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Tuesday May 30, 2006

Speed Scene Live Northwest features tonight
Make sure you check out Speed Scene Live at 6:00 p.m. tonight as Scott 'Lucky' Hudson and the crew feature some stuff from the Seattle Goodguys. Look for a neat deal on John Rowan's famous '55 Chevy, the last car down the old Mission Raceway strip.

LOOKOUT FOR STOLEN NEMETH RACING ITEMS
Our tractor trailer was stolen May 21st from Hodgson’s Heavy Duty where it was getting the yearly inspection done. The thieves stole both our starters, 20 cases of Pennzoil 60 weight racing oil, 5 cases of Brakeclean, and a 5 gallon pail of synthetic gear oil from the truck. Will you please get the word out there in case anyone comes across these items or somebody may try to sell them at the track this weekend. The truck was recovered.
Tim Nemeth
TDN Constructors Group Inc. (604) 823-4496

Tragedy strikes Van Isle sand drags
A photographer was killed when struck by a motorcycle during an event near Lake Cowichan on Vancouver Island Sunday. The rider is in hospital with serious injuries. Newspaper story Race site

Monday May 29, 2006

If nothing else came out of this weekend's 'WetGuys' pit gathering and water sweeping exhibition at Pacific Raceways it was the oft heard rumor that "this was it" for this event in this region.

"Chances of a Goodguys Nationals coming back here again are pretty slim" we heard more than once off the record. You didn't have to look too hard to know that the dozen fuelers and five floppers were not real strong fields, but with the weather report being bad for over a week goin in, what else can one expect? Gas prices are still at or near the top of many pit conversations these days and with the majority of these racers many, many miles from home...nuff said.

We could go on about how great it would have or could have been, but we'll make this short and sweet and compliment the staff of Pacific Raceways on what had to be the most grueling attempt to make a race happen that we've ever seen...and we've seen a ton of track drying over the decades. They got so close so many times. It was sheer heartbreak every time the sprayer finished and the skies opened up.

The northwest was simply not the place to be this weekend as Ashcroft got some of their National Open in, but not a lot. Talk is we may get to maybe see three Opens at Mission in July. Just rumor at the moment, but the official decision will be made soon.

Now we get to prep for Mission's big one. The party starts Wednesday when the rigs begin to move in, and the D6 crew does some track prep. Thursday follows with a test n tune where we expect a good number will want to see just what that new surface is like.

Gonna be a looooong few days folks. We'll see ya out there eh.

Friday May 26, 2006

Medicine Hat Improvements continue...Eagle Open...Goodguyz ready to rock PR

MHDRA Pres, Clint Rabb e-mailed to tell us of the ongoing track work at the Alberta facility that is slated for an NHRA National Open August 5,6. "After the 330' of concrete launch pad we have new asphalt well into the shutdown area" he told HH recently.

Speaking of Nationals Opens, good luck and safe racing to everyone going to Ashcroft this weekend. Videographer Ryan Warter is on hand shooting for HHTV, and we hope to have a bunch of video highlights for ya asap.

We are now ready to head south with hope of sun tans, copious amounts of cool, brown liquid, and what has all the makings of the greatest nostalgia drag race the northwest has ever seen. After the performances we saw at the Open a few weeks ago, I gotta tell ya, if the wet stuff holds off, every damn nostalgia record on the books could well be decimated at Pacific Raceway this weekend. Keep yer fingers crossed on the weather and we'll have something for HHTV real soon.

Thursday May 25, 2006

Tonight's HHTV update concludes with coverage of the Boise Lucas.

Canadian Federal Government to introduce a new Criminal Code of Canada offence for street racing.

Thrashing on all kinds of stuff while getting ready to head to Seattle for the weekend.

HHTV update includes a a quickie of Jeremy Devier's Pro Street record run at Mission last Sunday. Check it out.

Goodguys/VRA Season makes pivotal stop at Pacific Raceways this weekend

Kent, WA – Nitromethane fuel, thunderous engines and ample tire smoke will fill the air at Pacific Raceways this weekend in Kent, WA as the Goodguys Vintage Drag Racing Association presents the 2nd Northwest Nostalgia Nationals – a full scale vintage drag racing event featuring 300 racing entries in 14 different and unique classes. The event serves as the third stop of the four-race 2006 Goodguys West Coast Championship Points Series - the nation’s only points chase for vintage drag racers. With only two events remaining on the schedule, drivers will be jockeying for position, valuable points and the ultimate goal of winning a Goodguys/VRA Championship. This weekend’s event will be a pivotal turning point for top contenders.

In the Nostalgia Top Fuel division, a rivalry has rapidly developed between the top two drivers in points – 39 year old Brett Harris of Kayesville, Utah and 35 year old Brad Thompson of Visalia, CA. The two met in a thrilling final round earlier this month at the Goodguys Nitro Nationals in Pomona with Thompson seeking his first-ever Goodguys event victory. At the Christmas tree, Thompson “deep staged” his dragster (pulling far inside the starting light beams to flicker them) in an effort to throw off his competition. The ploy worked as he got a two-car length advantage off the line but lost traction several times during the run, allowing Harris to sneak by for the win at 5.86 seconds at over 258mph. Past the finish line, Thompson’s parachute failed to deploy and he wound up crashing into the sand trap at the far end of the dragstrip. “I guess they won’t play any more games on the starting line,” Harris commented. Harris holds the advantage of being the quicker and faster racer. At the 1st Northwest Nationals here last year, he set the top speed of the event at 258.96mph. He also set the national speed record in Pomona which now officially stands at 260.26mph. The record holder for elapsed time is Santa Rosa, California’s Jim Murphy at 5.71 seconds. Both marks could be in jeopardy at Pacific Raceways. Local Northwest top fuel competitors include Jason Howell of Tacoma, Dale Carlson of Olympia and Phil Ruskowski, of Victoria BC.

Thirty year old Kris Krabill of Orange, California is strictly the one to beat in the Nostalgia Funny Car division. Coming off a dominating win in Pomona, his first-ever Goodguys event win, he was quick to defer the spotlight. “I attribute a lot of credit for our Pomona victory to our team. Down to the last guy on the crew – they’re all very professional. With Donnie Couch (who tuned top fuel dragsters for Shirley Muldowney) and sprint car legend Ray Porter calling the shots on the engine – we’ve come up with a real nice combination. Having a car owner like Gary Turner (of GT Bicycles fame) who’s been drag racing for 30-plus years helps too. We’re all having a blast and can’t wait to run in the Northwest,” he said. Krabill will be challenged by a field of at least nine to ten other Nostalgia Funny Cars.

Other classes competing at the Goodguys Northwest Nostalgia Nationals include: AA/GAS, A/Fuel, Junior Fuel, Junior Fuel B, A/GAS (7.60), B/GAS (8.60), C/GAS (9.60), D/GAS (10.60), Nostalgia Eliminator (7.60), Nostalgia II (8.60), Nostalgia III (9.60) and Not Rod Eliminator

Goodguys will honor Northwest drag racing icon Walt Austin of Tacoma as the event’s official “Hot Rod Hero.” Austin, who raced top gas dragsters and early Funny Cars in the Northwest during the 1960s and 1970s went on to own the 4th winningest team in NHRA history when he and his son Pat competed in Top Alcohol Funny Car and Top Fuel on the NHRA circuit from 1986 through 2002. Austin and his sons Mike and Pat will be on hand along with some of Walt’s early dragsters which have recently been restored including a twin engine gas dragster. His original driver, Rich Rogers will make exhibition runs in the car throughout the weekend. Austin will also sign autographs for fans.

Event hours are Friday through Sunday 8am to 5pm. Professional qualifying is scheduled for Friday and Saturday with final eliminations Sunday. Opening ceremonies including a US Marine Color Guard presentation in honor of fallen war heroes will begin at 9:45am Sunday, May 28th.

General admission is $25 per day, kids 7-12 $10 and kids 6 and under are free. Adult weekend (three day) passes are $65.

Saturday May 20, 2006

Rumors squelched
There have been some rumors going around recently that the Mission Lucas would be canceled or rescheduled. HH spoke in person to NHRA Division Six Director Jonathan Adams at MRP today. The race is on, the rumors are not true.

Wednesday May 17, 2006

HHTV content about to grow
We're currently waiting to get some of Ryan Warter's video delivered from Boise courtesy those all-conquering Perkin boys so we can put together something for HHTV on last weekend's Lucas at Firebird. The son of Comp racer Jim Warter of Joint Venture fame, Ryan will be at the Ashcroft Open May 27/28 where he will also be able to supply us with some footage...Word out of Woodburn Dragstrip from George and Karen Adams of Northwest Drag Racing is that they plan to contribute video from that track to HHTV at some point in the season, and Seattle track videographer Ken Grohs will take care of our needs at Pacific Raceways. About our only problem with all this is not going too crazy with too much video all at once. It's a great problem to have however, so we will deal with it as it goes. Needless to say, thanks to the considerable efforts of all these great folks HHTV will soon have plenty of excellent content very soon.

Westcoast Custom Motorcycle Show Photos at VTwinPlus.com

Thank you AUTO MAX USA!
NHRA Div. 6 Photographer Rich Carlson, wife Elaine and Spencer the wonder puppy are getting home from Idaho a bit late. He called HH last evening asking us to post something about the terrific way he was treated by Curtis Tamez at Auto Max USA in Yakima yesterday when their motorhome broke down. "I might have made it home, but didn't want to chance it. Curtis loaned us a truck so we could get the trailer home." Once again the Auto Max USA folks show their class and amazing support of the people in this region!

Ashcroft Open Info
If you're going to the Ashcroft NHRA Pacific National Open in a couple of weeks and need info, there is a pdf file of the race flyer on the D6 site.

Tuesday May 16, 2006

Happy birthday on a big six OH to John Evans of G&M Trailers!

Boise Lucas story at track site.

Last Friday night's MRP street pics start here.

Recycling LVMS: Everything old is new again
LAS VEGAS - A lot of Las Vegas Motor Speedway is being torn down, but very little is being thrown away.
The speedway's multi-million dollar construction project has created a considerable amount of rubble which might be misconstrued as waste. But quite a bit of what was demolished will be reused.

"We have made a concerted effort to recycle as much of the old facility as possible," said LVMS general manager Chris Powell. "In doing so, we are being both fiscally and environmentally responsible. In the past, we have recycled parts of the grandstands when we built the Earnhardt and Petty Terraces, but this project is much larger than any of those."

The estimated 500,000 tons of asphalt removed from the superspeedway's turns, back straightaway, infield and access roads will be recycled to pave five acres of parking lots and 25 acres of campground around the track.

The infield top soil - estimated at 100,000 cubic yards - will be enhanced with peat moss and reused in the tri-oval area and elsewhere around the LVMS property.

Even the three-lane tunnel will undergo recycling. Its corrugated steel walls from the infield side will be moved to the entrance of the tunnel due to the reshaping of Turns 1 and 2.

"The barrier wall is moving out 200 feet, so we had a lot of extra tunnel on the infield side that we don't need," said Devin Horihan, LVMS director of development. "We need it on the outside of the tunnel because we're changing the banking of the track. We took the tunnel apart on the infield side, now we're reassembling it on the outside.

"There will be 3,000 feet of wheel fence that will be reused on the backstretch and in Turns 1 and 2. The garage doors from the pit buildings were picked up by a local recycler. The base stone under the asphalt on the track was recycled. It's a high-quality fractured limestone and will be used again under the new track. When you think about it, there really isn't that much waste."

Thirty-six palm trees were removed from the tunnel entrance to the superspeedway and will be replanted around the LVMS property.

The new speedway surface, which will be banked 20 degrees in the turns and 10 degrees on the back straightaway, will be ready for the Las Vegas 350 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event Sept. 23.

Monday May 15, 2006

HHTV Presented by Parkers Chrysler ready to go
The true nerds who visit this site will recall back about a decade ago when there was Mozilla, Netscape, Alta Vista and and not much more to serve your web surfing experience. There were maybe a dozen drag racing websites, all of which were set up by racers. Online magazines and sanctioning body sites were years in the future.

It was a time when HH first came online, a time when the dream of taking a camcorder to a drag race and broadcasting live was one that, according to a certain webmaster, was "only a couple of years away". OK, so that plan may have been just a bit off, but today the closest thing to that decade old dream becomes a reality as Horsepower Heaven TV officially launches.

Yes, this little venture has been a long time coming, and now that it's here, there have already been some 'comments' come my way.

"What the hell are ya doin' now Pfister? Another one of your grand schemes..."

Well, describing it like that may be fitting to some, but unlike all the rest of the schemes, this one has two things going for it. Both regarding that always tough subject called cashflow.

First, it's taken many, many months to find a online system that allows HH to post video not only at a price we can afford, but in a way that most anyone with a high speed connection can view well enough to make it worthwhile.

We looked at what all the other drag racing 'video' sites were doing and came up with a plan. The first thing we realized was that getting into a 'live' broadcast is not something that suites HH, and national event or pro coverage was something we have little interest in. We saw a lot of stuff we don't want to do and very little of what we do. A good sign.

Though we call it 'TV', this still has a long way to go to actually be anything like that. Well, not that far, but for now the rather small screen web TV utilizes does not lend itself to expect somebody to sit there and watch for an extended period. HHTV programs will be of a length to get the story across without too much window dressing.

Our package also allows us to ad content as we go and pay on a prorated basis. Though we have a 'tentative' schedule, HHTV will not be regular. Programs will be posted as they come available at a rate we can handle.

Second was our choice of dealing up a sponsor-supported packages opposed to a user pay-per-view concept. Much thought was put into which way to go, and at this early stage, it appears a win-win. You the viewer win because it stays free, HH wins because the work involved for us is much less, and hopefully the sponsor wins.

At this time that sole sponsor is Parkers Chrysler in beautiful downtown Penticton British Columbia. In all honesty this sponsorship came about because of a guy who has long supported racing of many kinds in this area.

To some, George Evans may simply be known as the brother of John Evans of G&M Trailers, and driver of the Lucas Oil Super Comp dragster, but to HH the relationship goes well beyond that.

'Back in the day' it was George who managed one of the neatest racing team deals to ever come out of Canada when he and brother John toured for a couple of seasons with the Super Comp car under the Loverboy banner. He later moved on to the NASCAR Northwest Tour along with famed rock manager Bruce Allen, a relationship that lasts to this day.

George has been the lead man in many fund raising efforts in BC, and has received many accolades for his selfless efforts. Recently transplanted from Kamloops where he was Director New Car Dealers of BC. Director North Thompson EDAC, and President of North Thompson Relief Fund, George moved south to Penticton as General Manager/Dealer Principal of Parkers. "Working here is awesome" he told HH as the deal came together. "I want all the racers to know to contact me to buy at racer net!"

Thanks to the support of George Evans and Parkers Chrysler, HHTV is off to a great start. In coming weeks we'll bring you video reports and features from a number of sources, tracks and events.

Our original plan to use a separate video player window is no longer an option, as we will utilize the industry standard embedded player window. BUT...we will begin HHTV with an experiment in using a player window 50% larger than normal. We have found a way to keep the file size down, and the quality at a level we feel works better than the tiny window that shows up on today's high resolution 19 inch and up monitors, as well as the many 17 inch models still out there.

Over the next few weeks we'll be not only adding to the program list but introducing you to the people who will help us make this all come together. And if you're a potential sponsor, please contact Larry Pfister at any time after you've reviewed our information package.

So that's what the hell we're doin' now eh...so turn up them speakers, sit back and prepare yourself for the next level of Internet drag racing entertainment.

Click here for HHTV

Sunday May 14, 2006

Perkin and Hentges Winners in Boise
Boise, Idaho – Racing concluded today at the 36th Annual Napa Auto Parts Ignitor presented by Dan Wiebold Ford, a round of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. Bruce Perkin of Maple Grove, B.C. was the big winner in Comp Eliminator and Dustin Hentges of Olympia, Wash., took home a trophy in Top Comp.

Perkin ran 8.937 seconds at 151.71 mph in his ’87 Trans Am to defeat Jeff Lane of North Bend, Wash. Hentges found himself in the winner’s circle running a pass of 7.460 seconds at 182.51 mph. Hentges defeated Quentin Chambers of Bellingham, Wash.

Super Street driver, Leon Elliot of Marysville, Wash., came away victorious defeating Brett Waldron of Port Angeles, Wash. Elliot ran his ’67 Camaro 11.212 seconds at 128.86 mph and Waldron also driving a ’67 Camaro finished with a pass of 11.228 seconds at 137.50 mph.

Wayne Linder Jr. of Sunnyside, Wash., was the Super Gas Winner. Linder’s pass of 9.214 seconds at 169.20 mph was good enough to beat Ken Heard from Ridgefield, Wash., who ran 10.186 seconds at 139.75 mph.

Tacoma, Wash., native Mike Henderson won in Super Comp defeating Anthony Castillo of Grandview, Wash. Henderson ran a pass of 9.214 seconds at 169.20 mph in his Dragster. In Super Stock, Mike Lewis of Bonney Lake, Wash., made a pass of 11.305 seconds at 118.28 mph to defeat Woodburn, Ore., native Jim Caughlin.

Mary Ann Method finished the day on top in Stock Eliminator. In her '69 Nova she defeated Jeff Lane of North Bend, Wash.

The Sportsman Motorcycle category ended with Mike Scott of Bonney Lake, Wash., taking home the prize defeating Miles Hauer of Seattle, Wash.

Randy Johnson of Bothell, Wash., was the big winner in the Top Sportsman Dart Dash with a time of 7.732 seconds at 176.71 mph. Larry Azcuenaga from South Jordan, Utah was the runner-up with a time of 7.419 seconds at 181.63 mph.

The next stop for the Northwest Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series is Mission Raceway in Mission, B.C., June 2 - 4. For more information on this event please call Mission Raceway at 1(604) 820-1244 or log on to www.missionraceway.com or www.nhradiv6.com.

The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest
Division 36th Annual Napa Auto Parts Ignitor at Firebird Raceway:

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Bruce Perkin, Maple Grove, B.C., '87 Trans Am, E/SM, 8.937, 151.71
def. Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., '34 Chevy, B/SR, 8.236, 159.63

SUPER STREET
Leon Elliott, Marysville, Wash., '67 Camaro, 11.212, 128.86
def. Brett
Waldron, Port Angeles, Wash., '67 Camaro, 11.228, 137.50

TOP COMP
Dustin Hentges, Olympia, Wash., dragster, 7.460, 182.51
def. Quentin Chambers, Bellingham, Wash., dragster, 7.204, 184.23

SUPER GAS
Wayne Linder Jr., Sunnyside, Wash., '27 roadster, 10.207, 150.88
def. Ken Heard, Ridgefield, Wash., '86 Mustang, 10.186, 139.75

SUPER
COMP
Mike Henderson, Tacoma, Wash., dragster, 9.214, 169.20
def. Anthony Castillo, Grandview, Wash., dragster, 9.193, 168.09

SUPER STOCK
Mike Lewis, Bonney Lake, Wash., '85 Camaro, SS/LA, 11.305, 118.28
def. Jim Caughlin, Woodburn, Ore., '72 Pinto, SS/FS, 12.184, 106.87

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Mary Ann Method, Kennewick, Wash., '69 Nova, B/SA, 10.729, 123.67
def. Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., '96 Corvette, A/FIA, 10.657, 124.68

MOTORCYCLE
Mike Scott, Bonney Lake, Wash., '06 Kawasaki, 9.149, 140.07
def. Miles Hauer, Seattle, Wash., '04 Suzuki, 8.365, 156.41

TOP SPORTSMAN DART DASH
Randy Johnson, Bothell, Wash., '04 Cavalier, 7.732, 176.71
def. Larry Azcuenaga, South Jordan, Utah, '03 Grand Am, 7.419, 181.63

Test session in Edmonton shows great promise for 2006!
Edmonton, AB - The Sitko Family Racing side of Nemeth Racing took to the track this weekend at the newly named Castrol Raceway in Edmonton.

Weather and track conditions were exceptionally good for the team's first outing of 2006, and their performance showed it. On the first of two planned test passes, which was also Nathan's first time in the new car, everything went better than expected. After a light rattle of the tires at the beginning of the run the car ran straight and true to about the 900-foot mark where Nathan clicked it off and coasted through to an impressive 6.297 second pass at 185.56 MPH. The team ran their fastest 1/8th mile speed with the Funny Car at 185.83 MPH.

Nathan made a seamless transition from the Sitko car to the Nemeth car, and with a slightly different throttle setup than before his reaction times improved greatly from the previous season.

The second pass of the day was even better than the first. With a smooth "right down broadway" run they raced to their quickest ever elapsed time with a Funny Car - a 6.059 second blast at 228.13 MPH.

The entire Sitko team is now in preparation for their first race of 2006 - the Lucas Oils Division 6 points race in Mission, BC, June 2,3,4.

The Sitko's would also like to welcome back two of their major Sponsors, Western RV Country and Western Camp Services, along with their associate sponsors Precision Performance, Shock Wave Metal Fabrication, Fairmont Electroplating, Campbell Automotive, Chris Johnston Enterprises, George Sitko Components, and Commercial Solutions.

Saturday May 13, 2006

FIELD IS SET AT FIREBIRD RACEWAY
Boise, Idaho – The field is set for tomorrow’s final eliminations at the 36th Annual Napa Auto Parts Ignitor presented by Dan Wiebold Ford, a round of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. This is the first Northwest Divisional race and the first opportunity for racers to earn points leading to divisional and national championships.

Jirka Kaplan form Calgary, Alb., rose to the occasion qualifying in the top position in Comp Eliminator ahead of Friday’s top qualifier Doug Lambeck of Irvine, Calif. Kaplan went .778 seconds under his class index with a run of 6.972 seconds. Lambeck qualified in the second spot in his ’05 Sunfire at .708 seconds under the index with a pass of 8.602 seconds.

In Super Stock, James Weakland of Morrision, Colo., held strong qualifying in the top spot for the second day in a row. Eric Bell from Chandler, Ariz., qualified second at 1.48 seconds under the index with a pass of 9.630 seconds.

Harry Doolittle of Heber City, Mich., lead the way in Stock Eliminator in his ’02 Firebird while Ryan McClanahan of Alta Loma, Calif., qualified second also in a ’02 Firebird.
The top qualifying spot in Top Comp went to Doug Hegge of Vancouver, Wash. Hegge went 6.669 seconds at 209.93 mph while Shawn Cowie of Richmond, B.C., dropped to second position with a pass of 6.75 seconds at 202.93 mph.

In the Sportsman Motorcycle category, hometown racer, Joe Collette of Boise, Idaho took the top spot with a reaction time of .002 seconds. Jeff Havens of Yakima, Wash., qualified just behind Collette with a reaction time of .004 seconds.

Racing continues Sunday at 9 a.m. AA/Fuel Dragsters and AA/Fuel Altered Dragsters will face off in the finals at 1 p.m.

Gates open at 8 a.m. Tickets are $20 for Adults and $5 for kids ages 12 and under. Firebird Raceway is located on Highway 16, five miles north of Highway 44. For more information please call the track, (208) 938-8986 or visit the website at www.FirebirdOnline.com.

The following are Saturday’s final qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division 36th Annual Napa Auto Parts Ignitor at Firebird Raceway:

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
1) Jirka Kaplan, Calgary, Alb., ‘23 roadster, BB/AM, 6.972 seconds, -0.788 (under index)
2) Doug Lambeck, Irvine, Calif., ‘05 Sunfire, D/SMA, 8.602, -0.708
3) Mark Stewart, Medford, Ore., ‘98 Achieva, G/SMA, 9.023, -0.657
4) Adam Bowdish, West Linn, Ore., ‘89 Trans Am, F/SM, 9.030, -0.650
5) Bruce Perkin, Maple Grove, B.C., ‘87 Trans Am, E/SM, 8.844, -0.626
6) Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., ‘34 Chevy, B/SR, 8.188, -0.622
7) Ken Justice Sr., Scottsdale, Ariz., ‘99 Firebird, B/AA, 7.290, -0.600
8) Brandon Huhtala, Puyallup, Wash., ‘97 Cutlass, D/A, 7.961, -0.599
9) Michael Stone, Tulare, Calif., dragster, C/ED, 7.536, -0.584
10) Dave Barcelon, Bremerton, Wash., ‘06 Cobalt, G/A, 8.717, -0.553

SUPER STOCK
1) James Weakland, Morrison, Colo., ‘68 Camaro, SS/FA, 9.547 seconds, -1.563 (under index)
2) Eric Bell, Chandler, Ariz., ‘70 Barracuda, SS/FA, 9.630, -1.480
3) Chuck Rayburn, Castro Valley, Calif., ‘64 Belvedere, SS/BA, 9.114, -1.426
4) Kevin Cour, Hackettstown, N.J., ‘05 Cavalier, GT/BA, 9.527, -1.373
5) Don Little, Westley, Calif., ‘70 Challenger, SS/JA, 10.310, -1.370
6) Jon Percy, Pocatello, Idaho, ‘64 Savoy, SS/AA, 8.988, -1.342
7) Mike Blackstone, Livermore, Calif., ‘90 Calais, SS/BS, 9.082, -1.298
8) Terry Sherrill, Klamath Falls, Ore., ‘04 Cavalier, SS/AM, 8.466, -1.294
9) Jerry Jenkins, Modesto, Calif., ‘68 Barracuda, SS/AH, 8.847, -1.283
10) Harry Holton, Modesto, Calif., ‘68 Barracuda, SS/AH, 8.878, -1.252

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Harry Doolittle, Heber City, Mich., ‘02 Firebird, H/FIA, 12.444 seconds, -1.456 (under index)
2) Ryan McClanahan, Alta Loma, Calif., ‘02 Firebird, A/FIA, 10.247, -1.433
3) Mary Ann Method, Kennewick, Wash., ‘69 Nova, B/SA, 10.518, -1.412
4) Tommy Gaynor, Vancouver, Wash., ‘85 Camaro, J/SA, 11.765, -1.405
5) Don Forester, Riverside, Calif., ‘80 Delta 88, N/SA, 12.353, -1.387
6) Bill Kost, Renton, Wash., ‘77 Cutlass, K/SA, 12.008, -1.372
7) Tony Hewes, Reno, Nev., ‘71 Mustang, D/SA, 10.874, -1.366
8) Paul Wong, Las Vegas, ‘65 Signet, T/S, 13.835, -1.355
9) Joe Sorensen, Woodburn, Ore., ‘69 Camaro, A/SA, 10.331, -1.349
10) Wesley Libby, Mead, Wash., ‘71 Challenger, A/SA, 10.350, -1.330

TOP COMP
1) Doug Hegge, Vancouver, Wash., dragster, 6.669 seconds, 209.93 mph
2) Shawn Cowie, Richmond, B.C., dragster, 6.765, 202.65
3) Todd Hoerner, Deer Park, Wash., ‘04 Grand Am, 6.986, 200.35
4) Quentin Chambers, Bellingham, Wash., dragster, 7.024, 195.90
5) Greg Carlile, Lake Stevens, Wash., dragster, 7.055, 191.69
6) Byran Holt, South Jordan, Utah, dragster, 7.089, 187.53
7) Brian Sells, Longview, Wash., ‘04 Grand Am, 7.108, 205.29
8) Tracy Holt, Rivertown, Utah, dragster, 7.168, 186.48
9) Frank Tamez, Yakima, Wash., ‘63 Corvette, 7.226, 194.04
10) Tom Koenen, North Bend, Ore., dragster, 7.251, 184.61

MOTORCYCLE
1) Joe Collette, Boise, Idaho, ‘82 Suzuki, SMC, 0.002 seconds reaction time
2) Jeff Havens, Yakima, Wash., ‘95 Suzuki, SMC, 0.004
3) Dan Patridge, Kennewick, Wash., ‘90 Suzuki, SMC, 0.005
4) Cal Percy, Blackfoot, Idaho, ‘99 Confed, SMC, 0.007
5) Jim Sibley, Edmonds, Wash., ‘90 Suzuki, SMC, 0.008
6) RJ McAnulty, Billings, Mont., ‘84 Suzuki, SMC, 0.008
7) Steve Larsen, Lewiston, Idaho, ‘96 Buell, SMC, 0.008
8) Phillip Nasca, Citrus Heights, Calif., ‘86 Suzuki, SMC, 0.009
9) Don Evans, Kearns, Utah, ‘78 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.012
10) Raymond Clemens, Rio Linda, Calif., ‘99 Kawasaki, SB, 0.013

36TH ANNUAL NAPA AUTO PARTS IGNITOR PRESENTED BY DAN WIEBOLD FORD

RACING KICKS OFF AT FIREBIRD RACEWAY

Boise, Idaho – The NHRA Northwest Division kicked off its 2006 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series today at Firebird Raceway. This is all part of the 36th annual famed Napa Auto Parts Ignitor presented by Dan Wiebold Ford.

Doug Lambeck of Irvine, Calif., had a great start qualifying in the first position with an excellent pass in Comp Eliminator. Brandon Huhtala of Puyallup, Wash., qualified second in his ’97 Cutlas.
In Super Stock, James Weakland of Morrison, Colo., lead the way in his ’68 Camaro with a pass of 9.611 seconds. Eric Bell of Chandler, Ariz., qualified in the second spot in his ’70 Barracuda, with a pass of 9.734 seconds.

Other top qualifiers included Tommy Gaynor of Vancouver, Wash., in Stock Eliminator, and Shawn Cowie of Richmond, B.C., in Top Comp.

The Top Sportsman Dart Dash brought out the best in both Todd Hoerner of Deer Park, Wash., and FrankTamez of Yakima, Wash.. In the final round, though, it was Hoerner that took home the title with a pass of 7.004 seconds at 199.29 mph in his ’03 Grand Am.

The big Nitro Knockout will be held Saturday and Sunday with front-engine AA/Fuel Dragsters and AA/Fuel Altered Dragsters. Fans will get to experience explosive nitromethane-powered runs. Qualifying will be held at 1 and 5 p.m. on Saturday and the finals are scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Racing continues Saturday at 9 a.m. Gates open at 8 a.m. Tickets are $20 for Adults and $5 for kids ages 12 and under. Firebird Raceway is located on Highway 16, five miles north of Highway 44. For more information please call the track, (208) 938-8986 or visit the website at www.FirebirdOnline.com

The following are Friday’s qualifying results from the Northwest Division 36th Annual Napa Auto Parts Ignitor presented by Dan Wiebold Ford, a round of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series:

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
1) Doug Lambeck, Irvine, Calif., '05 Sunfire, D/SMA, 8.699 seconds, -0.611 (under index)
2) Brandon Huhtala, Puyallup, Wash., '97 Cutlass, D/A, 8.002, -0.558
3) Dave Barcelon, Bremerton, Wash., '06 Cobalt, G/A, 8.717, -0.553
4) Bruce Perkin, Maple Grove, B.C., '87 Trans Am, E/SM, 8.917, -0.553
5) Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., '34 Chevy, B/SR, 8.275, -0.535
6) Michael Stone, Tulare, Calif., dragster, C/ED, 7.607, -0.513
7) Adam Bowdish, West Linn, Ore., '89 Trans Am, F/SM, 9.169, -0.511
8) Dan Barton, Post Falls, Idaho, '97 Achieva, G/SMA, 9.208, -0.472
9) Mark Stewart, Medford, Ore., '98 Achieva, G/SMA, 9.241, -0.439
10) Tom Tucker, Bend, Ore., '98 Lumina, G/A, 8.868, -0.402

SUPER STOCK
1) James Weakland, Morrison, Colo., '68 Camaro, SS/FA, 9.611 seconds, -1.499 (under index)
2) Eric Bell, Chandler, Ariz., '70 Barracuda, SS/FA, 9.734, -1.376
3) Chuck Rayburn, Castro Valley, Calif., '64 Belvedere, SS/BA, 9.222, -1.318
4) Jon Percy, Pocatello, Idaho, '64 Savoy, SS/AA, 9.078, -1.252
5) Mike Blackstone, Livermore, Calif., '90 Calais, SS/BS, 9.139, -1.241
6) Terry Sherrill, Klamath Falls, Ore., '04 Cavalier, SS/AM, 8.532, -1.228
7) Don Little, Westley, Calif., '70 Challenger, SS/JA, 10.467, -1.213
8) Harry Holton, Modesto, Calif., '68 Barracuda, SS/AH, 8.932, -1.198
9) Kevin Cour, Hackettstown, N.J., '05 Cavalier, GT/BA, 9.715, -1.185
10) Michael Ogburn, Mission Viejo, Calif., '68 Barracuda, SS/AH, 8.949, -1.181

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Tommy Gaynor, Vancouver, Wash., '85 Camaro, J/SA,11.765 seconds, -1.405 (under index)
2) Ryan McClanahan, Alta Loma, Calif., '02 Firebird, A/FIA, 10.298, -1.382
3) Tony Hewes, Reno, Nev., '71 Mustang, D/SA, 10.874, -1.366
4) Joe Sorensen, Woodburn, Ore., '69 Camaro, A/SA, 10.331, -1.349
5) Don Forester, Riverside, Calif., '80 Delta 88, N/SA, 12.401, -1.339
6) Harry Doolittle, Heber City, Mich., '02 Firebird, H/FIA, 12.568, -1.332
7) Bill Kost, Renton, Wash., '77 Cutlass, K/SA, 12.051, -1.329
8) Paul Wong, Las Vegas, '65 Signet, T/S, 13.903, -1.287
9) Wesley Libby, Mead, Wash., '71 Challenger, A/SA, 10.415, -1.265
10) Mary Ann Method, Kennewick, Wash., '69 Nova, B/SA, 10.696, -1.234

TOP SPORTSMAN DART DASH
1) Todd Hoerner, Deer Park, Wash., '03 Grand Am, 7.004 seconds, 199.29 mph
2) Frank Tamez, Yakima, Wash., '04 Grand Am, 7.262,192.10
3) Brian Sells, Longview, Wash., '04 Grand Am, 7.296, 191.57
4) Larry Azcuenaga, South Jordan, Utah, '03 Grand Am, 7.307, 186.02
5) Shane Molinari, Battleground, Wash., '68 GTO, 7.371, 182.51
6) Randy Johnson, Bothell, Wash., '04 Cavalier, 7.717, 178.04
7) Daryl Hemley, Burley, Wash., '02 Cavalier, 7.795, 179.24
8) Roger Hall, Las Vegas, '63 Vette, 7.805, 179.35
9) Dave Jackson, Poulbso, Wash., '02 Nova, 7.904, 174.08
10) not on file, , , dragster, 32.500, (no speed)

TOP COMP
1) Shawn Cowie, Richmond, B.C., dragster, 6.765 seconds, 202.65 mph
2) Doug Hegge, Vancouver, Wash., dragster, 6.775, 205.94
3) Todd Hoerner, Deer Park, Wash., '04 Grand Am, 7.004, 199.29
4) Quentin Chambers, Bellingham, Wash., dragster, 7.055, 193.67
5) Greg Carlile, Lake Stevens, Wash., dragster, 7.055, 191.69
6) Byran Holt, South Jordan, Utah, dragster, 7.089, 187.53
7) Tracy Holt, Rivertown, Utah, dragster, 7.168, 186.48
8) Terry Wilcox, Lake Tapps, Wash., dragster, 7.261, 188.67
9) Frank Tamez, Yakima, Wash., '63 Corvette, 7.262, 192.10
10) Bob Israelson, Lynnwood, Wash., '63 Corvette, 7.266, 186.52

HHTV update
Good things are happening very quickly. We will announce a presenting sponsor later this week and have the main page ready to post. Interest is already beyond our initial expectations, the main thing we're having to do is not have this get too big too fast. We have a number of people currently involved with the project, names we'll also announce shortly. Thank you all for your interest. In the case of potential sponsors we have a price package ready to go so if you are interested please e-mail now as there are a set number of spots available.

'Wicked' update
Due to our slightly overoptimistic sales expectations of Hemi we have been forced to take on some new work to keep things operation smoothly. We simply can't sit here editing with a smaller-than-planned cash flow, it's that simple. No major problem, but it means Wicked has been put back yet again, and now with HHTV happening a bit earlier than we expected, our schedule to finish Wicked has now been set as June 23. That's the date we'll be in Vegas for the next big PSCA race and we would love to debut it there. This date is not carved-in-stone however as this video will be done when we it's done. I know a number of you are going a bit gaga wanting it but we've said it before and we'll say it again...thank you for your patience!

Boise Bound
It's hard to admit HH has not been to one of our all-time favorite tracks in far too long, as this weekend begins the 2006 Lucas Oil NHRA Division Six Series at Firebird Raceway in Boise Idaho. You know all the usual sites that post pre-race stuff, but we must say that nobody does it better than the New Crew. Check out their site first chance you get for all the scoop all week and weekend long.

Bakersfield LODRS rescheduled
Due to delays in the re-paving process at Auto Club Famoso Raceway, the Lucas Oil Drag Series event originally scheduled for May 19-21 has been rescheduled to August 25-26. The event will feature a unique format in that Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car will get three qualifying passes on Friday at 3, 6, and 9PM and run eliminations on Saturday evening beginning at 5PM. All other categories will receive two runs on Friday beginning at 10AM, one Saturday morning, with eliminations beginning at 2PM. The track will host a test and tune on Thursday, August 24 from 3-9PM.

Cow Town Rumors...
Hey Larry. As usual all the rumors of Race City closing due to no track were false. This was posted from a racer on the Performance Shop forum from the CDRA meeting last nite.
http://www.performance-shop.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=36849.0

Young Guns Capture Goodguys 9th Nitro Nationals at Pomona Raceway
Alberta's La Voie Runner Up in A/Fuel

Pomona, CA - A full weekend of scintillating performances and cool temperatures highlighted the 9th running of the Goodguys 9th Pomona Nitro Nationals held this weekend at Pomona Raceway. Over 420 entries did battle in 14 different classes throughout the three day event. A new national top speed record was set in the Nostalgia Top Fuel division by Kayesville, Utah’s Brett Harris. The second generation driver took the big red “Nitro Thunder” entry down the track posting two identical 260.26mph top end charges to establish a mark, previously held by his father Jack.

Sunday’s eliminations started off with a humorous tribute to the event’s “Hot Rod Hero” Ed Iskenderian, a founding father in the cam grinding business from nearby Gardena. Iskenderian told the crowd how he first acquired his original cam grinding machine and also shared stories of inventing silk screened tee shirts back in the late 1940s. Isky, now 85 years old was honored with a patented Goodguys Hemi Oscar for his 60 years in the hot rodding industry.

In Top Fuel action it was Harris all the way all weekend. The 39 old driver was quickest in each qualifying session Friday and Saturday and basically mowed through his competition on Sunday beating Adam Sorokin in Sunday’s opening round with a 5.874 @ 258mph then advanced to the final by beating Fresno’s Denver Schutz in the semi-finals running a 5.883 @ 250.00

The top fuel final pitted the two quickest dragsters on the property against each other as Harris locked horns with Visalia’s Brad Thompson who was having his best weekend ever at a Goodguys race. At the green, Thompson appeared to have a sizeable advantage but the car lost traction and skated back and forth allowing Harris to slip by for the winning time of 5.85 @ 000. After the finish line things got really exciting for Thompson when his parachute failed to deploy sending him into the sand trap at over 100mph. His bright orange dragster barrel rolled several times but he escaped uninjured.

In Nostalgia Funny Car competition, Orange, California’s Kris Krabill, a fresh faced 30 year old rookie to the Goodguys circuit got his first-ever event win driving Gary Turner’s 1979 Plymouth Arrow, named the “Pedaler” after Turner’s former GT Bicycles empire. Krabill, under the guidance of veteran crew chief Donnie Couch battled Arizona’s Mike Savage in the trophy dash taking the win in 6.074 seconds. His top speed was 229.78mph.

In other action it was Burlingame, Kansas racer Scott Parks taking the Junior Fuel division win over Chico’s JD Zink while John Rasmussen defeated Bud Hammer in the Junior Fuel B final. Both Parks and Rasmussen are defending series champions who look poised to repeat those championship efforts this season.

In the A/Fuel division it was a “Family Feud” as Kin Bates Jr. of Anderson lined up for the final against his brother-in-law Claude LaVoie of Sherwood Park, Alberta Canada. At the finish stripe it was Bates who took a solo win when LaVoie broke on his burnout.

Other event winners included: Ed Moss (AA/GAS), Don Taros (Nostalgia Eliminator), Traci Sterbens (Nostalgia II), Craig Wallace (Nostalgia III), A/GAS (No champion – final could not be run due to track curfew), AJ Schwitchenberg (B/GAS), Ernie McCallister (C/GAS), Ed Carey (D/GAS) and Jim Losquardo (Hot Rod Eliminator).

The next Goodguys/VRA West Coast Series event is May 26, 27 & 28 at Pacific Raceways in Kent, WA. For more log on to www.good-guys.com

Top Fuel:
Winner: Brett Harris, Kayesville, UT 5.866 @ 258.71
Runner Up: Brad Thompson, Visalia, CA 6.230 @ 216.06

Funny Car:
Winner: Kris Krabill, Orange, CA ’79 Plymouth 6.074 @ 229.78
Runner Up: Mike Savage, Tucson, AZ ‘’70 Plymouth 6.203 @ 225.94

A/Fuel:
Winner: Kin Bates, Anderson, CA 6.305 @ 219.36
Runner Up: Claude La Voie, Alberta, CAN BROKE

AA/GAS:
Winner: Ed Moss, Ontario, CA, ’37 Ford 6.965 @ 195.99
Runner Up: Dale Boomgarden, Prescott, AZ, ’68 Plymouth 11.308 @ 78.47

Junior Fuel:
Winner: Scott Parks, Burlingame, KS 7.060 @ 188.75
Runner Up: JD Zink, Chico, CA 7.097 @ 186.05

Junior Fuel B:
Winner: John Rasmussen, Littleton, CO 7.185 @ 184.02
Runner Up: Bud Hammer, Oxnard, CA 7.333 @ 181.18

Medicine Hat Top Alky Shoot-out June 30-July 3 after re-paving Begins May 7
News out of Alberta is word of not only another major event for the MHDRA, but some major track improvements in the form of repaving.

"We have secured Big Eagle Hydrovac as the major sponsor, in addition to Mopac Auto Supply, Motel 6 and Totem Transportation as additional sponsors. All this plus news of a 16 car open field.

Payouts:
Win $4500.00
R/U $3000.00
Semi $2000.00
2nd rd out $1000.00
1st rd out $500.00

First in the Fives For Dragster $500.00 Mopac Auto
Low ET Dragster $500.00 Anonymous Donation
Low ET Funny Car $500.00 Anonymous Donation

No more Falcon Around...From the Eagle Forum:
It is with much sadness that we are letting you know that long time Eagle and Mission Racer Doug Alan Houghton passed away April 24th at 2:00 a.m. in Mission B.C.

Many of you will recall Doug drove a red '66 Falcon called " Just Falcon Around ". It was his wishes that his ashes should be scattered at Eagle Motorplex and today I gave permission to his son Terry to do just that.

To Doug's family please accept our sincere condolences from all of us here at the Plex. If someone has some digital pictures of Doug Houghton and the Red Falcon could you please email them to us. Thank you.

On a positive note, today's rainout at Mission allowed us to get all the points updated. Then we helped celebrate the Kokotailo's 30th anniversary amid the nicest post-race drag pits on Earth.

On this cool, dark evening surf on over to http://pacificraceways.com, click on the Video Gallery link to enjoy Ken Groh's most excellent National Open video. He's one of the people very much on board with the HHTV gig, so look for more of his work from Seattle all season long!

Hopefully we'll see some sunshine tomorrow out in the valley. Lotsa great cars in the pits including three new Doorslammers.

Big weekend of 1320 action at Mission starts today with what could be a neat test n tune followed by the Friday night warriors...that if you've never taken the time to go out and see is something you gotta do. Tons of way cool cars you'll never see at a bracket race, loads of spectators, a real fun deal.

Once again we'll be treated to the Canada West Doorslammers brought to you by their new title sponsor RJ Enterprises/VP Fuels Canada. It was your trusted HH reporter who a few years ago whined about the 'slow' door cars...something NOBODY can say now. We may well see the first six outta one of these cars this weekend, and the variety they bring to the strip is one few, if any other group on the west coast can match. Then there's that little deal simply called 'a burnout contest', and man these guys put on a SHOW!

This race also marks race number one of the Canadian Pro Street Association. We have no idea who or how many will show, but that's part of the fun as the nitrous, blower and big inch troops drag 'em out in a heads up battle for street supremacy.

And there's more as the Vancouver Community College Stock/Super Stock Combo begin their wheels up season and it's race number two for the Lordco Super Combo racers. Ad in the bracket bashers...a smokin' group of super fast drag bikes and you have one jam-packed weekend at MRP.

HHTV moves forward
This project has come online a little sooner than planned so we're scrambling to get a sponsorship package together. If you're interested, the sky is the limit. We want to give the people who support us the same thing we give our viewers; a message that's as informative as it is entertaining. E-mail anytime if you have some ideas on how together we can rock the online drag racing world!

Response from both viewers and potential sponsors is already coming in at a healthy pace. Thank you all so very much! Here's a sample of some of them:

-The video looks really good. I think the streaming quality is good enough for people to enjoy at the price you’re charging (FREE). How much would you be charging for DVD’s? Perhaps a monthly archive, or an archive release each time you have 3 or 4 short videos would work?

-Larry the video is absolutely perfect and it will be even better on the big screen.

-You are a gem! I lived in Seattle for 11 years 9 years ago and never missed of my younger brother, Jon Riedel. Many times I traveled from Denver to the Division 6 races to watch him. I was sorry to miss him getting his second Wally last weekend, but was thrilled to see you have it on this video. I never saw Jon even waiver a little bit, but what happened on Sunday morning was scary and then to come back in Top Comp and win six straight races was so cool. Thanks for having this for me to view.

It's official
Late last year I told BCCCA officials I did not want to continue in the MRP Webmaster position so I could spend more time on my own ventures. No other reason, I just wanted to give all my time to HH. Funny how things turn out eh?

Starting today, I officially return as Webmaster for the Mission Raceway Park website. Since January 1 a number of people have assisted in maintaining the MRP site. They did their very best, but a number of problems popped up that had me scratching my head. A short time ago I offered my services again to BCCCA, did some some background work, and today was informed I'm officially back.

Obviously there is some work to do on the site, namely points and a printable schedule. Up until this time I didn't get too involved, but have set up a meeting this weekend to get things back on track asap.

From here on if you have a problem with anything to do with the site e-mail me and I will answer as soon as I can, as best I can. Just always remember this track is run by a group. Instant answers simply do not always happen. That's the way it is, deal with it. I have, and both my professional relationships and friendships with officials and club members have never been better.

I look forward to the challenge of making the site the best possible combination of information and entertainment. I also look forward to your input, suggestions and overall comments. I don't respond to message board rants, (in fact I rarely read them) so if you have a problem, you know who I am and how to contact me.

Now before you hit that send button, realize I'm just starting today and it will take a while to sort everything out. There are new people with new ways of doing things that I have to work with. It's a team effort that will require all the assistance we can get from the fans, the racers and the sponsors.

HHTV IS HERE
updated We apologize if we have not responded to e-mails, phone calls, etc. but HH has finally come to a decision on how we will enter the online drag racing 'television' scene. The start of what we hope will be our 'future' is nearly 15 minutes of feature coverage from last weekend's big NHRA National Open at Seattle.

This first 'program' features something in the style that has proven to be popular with our video clients. That means very few interviews, plenty of action, all in a package not too short, not too long. We currently have set a fifteen minute limit, but have the ability to go as long as we can afford. This video is in 'basic' quality, two steps below what is available to us...if we can afford it. Yes that would mean full screen near DVD quality. Dream on eh...

Our goal is to basically bring you the best quality drag racing video action we can as often as we can. This could include basically every event we go to, from Friday night street legals to major feature races. It comes to you the viewer free, but will require sponsorship to grow, so please don't look for something like this weekly until we see if the sponsorship is there to support this.

This first posting is a mere sample of what we can do. It's hosted on a dedicated video server that we hope will allow large numbers of you to view with a minimum of delay. Obviously it will require a high speed connection.

We are posting videos that will play on a separate window as opposed to an embedded player such as most other sites do. We feel this gives the viewer the maximum experience by being able to increase the size of the viewing screen. No, you cannot copy this streaming video to your own computer, but you may view it anytime.

The initial cost is one we can currently handle, but if we get to the point of having multiple events online, that cost will rise to the point where sponsorship will become a must for us to continue, so if you have some interest in getting involved with what we honestly feel will become one of the premiere drag racing video sites in the world today, please e-mail us now.

Though we're still working on a dedicated HHTV page, press kit and sponsorship proposal package, we look forward to discussing your needs at any time.

The possibilities are endless. We can go back into our extensive archive to post nostalgia videos, past feature clips...you name it. Already we have two excellent videographers in other areas of Division Six ready to go if we can give them the work. This is not simply a home track project, nor do we want to have to rely on shop tour videos or interviews to make this go. You want action, and that's what we wanna give ya!

In addition we will soon offer each and every program on DVD, in both single event and multi-event packages. Another aspect of our plan that no other website currently offers, but enough of the talk...

This is our first try so if you have any problems viewing please email with details...tomorrow.

The other eagle cam
The guys over at testntune.com have the webcam at the Eagle Motorplex in place, and working...most of the time. "We think there may be an antenna problem" Track Manager Bill Kraus told HH last night by telephone. "Lots of people have e-mailed us with basically the same problem. We're working on it."

We were reminded that their NHRA National Open is just over three weeks away. RJ Enterprises and VP Fuels will be in the pits for your needs April 27 & 28. Then on June 10/11 the Loafers bring their nostalgia party to the Plex where Kaiser will try to smoke the hides a full quarter mile again in Moe Davidson's black sheep nitro 426 Hemi slingshot. That alone is worth the trip from damn near anywhere. A big percentage front motored ride toastin the tires for almost 1400 feet! This year there'll be two cars side-by-side, so make your plans right now. Look for all the cool new 20th anniv souvenirs next time you're at the track too.

Seattle
Home from a great weekend in Seattle. I mean great. Best alky flopper run in northwest history...quickest AA/GS run in history...best air conditions maybe EVER at the ole track...some SICK wheelstands...wild n crazy runs, excellent racing. Other than the rain Saturday and the long day Sunday, it was a hoot for us.

Big thanks to all my racing friends, NHRA D6, and the staff of Pacific Raceways especially manager Russell Stevenson. I hope to have some kind of coverage done asap. Don't know what, don't know when, so please don't ask....cause I don't know right now.

At this time, I am totally swamped...I mean TOTALLY. Any requests coming in for anything other than feature video orders for the next few weeks will be handled...later.

I AM NOT SELLING PHOTOS...ANY PHOTOS. They are time consuming. They make me NO money. Two things I have VERY little of right at the moment. Initial promotional costs for Hemi are now in my face....the payment from many orders are NOT. So PLEASE don't ask about photos or anything else right now.