Volume IX, Issue 9

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LEE TO DRIVE McGAFFIC’S FUNNY CAR

Nitro Funny Car pilot Cory Lee will take over the wheel of Jeff and Bonnie McGaffic’s Monte Carlo flopper for the remainder of the season in IHRA competition. Lee will head to the President’s Cup Nationals held at Maryland International Raceway in Budds Creek and the IHRA World Finals at Rockingham Dragway with the help from sponsorship from MetalWood Bats and Tigress Air, Inc. (Darr Hawthorne photo) [9/24/2007]

UTTERBACK SEEING DOUBLE

DRO nostalgia drag racing columnist Jeff Utterback pulled double duty last weekend in nitro testing at Bakersfield’s Famoso Raceway. Utterback was testing in his regular ride

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driving the Pisano & Matsubara nitro Vega and also made a check-out pass driving Marc Stucky’s ’69 Dodge Daytona “Nitro Charger.” The Pisano team was testing a new set of M&H slicks, but reverted to Goodyear's on Sunday to run a strong 6.20, shutting off at 1,100 feet.  

Also testing was Steve Romanazzi in his “Warrior” Vega tuned by Donnie Couch. Romanazzi ran a stout, off-the-trailer 6.13 ET at 230.47 MPH and on Sunday carded 6.11 and 6.06 ET’s getting ready for the nitro funny car show at the California Hot Rod Reunion on Oct. 12-14.  (Darr Hawthorne photos) [9/24/2007]

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