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Leo Dempsey recently had a stroke and is in the
hospital. His speech is impaired but he is mak-
ing progress towards recovery. Bob Martin
recently underwent surgery to remove a tumor in
the brain, and is doing well in recovery. The doctors changed his
medications and he is doing
much better. Bob Webb had a heart transplant and
all reports are that he is doing very well,
although total recovery time takes some time. Neil
Thompson had triple bypass surgery and a
heart valve replacement, and after a rocky start, is now well into
recovery. Dyno Don
Nicholson passed away. Nicholson was a dry lakes
racer from the 1940's, and then competed
in all types of motorsports racing. Bob Sights of
the Gear Grinders saw Bob Webb yesterday,
and he is looking good and doing well after his heart
transplant. Webb visited Jack's Garage and
saw Jack Underwood and the local Donut
Derelict guys. Al Teague has had gall bladder
surgery. Wes Hutchens is still undergoing
tests. Joe Thompson of the Lakers has
been in the
hospital about a week and a half after open heart surgery and a
stroke.
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*A misguided attempt to reduce dependence on foreign oil and improve
air quality, legislation has
been introduced in the Vermont House of Representatives,
to establish a progressive registra-
tion surcharge for motor vehicles registered at the pleasure car
rate that achieve fewer than 20
miles per gallon. For example, this surcharge would amount to $160
annually for vehicles with an
EPA rating of less than 15 miles per gallon. If this effort is
successful, the effects on your ability
to purchase the vehicle of your choice, not to mention vehicle
safety, will be dramatic. Vermont
House Bill 736. (Jason Tolleson/SEMA)
*USAC/CRA POINT STANDINGS: Cory Kruseman - 131, Damion
Gardner -130, Danny
Sheridan - 105, Mike Spencer - 102, Jesse Hockett - 97, Rip Williams
- 84, J. Hicks - 72,
Mike Kirby - 69, David Cardey - 64, Blake Miller - 55. (Scott
Daloisio and Kim Donner)
*Looking for the Balchowsky/Vogel HotRod Roadster–Hop
Up Magazine cover car. Body
work by Jimmy Summers. Began road racing in ’52,
competing against European sports cars.
Channeled with v-windshield, modified grille. Ran LaSalle
flathead, Olds, Cad & Buick engines.
STILL Missing. Contact
www.hotrodhotline.com (Jack Lawford)
*House Bill 4307 that would amend the state’s
current law governing antique motor vehicles to
permit their use on Friday evenings was passed by the West
Virginia House of Representatives.
Under current West Virginia law, use of antique vehicles is
strictly limited to club activities, ex-
hibits, tours, parades, testing, obtaining repairs and for
recreational purposes only on Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays. The bill now moves to the Senate
Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee for consideration. (Jason Tolleson)
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*The American Hot Rod Foundation teamed up with the
Jalopy Journal (jalopyjournal.com)
to bring you their Ask the Expert. Hot rodders can now
interact with these pioneers. To meet
people like Ed Iskenderian, John Ryan, Jim Wangers
and Arnie "the Farmer" Beswick,
go to
http://www.ahrf.com/questions.php. Each month there are 12 hot
rod pioneers you can ask
a question. You type the question and we call up the pioneer you
have chosen and record their
answer. Then we post the answer on the web site for you to hear.
Our photo gallery is growing.
There is a great collection from Roger Morrison
featuring early pictures of the 303 Bell Engine
Crankshaft Special. Also we continue to put up hundreds
of Tony Nancy’s photos. We have
Julian Doty’s photos from the early dry lakes and
Bonneville. Mario Baffico photos of the
Oakland Roadster Show in the 50’s. Our first documentary should
be available by June. It is on
the birth of drag racing and will feature hundreds of
never-before-seen photos and early film foot-
age. It will star Wally Parks, C.J. Hart, Tony Nancy,
Fred Larsen and many more. We have
yet to decide on a title for the film, so we’ll run a little
competition. Mail in your suggestions for a
title and if we use it you will receive 3 free DVDs, and we’ll
give you a credit. Henry Astor, The
American Hot Rod Foundation, 325 Lafayette Street, #4,
New York, NY 10012. Or go to
WWW.AHRF.COM
*Dirt Late Model racing in Australia, Feb 18,
Northam Motorsports Park hosts the 2006 Late
Model Masters race. The race will be webcast over the internet
at the popular Sprint Car World
website and will be hosted by Rick Gilmour, Brad ‘Fat
Rat’ Steele and Brian ‘Bear’
and
http://www.ozlatemodel.com. (Doc Lehman)
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*The airing of the 1st Annual MOPAR/PRI Sprint & Midget Classic
will be re-broadcast on 12
March 2006, at 12:30 p.m. EST/9:30 a.m. PST, on ESPN2. Meredith Kaplan Burns, Managing Editor, Performance Racing Industry, 31706 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 or MeredithB@performanceracing.com Phone 949-499-5413 x3016 (Doug Stokes)
*The Final Top Ten Drivers in the DART Machinery
Winternationals Points were: 1. Dennis
Erb Jr, 2. Donnie Moran, 3. Earl Pearson Jr, 4. Billy Moyer,
5. Steve Francis, 6. Matt Miller, 7.
Rick Eckert, 8. Tim McCreadie, 9. Doug Horton, 10. Don
O’Neal. (Dustin Jarrett)
*Perris Auto Speedway, Lake Perris, CA point
standings: Late Models-Ron Bartels 60, Al
Purkey 57, Billy Griffin 54, Devin Crockett 51, Chad Jones
48. Super Stocks-Linney White 60,
Mark Shackleford 57, Scott Dodd 54, John Caley 51, Ed Perry
48. Street Stocks-Henry
Wesolowski Sr 60, Joe Shuagis 57, Don Zoll Sr 54, Jim Coates
51, Jim Pierce 48. Sports
Compacts- Rick Hinkle 60, Mike Hudson 57, Tom Hess
54, Dave Yungen 51, Kris Carnish
48. Pick-A-Part Cruisers-Lagor/Connelly
60, Merritt/Meyer 57, Martin/Hunsaker 54, Allen/
Ramsey 51, Talkington/Lewis 48. (Scott Daloisio and Kim
Donner)
*Feb 25, Lee Raskin, author of James Dean
at Speed, will appear at Autobooks/Aerobooks
in Burbank, CA, to talk about his book and sign autographs. Raskin
is a noted author and expert
on Porsche's. (Doug Stokes)
*All Star Circuit of Champions added The
Raceway at PowerCom Park in Beaver Dam,Wisc
on June 14, and the Red River Valley Speedway in
Fargo, ND, June 16-17. Season point
standings: Jason Solwold 167, Greg Wilson
163, Greg Hodnett 163, Lance Dewease 162,
Chad Blonde 153, Brock Mayes 152, Paul May 151, Jeremy
Campbell 149, Danny Smith 146,
Spud Gustin 142. See www.allstarsprint.com or contact info@allstarsprint.com.
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*H.B. 1176 to create a statutory titling and
registration class for kit cars and exempt these cars
from Colorado’s emissions inspection program will be
considered by the House Transportation
and Energy Committee on February 23. (Jason Tolleson)
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