By Richard Parks 1) Reeves Callaway; https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a44544414/reeves-callaway-dead-at-75/. Corvette legend Reeves Callaway Dead at 75. Callaway, who founded Callaway Cars, became synonymous with high performance Corvettes. BY CHRIS PERKINS, PUBLISHED in Road & Track … [Read more...]
By Richard Parks 1) Ronald Charles Phelps, age 76, of La Mirada, California, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Ronald was born in California. A visitation for Ronald will be held Wednesday, July 26, 2023, from 11 AM to 1 PM at Rose Hills Mortuary Visitation Center, Mortuary Chapel #120, 3888 … [Read more...]
By Richard Parks 1) Bob Airheart, a 1993 SEMA Hall of Fame inductee and industry innovator, has passed away. Although Airheart operated his own rep agency, the Airheart name is also well known in the brake industry, notably for industrial and high-speed applications. Trains, buses and race cars … [Read more...]
By Richard Parks 1) Photo of Rodger Ward, two-time Indy 500 winner, by Charles Embrey. EDITOR: I personally knew Rodger Ward, but late in his life when dementia had begun to rob him of his vitality and memories. In a span of 18 months, and for 12 events, I stopped by Rodger's home in Lake … [Read more...]
By Richard Parks READERS: Dema Elgin and Randy Schmitz have contributed short stories of about 100 to 200 words about KENT FULLER. If you have any stories to add please send them to me. Once completed I will make them available to everyone who wants to read these stories by simple email and will … [Read more...]
By Richard Parks 1) EDITOR: I'm attempting to send a photograph. If it opens and you can see it the caption reads, "Hidden Pioneers visits the SEMA Education Program." Left>right: Jerry Rangel, Epi Parks, Richard Parks, Zane Clark (SEMA VP), Scott Parks (tall guy) and Bill Montgomery (Founder … [Read more...]
By Richard Parks 1) "Sorry to hear about John Jodauga, he did a great article in National Dragster on me in the February 2010 issue. The Sam Auxier Jr Show interviewing the greatest names in racing, 240-876-9284, or samauxier." Sam Auxier Jr 2) "I just learned that Nancy Edelbrock passed away … [Read more...]
By Richard Parks 1) Last Friday I attended the service for noted illustrator and National Dragster staffer John Jodauga. His artwork graced many press kit covers (most famously those for Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins) and posters, while his portraits were a staple of ND for many years. In attendance were … [Read more...]
By Richard Parks 1) Readers: Kent Fuller has passed away. Bob McClennan wrote, "How did it come about that Kent moved to Champion? Did it work out? I remember him building the grandstand brackets at the Speedway." Don Smith replied, "Our history with Kent Fuller...We were running the … [Read more...]
Steve Klemetti provides new drivers and new personal best elapsed times and speeds for the 2023 NHRA 4-Wide events in Las Vegas and Charlotte and the return to Joliet after a few years! New Entries Class Driver Best ET Speed Year Track PMD Jason Lee 5.684 252.24 2023 JOLIET PMD Jason Lee … [Read more...]
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