30am As I type this I can imagine multitudes of new racecars being loaded on trailers all over the lower mainland in preparation of that first big test...NHRA certification, but..It will be of interest to see if anyone shows up. I can recall back a half dozen or so years ago when you could actually go to this deal and see a bunch of new and revamped rides. Not so in the recent past, as the past two years have not seen enough cars to count on one hand. In a year that has already seen an unprecedented ZERO Canuck racers at the Winternationals, it should be interesting. Then again, mainly due to weather, the snowbird drag racers have been passing on Pomona in favor of the sunny climes of Phoenix, and that National Event.
In video news, we are still awaiting the arrival of our music, but a surprising number of 1999 customers have contacted us with, thankfully, favorable comments on their late tapes. Here are a couple:
Larry, I received my tape today, and your right it's almost a year. Regardless of how long, my suspicions are confirmed as in almost every run the car ........... Place my order for next year, hope we get some good footage of the new car. Thanks DD
Arrived today Larry and looks good. Now the problem is that I keep rewinding the final round against Jody Lang and the results are always the same. I keep hoping that I will win. O well. See you in Mission. Bob
Thanks Larry, got the video yesterday. Man that truck's suspension is out to whack. You really made my winter when I got that video. There's nothing like seeing it. Its tough sometimes trying to figure things out with just the time slip & what somebody is telling you from watching, cause unless you look at the slow-mo then you can't really see everything. Its just happening too quick. That's it for now. Thanks again. [Mission bound for the record] Randy Hutchings
Wow! Got it today. I thought it was a 10 second clip but it was a ton of great footage. It turns out that the footage has been instrumental in solving a rear end design problem for us. DS
As you can see, I don't call these things 'the $50 HH tuneup' for nothing. If not a tuneup, then anything from a nice souvenir to a sponsorship proposal...Father or Mother's Day gift...LOTS of uses here. Also be aware that I keep most every tape master on files, so an extra copy or two is just a small job. Please remember that the one, single way all you racers (especially you FMDRS people) can support this site is to have me tape your car at the races. At this time I can say that I will definitely be at all the FMDRS events in Div. 6...and I'm taking reservations as of right now. I still have a few small details to work out, but rest assured by Boise, I'll be ready.
As for other stuff:
NITRONIC RESEARCH "AA/FD
LIST" UPDATE: "RANDY RANCE" McDANIEL TO SHOE CHAMPION SPEED
SHOP DIGGER! MASTERCAM AA/FD STILL COY ABOUT THEIR NEW HIRE...
by Cole Coonce, NR Mojo Wire
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2/16/00, Los Angeles, CA--Silly Season is finally
over in the South City section of San Francisco. Champion Speed Shop,
the #5 seed on the Nitronic Research AA/Fuel Dragster List, have finally
announced a replacement for their self-exiled cockpit cowboy, "Swingin'
Sammy" Hale, aka "Sammy the Crank." His replacement is Rance McDaniel,
a venerable nitro-huffing journeyman from Fresno, CA. Although he
has shoed a variety of Chevy-powered fuelers in the past, among the
notable being the "Valley Fever" entries in the mid 1970s, this will
be McDaniel's first go round with a volatile small block Bowtie at
his feet in the fore position of the cockpit, coursing and percolating
with the fickle nectar of nitromethane... McDaniel has earned plaudits
from the drag strip cognoscenti during his "Senior's Tour", capturing
Top Fuel Eliminator at the NHRA's Winston Finals in 1993, and subsequently
shoeing the same Dan Olson-tuned dragster to runner-up of '94 Winternationals.
Hello all: In my zest and zeal to get you my new address, I was premature. I put an apostrophe in the address which is/was disallowed. A few of you who have already tried the address either knew that or had your mail returned... Sorry for any inconvenience. Anyway, here is the CORRECT address: flyinphil32@earthlink.net Phil Elliott
WOW...a slice of division 6 history seeing Kenny Dodgion in here. a mere shadow of himself, lookin all the world like a fishin guy. nice to see the car still winning races throughout the northwest with Rod Stults at the helm. whether Ken, his wife Nancy, Gordy Nishimoto, the resurging Pat Brooks, or Rod behind the wheel, that car always will make its way to the final round. It's also nice to hear that Brooks is off his can, building another car. great job, Larry, as usual....any winter time trivia/id the person/car contests? and Kenny, say hi to Nancy, and get your butts to the races!!! Tory Lea
I wanted to say thanks to Rich Carlson, just received a call from DRUSA who say they will feature my Cuda in the near future. The next time I see you, the beers are on me. To clear up some rumors, I'm not getting out of drag racing. In fact I'm stepping up to a new level. I am close to completing my new shop and started construction on a turbo fwd drag car. Like it or not these are the next big thing to hit the strip. Thought I might as well jump on board early and get my feet wet. I'll bring the Cuda out to a few of the bigger races but on a very limited schedule.Hey Heida super stock still sounds fun, have you found me 300 cfm yet. I'm still building the best throttle stops around . Greg Henderson.
Hi Larry, just thought I would update you on the progress of Larry
Foster's Merc H/T. I just took these pics today and thought you might
be interested. Keep up the good site. Barry
Watson. ps. I know customs are in the minority on your site but
I won't hold that against you.
No problem Barry...I LOVE customs...just wish I could get to more
shows. LP
Larry....Bill Kraus is visiting here tonight...as we will be at the Cruiser's Dinner tomorrow night....hope to see you there. Wanted to let you know that Dave Stobbe is going into the hospital shortly...soon..don't know the exact date...but if anyone would like to send a get-well card they can send it to: Dave Stobbe 701 Gleneagles Drive Kamloops, B.C. V2E 1J6
Well a bunch of fun news followed by a bit o' the down stuff. Hopefully everything goes well for Dave and as for the Ashcroft party...IT'S TONITE...BE THERE...just be there. Cruisers Langley 6pm to ?????? Pictures here tomorrow! Thanks again for your input folks, you MAKE this place! LP
02/17/00 Way too much stuff is happening around here right now. The house thing...some other stuff, and a bunch of motorsport items, though I must begin with an HH99 drag tape update.
There is good news and bad news. Bad news is the delay in completing production. Good news is, the major reason for the delay. About five or so years ago I hooked up with a local rocker named Lance Reegan Diehl. He composed a few tunes that were used on a number of HH tapes back then with great success. We both sort of split after that, and just recently got back together....thanks to the Internet. As you read this a CD is being shipped here from...Korea. ya, that's where Lance is now playing, recording and producing. I just received a .wav sample this morning and needless to say, LRD ROCKS! Over the past couple of years I have tried buyout music from many of the leading companies in the biz. Much of that music has shown up on everything from a major television program to porno movies. With the addition of original music of this quality, HH99 will be that much better than anything previous. I know you're all sick of hearing it, but those who know me well know I rarely do something unless I can do it 'right'. HH99 is now on track to debut at the Vancouver Motorsport Show March 3,4,5 where it will be available at a special 'show special' price. Unfortunately it will not make the Red Deer show next weekend, but there was simply no choice. It's been quite a past couple of months around here with a number of big things happening behind the scenes. It's all going to come together very soon, with a major announcement possible as early as this weekend.
Wish I had to time to do more just now, but hopefully tomorrow.
So in the meantime please check out LRD's site that features some of his great music. CLICK HERE.
02/15/00 Hi Larry, Check out the article in today's Seattle-Pi on why Seattle doesn't have a Winston Cup Race. Nothing we haven't heard before but noteworthy nonetheless. JC
A bunch of new info and show previews for the 2000 Vancouver Motorsport Show are now posted HERE. (or click on the link at left). We expect to have much more come in over the next few days as we all gear up for the biggest show of the season.
You are looking at an image that shows the future of drag racing video. Tonite...uh I mean tomorrow morning...well... just an hour or so ago, the baddest computer dude on Earth (Steve Jobs) announced the new Apple Powerbook codename 'Pismo'. This is it...(and despite what those Sony ads say about their Firewire laptop) it is the first 'honest' portable video studio ever made. As you can probably tell I'm pumped! If everything comes together you can all get a look at a system identical to the one pictured here at the first Div. 6 FMDRS April 14/16 at Firebird Raceway, where this webmaster plans on introducing to drag racing a multimedia experience unlike anything that has ever been seen and heard before.
And
if you don't believe me check THIS.
"What we were going to produce (with the Platypus workshops)
were people who were visual journalists who could really work within
the form of the classic photo essay, except now it would be called
a video essay. This is different from a documentary or normal television
news in that itıs not a collaborative effort. It is the story, vision
of one journalist, shot by the journalist, researched by the journalist,
scripted by the journalist, scratched by the journalist. The idea
is to deliver a package to our consumer with the least possible hassle."
Dirck Halstead
It's been five long years since I first spouted off on HH about Firewire...digital video...drag racing coverage and all that. This time it's for real. LP
02/14/00 Update 6pm: Bill Evans responds...at the bottom of today's posting...just below the Pomona posting.
Update 5pm: The new HH Div. 6 tentative Schedule page and Track Listing is now HERE. Speaking of schedules, I am working on a new concept that hopefully will be an easy way for locals to find out what is happening in a clear, concise and easy-to-view-and-print format. It's coming so hang in there.
I'm not usually in the business of giving out free advertising, but when I find a good deal I don't mind passing it along. If you use an inkjet printer and are disgusted at the prices of namebrand ink or pissed at those near useless refills, check out this place in Washington state. I have tried the no-name Epson ink and cannot tell the difference...and it's TONS cheaper. And please, if you order something tell them where you heard about this. http://www.lasersharp-imaging.com/ink/inkjet.html
Update 1pm: Happy smootch day eh...As I sit here to begin another week of fun, an obvious first batter in the seven day HH rotation is a reminder that two of the first major drag racing events for the Greater Vancouver area are coming this Saturday, Feb. 19.
Plan on this being a full day of fun, BS, whining, and partying starting with the annual Mission Raceway combo chassis inspection (9am to noon) and racer meeting (noon???). I will probably not be in attendance for long, as I have been invited to a private engine startup party for maybe the bitchinist car debut of the season. (That we will be featuring here Sunday, along with all the other stuff happening this day). Then a bit later at 6pm, the big Eagle Motorplex Fund Raising Bash at Cruisers Pit Stop Diner in Langley begins with a cocktail hour/benchrace session at 6:00 p.m...as well as time trials for the second HORSEPOWER HEAVEN PRACTICE TREE NATIONALS!!! But first some info:
You must purchase the (7:30 p.m.) $25 buffet/draw tickets to be eligible for the HHPT Nats...you can't just pull in, kick everyone's butt, and go home with a cool prize and major bragging rights. Five dollars from every ticket sold will go back into a cash draw that night and some of the door prizes are AWESOME! From MOPAC comes a complete G-Tech Meter so all you street guys can see how slow...uh, I mean how quick, your streeter really is, and from our pal Tom The Tire Guy is a set of Honda Mags!!! Woohoo, neat stuff, and that's just part of it! You'll have to be there to see what HH will present to the winners of the Nats...so make your plans RIGHT NOW! I mean NOW!....the Cruisers staff would be much appreciated if you booked in advance as it's a buffet, and it's best to know how many may show up, so thery have enough food on hand....give 'em a break CALL NOW (604) 533-7223.
Frankly if you miss this you will definitely be sorry. It's all in an effort to support the little dragstrip we all know and love, The NL'AKAPXM Eagle Motorplex. You may be a racer who can't maybe make it up there as often as you wish, so here's your one big chance to give 'em a hand. We all know they need it!
As for what's come in lately, how 'bout we begin with these comments and contributions from Speedzone Magazine's Dean Murdoch, who originally sent us in some rather 'tame' material, so I asked for some images with a little ...uh...'edge'...
That's Grave Digger in a stance I think all decent blown and injected
vehicles should be in whenever an HH camera-type is around...then
there is what we'll call the 'unofficial' HH Welcome Race Fans
posterboy...only on this site baby....only on HH do 'our' promotions
staff have 'testicular fortitude' like this! Thanks Dean...who continues
with stuff from this past weekend's FMDRS in Houston:
Just a quick not to say that Dale Carlson's reign as the second quickest
blown Dragster in the class, lasted one week as Jay Meyer ran a 5.443
to best the Giant team's Pomona numbers by 3/1000ths. (4.446) Damn
it! OAlso notable is that heavy hitter Vern Moats did not qualify,
Winnipeg's Kevin Richardson was #9 there At a 6.20. He got Tuning
help 2 1/2 years ago from Bob Hafner Leo Grocock And Paul Terasenko.
Results from Australia final drag bike race are in. Bill Furr won.
Warren Hill lost in second round. Finished in the top Six over all
I think. Weird rules though they made it sound like Bill Furr was
named grand champion, even though he won one race to Jim MacLures'
two wins. Bill was not even in the top eight in points going into
the final at Adelaide. He lost in the First round at the first two
races. MacLure was like 140 points ahead. The race organizers points
mentality, reminds me of their gov. stupidity on the Houniet deal.
He will probably get accepted into Australia now that the event is
over.
Dean
And from the HH dept. of Strip News comes all this:
Larry,
