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FEEDBACK FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 30

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FEEDBACK FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 30

WAR STORIES SHOWDOWN EARLY ENTRIES

The field is already
shaping up for the inaugural Torco’s CompetitionPlus.com WAR STORIES Showdown.
This will be the competition where members of the drag racing community will be
paired on an eliminations type ladder and eliminate one another on the basis of
who can tell the best war story.

There will be four rounds
of eliminations that will narrow down to a single winner. Each match is
determined via reader vote.

JOHN FORCE HOLIDAY CAR SHOW

John Force’s return to the autograph table will be one of the highlights of
Sunday’s annual John Force Holiday Car Show benefitting the California Highway
Patrol’s ChiP’s for Kids Christmas toy drive.
 
 Force, injured in a Sept. 23rd crash in Dallas, Texas, has been undergoing
rigorous physical therapy since returning to California following 27 days of
rehabilitation at Baylor University Medical Center in Texas.
 
 The 14-time NHRA Funny Car champion will be joined in the celebrity line
by daughters Ashley, Brittany and Courtney, wife Laurie, 2006 and 2007 POWERade
Series runner-up Robert Hight, crew chiefs Austin Coil, Bernie Fedderly and Dean
“Guido” Antonelli, new Team Force driver Mike Neff and racing legends Tom “the
Mongoose” McEwen and Gas Ronda.

WAR STORIES SHOWDOWN

Torco's CompetitionPlus.com plans on having a national event featuring all
of the legends of drag racing from the old school, but not on the drag strip. In
fact they won't even have to strap into a car. This competition will be who can
tell the best war story.
 
Our readers will judge each winner by an online vote. We will select 16
individuals, some may be past or present racers, others may be promoters and
some may just be people in the sport.
 
Torco's CompetitionPlus.com will pair the storytellers through a random
reader vote competition. The highest vote getter will be the top seed and the
rest will follow. They will advance on a ladder just like a regular drag race.
With each winning round, the participants will spin a new yarn.

WCHRA LEADER RESIGNS

Donny Chavez has resigned his position as President of the West Coast
Hot Rod Association in order to pursue new challenges in his life for
2008. The WCHRA came to life at Speedworld Dragway in Surprise, AZ in
February of this year provided the west coast racers with another place
to race street legal style racing. The racing was intense through most
of the year and a couple of classes went to the season finale before a
Champion was crowned. Chavez explained his decision in a letter on the
WCHRA website that is published below.

THE RACING CHEF ON DEMAND

The three initial pilot episodes of The Racing Chef, the reality show on the
life and times of Team JEGS traveling chef Nicky Morse, was such a success on
its debut on FSN Ohio that it will now be made available on Time Warner's On
Demand (Station 1111) beginning Dec. 2. On Demand is currently available in 40
countries, stretching Morse's potential fanbase to an enormous number of
viewers.

SCHUMACHER WANTS WIN FOR TROOPS

After capturing his fourth straight NHRA POWERade world championship
earlier this month, U.S. Army Top Fuel driver Tony “The Sarge”
Schumacher would like nothing better than to make the holiday season
even more special for the hard-working men and women of the U.S. Army.

Last Monday, the Chicago-area resident was selected as a nominee for
the 2007 American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association
(AARWBA) All-America Team, while on Thursday he was named a finalist
for the prestigious Economaki Champion of Champions Award.

“We win races for our soldiers, we win world championships for our
soldiers and we accept awards for our soldiers,” said Schumacher. “Rest
assured that any trophies that may come our way in the next couple of
weeks will be dedicated to the men and women who are protecting our
freedom every day. Without them, we’re all nowhere -- plain and simple.”

2008 SUPER CHEVY SCHEDULE

Roger Gustin, President of AutoStar Productions, Inc. released the 2008
Super Chevy Show Event Schedule.  The Super Chevy Show has 15 events on
tap for the upcoming season.

TOP TEN REASONS TO LOVE THE IHRA

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NHRA NOPI SCHEDULE

NOPI Motorsports has announced the schedule for the 2008 “NOPI Drag Racing
Series sanctioned by NHRA.” 

The eight-race series features stops at NHRA member
tracks around the country, including two stops at Old Bridge Township in
Englishtown, N.J.

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