Motorsports Newsletter 11/10/23

By Richard Parks

1) EDITOR SEZ: To Steve Gibbs and daughter Cindy and all the staff of the Nitro Revival Reunion; What a wonderful event you put on this last weekend. So many people mentioned how thankful they are that you put on the Nitro Revival Reunion. I spoke to a number of staff and volunteers, and they are such great people. You always did put on the best show. I saw how everyone worked so hard and how tired you all must be. Please keep up the Nitro Revival as people truly love it.
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2) Michael Douglas Cook Sr was born on November 21, 1952, in Compton, California, and passed away on October 26, 2023, in Norco, California, at the age of 70. He was loved and cherished by many people including his wife Penny Sue Cook; his children, Staci Cook-Hebert and Mike Cook Jr; and his grandchildren, Ashton, Rachel, Courtney and Logan. His dedication and commitment to his craft were an inspiration to many in the motor sports community and his contributions to racing were substantial. To leave a message for his family go to https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ca/norco/
michael-douglas-cook-sr-17154481. From Echovita.com.
EDITOR: It is with great sorrow that we mention the passing of Mike Cook, whose family heritage in drag and land speed racing cannot be matched. His father, Doug Cook, and Mike were prominent in the Stone/Woods & Cook drag car. Mike went on to duplicate and surpass his father with various record setting cars at the dry lakes, Bonneville and the Muroc Reunions in the 1990’s. Mike crafted his own LSR meets, traveling as far as Bolivia, in South America, and to Bonneville. A past President of the SCTA, Mike was a steadying force for progress in land speed racing. Our condolences to Penny, Mike Jr, Staci and all of the Cook family, friends and associates. Mike will be missed.
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3) Mike Cook Celebration of Life in Norco, California on Saturday, November 18. We’re Looking forward to seeing everyone and listening to the great stories we all have of dad. Please RSVP with Kristy. We will have food drinks and music along with some of dad’s favorite hot rods. The celebration will take place and Dad home/shop. Thank you. Michael Cook Jr
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4) SCTA El Mirage 2-day November meet is this weekend – Tech on Friday, November 10, Racing on Saturday & Sunday, November 11-12. I’m including information below about a couple of memorials: Les Leggitt Celebration of Life at El Mirage on Saturday, November 11. Lots of Sidewinders ran at El Mirage in October: Willie Freudiger, Randall Foehner (driving for Eight-in-a-Row-Racing), Gerard Collier, Ikuya Negishi, Chip Bennett, Keith Pedersen (WGB), Mark Summitt, Kat Diamond, Kiyo (of Kiyo’s Garage) and Nick Schwarz. Mat Thomas drove for Frank Sloan as a guest. Joel Wirth in the Empire Special was the fastest car of the meet at 230.767 mph. From Stephanie Adler
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5) A question from a reader. “… (a story) is filled with many untruths. I was there. … (another person) if still alive might have some things to say. Many falsehoods (were written). … Lots more to tell. Myths … created. Do I take all this to my death?”
EDITOR REPLIES: No, you don’t have to take all that you know to the grave. I cover stories and history and know that there is never one side to a story. I also know that history is distorted by bias and by time (which fogs our memories). There is positive bias and negative bias, and I am as guilty as anyone when it comes to bias and time. Because I know bias and time distort history and I freely admit it (and I apologize for it when it happens), people have come to trust me. Write your story and send it to me but use good judgment. I will post it in the newsletter. Consider it a valid rebuttal to the story that you read here in the newsletter. Two sides of an argument are always better than just one side.
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6) John Hunt, British Drag Racing Historians Assn wrote in about their group. John is at johnhunt.drn. Here are some of the articles that they have on file for UK drag racers. Pat & Chris Church, Part 1-Gold Rush (published 21st January 2022). Quote from Pat Church: “The interview with John Hunt and drag racing and hot rod history guru Nick Petit certainly brought back the memories of those early days. It was a joy to read ours and fellow pioneers write ups and somewhat nostalgic. I hope we played a small part in the growth of the sport of drag racing and hot rods.”
Pat and Chris Church, Part 2 – Hot Rods (published 28th January 2022)
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7) From: EPARTRADE at team. 4th Annual Race Industry Week– SRX, Trans Am, Formula Drift & More Speaker Announcements. DON HAWK CEO of Superstar Racing Experience (SRX); JOHN CLAGETT President & CEO of Trans Am Race Company; JEROME GALPIN President & CEO of the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series; RYAN SAGE President and Co-Founder of Formula DRIFT; CHRIS WILLIAMS Owner of SMART Modified Tour; ADAM BAILEY CEO of SX Global/World Supercross Championship; BRAD GERBER VP Sales & CDO of NHRA; and MARTY FIOLKA Promoter for Crandon International Raceway. There is no charge to attend. EPARTRADE, Los Angeles, CA.
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8) Steve Gibbs, written by Dick Martin 2016. SERIALIZED for the Motorsports Newsletter.
Steve’s Baldwin Park high school was known as BP, or “Bum’s Paradise,” because of its blue-collar reputation. “I always had a knack for art and took some art classes. I majored in art at Mt. San Antonio College. I could have pursued a commercial art career, but drag racing got in the way,” he laughed. Steve worked as a box boy at Market Basket while in school and later at an independent market called Moody’s Market, where his future wife, Gloria, worked as well. Steve and Gloria attended school together in Baldwin Park, and they were 20 when they married. In fact, food markets played a part in Steve’s path to a drag racing career. Steve saved his box-boy money and bought a ’50 Ford club coupe for $450 at a used car lot in 1956. “It really wasn’t much of a car,” Steve admitted. “I didn’t have a lot of money, but I did get it painted Naples Orange. That was about it.” Dick Martin can be reached through Gone Racin’ at RnParks1@Juno.com. To see the captioned photographs go to https://www.motortrend.com/staff/dick-martin/.
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9) The 7th annual Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame Inductees Gala, which will take place at Lamborghini Montreal, in Kirkland Quebec on Saturday November 4. A total of 16 nominees are to be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year, with the Gala celebrating their accomplishments and contributions to the sport of drag racing. An elite group of Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame inductees past and present, that includes racers, mechanics, crew chiefs, engine and chassis builders, track promoters, announcers, track officials, photographers, journalists, and sponsors will be in attendance.
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There are two motorsport Hall of Fames in Canada. Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame (all forms of motorsport) CMHF.ca
Inductees https://cmhf.ca/inductees/. An announcement was released today regarding the 2023 Inductees. https://cmh
f.ca/2023/11/02/class-of-2023-fifteen-new-members-to-be-inducted/. And the Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame ~ CDRHOF.com Inductees ~ https://cdrhf.com/inductees-2015/. I will send you a list of the 2023 Inductees on Saturday night, once it is official. Wally Parks is mentioned in my acceptance speech as one of my mentors. Your support is greatly appreciated. Bruce F. Mehlenbacher, Bruce@JAJentertainment.com.
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10) The November issue of Vintage Metal Journal is at robertcampbell4.
READERS: Bob and the members of the Vintage Sports Car Club of Western Australia (VSCC) is a unique group on the other side of the world from us. Like all Aussies they have fun with vehicles: cars, trucks, tractors, planes, boats and more. The only thing that I didn’t see in their amazing Journal were trains. Western Australia has everything you could want in the way of adventure: beaches, deserts, mountains, plains in an area the size of our Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean and from Canada to Mexico in size. They have some beautiful sports cars with unique styling. Interesting car shows, road races and gymkhanas, rallies and historical articles. The Collie Coalfields Classic was held at Collie Motorplex, a 2.55-kilometer road course about 130 miles south of Perth, Australia last month.
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11) Mark Greene at Cars Yeah info has conducted 2,417 Podcasts with some very interesting people in motorsports and the automotive world. This week Mark will interview Tom Nault from A Talk About EVs; Paul Ehrmann from Arc of Triumph; David Silberkleit from Bugeyeguys; and Jerry Cox from Killer Airbags. Cars Yeah mailing address, 4618 131st St Ct NW, Gig Harbor, Washington 98332.
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12) The United States National Speedway Championships 9/23/23 by Howie Zechner. The format for this Championship simple. Four rider line up in back of a gate made of ribbons that stretch across the racetrack. Made from a thin paper product they break if I bike goes thru them before the referee hits the button to make the gate go up. Easy stuff, well not really cause the riders at the line are amped. Keyed up they must muster every ounce of disciple they have not to move. Anticipating the start or breaking the tapes means you’re out for that heat. Nothings impossible but winning after a heat exclusion seldom if ever happens. Video of all the 2023 United States National Speedway Championships main event and all the races may be watched on Facebook on the RAZ Video page https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10006.

13) Thank you for the mentions about my father’s story and mine in recent issues. Carl Olson emailed me the other day. I have known Carl since 1990. Regards, Jeremy Cookson
a) Facebook: Memories of a Warwickshire Drag Strip. b) Administrator of UK Drag & Sprint Strips That Time Forgot! c) Editor of British Drag Racing Hall of Fame – HoFTalk. d) Editor of National Sprint Association – The Sprinter. e) Group Member of British Drag Racing Historians.

14) Swift Snippetts: The HoFTalk section of the British Drag Racing Hall of Fame web site has been updated in recent weeks with several original stories behind some of the iconic trophies recently on display at Dragstalgia including the refurbishment of the SEMA Challenge Trophy since 1963, the 1980 HR&C UK sponsored Funny Car Eliminator trophy won by BDRHoF member Harlan Thompson, and a new section to HoFTalk ‘Collectors Corner’ where we examine what was considered to be the first drag racing diecast model to be issued by Corgi Toy; ‘Lazy Bones’ Customised Chevrolet Corvette. In future updates we’ll have a look at some of the further models issued by Corgi, as well as Dinky, Matchbox, Hot Wheels, and some of those hard-to-find obscure plastic friction models issued in the seventies together with a whole lot more British drag racing memorabilia. We’ve also got some exclusive interviews lined up from the forthcoming Gala as well as some of the behind-the-scenes stories about our sponsors and supporters. To view the current list of stories, click on to the HoFTalk https://britishdragracinghof.co.uk/hoftalk-articles/, button of the British Drag Racing Hall of Fame, https://british
dragracinghof.co.uk/ website.
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15) Coastal 181 Book Store (serving East Coast racing fans) www.coastal181.com or 1-877-907-8181. Titles include: SAMMY 50+ Years of Winning, by Sammy Swindell, with Bones Bourcier and Bob Mays; Swerve or Die Life at My Speed In the First Family of NASCAR Racing, by Kyle Petty with Ellis Henican; The Newport Nightmare Living the Dream, by Jimmy Owens and Dave Argabright; Dirt Tracks to Glory the Early Days of Stockcar Racing as Told by the Participants, by Sylvia Wilkinson; Sea to Shining Sea Racing from the Wild West to Daytona, by Ken Clapp and Bones Bourcier.
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16) I do enjoy reading your newsletter, I’ve been removed from the street and strip drag racing scene for years (I’m in my mid 70s) I grew up racing at San Fernando and Lyons in the mid-sixties until I did my senior trip to Southeast Asia in 1968-69 and again in ’70. Did a bit more racing after I came home but the “Run what you brung“ was starting to fade away for me. Race cars and military pay wasn’t a good fit. Thanks for spending the time to put the newsletter together. I enjoy the story and the history. Some of those folks I remember. Sam Samaniego Semper Fidelis
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17) From Bill Montgomery at HiddenPioneers. Take a good look at what Captain Daniels is doing for our future adults here in America. Come meet him this weekend from 10am to 3pm. United Airlines and Shades of Blue at LAX (Day 2 and 3). See https://youtu.be/DYCzsLYjVtc, and https://youtu.be/D83j1fABjoI.
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18) The California Roadsters participated in roadster night at the Motorsports Museum last month. Mark Byer
READERS: The NHRA Motorsports Museum, on the grounds of the Los Angeles County Fairplex, in Pomona, California hosts a car show the first Wednesday of each month, April through December.
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19) EDITOR: The following is serialized. The Mehlenbacher Family and the Kohler Dragway (AKA Super Boss Dragway, and Cayuga 1320 Dragway).
Bruce A. Mehlenbacher (posthumous) and son Bruce F. Mehlenbacher and their family, best known for their ownership and management of the longtime NHRA sanctioned dragstrip in Cayuga, Ontario, Canada, have been inducted into the Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame. The CDRHF Inductees Gala was held on November 4, 2023, at Lamborghini Montreal, in Kirkland, Quebec, Canada. The father and son duo joined a distinguished group of past inductees, that includes racers, mechanics, crew chiefs, engine and chassis builders, track promoters, announcers, track officials, photographers, journalists and sponsors. See: https://www.facebook.com/DragwayPark. Bruce is at: Bruce@JAJentertainment.com.
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20) Jim McFarland tribute, written by Dave Wallace Jr for Hot Rod Magazine. SERIALIZED
HRM] None of us working in the automotive press in 1965 had heard of Jim McFarland until your byline suddenly showed up in HRM. Where did you come from, anyway?
JM] Austin, Texas. We had a dirt drag strip; no speed shops closer than San Antonio. If you were a performance-hungry person, there was nothing at your fingertips. I came to rely on Racer Brown’s articles in HOT ROD. I’d been building engines since my early teens, earning extra income during school. I believed, then and now, that displacement is torque. I found a 401 Buick with an automatic to swap into my 1955 Chevy. The guys I was running with at the time said, “You like HOT ROD so much, why not write a story and send it in?” They all laughed, so I did that: I took a few pictures, wrote about the swap ’the ups and downs’ and sent it to [editor] Bob Greene. Three-or-four-months pass, no word. I’m getting teased by my buddies. One Friday afternoon, Bob calls. He said, “We’re gonna run your story, but that’s not why I called. Ray Brock and I want you to interview for a job.” They sent a plane ticket. I spent a day out there, came back. My family all said, “You’re crazy.” My very first function with other Petersen employees, one said, “Who the heck are you? Nobody knows you. We’ve all been around drag racing and cars a long time. This is not gonna work for you.” I took that as additional impetus to make sure I did it.
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21) It’s just my IT crew overdoing their job, please leave me on your list! Best Regards, Gale Banks (Owner, Chief Engineer, Banks Power)
READERS: I had the privilege of visiting with Gale Banks at his manufacturing plant. He has done it all and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Motorsports Museum and promotes events as an avid motorsports’ enthusiast, hot rodder and land speed racer.
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22) Dragzine Newsletter is at newsletter. NHRA Nevada Nationals Raceday Coverage, The West Coast’s newest Drag-And-Drive the Redwood Rally, Kris Thorne Rides Out High-Speed Pro Mod Crash In Las Vegas. Robert Hight finishing off a dominant weekend with a win at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday. Mike Salinas, Erica Enders, and Gaige Herrera also won their respective categories. Mike Castellena wins FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Championship. The West Coast’s newest Drag-And-Drive: The Redwood Rally. “No Prep Kings” Championship Fight Hits Alabama. Cox, Harris grab Season-Ending Victories at PDRA World Finals. New “Super Pro Street” Class set to debut at World Street Nationals Video. Sent in by Don Smith.
EDITOR: I sat next to Mike Salinas, signing autographs at the Steve Gibbs’ Nitro Revival Reunion. Mike is a true gentleman and a great racer. Expect a lot from him in the future.
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23) Aussie Invader News Update – November 2023. Hi to all. The project has moved from the construction stage to the static tie-down testing stage. This involves locating a suitable hardstand test area in a remote location with some accommodation facilities. I have visited several sites in South Australia, including Woomera, Penong and Port Lincoln, but none were suitable. They are also a long way from our Perth base. We thought finding a location would be quite easy in a big state such as Western Australia, but the past four months have proved otherwise. We are now working with a team that believes they will find this test site, hopefully within 300 km of Perth. Rosco McGlashan, rosco. Our mailing address is: AussieInvader5R, 6 Karalundie Way, Mullaloo, WA 6027 Australia.
READERS: Rosco has been working on his land speed vehicle for some time and needs financial support.
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24) The December 2023 issue of THE SHOP magazine—featuring a look at Towing & Hauling—is now available online. Click to read more about: Automotive Allies Towing & Hauling Circle Track New Ford Broncos. Jef White & THE SHOP team THE SHOP, PO Box 530067, Birmingham, AL 35253. theshop. Sent in by Don Smith
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25) From: Petersen Automotive Museum info. All make Cruise-In & Toy Drive brought to you by Hulu celebrating Global Car Culture November 19, 2023, 9AM-12PM. It’s a global car culture extravaganza like no other, and we’re not just here for the thrill of it, we’re here to celebrate the launch of the new automotive docuseries from Onyx Collective, ‘Drive with Swizz Beatz’ starring none other than Executive Producer and Host Swizz Beatz, and his son Nasir Dean (aka Note Marcato). Swizz and Nasir will be onsite talking about the show and will be joined by the automotive legend, Matt Farah, Road & Track Editor-at-Large and host of The Smoking Tire, so be sure to join us for this cruise-in.
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26) You can see our Bonneville coverage here: https://www.torqtalk.com. Please feel free to share or pass it on. HUGE thanks to the SCTA-BNI and your volunteers for all your hard work; we appreciate it. Tony Thacker
READERS: This is a great site. Thacker is an editor, writer, museum director and hot rodder.
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27) STORIES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FROM THE GONE RACIN’ ARCHIVES; WRITE TO RnParks1.
BOB SMALL’S CHRISTMAS PARTY 2015
BRITISH CAR SHOW 2011
CAL RODS CAR CLUB 2008
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28) HSR Classic Daytona presented by IMSA Run Groups: GROUP A – 1962 – 1972: Featuring the oldest cars in the Classic 24, Group A is home to legendary and early FIA-era prototype and GT machines that raced in various national series and world championship competition. This year’s battle looks to be between at Ford GT40 Mk I, a Lola T165 and a Lola T70 but a nice array of GT machines from the era could step up to challenge, including a variety of Porsche 911s, Jaguar E-Types, two 1960s-generation big-bore Camaros and a pair of Lotus Elans. Two must-see entries are the 1965 #5 Ford GT40 Mk I of legendary Formula 1 designer and Red Bull Racing Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey who co-drives with Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Farley. The other is a spot-on replica of the Briggs Cunningham #22 “Le Monstre” Cadillac that raced at Le Mans in 1950. Englishman Derek Drinkwater both built and drives the mammoth rebodied Cadillac that makes its first North American appearance. From Adam Saal at saalgoodpr.
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29) I like the newsletters. It was good seeing you at Nitro Revival. Don Ewald
READERS: Don and his late brother John created WDIFL.com (We Did It For Love) website. With over 450,000 photos and caption the topics include -Front Engine Dragsters; Early Rear Engine Dragsters; Funny Cars; Drag Boats; nostalgia events; races; cacklefests and much more. This is an important site for motivated drag racers.
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30) DRAGSTRIPS in the USA and Canada. National Speedway Directory, 2504 Lake Ave, Wilmette, Illinois, 60091
Mid-State Dragway Location: Havana, Illinois Category: Dragstrips Length: 1/8-mile Surface: Paved.
Middle Georgia Motorsports Park (Formerly Twiggs/Macon National Dragway) Jeffersonville, Georgia 1/8-mile. Paved.
Middle Tennessee Dragway Location: Buffalo Valley, Tennessee Category: 1/8-mile Surface: Paved
Midlands Raceway Park Location: Lugoff, South Carolina Category: Dragstrips Length: 1/8-mile Surface: Paved.
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31) Alex Berg “Making the world a better place, one lap at a time.” Alex Berg Jr is at abjr. Sent in by Doug Stokes
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32) Pat Church and brother Chris Church got interested in hot rods as teenagers, Pat buying a Ford Model-B after leaving school. Pat learned engine building at his first day job and, after attending the 1964 Drag Festival at Blackbushe, built his Gold Rush Pop. Pat and Chris campaigned the Gold Rush with the support of their father from 1967 to 1969. After stopping racing, they sold the Pop to Barry Treacy who rebuilt it to the iconic Mister-T hot rod. http://www.eurodragster.com/news/
features/blogs/pat_church/default.asp. After selling Gold Rush, the Church brothers stayed close to drag racing whilst developing their own hot rods. Their first was a T-Bucket, widely displayed at UK drag races in the early 1970’s and featured in mainstream publications. Having founded the NDRC Roadster Register, in 1971 they founded Brighton Speed & Custom, later moving back into replica and hot rod building and restoration. http://www.eurodragster.com/news/features/blogs/
pat_church_pt2/default.asp. Sent in by John Hunt of the British Drag Racing Historians
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33) HSR Classic Daytona 24 concludes with dominating victories, late drama and a rare double run group winner Sunday at Daytona International Speedway – ninth running of America’s premier 24-Hour Historic Race crowns competitive group of repeat and first-time race winners at the “World Center of Racing,” Gérard Lopez and debuting HSR Classic 24 driver Marcel Fassler win both Group A and Group F with ICONIC racing as first classic 24 overall double run group race winners since inaugural event in 2014. From Adam Saal at SaalGoodPR.
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34) Mike Cotten debuts head-turning new ’71 Barracuda Super Stocker. At the prestigious NHRA US Nationals in Indianapolis, veteran sportsman drag racer Mike Cotten surprised even the staunchest of class-racing followers when he rolled a new-look 1971 Plymouth Barracuda out of the trailer. Cotten has been driving a familiar ’70 Barracuda in Super Stock since 2005. It was indeed a brand-new car, a surprise he managed to pull off at the sport’s biggest event, that culminated in a well-deserved Best Appearing Car award. NHRA announces Pro Stock will compete at all 21 races during 2024 season. Dragzine Newsletter is at newsletter. Sent in by Don Smith
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35) Mr Bill Montgomery: I appreciate the collaboration between the National Hot Rod Association and Hidden Pioneers on the Season Long NHRA Youth & Education Services Program and the NHRA Launch Program. Your efforts to help spread awareness of our programs and initiatives directly to the schools as well as providing interactive displays and assets onsite at our events have been a tremendous help to grow both initiatives. Our synergies and mission have aligned very well as we both aim to help students explore career and education opportunities in STEM, Transportation, Technology, and Career Technical Education. I look forward to continuing our collaborative efforts this 2023 Camping World NHRA Season and future seasons to come. Sincerely, John Baadilla Sr Marketing Manager, Launch Motorsports Careers National Hot Rod Association jbaadilla
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36) The 36th Annual Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) Induction Celebration Presented by Toyota Racing will take place March 11–12, 2024 in Daytona Beach. Information or to purchase tickets, visit the MSHFA at www.mshf.com,
or contact MSHFA President George Levy at 248-895-1704 or glevy. The MSHFA is housed in Daytona International Speedway’s Ticket & Tours Building located in front of the famed 2.5-mile DIS tri-oval. Access to the MSFHA museum is included with every Daytona International Speedway tour, which run throughout each day, or as a museum-only ticket. The museum is open daily 9 am-5 pm nearly year-round except major holidays. It is visited by more than 100,000 guests each year from every state in America and countries all over the world. For museum tickets call 1-800-PIT-SHOP. From Adam Saal at SaalGoodPR, 321-890-2848.
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37) Dick Martin and I were at Steve Gibb’s Nitro Reunion, Irwindale Speedway, November 4th (event runs from 3rd to 5th) at the autograph table signing posters and anything else that needs signing. Gibbs has sent up a lot of tables under the tent near the drag strip and I counted over 100 celebrities of racing there. Sat next to Mike Salinas (a real crowd pleaser). Gibbs and so many more were there too. Others on hand included Gary Beck, Fast Jack Beckham, Tommy Ivo, Butch Leal, Gentleman Joe Schubeck, Gigi Carleton, Dick Martin, Don Prudhomme, Ed Horton, Jim Dunn, Ray Motes, Chic Cannon, Bob “Floyd J. Lippincott Jr” Muravez, and many more.
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38) I have another Novel in the final stages of production titled “Australian Alien Adventure: The Petitioners.” Paul D. Escudero.
READERS: Paul is a longtime newsletter reader and a prolific science-fiction writer. This novel reflects on the desperation of space alien refugees in hiding on Earth. Look for it at on-line bookstores soon.
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39) Next up on the HSR (IMSA) calendar is the season-ending HSR Classic Sebring 12-Hour, Pistons and Props, and the HSR Sebring Historics at Sebring International Raceway, November 29-December 3, 2023. Adam Saal is at SaalGoodPR.
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40) Hidden Pioneers San Diego Trip – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hj-TzgJZ3Y. Bill Montgomery & Jerry Rangel

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41) DRAGSTRIPS in the USA & Canada. National Speedway Directory, 2504 Lake Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois, 60091
Coastal Plains Raceway Location: Jacksonville, North Carolina Category: Dragstrips Length: 1/4-mile Paved.
Coles County Dragway USA Location: Charleston, Illinois Category: Dragstrips Length: 1/8-mile Paved.
Colonial Beach Dragway Location: Colonial Beach, Virginia Category: Dragstrips Length: 1/8-mile Paved.
Coos Bay Speedway Location: Coos Bay, Oregon Category: Dragstrips Length: 1/8-mile Paved.
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42) DAYTONA BEACH, Florida November 4, 2023. Three days of Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Daytona Historics competition set the stage for this weekend’s HSR Classic Daytona 24 that gets underway Saturday afternoon at 2 pm EDT for 24-straight hours of vintage and historic sports car racing on the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway (DIS) road course. Running Thursday afternoon through Saturday morning, the HSR Daytona Historics produced a list of both familiar and first-time HSR Feature Race winners. Doubling up on victories as he has so many times in the past, Todd Treffert captured both the HSR Classic RS Cup victory and Sasco Sports International/America Challenge Overall and Porsche-Class honors in Thursday’s opening feature race of the Daytona weekend. Adam Saal at SaalGoodPR@Gmail.com.
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43) Farron Dozier is the real deal with passion, heart & common-sense intelligence! Check him out at 2 25 2022 Farron
Dozier Speaks at The FIATM Group – YouTube. Queen of Detroit speaks at the Global Diversity Summit https://
drive.google.com/file/d/1s9ZBhpmYo60MBVj4iaVCTzZ7ACSd6YFS/view. Bill Montgomery of Hidden Pioneers
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44) Guests will also have the opportunity to tour another Daytona-area gem, the nearby Museum of Arts & Sciences (MOAS), as well as four beloved Ormond Beach restaurants along a 200 ft. stretch of West Granada Boulevard: the 31 Supper Club, Grind Gastropub & Tiki Bar and the motorsports-themed Ormond Garage and Rose Villa. The restaurant visits follow a Tuesday tour of Daytona International Speedway, which is known internationally as the “World Center of Racing.” Originally called the Association of Sports Museums and Halls of Fame, ISHA was established in 1971 by William “Buck” Dawson of the Swimming Hall of Fame in Florida, Maurice H. “Lefty” Reid of the Hockey Hall of Fame and Vaughan L. Baird of the Aquatic Hall of Fame, both located in Canada. It became the International Association of Sports Museums and Halls of Fame when it was incorporated in Delaware in 1989. The name was changed to the International Sports Heritage Association on December 20, 2005. Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, from Adam Saal at saalgoodpr.
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45) Fastest record speed racer Jim “Jet” Neilson and Ihor Tanasiuk. Jimmy “Jet” Neilson is a Hawaiian native, actor and appearing as a stuntman in minor roles in various films and TV shows. Veteran drag racer Jim “Jet” Neilson, who has campaigned a series of Funny Cars and jet-powered limos, has been racing jet cars since 1986. He has the record for the fastest car on pavement on the Las Vegas Freeway. His speed was recorded at 391 mph. He still holds the land speed record for rubber tires on the road at 404 mph. Neilson‘s records include 362 mph at the Mira Mar Air show, San Diego, California in 1991; 380 mph Free Way Opening, at Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1998; 391 mph Free Way Opening, at Las Vegas, Nevada in 1999, and 404 mph at the Mesa Arizona Air Show in 2004. From Salt City Muscle saltcitymusclerf, & Jerry Rangel jwrtile.
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46) From: Don Smith. The World’s baddest Dodge Magnum Wagon, our trip to No-Prep’s newest event, the Purge!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS for Dragzine Newsletter newsletter.
November 8-12, 2023: World Street Nationals at Orlando Speed World.
November 8-10, 2023: Ford Mod Nationals at Bradenton Motorsports Park.
November 9-12, 2023: NHRA Finals at Pomona Dragstrip.
November 17-18, 2023: Street Outlaws No Prep Kings at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.
November 22-26, 2023: Thanksgiving ET Bracket Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
November 29-December 4, 2023: Snowbird Outlaw Nationals at Bradenton Motorsports Park.
December 7-9, 2023: Performance Racing industry Show at the Indianapolis Convention Center.
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47) From: HSR Communications adam. “At the same time, adding LMP3 to HSR events will not take away any track time or alter the schedule for our existing HSR classes and championships. It is actually a benefit as all of the on-track competing series on these six weekends fall under the IMSA and HSR umbrella. We are all working together as opposed to sharing a weekend with an outside group monopolizing the race schedule and available track time.” All cars in the HSR Prototype Challenge presented by IMSA will ride on Michelin tires and use VP Racing Fuels. Ligier and Duqueine plan to have representatives onsite for technical support at each event. Each race will feature a timed pit stop. Teams will have the option of one-or-two-driver lineups with no minimum drive times.
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48) I was playing around with the keyboard and learned a trick and it might work for you. I held down the control key (don’t release it as you roll) on my keyboard and then used the “roller” on the mouse and I could increase (roll it forward) or decrease (roll it backward) the size of the print. See if you can do that on your computer and if so then you can read any size print that is sent to you. Best, Richard
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49) HIDDEN PIONEER SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
November 9, 2023, Pomona, California NHRA Yes Program 2022 NHRA YES Program – YouTube.
November 12, 2023, Sunday AM Long Beach car show/swap meet longbeachhiposwapmeet.com.
November 18, 2023, Hidden Pioneers/Inglis Classics Supershow Fundraiser (High Desert) Inglis Classics.
December 10, 2023, Sunday AM Long Beach car show/swap meet- longbeachhiposwapmeet.com.
December Team Hidden Pioneers Christmas Party TBD + TBA (20+) Hidden Pioneers Facebook.

2024 NHRA YES Season Schedule (and Hidden Pioneer Tour)
March 21-24, 2024, 64th annual Lucas Oil NHRA/YES Winternationals, In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Pomona, CA.
April 5-7, 2024, 39th annual NHRA/YES Arizona Nationals, Phoenix.
April 12-14, 2024, 24th annual NHRA/YES Four-Wide Nationals, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas.
May 17-19, 2024, 24th Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA/YES by PEAK Performance, Route 66 Raceway, Chicago.
June 27-30, 2024, 18th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA/YES Nationals, Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio.
July 19-21, 2024, 35th annual Flav-R-Pac NHRA/YES Northwest Nationals, Pacific Raceways, Seattle.
July 26-28, 2024, 36th annual DENSO NHRA/YES Sonoma Nationals, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California.
Aug 28-Sept 2, 2024, 70th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA US Nationals, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis. The race will also include the Pep Boys NHRA/YES Funny Car All-Star Callout.
Sept 20-22, 2024, 16th annual Betway NHRA/YES Carolina Nationals, zMAX Dragway, Charlotte.
Oct 10-13, 2024, 39th annual Texas NHRA/YES FallNationals, Texas Motorplex, Dallas.
Oct 31-Nov 3, 2024, 24th annual NHRA/YES Nevada Nationals, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas.
Nov 14-17, 2024, 59th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA/YES Finals, In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Pomona, CA.
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50) Gold Coast car schedules from Sherm Porter at fuely32.
WEEKLY-SATURDAYS-SUNDAY AUTO HANGOUT: Every Saturday morning from 8am – 11:30 am or so, held in the Embarcadero Parking Lot, next to the PG&E stacks in Morro Bay, CA.
BAKERY BUMS: Every Saturday morning from 7am – 9am Held at Cider Creek Bakery in Paso Robles, CA corner of Niblick/South River Road, open to anything on wheels.
ORCUTT DERELICTS: Every Sunday morning from 8am -? Held in the Oak Knolls Shopping Center in Orcutt, CA, corner of Clark/Bradley, open to anything.
PISMO DERELICTS: Every Saturday morning from 7am -? Held in the OSH/ROSS Shopping Center in Pismo Beach, CA open to anything on wheels, 100+ cars on a sunny day.
SANTA BARBARA CARS & COFFEE: Every Sunday in Santa Barbara, CA, La Cumbre Plaza, 8-10:00 am.
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51) CSI Bill Important Speech – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8izVp6A0wY&t=8s. Bill Montgomery & Jerry Rangel
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52) Bill Montgomery’s Teaser for Hidden Garages – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtdHRDrgSnc. Bill Montgomery & Jerry Rangel
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53) Jeff Dodds, Chief Executive Officer, Formula E, has joined the impressive, growing list of featured industry speakers during the 4th Annual RACE INDUSTRY WEEK, Monday through Friday, Nov 27–Dec 1, 2023. EPARTRADE, Los Angeles CA team
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54) Thank you for providing a Global platform to speak about Transportation & Technology something I love to do. It’s everything we do daily however most people don’t really know what it means or how to use it properly. Bill Montgomery & Jerry Rangel
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55) “I’m working on collecting all the stories into one volume. Just starting. But, to complete the series, here is Part 1 of the story on Chrysler hemi engines at Bonneville.” Roger Meiners rmeiners.
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56) It was nice meeting you at the Nitro Revival and here is your request for my written lyrics for The Nitro Mash!
Thank you, Ross Gallagher
The Nitro Mash 7/20/23, Lyrics Written by Ross Gallagher to the tune of Monster Mash.
“I was at Irwindale last Saturday night
I came upon a wonderful sight
For the header flames from the pipes began to rise
And suddenly to my surprise
THEY DID THE MASH!
THEY DID THE NITRO MASH!
THE NITRO MASH
IT WAS A DRAG STRIP SMASH!
THEY DID THE MASH!
YOU CAN SMELL IT IN A FLASH!
THEY DID THE MASH!
THEY DID THE NITRO MASH!
From the starting line and down through the strip
All the Cacklers were letting their motors rip,
The header flames were glowing bright
And the Cackle Master said, this is all right!
THEY DID THE MASH!
THEY DID THE NITRO MASH!
THE NITRO MASH!
IT WAS A DRAG STRIP SMASH!
THEY DID THE NITRO MASH!
YOU CAN SMELL IT IN A FLASH!
THEY DID THE MASH!
THEY DID THE NITRO MASH!
The Tirewipers were having fun
The Cackle Show had just begun
The Strip was filled with Dragsters
And a few Funny Cars too!
The ground was shaking from Nitro sounds
T.C. in Heaven was looking down!
The Nitro Tuners were about to arrive
wondering if WHO is going to drive!
THEY PLAYED THE MASH!
THEY PLAYED THE NITRO MASH!
THE NITRO MASH!
IT WAS A DRAG STRIP SMASH!
THEY PLAYED THE MASH!
YOU CAN SMELL IT IN A FLASH!
THEY PLAYED THE MASH!
THEY PLAYED THE NITRO MASH!
Out on the Strip was a terrible sight!
Seems there was a Fueler that just won’t light
They plugged in the starter and counted to five
And suddddddenlythe motor came alive!
IT’S NOW THE MASH!
IT’S NOW THE NITRO MASH!
THE NITRO MASH!
IT’S A DRAG STRIP SMASH!
IT’S NOW THE NITRO MASH!
YOU CAN SMELL IT IN A FLASH!
IT’S NOW THE MASH!
IT’S NOW THE NITRO MASH!
From the Starting Line to the Top End Blast
Everyone knows, this won’t be the last!
For those who still smelling,
This Mash was meant to
If you arrive at our Strip
Tell them that Gibbs sent you!
THEN YOU CAN MASH!
THEN YOU CAN NITRO MASH!
THE NITRO MASH!
AND DO MY DRAG STRIP SMASH!
THE NITRO MASH!
YOU CAN SMELL IT IN A FLASH!
THEN YOU CAN MASH!
THE NITROOOO MASH!