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Wednesday February 22, 2006

Am working full time on Hemi Heaven. It has to be done and delivered to Vegas by March 24, so will be ready to order no later than that date. Sorry pre-orders not yet available.

Friday February 17, 2006

Click here for live PSCA video broadcast 9:00 a.m. Saturday courtesy Your Way Live Network

Thursday February 16, 2006

Hey Tony...bump draft this...

Horny lil bastard

Hey, don't dis me...I'm doin video research...

I know it's old

Ever wanted to know how to get back at that dick-brain neighbour?

specTATIN'...bet u never knew watchin da digs could b so much...fun.

C'mon somebody open a door...

The some frickin' bozo on a kart...

Tuesday February 14, 2006

Message to LVMS racers from Mel Roth, PSCA

This weekend at The Strip: the PSCA is ready to start its ninth racing season! The PSCA features nine exciting heads-up (first-to-the-finish-line- wins) classes from Pro Street (220 mph/6-sec. insane rides) to Limited Street (small blocks on a small tire). We also offer three Bracket (Open Comp, Bracket-1 and Trophy) and two Index (9.60 and 10.60) classes. Everybody can either race or watch, so come on down, pick out a class and have the time of your life!

Friday, Feb. 17: racer parking and a Test 'n' Tune Session (gates open at 8 a.m.). Saturday, Feb. 18: gates will open at 7 a.m. for new arrivals and qualifying and Bracket time trials will take place from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19: all class eliminations, gates open at 7 a.m., with all the action starting at 9 a.m. with Bracket time trials.

New for 2006 will be the addition of our 9.60 Index Class ("Quick Street"). This new class will be very exciting and challenging as well. Check out www.pscaracing.com for more details.

We are also excited to announce the PSCA 2006 Contingency Program! More than $3.4 million in contingency cash is up for grabs! All PSCA classes (except Trophy) are eligible for this very lucrative program!

The PSCA and Las Vegas Motor Speedway are proud to announce a new program that will generate more excitement to our "King of the Strip" championship series. "King of the Strip" will crown Champions in O/S, R/S, H/S, L/S, W/S, Q/S, O/C, B-1 and Index.

Racers will compete for points at all four PSCA / LVMS events in 2006 and the racer in each class with the most points will win an incredible trophy! Ask any past winner which trophy is the one you want on the mantle and they all will tell you the "King of the Strip!" We will also award the runner-up in all classes a very nice plaque.

"Sin City Shootout" information: In Pro Street, Xtreeme Street and True Street, we will calculate PSCA points earned at the first three Las Vegas events, take the top eight in each class and ladder them up and run an exciting eliminator during qualifying at the fourth Las Vegas event (Labor Day Nationals). Winners will receive a special "Sin City Shootout" trophy and cash! There also will be extra cash available if any racers win both the "Sin City Shootout" and the "Labor Day Nationals' "Sin City Shootout."

Cash Payouts:
Hughes Performance Pro Street -- $1,000.00 to win.
Borla Xtreeme Street -- $750.00 to win.
Calvert Racing True Street -- $750.00 to win.
Bonus for doubling up -- $250.00 per class.

If this program works this season, look for more money and added classes in 2007!

The PSCA would like to thank LVMS' Chris Blair and John Bisci for their continued support of the PSCA and our racers!

For more information on the PSCA contact:
Mel Roth
661-609-9486
mel@pscaracing.com
www.pscaracing.com

Monday February 13, 2006

Lotsa cool Winternats pics 'n stuff at Zone and NitroPhoto...Congrats to big Anthony Castillo on his big win in Super Comp at Pomona yesterday...and speaking of Super Comp (and the Drzayich family) we've learned daughter Jamie is getting one of the dragsters, that cool Caddy is still in the clan, Mike has a new job and lives in Texas while Adam is with the WJ operation where he could well have a big future! Mr Tamez has the Grand Am, Scott Schue the Firebird...and speaking of Doorslammers look for the Canada West Assc. to travel south for the first time, on Sept. 16/17 as they run at Pacific Raceways...speaking of which they actually ran a TestnTune yesterday. 510 spectators, 282 cars, including over 30 of the NHRDA trucks, over 20 bikes, 8 Juniors, some fast street Stangs and a bunch more. Track Manager Russell Stevenson would like HH to pass along his personal thanks to everyone who made it out despite the fact they did no advertising and added the date to the schedule late. That schedule is now basically complete and they'll try it again Feb. 19th and 26th...buncha locals goin' south to LVMS this weekend as the PSCA opens their new season. Wish we could be there but video work continues daily on both features and an upcoming online service that we intend to blow everybody away with. Stay tuned eh.

Post Pomona testing at LVMS
Grubnic, Scott Kalitta, Cory Mac, Vandergriff are in the pits. Testing resumes tomorrow.

This weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: Pacific Street Car Association (PSCA) Winter Nationals and Super E Association

LAS VEGAS - The exciting, always-entertaining Pacific Street Car Association (PSCA) returns to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend for the first PSCA Las Vegas meet of 2006. The PSCA Winter Nationals will be joined by the Super E Association dragsters. Racers from both sanctioning bodies will participate in a Test 'n' Tune session on Friday, with time trials on Saturday and eliminations on Sunday. The PSCA is famous for its 220+ mph "doorslammers," featuring perennial favorite Ed Thornton of Chino Hills, Calif., and his wild, record-setting 1957 Chevrolet (photo above). PSCA racing is "heads-up," first-man-to-the-finish-line wins. Spectator gates will open Saturday and Sunday at 7 a.m. with on-track activity beginning at 9 a.m.

Friday, February 17
No early parking permitted. Stacking of rigs begins at 5 p.m. Thursday.
8 a.m. -- Credential sales, pit parking.
9 a.m.-- Tech inspection for Test 'n' Tune participants.
11 a.m. -- Test 'n' Tune ($50 per car).
2 p.m. -- Tech inspection for non-Test 'n' Tune participants.
4 p.m. -- Credential sales, pit parking and tech closed.

Saturday, February 18
7 a.m. -- Credential sales, pit parking.
8 a.m. -- Tech inspection.
9 a.m. -- PSCA qualifying/time trials.
10:30 a.m. - First round of Super E Association qualifying.
11 a.m. - First round of Pro Street and Outlaw qualifying.
11:30 a.m. - Second round of Super E Association qualifying.
1 p.m. - First round of Super E Association eliminations (eliminations every 45 min. until complete).
1:30 p.m. - Second round of Pro Street and Outlaw qualifying.
4 p.m. - Third round of Pro Street and Outlaw qualifying.
5 p.m. - Track closed.

Sunday, February 19
7 a.m. -- Credential sales and pit parking.
8 a.m. -- Tech for new arrivals.
9 a.m. - First round of Super E Association qualifying and Bracket time trials.
10 a.m. - Second round of Super E Association qualifying.
10:30 a.m. -- PSCA eliminations begin with Open Comp.
11 a.m. - First round of Super E Association eliminations (eliminations every 45 min. until complete).
11:25 a.m. -- National anthem, opening ceremonies.
11:30 a.m. - First round of Pro Steet and Outlaw eliminations.
1 p.m. - Second round of Pro Steet and Outlaw eliminations.
2:30 p.m. - Third round of Pro Street and Outlaw eliminations.
4 p.m. -- All final rounds (conclude with Pro Street and Outlaw).
4:30 p.m. - Track closed.

Spectator ticket sales:
Saturday -- 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. • Sunday -- 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Adult one-day ticket -- $22.
Adult weekend pass -- $40 (Saturday and Sunday admission).
Kids (6-12) one-day ticket -- $8.
Kids (6-12) weekend pass -- $12.
Kids 5 and under - Free.
Spectator Camping -- $60 per vehicle.

Participant credential sales and pit parking:
Friday -- 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.• Saturday -- 7 a.m.- 5 p.m. • Sunday -- 7 a.m.- 5 p.m.

PSCA racer gate fee -- $40.
PSCA/SE second tech card -- $20 (for racers who wish to run multiple categories).

Super E two-day gate fee -- $60. • Super E one-day gate fee -- $30.

Weekend restricted-area crew pass -- $45.
Single restricted-area crew pass -- $25.
Kids (6-12) weekend -- $12.
Kids (6-12) single-day -- $8.

Additional pit vehicle parking -- $10.
Overnight racer camping -- $30 (for any race team overnight camping in pits).

Friday February 9, 2006

Misc stuff
Actual car/race stuff includes Jay Syvertsen taking delivery of a new late 50s Corvette soon. He'll keep the truck now that's it's apparently sorted out and run at the PSCA opener at LVMS in a week. Not sure who all else from up this way will attend but rumor is a number of new southwest Pro Street rides should make this season interesting...and IMHO make the days of old, cool, different looking rides a thing of the past...can you say cookie-cutter Pro Mods...what a whiner eh? For all the northwest dirt (and we mean DIRT) on street legal, the T-P-R board continues it's tradition of shitchat. Heard a rumor that the entire Drzayich operation has been sold with the door cars going to Washington state, the dragsters ??? and at least one son on a bigtime Pro Stock crew.

You knew it had to happen Dept. DRO does a story on Pomona and the passing of the American drag racer Jack Williams, and proceeds to pull a pic from their archives...of the Canadian Jack Williams. It's a great shot of the Syndicate dragster at the Winters, but I'm sure a few of you have already sent them e-mail...

Anybody catch the bike show on SPEED this past Tuesday that included a piece on some dude who set a 300 ft. world record bike jump at Pacific Raceways last year. Considering how many camcorders were on hand this had to be a teaser for something more as the coverage was...ok. Once a hotbed for such stunts the Kent facility has hosted a major Kenevel wreck and a dude named Terry Star who set a world snowmobile mark. As well, names like Rex Davis & Gary Blackwell (The guys who came at each other from opposite directions...with all the cars over to the side.) and Bob Corel on his insane hang-glider-equipped piece that splattered more often than it landed. We've got a wild wreck sequence from a Portland flopper show that we'll have to pull out one day.

Good time at last weekend's Ashcroft party...until the (false) fire alarm went off. Nobody seemed to care the star host came up lame and didn't show, speeches were at an all-time low (thank Gawd!) with the majority of the evening was taken up by what turned out to be a giant auction of donated cool items. Lotsa talk about the big buck bracket race, that will have some fine-tuning done before all the rules are finalized and even DD Jonathan Adams was on hand. Every year we never quite seem ready to take this thing in, and every year we leave wishing the next one would come sooner.

We'll complete all work on the 2005 CMDRA video by getting all the media releases sent out today and delivering the second order to the CMDRA office in Surrey after they sold out the first batch in record time.

It's now elephant time here at HH as we go back to the half done Hemi Heaven 2005 video featuring Super Stock Hemi Shoot-outs from Mission, Seattle and Vegas...along with a bunch of bonus footage from Mopars at The Strip...which goes March 24, 25, 26 this year.

We are currently still in negotiations with BCCCA as to what we can do to help out this year. There is no doubt our web work with the MRP site will decrease for 2006, but just how much remains to be seen. And before anybody gets any stupid ideas, this is our choice as we continue to move more into feature videos, and away from web 'work'.

An all new website has just debuted. 1320tv.com is an ambitious effort that has some serious backing, good people involved and should be huge once it really gets going. Not simply a drag racing web-based video site, but an actual 'network' according to owner Susan Wade of Snohomish WA who has already offered HH space. "Bring along a sponsor and we'll do something" she told HH at LVMS last month as we shot some interviews for her. This is just one of three (other people's) web video projects we are looking into, most of which involve sponsors so if anybody out there is serious we have the ability to move in a number of different directions right now, so please contact us if you have some interest. Regardless what happens HH video is working towards moving to the next level. We will not rush into this, but by this time next year you may wish you had picked up on us before your competition did.

For all you camera nuts it's almost Xmas as we approach the biggest Photo show of the year when many new models are either released or announced. Our search for a new digital still camera is awaiting a new Canon DSLR and hopefully something big from Panasonic. Have also noticed for the third year running, that most all electronics get really cheap right about now as tons of new stuff is coming out all quarter long. proves once again the longer you want the better deal you'll get...and never buy in December.

Our new online video order form is working great, but bogus new Canada Post rules will very soon effect our Canadian orders. It costs us more than double to ship a single DVD to Florida than to Alberta (don't ask about anything east of that) as even though a single disc easily fits the 'letter' size and weight numbers, the dudez who make the rulez have said "paper only" forcing us to pay almost TEN TIMES as much as we used to.

Gotta copy of the new 2006 BudPark Schedule. Nice piece!

Friday February 3, 2006

20th Anniversary Eagle Motorplex Benefit Auction to Feature GIANT Drag Racing/Motorsport Memorabilia Collection

After twenty years we figured this should be something special, and ya it's a last minute deal, but if you're into collecting cool stuff, you'd better be at the 20th Anniversary Eagle Motorplex Dinner tomorrow night cause we've dug through the ole HH war chest and hauled out a collection of bitchin' stuff the likes of which has never been seen in the northwest.

Some of it's gold, some no big deal, but overall there's something for any and every budget. Here is a very basic list of what HH is donating:

Heart Like a Wheel Press Kit and Poster
The real deal folks. Not from the re-release in 1995, but the first one in 1983. The press kit is near mint and includes eight black & white 8x10 photo lobby cards (not copies or inkjet prints, original photographic prints with info from 20th Century Fox) in the original brown paper bag, Cast Listing, Announcement Story and Production Information. NOT copies, ALL ORIGINALS. Comes in the original HLAW logo'd folder, red and light yellow, NOT the later release black and red version. To top if off we are including a FULL SIZE original movie poster, again not the black version, THE ORIGINAL. Not mint, but VERY hard to find in any condition.

1971 Dyno Don Nicholson and Pete Robinson Ford/Autolite Shadow Boxes
Ultra rare pieces featuring two of the most loved, and now sadly gone, heroes of Fomoco Drag Racing. Issued by Ford Autolite in 1971 these two boxes are embossed color images of the Tinker Toy AA/FD and Nicholson's Maverick, both powered by 427 SOHC engines. Not mint, but cherished relics of days gone by, they are part of a four box set that also included the Johnny Lightening Special Indy car af Al Unser and the Torino of David Pearson. Hard to find, and never before seen in this area.

Near Complete Set of Motorsport West Magazines 1988-1997 plus BONUS!
A mint collection of all the rags you probably either tossed out or have in sad condition. From the Editors personal collection (me) two sets of nearly 60 magazines each including Volume One Number One from 1988. The collection includes a few doubles, along with a couple of rarities of rare special editions not released in large numbers. From 1988 to 1997 MW was the only local publication covering all forms of local motorsport. EXTRA BONUS includes three of the four ever issues of Bevlin Automotive profile (the small, half-size color, glossy mag), two from 1986 and one from '87 including Vol. 1 No.1 from Expo '86. All magazines in mint to near mint condition.

Posters
A HUGE collection of posters including some gems. How 'bout a mint, perfect ultra rare SPEEDVISION Network inaugural (Before Speed TV) "Coming to cable in '96" full size work of art. You gotta see this beauty to appreciate it. Near IMPOSSIBLE to find this was available ONLY at the then new network's gala party in 1995. Also included here is a Seattle International Raceway US Funny Car Nationals/WDRS half size poster, a complete three poster set of AFX/Funny Cars/Top Fuel in mint condition, a very rare mid 80s Players Challenge Camaro/Firebird poster, along with more than a dozen Mission, Ashcroft and North Central (Prince George) yearly and feature race posters form the 80s and 90s. (Ya, the one's you threw out and wished you hadn't). In addition, for the road race collectors are some seldom seen Cleveland Grand Prix CART posters from 88, 89 and 1990. A Rothman's Superbike Challenge poster from Westwood and a bunch of Vanc. Motorsport Show and BC Place Monster Truck posters.

All-in-all it's a collection of cool stuff you may never see in one place at one time ever again around here. There might not be a lot of people there to bid on this stuff...you might just get a steal of a deal!...Sorry I got no time to photograph any of this stuff, just c'mon out to the 20th Anniversary Eagle Motorplex Benefit Auction and Dinner Saturday night February 4th, 2006 at the Best Western Hotel in Mission, B.C. They've got a scrumptious dinner planned, which will cost $30.00 per person. For more go to their site here

Thursday February 2, 2006

Vote now for the DragRaceCanada "Drag Racer of the Year" Awards

Look out OCC...
The latest reality television stars could well be a brother combo from beautiful downtown Marysville WA. It was last November when we strolled through The Las Vegas airport and who should appear but the bruds Pickett, Rod and Kevin. Thinking they were on their way home from the Street Car Supernats, Kevin mentioned they were instead traveling east not north to somewhere in Missouri to finish up work on a new CMT show called Trick my Truck.

There's no need for HH to write this up as it's everywhere online in the truck world. All we can say is these guys got it happening, they deserve everything they get outta this, and we expect that to be nothing short of total stardom!

The show debuts this Friday on CMT...US only, Canada gets it up the poop shoot yet again, so if anybody tapes it please send me a copy.

Here's a bunch of cool links to the show and the Picketts own site:

Trick My Truck Homepage

Marysville Herald story

Road King Magazine

Pickett Custom Trucks

Ashcroft Mission this weekend
This Saturday Feb. 4 at noon MRP is holding a racer's meeting, be there for all the new stuff.

Later that same evening (sorry we'll miss the meeting as two trips out the valley and back don't work...man I wish just once they could put these two things closer together) the 20th Anniversary Eagle Motorplex Dinner, hosted by country music recording star Kenny Hess, starts at 5pm with dinner at 6:30. HH plans to be there and will bring along some cool items to auction off (NOT videos) so hopefully we'll see you there...at which time you'll find out more about not just the upcoming anniversary season but the big buck bracket race scheduled for July 1 2.
For more on that go to pistonbrokeracing.com

What the hell will Richie do this Sunday????
Major trouble for Rich Carlson this weekend as he, his lovely wife Elaine and new puppy Spencer are in Las Vegas for the big test session/Pro Stock Superbowl. Just so happens there's another 'bowl' of sorts going on Sunday that folks from Seattle may well take a slight bit of interest in. Where do you think Rich will be come kickoff? LOL

Our new online video order system is back up. Being based in Canada and using an American online vendor is not an easy system to deal with. We went through literally dozens of different pricing plans and ended up with what you see. From here on we can take orders from and ship to anywhere on Earth and you can use any major credit card and PayPal.

Our vendor, CCNOW, is still the best solution we can find and because everything is priced in U.S. funds we have dropped some prices considerably in an effort to not only get more in-line with our competition but to make it better for my fellow countrymen (and women) to purchase our products as simply and quickly as possible. We have even included the option for Canadians to pay in Canadian funds by mail order if they don't mind waiting longer to get their HH stuff.

After the experience of the 2005 CMDRA video which turned into a two disc set we expect this trend to continue. Next up will be the single DVD Hemi Heaven by the end of this month followed soon after by Wicked Street of the West which we now expect will be a two DVD package.

There are many other things on the video front including our continuing look into webcasting. We've been in contact with a number of U.S. sites which will be into this, all of whom have expressed interest in our work. It remains to be seen if we will go with somebody else or try our own deal. Stay tuned as this will be major league regardless what we do.

As for the many who constantly remind us we don't post all the news type stuff we used to...We again request your patience as we are in a very volatile position right now with a number of major contracts, ideas and plans at critical stages.

I need time to get my own act together before HH can go back to doing what we can for all of you. This site will be back bigger and better than ever just as soon as possible.