Aussie NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Steve Harker, originally from Brisbane, Aus., stayed after the event for his
daughter, Kate, to finish her Top Alcohol Dragster license.  With two sessions
at Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School under her belt, Kate got behind the wheel
of Tom Conway's A/Fuel Dragster.  After making a half pass to get used to the
car, Kate made passes of 5.51 and 5.355 to complete her Top Alcohol Dragster
license.

Bart and Donna Price are faced
with the extreme challenge of keeping their Greg Stanfield-driven Pro Stocker in
the field for 23-races a season. Nothing could have prepared them for the
challenge they faced in the last two weeks when Donna experienced heart problems
and was sent into surgery twice.

Donna’s defibrillator lead shorted out
and that sent them to the hospital for repair. During the surgical procedure,
the unit is actually fastened to the heart. Once the surgeons were convinced
they had it working properly again, it failed. She was rushed into emergency
surgery where a new defibrillator was installed. Her resolve was challenged with
two heart surgeries in as many days.

Jack Beckman admits he still has a lot
to learn in his quest to become a front-running Funny Car driver. He’s
quickly learning that driving 320 miles per hour in a Top Fuel Dragster
can be less demanding than a 314 mph blast in a clutch dust-filled
Funny Car cockpit.

Beckman knew there would be a difference between the two but never imagined the nuances would be as different as day and night.

Monday's final results from the IHRA Canadian Nationals at Toronto
Motorsports Park. The race is part of the 2006 eMax Drag Racing Series:

Top Fuel -- Clay Millican, 5.233 seconds, 217.77 mph def. Doug Foley, 8.970 seconds, 66.55 mph.

The Power Glide Pro Mods took on the Quick 8 Outlaws in the
battle of the
Power Glides. When the smoke had cleared Ronnie Davis had ran a 4.21, 173.66 in
qualifying and went on to win the race beating Jeff Tyson by a 4.29 to a 4.35
margin.That marked Davis’s 16th final round of 2006 drawing closer to last
season’s 17 final personal best. Davis
is reportedly going for 20 this year and at this pace he'll make it. Davis is also leading the
NHRA Div.2 Top Sportsman division.

SCARY MOMENT

Torco's CompetitionPlus.com's ace photog Chris Simmons had a front row seat on the top end Doug Foley's final round crash. Foley was transported by ambulance to West Haldimand General Hospital in
nearby Hagersville, Ontario, for testing and observation following a crash
during the Top Fuel final round of the IHRA Canadian Nationals. Foley was
conscious and talking.

Millican Takes Bitter-Sweet Win
at Toronto Motorsports Park

Foley Conscious and
Talking After Final Round Crash

Clay Millican moved back to the top of
the IHRA Knoll Gas-Torco Racing Fuels Pro Nitro Top Fuel championship points
standings with a victory over Doug Foley in the final round at the IHRA Canadian
Nationals at Toronto Motorsports Park. But the victory celebration was
short-lived as Millican’s concern following the race was on the well-being of
his friend and competitor.

In the final round Foley lost traction at
half-track, slid into the left lane and collided with the wall. His car bounced
back into the lane and drifted over into the right wall before coming to a stop.
Foley was conscious after the crash, but was transported to West Haldimand
General Hospital in Hagersville, Ontario, for further evaluation.

“I’ve
made the final at all three Canadian races this year, but today, to be honest
with you, I’d just assume I didn’t have this one,” said Millican. “I don’t want
to win the championship this way; I don’t want to win a race this
way.

“Besides everything today, this is definitely one of the most
exciting chases IHRA’s ever had in Top Fuel. We have the same kind of chase we
had my very first year racing Top Fuel when I lost the championship by seven
points. Going into first round today I was behind by seven points, and I thought
about that year, and how important every point is,” added Millican.

Doug Foley has been transported
by ambulance to West Haldimand General Hospital in nearby Hagersville,
Ontario, for testing and observation following a crash during the Top
Fuel final round of the IHRA Canadian Nationals. Foley was conscious
and talking.

We couldn't help but think of an old experience in backing up a car when we saw our old buddy Mark Carrier backing up driver Cory McClenathan. This one dates back to August of 2004 in Norwalk, Ohio.

One of the popular
rumors blanketing the Texas Motorplex surrounded Melanie Troxel and her plans
for 2007 and beyond. Scuttlebutt suggests her sponsor Evan Knoll will withdraw
his program from DSR and possibly head in a new direction with his driver intact. While no one close to
the issue will discuss anything at this point in time, Troxel has tuned out the
rumors.

“We get caught up in that as a team and we try to ignore all of
it,” Troxel said. “It’s really something that we’re not that involved in. It’s
stuff that other people are involved with and it’s our guess as to whether any
of it is true. It would be a big mistake for us to get caught up in that while
we still have a chance at winning this championship. These opportunities don’t
come around that often.