Mike Kloeber’s dismissal from Bob Tasca’s Funny Car team left him on the sidelines for much of the
2008 season. A call following the NHRA Fallnationals in Dallas, Texas,
put Kloeber back in the ranks of the gainfully employed.
Kloeber’s resume isn’t exactly chopped liver considering that he tuned
Clay Millican to six IHRA Top Fuel world championships and among other
accolades as the first-ever 300-mph Funny Car run while working with
Jim Epler.
“I had been calling all the big teams to try and find myself a home
with a good team with a lot of funding and good parts,” Kloeber said.
“Kenny’s been one of the guys that I have been talking to off and on
all year long. Kenny’s been trying to stick with the guys he’s started
with and that kind of stuff. Kenny was trying to do what he thought was
best for his team so even though we talked a lot he didn’t elect to
hire me and finally after Dallas he gave me a call. I got on a plane
and came straight to Memphis.”