God Speed Ministry is racing to “Change a Child’s Life.”  Every night
children right here in the United States go to bed hungry. Over 4
million children in the U.S. are hungry, according to statistics.

This is unacceptable. We can and must do something to change this. Together, we can Change a Child’s Life.

God Speed Ministry, Inc. has partnered with Feed The Children to help
feed children in each U.S. city that hosts an IHRA National Event. Feed
The Children is a Christian, nonprofit relief organization that
delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals,
children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war,
poverty, or natural disaster.

Your pocket change can significantly change a child’s life when pooled
together with the change of other like-minded people. At each IHRA
National Event in the US, God Speed Ministry will have jars located at
the concession stands, manufacturers’ midway, and various racer pits
for you to deposit your coins or other monies for these hungry
children. The money collected at each IHRA event will be used to feed
the hungry children here in the USA.

Since he was a teenager, Charles Carpenter has made the 1955 Chevy a centerpiece of his racing efforts.

After nearly seven months, Charles Carpenter can’t stand it much
longer; he has to drop the hammer on his new Pro Modified 1955 Chevy
soon. Luckily for Carpenter (and those around him on a daily basis), he
will get that chance this weekend at the Quick 8 Racers Association
race at Farmington Dragway.

Pro Mod racer Raymond Commisso is the latest recipient of the New York
Motorsports Top Speed Award after reaching 242.32 mph during last
weekend's eighth annual O'Reilly Thunder Valley NHRA Nationals. This
was the fourth time in five JEGS ProMod Challenge events that Commisso
had the fastest hot rod.

Fellow Pro Mod racer David Hance started the New York Motorsports Top
Speed Award prior to the St. Louis event. Danny Rowe won the first
award and $500 cash bonus. Commisso is the second racer to collect the
check.

With the recent announcement and the change over of the
national event series name from NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series to the
NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, there are some new provisions
that all national event participants need to be aware of. , No energy
sponsors will be allowed unless they were existing as of April 24,
2008, and fall under the "Grandfather Clause." This includes both
energy drink and energy drink-branded products. ,The Grandfather Clause
and a form that must be filled out completely, notarized, ,and
submitted with photographs to NHRA no later than June 20 can be found here if you believe your team falls under the Grandfather Clause.

Caravan Films, an independent production company based in the UK is
currently filming a documentary series following Swedish racer Adam
Flamholc on his Pro Stock racing journey to the European Championships.

The current episodes feature Adam doing test runs in Valdosta, Georgia
and then going on to participate in the World Championships in
Gainesville, Florida. To view the episodes, please click on the link: TheCaravanTube

Subsequent episodes will document Adam's races on May 23 2008 at Santa
Pod in the UK and the rest of the races of the 2008 European
Championships which will last throughout the summer.

THROWBACK FUNNY CARS 

What is the only thing that could have trumped our Throwback Funny Car version of Dale Pulde's War Eagle?

How about Dale Pulde returning with a nostalgia version of the Pontiac Firebird he made famous in the 1970s and 1980s.

Pulde
confirmed he will return with this John Powers-owned version of the War
Eagle in which he will drive and maintain. He sent the readers of
CompetitionPlus.com a couple of sneak peek photos.

Professional racers Clay Millican Erica Enders, Jeremy Mayfield and Phil Burkart are on an 11-day tour visiting the United States military personnel in Iraq and the surrounding territories.

Millican will share his experiences with the readers of CompetitionPlus.com through this blog. 

Doug
Herbert exercises different driving habits since both sons were killed in an automobile accident. (Roger Richards)

Top Fuel driver Doug Herbert’s two young sons, Jon and James,
were killed in a car crash down the street from the family’s home. In
at least 24 events, race fans offer their condolences to Herbert, which
is greatly appreciated from the veteran drag racer.

He’s taken the experience of losing his sons to bring awareness to
responsible teenage driving through their B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible
And Keep Everyone Safe) program. The program was created in January of
this year through the determination of Jon’s classmates at South Lake
Christian Academy.

Clyde West, longtime crew chief for V. Gaines, continues his
recovery from a ruptured colon. According to Gaines, he’s getting
better every day and in the past few days, he’s been able to eat again.

“That’s a big step,” Gaines said. “Hopefully this week he's going
to be out and I'm sure he'll be at the race shop the next day.”

J.W. Performance Transmissions will sponsor the JEG’S US Open Bracket
Championship Happy Hour and Pit-Pro golf cart race. The JEG’S US Open
will take place June 12-15, 2008 at O’Reilly Raceway Park in
Indianapolis, Indiana.