Columns ARCHIVE

2012

Dead-On - Traction control? You can't use that, can you? [02-09-12]
Burk's Blast - I just can’t wait 'til the 2012 season starts! [02-08-12]
Getting Nostalgic - Jason Rupert, NFC Champ [02-08-12]
Then and Now - A San Diego Snap Shot [02-08-12]
Burk's Blast - It’s the Nitro Stupid [02-01-12]
Burk's Blast - Just Wondering with an ice cold Corona and a BLT [01-25-12]
Burk's Blast - Tidbits from the Burkster’s slightly cluttered notebook! [01-20-12]
Burk's Blast - Finally some good news! [01-11-12]
Dead On - Local tracks, local racers set to grow? I think so! [01-11-12]
Looking at NHRA’s 2010 Tax Return [01-11-12]
The View From the Left Coast - Ladies, Take Your Corners! [01-11-12]
Then and Now - Top Eliminators at Tri State Dragway [01-11-12]
Burk's Blast - Closing Out the Burkster’s 2011 Notebook [01-05-12]

2011

Burk's Blast - Closing the books on 2011 [12-22-11]
Burk's Blast - Stocking Stuffers for the Drag Racing World [12-20-11]
All Tooned Up [12-12-11]
Dead On - Time to focus on the positive [12-12-11]
Then and Now - Catching my breath [12-12-11]
Burk's Blast - Notes from a cluttered Notebook [12-07-11]
Burk's Blast - Wondering Again [11-30-11]
Burk's Blast - At this time of the year I am thankful [11-23-11]
Burk's Blast - Just Wondering in the afterglow of another NHRA season [11-17-11]
Burk's Blast - Clearing out my cluttered reporters notebook [11-10-11]
Dead On - What is next for the Pros and Sportsman racers? [11-10-11]
Getting Nostalgic - Harris: Again in the Zone to Capture Top Fuel Title [11-10-11]
Then and Now - Wednesday Night at OCIR [11-10-11]
The Tipsy Trickster - CHRR [10-19-11]
Getting Nostalgic - Time for the Reunion, plus revisiting past stories [10-13-11]
Steve Earwood on the Price of VHT [10-13-11]
Then and Now - Razing Arizona Part II: Tucson & South East Arizona [10-13-11]
Burk's Blast - Talking Rules, Racing, and Records [10-10-11]
Burk's Blast - Just wondering while staying up late to watch the NHRA Big Show from Charlotte on ESPN2 [09-19-11]
Burk's Blast - Notes scribbled on my napkin from Mr. G’s Bar and Grill in Cedar Falls, Iowa [09-19-11]
Burk's Blast - Are 260-mph Pro Mods and 210-mph Pro Stocks Too Heavy and Fast to be Safe? [09-16-11]
Dead On - Don’t they have bigger fish to fry? [09-08-11]
Getting Nostalgic - The Shot Which Should Have Been Heard Around the World [09-08-11]
Is the Big Go the Big Went? [09-08-11]
Then and Now - Dave Smith Engineering, aka Precisioned Speed & Marine [09-08-11]
Burk's Blast - Notes scribbled on the back of my NHRA press parking sticker for the 57th annual U.S. Nats [09-06-11]
Burk's Blast - The Burkster’s going to the “Big Go” this year [09-01-11]
Burk's Blast - Notes from the 58th annual World Series of Drag Racing [08-29-11]
Burk's Blast - From the Burkster’s Reporter’s Notebook (also more wondering) [08-25-11]
Tipsy Trickster - DRO Funny Car Challenge [08-25-11]
Burk's Blast - News and notes from a wild week in drag racing [08-16-11]
Burk's Blast - Notes written on my napkin from Shotsky's Bar & Grill in LaRue, Ohio [08-12-11]
Five Questions for Carl Weisinger [08-12-11]
All 'Tooned Up - NHRA's POV of the drags vs Reality [08-10-11]
Getting Nostalgic - Watch the entire show [08-10-11]
Then and Now - Cordova, the World Series Of Drag Racing... Then & Now [08-10-11]
Burk's Blast - And now for something completely different [08-03-11]
View from the Left Coast - Media Watch [08-02-11]
Burk's Blast - Notes scribbled on my cocktail coaster [07-26-11]
Statistically Speaking - Something to consider [07-18-11]
Dead On - Why not change SOMETHING? [07-12-11]
Burk's Blast - Press releases that created more questions than answers [07-11-11]
Getting Nostalgic - Is There Nitro in the Water? [07-11-11]
My First Time - Bret Kepner [07-11-11]
Then and Now - Defending the cavemen (at NHRA & ESPN) [07-11-11]
Burk's Blast - Has it been 50 years? What a great trip I’ve had [06-30-11]
Burk's Blast - Random observations from the Burkster’s notebook [06-22-11]
Tipsy Trickster - NHRA at Bristol [06-16-11]
Burk's Blast - Notes scrawled on my napkin from Sneaky Pete’s Steakhouse in LeClaire, Iowa [06-15-11]
Burk's Blast - Just Wondering While Awaiting the Dog Days of Summer [06-08-11]
Dead On - This ‘No-Box. Bottom Bulb Racing’ is getting tougher [06-08-11]
My First Time - Ro McGonegal [06-08-11]
Then and Now - Special K (Keosauqua-Kahoka-Keokuk) [06-08-11]
Tipsy Trickster - NHRA at E-town [06-03-11]
Burk's Blast - Notes written on my napkin from Pat’s Pig in Topeka, KS: Great BBQ and Cold Beer [05-24-11]
Getting Nostalgic - Should the Heritage Series be NHRA's Nationwide Series? [05-19-11]
Burk's Blast - Beating my head against a dead horse [05-18-11]
All 'Tooned Up - Why some fans don't go to the drags anymore [05-11-11]
Burk's Blast - Notes scribbled on my napkin from a classic cocktail and supper club near Byron, Illinois [05-11-11]
Dead On - Is now the time for the Grassroots Bracket Series? [05-11-11]
Then and Now - Pro Stock: The Beginning [05-11-11]
Berserko Bob Doerrer - A Four Wide Review [04-28-11]
Tipsy Trickster - NHRA Houston [04-27-11]
Burk's Blast - Just Wondering why some things never change [04-22-11]
Burk's Blast - In the real world NHRA’s race broadcasts would’ve been canceled long ago [04-12-11]
Dead On - Hey Jeff, I know the answers! Ask me, ask me! [04-12-11]
Getting Nostalgic - Bakersfield Recap [04-12-11]
Then and Now - Arnie Beswick and the Racing Illini (Part I) [04-12-11]
Burk's Blast - Just Wondering (no April Fool) [04-01-11]
Burk's Blast - NHRA over exposed? [03-16-11]
Burk's Blast - Getting them up on the tires [03-09-11]
Getting Nostalgic - Project 1320 and some March Meet history [03-09-11]
Then and Now - Viva Las Vegas II [03-09-11]
Berserko – Just like being there [02-28-11]
Burk's Blast - Clearing out a cluttered notebook [02-28-11]
Burk's Blast - Oh, the Wonder of it all [02-18-11]
All Tooned Up – Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Nitro [02-16-11]
Burk's Blast - A new month, and more Wondering [02-10-11]
Dead On - Stuff starts to happen this time of the year [02-10-11]
Getting Nostalgic - Valley Fever: You need to be aware [02-10-11]
Statistically Speaking - Nitro car speeds revisited 2 years later [02-10-11]
Then and Now - The Bob & Doug Lambeck Story [02-10-11]
Burk's Blast - Has Chevy's management abandoned NHRA's Chevy faithful? [02-01-11]
Burk's Blast - Keeping up with the news of the day and tomorrow! [01-26-11]
News & Analysis [01-21-11]
Burk's Blast - Cleaning out a cluttered notebook [01-19-11]
From the DRAWing Board - DRAW pays out a whopping 220K in 2010! [01-13-11]
Burk's Blast - The Burkster dusts off the old crystal ball for 2011 [01-11-11]
Dead On - Is it the right time for this project car? [01-11-11]
Getting Nostalgic - Bakersfield: Let’s Get Ready to Rumble! [01-11-11]
Guest Column - Berserko really gets around [01-11-11]
Then and Now - Razing Arizona - Part One [01-11-11]
Burk's Blast - Drag racing sanctioning organizations are changing and so is the sport [01-07-11]

2010

All 'Tooned Up "Jingle Bells, Something Smells" [12-17-10]
Burk's Blast - Drag racing sanctioning organizations are changing and so is the sport [12-15-10]
Dead On - Sometimes it's the little things that matter most [12-14-10]
Then and Now - The Cutting Room Floor [12-14-10]
Burk's Blast - Expensive, Unexpected New Rules for NHRA PM and AA/FC Racers in 2011!? [12-07-10]
Burk's Blast - It’s time to make rules that benefit the fans [11-30-10]
Burk's Blast - I heard the news today, oh boy! [11-24-10]
Burk's Blast - These are the good old days [11-19-10]
News & Analysis - Shakeup at the ADRL [11-18-10]
The View from the Left Coast - Sleeping in the Grandstand [11-17-10]
Burk's Blast - Wondering once more [11-12-10]
Berserko Bob’s Jet Propelled Road Trip [11-10-10]
Burk's Blast - It’s time to re-energize the Pro Stock Class [11-09-10]
Dead On - Support your local tracks [11-09-10]
Getting Nostalgic - Two deserving champions [11-09-10]
Then and Now - Hawkeye Drag Racing, Then & Now… [11-09-10]
Burk's Blast - The road trip from Hell saved by great drag racing [11-01-10]
Burk's Blast - On the Road Again… Still [10-27-10]
From the DRAWing Board – DRAW raises over 50K in Sept and Oct! [10-26-10]
Burk's Blast - The NMCA, the NHRA, IHRA's Thunder Jam, and Ashley Force [10-12-10]
Then and Now - Rollin' On The River [10-12-10]
Burk's Blast - Clearing out a cluttered notebook [10-01-10]
Berserko at zMax - "Berserko" Bob Doerrer [09-28-10]
From the DRAWing Board - DRAW GETS READY FOR BIG DALLAS AUCTION! [09-27-10]
Burk's Blast - Larry Morgan had it right [09-22-10]
Burk's Blast - Just Wondering while enjoying the sunset from the observation deck of the Phlegm Building in downtown O’Fallon, MO. [09-17-10]
Berserko goes to Dragstock - "Berserko" Bob Doerrer [09-14-10]
Dead On - Stock Eliminator: time for a change, maybe? [09-10-10]
Burk's Blast - Saying the U.S. Nationals is an important race doesn’t make it so [09-09-10]
Getting Nostalgic - Telling the truth in a kind way [09-09-10]
News and Analysis - Professional Drag Racing’s Labor Woes [09-09-10]
Then and Now - Cheetah, the Bill Thomas dream! [09-09-10]
Burk's Blast - Notes written on a coaster from G’s Place in Port Byron, Illinois (best steak and music bar in the area) [09-02-10]
Burk's Blast - More wondering [08-19-10]
Dead On - Is this as fun as it can get? [08-17-10]
All 'Tooned Up [08-13-10]
Burk's Blast - ADRL drag racing is really old school [08-11-10]
Getting Nostalgic - The Pepsi Nightfires (You really need to be a part of it) [08-11-10]
Then and Now - California, here I come! [08-11-10]
Burk's Blast - Clearing out my cluttered notebook [08-04-10]
Burk's Blast - Has the NHRA lost contact with its fans? [07-29-10]
Burk's Blast - Wondering again in the heat of July [07-21-10]
Pros and cons regarding the 1,000-ft track distance [07-14-10]
Burk's Blast – Just a positive attitude isn't going to solve the problems [07-12-10]
Dead On - Who's to say? [07-12-10]
Getting Nostalgic - A Match Made in heaven [07-12-10]
Then and Now - Moving to Arizona [07-12-10]
Why isn't Dan Olson using the rev limiter to slow 'em down? [07-12-10]
Burk's Blast - Wondering just before Independence Day [07-02-10]
All Tooned Up - Kind of a Drag [06-28-10]
Burk's Blast - Wondering what they are thinking [06-21-10]
Burk's Blast - It's not the speed that kills, it's the sudden stop [06-14-10]
Getting Nostalgic - New columnist Brian Losness joins our merry band [06-09-10]
Then and Now - Hall of Fame [06-09-10]
Burk's Blast - Don’t play the bass notes on the piano for Little Chrissy [06-07-10]
Burk's Blast - Just wondering while driving down Squirrel Level Road in Virginia [05-27-10]
Burk's Blast - NHRA: Not for me anymore, but maybe good for some [05-18-10]
Burk's Blast - We have met the enemy and he is us [05-12-10]
Dead On - Is it time to return to our grassroots? [05-10-10]
Then and Now - Back to Kahoka [05-10-10]
Burk's Blast - NHRA is going back to the future [05-06-10]
Burk's Blast - NHRA is going back to the future [04-28-10]
Burk's Blast - Playing dead? [04-21-10]
Burk's Blast - It's Deja vu all over again ... or is it just Groundhog Day? [04-15-10]
All Tooned Up with Jeff DeGrandis [04-09-10]
Burk's Blast - April showers bring more wondering [04-09-10]
Dead On - The more things change, the more I don’t like it [04-09-10]
Then and Now - Viva Las Vegas [04-09-10]
Burk's Blast - A few comments on four-wide drag racing and the incredible amount of change drag racing has gone through in the last decade [03-30-10]
Burk's Blast - Notes scribbled on the back of my rejection letter from the Don Garlits International Hall of Fame [03-18-10]
Burk's Blast - More Wondering [03-12-10]
Dead On - Sometimes "the rules" make writing this column too easy [03-11-10]
Then and Now - It's just business, and a few other thoughts [03-10-10]
Burk's Blast - Emptying out the Burkster’s cluttered notebook [03-02-10]
Burk's Blast - Drag Racing could be going through more ‘drastic’ changes in the near future! [02-24-10]
Burk's Blast - Sherman was wrong and so is Shirley [02-19-10]
Burk's Blast - Just Wondering while watching the NHRA 50th Annual Winternationals on the tube [02-15-10]
Dead On - On time for school but late on this column [02-11-10]
Burk's Blast - Wondering in the snow [02-10-10]
Then and Now - A couple of Chicagoland racers and some other things [02-09-10]
Burk's Blast - 'Country Club' nitro racing or 'blue collar' nitro racing? Make mine 'blue collar,' thank you very much. [02-02-10]
Burk's Blast - A couple of points about the passing scene [01-26-10]
Burk's Blast - Just Wondering [01-15-10]
Burk's Blast - Drag racing in the new decade [01-13-10]
Dead On - 2009 goes into the trailer; 2010 rolls out.... [01-12-10]
Then and Now - And so it began.... [01-12-10]
Burk's Blast - What up and down for the 2010 season [01-05-10]

2009

Burk's Blast - What the Burkster wants for Christmas [12-22-09]
All Tooned Up with Jeff DeGrandis [12-21-09]
Statistically Speaking - A Top Fuel quiz to keep you busy over the holidays [12-21-09]
Burk's Blast - Just Wondering on the first week of December 2009 [12-09-09]
Dead On - Does bracket racing need 'Health Care Reform'? [12-09-09]
Burk's Blast - Emptying out a cluttered notebook [11-18-09]
Burk's Blast - Wonderings from the aisles of the SEMA show [11-11-09]
Dead On - Winter Series, part one: Off to an ominous start [11-11-09]
Michael Knight's All Business - DSR rescued Antron Brown; how about Angelle Sampey? [11-11-09]
Burk's Blast - Written on a coaster from a 'dive bar' on Fremont Street, downtown Las Vegas [11-04-09]
Burk's Blast - Notes scribbled on my napkin from the Dixie House breakfast joint in Ft. Worth, TX: The home of real homemade chicken-fried steaks and great service [10-28-09]
Burk's Blast - The times, they are definitely changing [10-22-09]
Burk's Blast - Just Wondering while watching the last NHRA race at Virginia Motorsports Park ...again [10-14-09]
All 'Tooned Up [10-09-09]
Dead On - How was your experience at the tracks you raced at in 2009? [10-09-09]
Michael Knight's All Business - So much for controversy [10-09-09]
View from the Left Coast - Name your Poison [10-09-09]
Burk's Blast - Notes scribbled on my coaster from the EP Delta Kitchen and Bar downtown on Beale Street. Home of great Southern Fried Chicken. [10-06-09]
Burk's Blast - Wondering once more [09-21-09]
Charlotte Repercussions [09-21-09]
Dead On - Pinks, Pinks All-Out & Arm Drop Live.... [09-16-09]
Burk's Blast - A tempest in a teapot or a sea change? [09-10-09]
Guest Columnist - Change'll Do 'Em Good [09-09-09]
Michael Knight's All Business - The Most Painful Wounds [09-09-09]
The 2009 US Nationals [09-08-09]
Burks Blast - Just wondering while missing the 2009 U.S. Nationals [09-04-09]
Burks Blast - Burk finally realizes that you can’t cure stupid [08-26-09]
Burks Blast - Clearing out a cluttered Notebook [08-24-09]
Burks Blast - Drag racing adapts and changes [08-17-09]
Burks Blast - Drag racing adapts and changes [08-13-09]
Dead On - Safety reminder and more [08-12-09]
Getting Nostalgic - Ch-Ch-Changes [08-12-09]
Michael Knight's All Business - War Stories [08-12-09]
Statistically Speaking - It hasn’t been John Force’s best year [08-12-09]
Burk's Blast - Back to Wondering [07-29-09]
Burk's Blast - Time to re-think? There’s more drag racing than just with the NHRA and IHRA [07-23-09]
All 'Tooned Up [07-21-09]
View From the Left Coast - Snarky TV [07-21-09]
Burk's Blast - Wondering in the middle of July [07-14-09]
Getting Nostalgic - The road trip to Bowling Green [07-10-09]
Martin Chronicles - Gone Fishing [07-09-09]
Burk's Blast - More Wondering [07-08-09]
Dead On - Something has to give, right? [07-08-09]
Burk's Blast - Wondering in the heat of summer [06-22-09]
Burk's Blast - Some observations, thoughts and questions from the Editor's Notebook [06-09-09]
Getting Nostalgic - June is a busy month [06-09-09]
Martin Chronicles - The Old and New Of It [06-09-09]
Michael Knight's All Business - The Blind Truth [06-09-09]
All 'Tooned Up [05-28-09]
Burk's Blast - NHRA TV broadcast has jumped the shark [05-27-09]
Burk's Blast - NHRA TV broadcast has jumped the shark [05-18-09]
Burk's Blast - He's Wondering Again [05-12-09]
Dead On - Should safety rules apply to everyone?? [05-08-09]
Getting Nostalgic - Nostalgia races are springing up all over [05-08-09]
Martin Chronicles - A Fond Farewell to SoCal TV Car Hustlers [05-08-09]
Michael Knight's All Business - ESPN and the NHRA: The truth [05-08-09]
Burk's Blast - Mandating another nitro 'spec' engine is a mistake! [04-27-09]
Qatar businessman/racer Sheik Al-Thani trying to buy Gateway International Raceway? [04-22-09]
Burk's Blast - So many questions, so few answers [04-16-09]
News & Analysis [04-16-09]
All Business - Race on Sunday, Sell on Monday for the 21st Century [04-09-09]
Burk's Blast - Signs of the Apocalypse abound [04-09-09]
Dead On - Change is coming, results to follow [04-09-09]
Getting Nostalgic - We had fun in spite of ourselves [04-09-09]
Martin Chronicles - The First 100 Days [04-09-09]
Where the Pavement Ends - Metallic crab salad and crushed toes in Bakersfield: the March Meet reaches new heights [04-09-09]
Burk's Blast - Too much drama [04-01-09]
Burk's Blast - More Just Wondering [03-23-09]
Burk's Blast - Notes scribbled on the back of a coaster from Jumbo's Clown Room on Hollywood Blvd. [03-16-09]
All 'Tooned Up [03-12-09]
Martin Chronicles - Of late, I think of a Terrifying Toronado … and its ramifications [03-11-09]
All Business - A toast: To Kenny Bernstein: First to 300. First to 30. [03-09-09]
Burk's Blast - Notes from the Burkster's first March Meet [03-09-09]
Dead On - Are you kidding me or what? [03-09-09]
Getting Nostalgic - The March Meet and a few other things [03-09-09]
Statistically Speaking - It Could Be Worse [03-09-09]
News & Analysis - ADRL and NHRA in Turf War [03-03-09]
Burk's Blast - Cleaning out a cluttered notebook [02-25-09]
All 'Tooned Up [02-11-09]
Where the Pavement Ends - The Day of the Deluge, and Survival of the Unfittest [02-11-09]
Burk's Blast - Drag Racing is a Wonder [02-10-09]
Dead On - Is it the right time for change? [02-10-09]
Getting Nostalgic - The Starting Line [02-10-09]
Innerview - Ashley Force Hood [02-10-09]
Martin Chronicles - The Most Important Season Ever [02-10-09]
Michael Knight's All Business - Credit Where it's Due [02-10-09]
View From the Left Coast - Don't you just love Monday morning quarterbacking? [02-10-09]
Burk's Blast - Drag racing needs a new plan. [01-30-09]
Burk's Blast - NHRA got it right this time [01-23-09]
Burk's Blast - It's a new year and there are so many unanswered questions [01-09-09]
Dead On - Do promoters need to rethink Big Bracket Races? [01-09-09]
Everybody Calm The F*** Down [01-09-09]
Getting Nostalgic - Realism vs. Optimism [01-09-09]
Martin Chronicles - The year in review [01-09-09]
Michael Knight's All Business - Price Wars [01-09-09]
Burk's Blast - The Burkster gazes through the haze and predicts good things for 2009 [01-02-09]

2008

News & Analysis - The 2007 NHRA Tax Returns [12-23-08]
Burk's Blast - Notes scribbled on my cocktail napkin from the Boston Fish House in Orlando, Florida [12-18-08]
All 'Tooned Up [12-09-08]
Burk's Blast - Burk's in a Winter "Wonder" Land [12-09-08]
Martin Chronicles - The year in review [12-09-08]
Michael Knight's All Business - I hadn't experienced anything like it since Dale Earnhardt died. [12-09-08]
News & Analysis - JEGS declines to fund NHRA Pro Mod class [12-08-08]
Burk's Blast - More Wondering [12-03-08]
Burk's Blast - New notes scribbled on the lid of my bucket of KFC fried chicken [11-20-08]
All 'Tooned Up [11-13-08]
Burk's Blast - Notes scribbled on my cocktail napkin from the Just One More Lounge in North Las Vegas, Nevada [11-13-08]
Dead On - Another Road Trip ... only it's longer [11-11-08]
Getting Nostalgic - Awards Show [11-11-08]
Martin Chronicles - Quarter Final [11-11-08]
Michael Knight's All Business - Know your audience [11-11-08]
Burk's Blast - A little pre-election wondering [10-30-08]
News and Analysis - NHRA Pro Mod Series 2009 Contract Signed! [10-29-08]
Burk's Blast - Wondering again in these economic times [10-13-08]
All Tooned Up [10-10-08]
Dead On - Time to change the payout structure? [10-10-08]
On the Tire - It's time for 1,000-foot divisionals [10-10-08]
Getting Nostalgic - Learning from the Past [10-09-08]
Martin Chronicles - 'Why you egotistical SOB, just who do you think you are?' [10-09-08]
Burk's Blast - Behind the headlines [10-07-08]
Michael Knight's All Business – A Very Bad Day [10-01-08]
Burk's Blast - Drag racing is doing just fine [09-24-08]
News & Analysis [09-23-08]
Martin Chronicles - The Fighting Illini Guy [09-16-08]
All Tooned Up [09-10-08]
Burk's Blast - Wondering as the leaves start to turn colors [09-10-08]
Dead On - Is this the coolest sport around, or what? [09-09-08]
Getting Nostalgic - Absence makes the heart grow fonder [09-09-08]
Martin Chronicles - Martin’s take on the 47th U.S. Nationals [09-09-08]
Michael Knight's All Business - Crafting a public image [09-09-08]
Burk's Blast - Racing news and notes acquired while not attending the U.S. Nationals [09-02-08]
Burk's Blast - And you say I never compliment the NHRA or IHRA [08-29-08]
Burk's Blast - Look out, he's wondering again [08-15-08]
All 'Tooned Up [08-08-08]
Burk's Blast - Peering into the future [08-08-08]
Dead On - Looks like the 'Fun Police' are at it again [08-08-08]
Lenny's Line - Everything old is new again [08-08-08]
Martin Chronicles - Death and Recovery at 1000 feet [08-08-08]
Michael Knight's All Business – The Reality of Perception [08-08-08]
On the Tire - Taking a PROactive Look at Divisional Track Safety [08-08-08]
View from the Left Coast - Attracting the fans [08-08-08]
Burk's Blast - SMI Will Buy the NHRA [08-04-08]
DragRacingOnline 2009 Design [07-30-08]
Burk's Blast - Back with more Just Wondering [07-29-08]
Burk's Blast - Another installment of ‘Road Trips with the Burkster’ [07-24-08]
Guest Columnist - Scott Cochran: Speaking Plainly [07-17-08]
Burk's Blast - The winds of change blow through the NHRA…again! [07-14-08]
View from the Left Coast - WTF Were You Guys in Glendora Thinking? [07-10-08]
All 'Tooned Up [07-09-08]
Getting Nostalgic - Keeping a Cheery Outlook [07-09-08]
News & Analysis [07-09-08]
Burk's Blast - Winning and losing and the cost of doing either [07-08-08]
Dead On - It is time for a change. Deal with it. [07-08-08]
Lenny's Line - Just who would we have to kill, anyway? [07-08-08]
Michael Knight's All Business - A Two Way Street [07-08-08]
Rocky's Road - "We won’t be able to run a final here in Eugene?... Eeek!" [07-08-08]
Burk's Blast - NHRA drag racing's history and tradition is not measured in feet! [07-03-08]
Burk's Blast – NHRA drag racing’s history and tradition is not measured in feet! [07-03-08]
Burk's Blast – Just Wondering: Speed, is that all there is? [06-30-08]
All Tooned' Up - Scott Kalitta Tribute [06-27-08]
All Tooned' Up [06-25-08]
Burk's Blast - So many questions for the NHRA and IHRA [06-17-08]
Dead On - What things are really important to you? [06-11-08]
Burk's Blast - What the hell is going on? [06-10-08]
Getting Nostalgic - xx [06-09-08]
Lenny's Line - The Edge of the Cliff, Perhaps? [06-09-08]
Michael Knight's All Business – Lessons to learn [06-09-08]
Rare Snake Photo [06-09-08]
Rocky's Road - "Snake" and the Rare Photo [06-09-08]
Burk's Blast - Still Wondering [06-02-08]
Burk's Blast - More Wondering [05-20-08]
Burk's Blast - It’s time for NHRA management to give the racers a piece of the action [05-14-08]
All 'Tooned Up [05-08-08]
Burk's Blast - The Burkster Gets Blasted, Courtesy of Austin Coil [05-08-08]
Dead On - Bracket Racing - Will it Survive All of "This"? [05-08-08]
Getting Nostalgic - Racing and the NFCA [05-08-08]
Lenny's Line - Touching on this and that [05-08-08]
Michael Knight's All Business - Hoping for Some Real Promotion From Coca-Cola Co. This Time Around [05-08-08]
On the Tire - Sportsman Council: Pick your battles wisely [05-08-08]
Rocky's Road - "It's Force, of Course" [05-08-08]
Where the Pavemnt Ends - What if a tree fell in the fiberglass forest and nobody was there to hear it? [05-08-08]
Burk's Blast - Notes off of the Burkster’s cluttered desk [05-01-08]
Burk's Blast - I Want My Old NHRA Back [04-24-08]
Burk's Blast - The Nitro Crisis, or, Politics is Everywhere This Election Year [04-18-08]
Just Wondering Once More [04-14-08]
Rocky's Road - The 1979 64 FUNNY CARS: Earthshaking, to say the least! [04-10-08]
Burk's Blast - It's About Traction, Skill, and the Inmates Running the Asylum! [04-09-08]
All Business - Where is NHRA's Pro Stock Motorcycle class headed? [04-08-08]
Dead On - The 'Real' Sportsman Challenge - Pay it Forward [04-08-08]
Getting Nostalgic - March Meet Reflections [04-08-08]
Martin Chronicles - Remembering a Few Lost Friends [04-08-08]
On the Tire - Learning from the ADRL [04-08-08]
Burk's Blast - Notes scribbled on my napkin... [03-31-08]
Burk's Blast - More Wonderin [03-27-08]
All 'Tooned Up [03-25-08]
Burk's Blast - Cleaning out the Editor’s notebook [03-20-08]
Burk's Blast - Drag racing the way it used to be: Fun! [03-13-08]
Dead On - Passion Beats a Questionable Economy [03-10-08]
Getting Nostalgic - It's not all "Funny" at the March Meet [03-10-08]
Lenny's Line - Bring on the Changes [03-10-08]
Martin Chronicles - Grading the Winternationals [03-10-08]
Rocky's Road - Portland's 32 Funny Cars (or close to it) [03-10-08]
Burk's Blast - More Wondering [03-03-08]
Burk's Blast - Right? There Is No Right To Drag Race, Is There? [02-22-08]
Looking at the NHRA TV Numbers [02-20-08]
Burk's Blast - Wondering in the February cold [02-18-08]
2006 NHRA Tax Returns [02-12-08]
All 'Tooned Up [02-08-08]
Burk's Blast - How can something so simple get so damned screwed up? [02-08-08]
Dead On - There is a Time to Give Credit When Credit is Due [02-08-08]
Getting Nostalgic - Keeping a Couple of "Things" Close To My Chest [02-08-08]
Martin Chronicles - From Ecstasy to Inevitability [02-08-08]
On the Tire - And Nitro For All…. [02-08-08]
Rocky's Road - 64 FUNNY CARS: Seattle's icon in the early days of drag racing [02-08-08]
Where the Pavement Ends - Tommy Johnson's Hair and a Modest Proposal to Spike Drag Racing's Bad Hair Day [02-08-08]
Burk's Blast - What happened? [02-05-08]
Burk's Blast - He’s wondering if it will be a happy new year [01-24-08]
Burk's Blast - Don't hate on Evan Knoll [01-15-08]
Burk's Blast - Happy New Year [01-08-08]
Dead On - Methanol is more dangerous than race gas? [01-08-08]
Getting Nostalgic - Filling out my Nostalgia Dance Card for 2008 [01-08-08]
Martin Chronicles - One Save in the Cuckoo's Nest [01-08-08]
On the Tire - Separating the National and Divisional Series for the alcohol cars [01-08-08]
Tocher Talks - For Perhaps the Last Time [01-08-08]

2007

All 'Tooned Up [12-20-07]
Burk's Blast - It’s Christmas time and he’s just wondering [12-20-07]
Dead On - It’s Time Someone Asked for Your Opinion, Right? [12-08-07]
Getting Nostalgic - We’re Not Getting Older, We’re Just Vintage [12-08-07]
Tocher Talks - Appreciating drag racing [12-08-07]
Burk's Blast - Boycott! Are you guys serious? [12-05-07]
Burk's Blast - Cleaning out a cluttered email notebook [11-29-07]
Burk's Blast - Countdown? Chasedown? Boredown! [11-15-07]
On the Tire - Hot topics heading into the offseason [11-09-07]
All 'Tooned Up [11-08-07]
Burk's Blast - More Wondering [11-08-07]
Dead On - Tis the Season to Consider Some Changes, Right? [11-08-07]
Getting Nostalgic - A Few More Items On This Year's Agenda [11-08-07]
Guest Column - Wade's World [11-08-07]
Martin Chronicles - This Time the Monkees Open for Jimi Hendrix [11-08-07]
Tocher Talks - Decision Time at Orlando [11-08-07]
Burk's Blast - Clearing out my cluttered notebook [10-25-07]
Guest Columnist - Concord Backpedals, Bruton WinsÉ [10-12-07]
Burk's Blast - Wondering Some More [10-09-07]
Dead On - When is the Right Time for Change? [10-09-07]
Getting Nostalgic - Hoping for an Announcement at the CHRR [10-09-07]
Martin Chronicles - Bakersfield turns 50, but who's counting (words)? [10-09-07]
On the Tire - Setting the Standard for the Divisional Series [10-09-07]
Tocher Talks - Racer Safety Should Not be Optional [10-09-07]
View From the Left Coast - Is Everybody Feeling Better Now? [10-09-07]
All 'Tooned Up [10-02-07]
Burk's Blast - Changes need to be made before the sport has another preventable fatality! [09-26-07]
Burk's Blast - The Good Old Days Of Drag Racing Return [09-21-07]
On the Tire- A functional 2008 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule [09-18-07]
All 'Tooned Up [09-10-07]
Burk's Blast - Notes Scribbled on a Napkin [09-10-07]
Dead On - My Return Trip to Indy: How an Opinion Can Change! [09-10-07]
Getting Nostalgic - Who Picked This Assignment? [09-10-07]
Martin Chronicles - Chris Martin is alive and Bakersfield turns 50 [09-10-07]
Tocher Talks - Ashley Force is HOT! [09-10-07]
View From the Left Coast - Some Thoughts On the Season So Far [09-10-07]
Burk's Blast - Team Orders Are Here to Stay [08-28-07]
All 'Tooned Up [08-23-07]
Burk's Blast - Road Story 1 [08-21-07]
Burk's Blast - More questions and a few answers [08-10-07]
On the Tire - Unheeded warnings: Wheelstand prevention [08-10-07]
Dead On - "Now what?" and "What if?" [08-09-07]
Getting Nostalgic - Listening to the Utterback Home Companion [08-08-07]
Lennys Line - Things I'd really Like to See Happen [08-08-07]
Tocher Talks - NHRA Qualifying: Go Hard or Go Home? [08-08-07]
View From the Left Coast - Driver define the Next Level [08-08-07]
Burk's Blast - Emptying out the Burkster’s Notebook [07-26-07]
On the Tire - Midseason Championship Report: TAD-TAFC-Comp [07-12-07]
All 'Tooned Up [07-10-07]
Dead On - Will the small tracks even survive? [07-10-07]
Getting Nostalgic - If You Act Like Children.... [07-10-07]
Lenny's Line - A Sale, or a Tipping Point? [07-10-07]
Tocher Talks - Drag Racing Through the Eyes of a Child [07-10-07]
View From the Left Coast - It's the Racing, Stupid! [07-10-07]
Wingnut Nation - The Last Driver's License [07-10-07]
Burks Blast - More Wondering [07-03-07]
Burks Blast - Just Wondering Again [06-21-07]
Burks Blast - My ten seconds of fame or what I learned about the elite media [06-18-07]
All 'Tooned Up [06-15-07]
All FAQ'ed Up [06-12-07]
On the Tire - The National/Divisional Compromise: 8/2 [06-12-07]
Tocher Talks - ADRL Makes the Gutsy Call [06-11-07]
Dead On - NHRA - Now will sportsmen get some attention? [06-08-07]
Getting Nostalgic - Makin' the summer scene, Daddio [06-08-07]
Lenny's Line - The Optimist in Me [06-08-07]
Wingnut Nation - NHRA Pro Racing & The NASCAR Money Model [06-08-07]
Burk's Blast - Safety and entertainment should trump tradition in today’s NHRA [06-05-07]
Burk's Blast - HDPRA or the NHRA no one knows yet [05-31-07]
All 'Tooned Up [05-09-07]
Burk's Blast - Wondering Again [05-09-07]
Cliff Notes - Rules: Do Not Bend, Break, or Mutilate [05-09-07]
Dead On - Is it Time for a New Revolution? [05-09-07]
Getting Nostalgic - All Over the Track [05-09-07]
Lenny's Line - And Then I Nosed Over in the Lights [05-09-07]
On the Tire - A few notes on Top Dragster/Top Sportsman [05-09-07]
Tocher Talks - For Love of the Game [05-09-07]
Wingnut Nation - Walkabout - Rockingham IHRA SpringNationals [05-09-07]
Burk's Blast - Did drag racing begin a new era at Atlanta? [05-04-07]
Burk's Blast -Just Wondering and wondering why [04-27-07]
All 'Tooned Up [04-20-07]
Dead On - NHRA is Listening to Us [04-19-07]
On the Tire - Untie the Blown Car’s Hands! [04-12-07]
Dead On - Finishing up a few details, seems I hit a nerve [04-11-07]
All 'Tooned Up [04-10-07]
Burk's Blast -Just Wondering Without Any Answers [04-10-07]
Cliff Notes - The Thrill is Gone [04-10-07]
Getting Nostalgic - Writer's Block [04-10-07]
Guest Column - If I Was the Czar of Drag Racing.... [04-10-07]
Lenny's Line - Deconstruction Reconstruction [04-10-07]
Tocher Talks - Laying Down the Law [04-10-07]
Wingnut Nation - Mr. Hot Rod Passes [04-10-07]
Burk's Blast - Answering some readers questions [04-03-07]
Burk's Blast - Notes on my napkin from Rudy’s Bar-B-Que in New Braunfels, TX [03-28-07]
Burk's Blast - What needs to change? [03-23-07]
All 'Tooned Up [03-21-07]
Burk's Blast - Just Wondering [03-15-07]
On the Tire – oil down policy response [03-09-07]
All 'Tooned Up [03-08-07]
Burk's Blast - I want to see real factory hot rods in drag racing [03-08-07]
Cliff Notes - Road tests: the real deal [03-08-07]
Dead On - Delay Box Racing [03-08-07]
Getting Nostalgic - Let the Racing Begin! [03-08-07]
Tocher Talks - Extreme 10.5 is not Outlaw 10.5—and Vice Versa [03-08-07]
View from the Left Coast - Don’t Kill the Goose [03-08-07]
Wingnut Nation - xx [03-08-07]
All 'Tooned Up [02-22-07]
Burk's Blast - NHRA and ESPN should be ashamed! [02-14-07]
All 'Tooned Up [02-08-07]
Burk's Blast - Just Wondering with a few answers [02-08-07]
Cliff Notes - How about the Rental Car Nats? [02-08-07]
Dead On - Cold winter nights and I got to thinking. . . [02-08-07]
Getting Nostalgic - Bored? [02-08-07]
On the Tire - Racer Promotion Program begins at HRP [02-08-07]
Tocher Talks - Seeking sponsors the pilot way, Part II [02-08-07]
Wingnut Nation - NHRA Get The Word Out! [02-08-07]
Burk's Blast - Just Wondering without any answers [01-19-07]
View from the Left Coast - What if… [01-10-07]
Cliff Notes - And Here’s To You, Mrs. Robinson [01-08-07]
Dead On - What Will 2007 Bring to the Table? [01-08-07]
Getting Nostalgic - Happy New Year, I think... [01-08-07]
Lenny's Line - And this suprises you? [01-08-07]
On the Tire - Taking it to the streets: self-promotion of our sport [01-08-07]
Tocher Talks - Seeking sponsors the pilot way [01-08-07]
Wingnut Nation - Need Your Suggestions For A Street/Stripper [01-08-07]
Burk's Blast - A few New Year's resolutions from the Burkster [01-03-07]

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