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STREET CAR SUPER NATS SCHEDULED FOR VEGAS
 Dennis Radford is just one of the racers expected at SCSN III. |
The strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be the site of the Street Car Super Nationals III on Nov. 1-4 when over 45 Pro Street-type cars will vie for $20,000 to win. There will be nine different classes including Pro Street, Outlaw 10.5, Extreme Drag Radial, Wild Street, Hot Street, and others.
Among other racers expected are PSCA champion Ed Thornton, John Scialpi, Kelly Bluebaugh, Brad Personnett, Monty Berney, Gil Nevarez, John Mihovetz, and SCSN speed record holder, Mike Moran. (Rod Short photo) [10/23/2007]
GARRET-BUILT GOAT GOES TO PICKENS
Mark Pickens, co-owner of Motorvation, a manufacturer of performance chips and controllers for the automotive industry and associate sponsor of Clay Millican's Top Fuel ride, recently debuted this new Garret Race Cars-built GTO in Top Sportsman trim.
Beneath a pristine candy red, black and white paint job with a band of authentic turned gold leaf wrap by Aron Glaser of Twist 'N' Shout Custom Paint, the car carries a Jeff Wilkerson 665 with electronic fuel injection 
(but no nitrous--yet), and is backed up by a Powerglide fitted with a TCI converter. It also features state-of-the-art Penske rear shocks, Lamb struts sprung with titanium springs and several other titanium parts including the mono wheelie bar, parachute mounts, steering shaft and lower control arms.
In its first quarter-mile test pass at Memphis Motorsports Park, Pickens steered the gleaming new Goat to a 1.02-second 60-foot time followed
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SETTLES MOVING ON
Former NHRA World Champion driver turned tuner, Dave Settles, told DRO that the IHRA World Finals was his last as the tuner for the Zizzo family. Settles tuned the car to several wins during his tenure with the team and they finished second in IHRA points to BruceLitton this year.
The Agent wonders if Settles’ right hand man, Mike Kern, of whom the often-acerbic Settles speaks highly, may tune the car should the team return in 2008. [10/23/2007]
PRUDHOMME DOESN’T LOSE HOME IN CA FIRES
The Agent talked to Prudhomme's team manager Skip Allum and he confirmed with us that his property and house had not burned as reported on message boards. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who live in the area and may have been affected by this disaster. [10/23/2007]