by Larry Crum Mon, 2022-07-11 11:26
It is not very often that a temper tantrum leads to your big break in life.
But that may just be the case for NHRA Funny Car competitor Bobby Bode.
by Bobby Bennett Sun, 2022-07-10 20:37
Royce Lee Freeman was there.
That's about all the elder statesman of Pro Stock can say about his effort in the inaugural factory hot rod event back in 1970 at the NHRA Winternationals. Though Freeman didn't rate a mention as an alternate in the event edition of National DRAGSTER, his feelings weren't hurt.
by Bobby Bennett Jr. Fri, 2022-07-08 21:52
Stevie "Fast" Jackson might not be the Robin Hood of NHRA Pro Modified. However, after a rule change heaved on the screw supercharger combination and the subsequent alleviation of regulations on the roots version, he’s looking like someone who might have robbed from the rich in advantage and delivered to the poor.
Jackson isn’t looking for hero status as much as he prefers to expose sandbagging the rules.
“I got tired of watching it happen,” Jackson said. “All the sand leaking out everywhere, and I wanted to show everybody what a real actual racing engine would do, with a real Supercharger, with somebody that really wanted to run and knew how to run one. I can play a screw blower like Beethoven played the piano or whatever instrument he plays. I wanted to go out there and just let everybody know that things aren’t as dire as what they initially appear.”