3/29/06
KEEPIN' IN TOUCH
Enjoyed your editorial, Jeff. It is "the people" that make "it" great. Issues come and go but the good times we all have together (and in my life, many good times) last in our minds forever. Your editorial made me pick up the phone.
Wally Bell
Georgia
A PEOPLE PERSON
Thanks for your thoughts and feelings as a result of your trip to the
HOF ceremony. As you said, "It's the people" and "the genuine affection for each other and the sport that drag racers share that keeps me coming to the drags" -- and it's true for me too.
Thanks!!!
Dale Tuley
Las Vegas, NV
RESPONSE TO A RESPONSE
To Jim Millard: in response to my letter you state "this isn't a change of tires and gas up" -- no kidding! I've worked on fuel cars,
I've spent my time watching teams during turn
arounds - and if you are paying attention almost all teams can do a complete service in a half hour - and speaking of ESPN, when they interviewed him at the Gators Alan Johnson stated his crew can do a complete service in 17 minutes. It's all about the show and the show is a business; no matter how you look at it the bottom line is what matters
Robert Keelan Jr.
WHERE WOULD WE BE TODAY WITHOUT THE INNOVATION OF THE PAST?
Drag racing has gone down hill since they have done away with anything that is outside the norm. Nitro, Pro Stock, even Alky floppers and diggers. Rick Santos took everyone apart in Alky Digger with a small block Chevy, how cool was that. Now you have to have a hemi headed whatever motor. Gone are the days of innovation. Where would Garlits, Amato and Bernstein be today if they had to run "Spec" racers?
Dan Campbell
Gresham, Oregon
DEFINITION
Jeff...What exactly is a "Nabob" anyway? And what happened to your "third" eye...it always seemed to shorten your ever-growing forehead...inquiring minds need to know.
Regards.
Marc Roy
Claremont, CA
A nabob was originally a provincial governor of the Mogul empire in India. The word later came to refer to a person of great wealth or prominence. Mr. Agnew chose the word for its alliteration value. And thanks for inquiring about the third eye, Marc. We got several complaints, some saying it didn't look very professional (hey, it's only drag racing!) and some saying they were receiving various telepathic instructions. It actually scared Burk's grandkids, so that was the deciding factor. — Ed.
