Route 66 out, Houston added to Super Chevy Show roster; Topeka changes date

Houston Raceway Park has become a shareholder in the Super Chevy Show series and has set a date to be part of the 30th anniversary season in 2010. The Baytown, Texas, facility will replace Route 66 Raceway on the schedule and will host a Super Chevy Show for the first time since 2005 on Sept. 10-12.

Seth Angel, Houston Raceway Park's executive vice president and general manager, helped get Houston on the Super Chevy Show schedule. HRP held Super Chevy Show events every year between 1988-2005.

SCSW, Inc., bought the series in the fall and the owners have worked on preparing for the 30th anniversary season. Billy Meyer, one of the SCSW Inc., owners and the secretary and treasurer of the board of directors, said the schedule has been the top priority.

Heartland Park Topeka moved the date of its Super Chevy Show so they could host a Father's Day weekend event, June 18-20.

For more information on the Super Chevy Show series and their 30th anniversary season, go to www.superchevyshow.com. [1/28/2010]

Rocky Mountain Nostalgia Funny Car Association formed

Western Canada has a new group of racers called the Rocky Mountain Nostalgia Funny Car Association (RMNFCA). The club has been formed under the direction of Eddy Plaizier, Joey Steckler and Cal Tebb. For more information phone Steckler at 780-454-6514 or go to http://www.rockymountainnostalgiafunnycars.com.

The club rules require car bodies to be of 1984 vintage and older and be center steered. All engines are to be blown and injected, running on alcohol. Car and drivers must meet certification for NHRA advanced e.t. The cars will be running on a different index, 7.20 to 6.90 seconds, depending on the requests of each particular track. 

RMNFCA will run a point series throughout western Canada with sponsorship provided by Ace Manufacturing.

Several of the RMNFCA teams have plans to attend the NHRA Heritage Series in Las Vegas, Bakersfield, and Boise, Idaho. In addition, look for them at Washington state’s Spokane Raceway.

Canadian race dates confirmed are at Ashcroft, British Columbia (June 11-13); Edmonton, Alberta (June 25-27, July 10-11, Aug. 11 and Sept. 11-12); Mission, BC (July 23-25); Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Aug. 21); and Drayton Valley, Alberta (Sept. 4-5). [1/28/2010]

Sie spricht drag racing 

With NHRA Worldwide just getting launched, YNot Racing is teaming up with a German female crew chief for an international exchange of drag racing knowledge between the two teams.

Gittli Koller, a 17-year veteran of drag racing who most recently crewed for Peter Schöfer Racing, a German Top Alcohol Dragster team, will join the Grand Junction, Colorado-based YNot Racing crew as a consultant.

“We see this as a real opportunity to exchange information between race teams and countries,” said YNot Crew Chief Norm Grimes.

Koller started in drag racing in 1993 at the street legal and super comp levels. Her last 10 years have been spent analyzing data and suggesting setups to the chief mechanic of Peter Schöfer Racing. That team has a notable track record as European Champions in 2002 and 2008, European runner-up Champions in 2003, 2004, and 2006 and third place finishes in 2005 and 2007. [1/28/2010]