NEW PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT FOR NHRA MOTORSPORTS MUSEUM
Mark your calendars if you're headed for SoCal for the NHRA World Finals. There will be a photography exhibit at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum titled '1960s Photographs of Pomona Drag Racing."
The exhibition will run Aug. 12, 2006 through Jan. 15, 2007. Dozens of dramatic vintage drag race images shot by National Dragster photographers examine a remarkable, head-on confrontation between two technologies that have shaped the Southern California psyche: cars and cameras.
The exhibit was originally developed by the California Museum of Photography and is presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California. [4-26-2006]
STRICTLY PERSONAL
It’s DRO photographer Zak Hawthorne’s birthday today, so a tip of the Agent's party hat to Zak.
And in other good news Zak's brother Ian earned his California driver's license this week. You may remember Ian as the Official Chauffeur of Funny Car driver Ron Capps at last season's Goodguys Pomona Nitro Nationals.
The Agent just has to ask -- how much have your insurance payments gone up this week, dad? (Darr Hawthorne photos) [4-26-2006]
ODDY AND BAREMAN SHOWING SIGNS OF LIFE
Legendary Pro Mod engine builder and team owner Jim Oddy, his driver Steve Bareman, and Oddy’s Summit Racing Equipment-backed Dodge Stratus Pro Mod haven’t been on the Pro Mod radar screen this season. They have yet to qualify and, until they made two complete passes at the IHRA Rockingham race last weekend, had made about 20 passes or so without getting to the finish line at full throttle. The team may be on the verge of turning the season around as they made a couple of 230+ passes during qualifying at Rockingham. Although the ET’s weren’t up to the team’s standards and they didn’t qualify when rain washed out the last qualifying session at the Rock Saturday night, the car did run 230+ mph twice, making it one of only a few Pro Mod cars at the event that made laps of 230 mph or better. The power is there, Oddy says, they just need to figure out the front half of the track. (DRO file photo by Jeff Burk) [4-26-2006]
