What's New at The Drag Racing List
November 30, 2000 -- The Drag
Racing List Souvenir Store is open! That's right! We have
plastered The Drag Racing List logo (seen in the upper left hand corner of
each page at draglist.com) on a variety of products! Show your friends
that you KNOW what you are talking about in drag racing -- 'cause you
frequent the site that has all the info!
There are shop aprons, caps, clocks, golf
shirts, T-shirts for kids and adults, magnets, buttons, mouse pads, mugs,
picture key rings, sweatshirts, tank tops, tote bags, and visors!
Basically, we waved at things. If they didn't wave back, we slapped a
draglist.com logo on 'em! Check out our Draglist
Souvenir Store for a neat collection of affordable gifts for the
holidays.
Updated Heads Up
Event Calendar: If you're in Florida this weekend, Desoto Drag
Strip in Bradenton is the place to be for the Snowbird Nationals
Link problems are on they way out! You
probably have noticed that our drag racing links have been down for hours
or even days at a time recently. It was simply a matter of server power
under the load of millions of hits (wish they were all mine!). I got this
note from the LinkBank folks today to let us know the status of a planned
server upgrade:
"The current LinkBank system is not up
to the task of serving the current traffic. (This has been a problem for a
long time.) The new LinkBank system will be ready for current customers to
test by the end of the week. If the test goes well, we'll replace the
slow, old system right away. The problems with LinkBank are the result of
the high amount of traffic it is getting. With over 4.5 million page views
per month our system from a year ago is not able to function properly
under peak loads. The new version of LinkBank operates on a different
system and will be much, much faster."
There you have it! I will make sure to grab
the new version ASAP to ensure our links are available all day, every day!
[NOTE: LinkBank ceased operation in January, 2002. We have moved our links
to the LinksManager system. bp]
Just in time
for the holidays -- Don
Montgomery's Hot Rod Books! We are extremely proud to offer you
Don Montgomery's outstanding hot rod books. Don's books set the standard
for high quality automotive books. These beautiful hard cover books make
the perfect gift for the hot rod or dragster fan in your life! Well
written and packed with hard to find information and hundreds of photos,
Don's books "take you back" to the heyday of American
Performance cars. A racer himself, Don captures the "inside
scoop" on the history of the men and women who drove these
fascinating machines. Click HERE
for more information or to order Don's books.
Drag Racing Story of the Day:
The Rise and Fall
of the King & Marshall Funny Cars. James Morgan provides
a cool history of the K&M Funny Car legacy in words and photos.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Blown
Swedish Pro Street Racing. Kjell Lindqvistwith some
shots of the amazing blown Pro Street machines racing in Sweden.
Drag Racing Movie of the Week: John
Ellis' Outrageous Burnout! Brian Fawcus catches European Pro
Mod Racer John Ellis as he aims for the starter during the burnout!
Updated Draglist
Links.
November 29, 2000 -- Drag Racing Story of the Day:
How to Start a
Career in Drag Racing. I answer the age old question that
pops up about once every five years...
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Country
Girl: Rodalyn Knox's Injected Nitro Funny Car. Steve Heuer
provides a pit shot of Rodalyn Knox's injected Cuda from the '70s.
November 28, 2000 -- Drag Racing Story of the Day:
War Horse Recaps
the 2000 Season and Plans Ahead. Bruce Mullins looks back
at a great season and tells us what's in store for his funny car team in
2001.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Haulin'
the Groceries! An 8-second bracket wagon! Gonzo captured
this wild Super Comp station wagon over the weekend.
November 27, 2000 -- We have updated Wade
Mahaffey's website at http://www.mahaffeymotorsports.com.
Wade offers unbelievably detailed dragsters and roadsters and other cool
racer products. If you are looking for a high tech sportsman dragster
chassis, check him out. Wade also has his amazing Corvette Super Gas
roadster for sale.
Drag Racing Story of the Day:
How Fred Got
Hooked on Drag Racing. Fred Vosk, webmaster of www.bikesters.com
and one of the best custom painters in the sport, tells us what brought
him to drag racing.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: A
Tribute to Clayton Harris. Bob Plumer with a tribute
photo to a lost friend, Clayton Harris. Harris lost his life this week in
the crash of a small airplane. Clayton Harris was at times the baddest top
fueler in the country. In recent years, he has tuned some of the quickest
Top Fuel teams in the sport. Rest in peace, Mr. Harris.
Updated Personal Best with Steve Klemetti.
Steve provides all the updates from the NHRA World Finals at
Pomona.
New
Exclusive BONUS Photos! Les Welch provides high quality
photos from the NHRA World Finals at Pomona!
November 26, 2000 -- Drag Racing Story of the Day:
Fuel Burndown
Wars. Chuck Johnson tells about a burndown between his car
and The Snake at Orange County.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Smax
Smith Wheelin' and Dealin' in Canada. Rob Potter with
a super shot of Smax Smith in the Noakes Family Dodge Challenger funny car
-- gee, it looks like a real car!
Drag Racing Movie of the Week: Peter
Gratz's '69 Daytona Pro Mod. Paul Rogers, Jr., captures the
outrageous Valvoline Daytona from behind on a full run.
November 25, 2000 -- Drag Racing Story of the Day:
What Got Me
Hooked on Drag Racing? Bill "Badco" Ott on what
got him addicted to the quarter mile madness. What got YOU hooked? Send us
your story and we'll publish it!
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Girls
Rock the Generations! Shirley Muldowney at the World Finals. Robert
Briggs with a shot of the queen of drag racing, sponsored by a
16-year old female webmaster who, along with all women, enjoys the
benefits of Shirley's pioneering work in blasting through the barriers of
sexual discrimination.
November 24, 2000 -- Drag Racing Story of the Day: The
Spooky Story of James Dean's Porsche. Steve Gruenwald contributes
a creepy tale that is about a month late for Halloween!
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Hot
Pro Stock Action for a Cold Country. James Morgan brings
some holiday warmth in the middle of a cold snap in much of the U.S.
November 23, 2000 -- Happy
Thanksgiving, everyone! Hope you enjoy a nice, quiet day of rest and
relaxation with your loved ones. We are thankful for all our terrific
friends both near and far! You are all very special to us -- and we are
extremely fortunate to have such a wonderful "extended family."
All the best to you and yours! Bill, Denise, Jason, and Emily Pratt
Drag Racing Story of the Day: Big
Fun Before Reversers. Bert Toulette tells what a blast it
was to back up the Wheeler Dealer fueler at night!
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Surf's
Up! The Surfers at Bakersfield '66. Chris Stinson shares
a pencil drawing of the legendary fueler being push started at the 'Patch.
November 22, 2000 -- We're back!
Disney World was great and we had a chance to slip in a little cruise to
the Bahamas to boot. We've been saving for quite some time to do this and
it was a fantastic trip. The family is nice and rested and here we go for
the final stretch of 2000! Hang on tight!
One little thing: our email server filled
up while we were gone. If you got a reject notice after sending us an
email after 11/15, please send it again! We are here and ready to hear
from you! bp
Drag Racing Story of the Day: Dreams
Do Come True in Drag Racing. Pat Foster tells about the
green kid he took on tour who became a top fuel crew chief.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Bruce
Sarver's Hot Wheels Funny Car. Robert Briggs caught
Bruce in his new livery at the NHRA World Finals.
November
11, 2000 -- Drag Racing Story of the Day: Pro
Mod Champ Fred Hahn Plans for 2001. Rich Talbert reports on
Hahn/Oddy teams plans for 2001.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Wheeler
Dealer Hangs Out the Laundry. Bruce Wheeler provides
a nice Leslie Lovett (?) shot of his fueler at Dallas 1969.
Drag Racing Movie of the Week: Europe's
First Six Second Pro Stock Run. Sharkman checks in with
footage of European drag racing history -- Michael Malmgren's six second
Pro Stock run.
Updated Personal Best with Steve Klemetti.
Steve provides all the updates from NHRA Dallas and IHRA
Rockingham.
The Drag Lists are updated! We got the updates from Danny White two
weeks ago, but it took me that long to get the time to set them up and get
them ready for publishing. I compared all the lists against Steve
Klemetti's Personal Best columns to
cross check the ETs. Everything looks great... These updates contain
everything through about Mid October.
We will update the lists again for current
racers after the NHRA World Finals. Of course, we CONTINUE to search
through the old archives in order to continue filling out information for
years past. As always, we need former (and current) racers to check out
the lists with a critical eye to let us know what we've missed! Thanks. Bill
Pratt
New
Exclusive BONUS Photos! Les Welch provides high quality
photos from NHRA Dallas!
November 10, 2000 -- Drag Racing Story
of the Day: Who
Was Barry Setzer? Pat Foster tells the story of how he and
Barry Setzer got together to field the baddest funny car of 1972.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Real
Hot Rods Have Fuzzy Dice. James Morgan with a shot of
a blown altered sporting the one essential accessory hot rodders have
always required.
November 9, 2000 -- Drag Racing Story of the Day: Bombs
Away! Steve Gibbs recalls a funny episode at the US
Nationals when a national anthem flyby caused a "little
concern."
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: The
Dealer -- Competition Drag Bike. Anni Valder with a
nice side view of a bad Comp drag bike from England.
November 8, 2000 -- Drag Racing Story of the Day: How
to Build an Amazing Wooden Model Car from Scratch. Gonzo puts
together a fantastic wooden model using everyday hardware. Now YOU have to
name it!
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Eddie
Hill's New Sponsor? (not really). Ron Dilley with some
photo tom foolery that is sure to get me in hot water!
November 7, 2000 -- Drag Racing Story of the Day: Drag
Racing's "Forgotten" First 200 MPH Run. Harrison
Inglis relates a Travis Perrenot story about the probable
"real" first 200 mph run in drag racing history, with commentary
by Lee Schelin and TV Tommy Ivo. Got all that?
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Brand
New Shiny (White) Super Stock Dodge. Joel Naprstek captured
Charlie Fishback's Nostalgia Super Stocker at Atco '99.
November 6, 2000 -- Drag Racing Story of the Day: Paul
Romine Wins IHRA Top Fuel Championship in Rockingham, Plus Complete
Fall Nationals Results. FastNews provides the results of
the final IHRA National event of the year.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Lizzard Man -- Matt Grillo's Top Sportsman Corvette. captures Matt Grillo's boss '53 Corvette doorslammer at
speed.
Updated Personal Best with Steve Klemetti.
Steve provides all the updates from NHRA Houston and IHRA
Shreveport, plus some various NHRA WDRS races.
November 5, 2000 -- Updates are
on the way! Hi gang. I just spent the last 16 hours going through and
getting the latest round of updates ready to publish to the web. We will
have new lists up by Sunday night. Thanks as always to Danny White
and Steve Klemetti for volunteering hundreds of hours to this
effort. Thanks also to all our contributors. You guys are the Super Crew!
bp
Drag Racing Story of the Day: Two
More Winston Champions Crowned in Dallas, Plus Full NHRA Results.
Motorsport. com provides the results of the water logged Ennis event.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: TV
Tommy's Fire Burnout at Cordova! Tommy shares a super Tommy
Shaw photo of one of his patented fire burnouts at Cordova Dragway in
the mid '70s. Thanks to Byron Stack.
Drag Racing Movie of the Week: Fuel
Funny Cars, British Style. Mark Fawcus with footage of a
great side by side run by two of Europe's quickest Fuel Coupes.
New
Exclusive BONUS Photos! Les Welch provides high quality
photos from NHRA Houston!
November 4, 2000 -- Draglist.com is HOT!
Hooray! We made it into the 100
Hot Auto Sites for the week ending November 3 (all the automotive
websites are tracked each Thursday). We finished 72nd -- our highest
finish yet! We finished 96th last week. We aren't ready to take on GM,
Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, or Microsoft.com, but it sure is neat being ranked
up there with the Top 100 auto sites! We just had our biggest month ever,
with nearly 30,000 individual readers and over 94,000 hits! I simply can't
believe that many people see our humble work here. Thanks for helping to
make Draglist.com one of the top car sites on the 'Net! Bill
Drag Racing Story of the Day: Remembering
San Gabriel's "Green Room." Fred Vosk with tales
from one of the racers' favorite post-race party dives.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Dangerous
Curves. James Morgan with a close-up photo of Ronnie Hood's
sleek Corvette Pro Mod car.
November 3, 2000 -- Drag Racing Story of the Day: Flying
Six Cylinder from Down Under. Ash McFee fills us in on a
test session with his quick six.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Kemper's
'Vette and Draglist Signage(?) at Maple Grove. Ron
Dilley with a photo of a neat doorslammer and the what the wall at
Maple Grove might look like if we had any money at draglist.com!
November 2, 2000 -- Drag Racing Story of the Day: Bring
it On! A Photographer's View of Bret Kepner's "No Wheelie
Bars" Idea. Tom West says, well, bring it on!
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Tiny
Dancer -- Angelle Seeling Wins the 2000 World Championship. Ron
Dilley with a nice, at-speed photo of the new champ!
November 1, 2000 -- Drag Racing Story of the Day: Heaters,
Bleachers, and Belchers. Gonzo recalls what it was like to
see the drags for the first time, and it was a JET race!
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Stock
Class Chevelle Finds New Home in Sweden. Janne Kretz checks
in from Scandinavia with photos and words about his '71 Chevelle.
