THE REAL WORLD OF DRAG RACING
Wed, 2007-07-18 13:44
This is the first installment of what’s destined to become an on-going
series of short articles on Torco’s CompetitionPlus.com. There’s not
going to be a firm schedule of when these inclusions will appear, so we
hope you’ll keep an eye out for them in the future. We’re also hoping
that you’ll let us know whether or not you like it.
Drag racing is a dream world. We’re all so wrapped up in what we’re doing that we sometimes forget that there’s life beyond the finish line, and we’re determined to demonstrate that racers are about more than just elapsed times and speeds.
In the coming months we’ll talk to more drivers, and will also include mechanics, tuners and sponsors in our little very unscientific studies. Finding out what drag racers like and dislike, know and don’t know, is going to be interesting, so let’s get to it. This is the first installment of what’s destined to become an on-going series of short articles on Torco’s CompetitionPlus.com. There’s not going to be a firm schedule of when these inclusions will appear, so we hope you’ll keep an eye out for them in the future. We’re also hoping that you’ll let us know whether or not you like it.
Drag racing is a dream world. We’re all so wrapped up in what we’re doing that we sometimes forget that there’s life beyond the finish line, and we’re determined to demonstrate that racers are about more than just elapsed times and speeds.
In the coming months we’ll talk to more drivers, and will also include mechanics, tuners and sponsors in our little very unscientific studies. Finding out what drag racers like and dislike, know and don’t know, is going to be interesting, so let’s get to it.
NAME: Larry Dixon, Jr, driver of Don “The Snake” Prudhomme’s Skytel Top Fuel dragster.
WHO’S HOTTER, JESSICA ALBA OR JESSICA RABBIT? “Jessica Alba’s related to that skater, so I’d say she’s hotter because she’s real., and Jessica Rabbit isn’t.”
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME? “Hollywood Nights.
Ever see that one? It had Michelle Pfieffer, Tony Danza and Robert Wuhl.
It was all about cruising on Van Nuys Blvd., stuff like that.”
WHAT’S THE LAST BOOK YOU’VE READ? “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”
TOBY KEITH OR BRAD PAISLEY: “I know who Toby Keith is.”
THE TOP FUEL PURSE PER EVENT SHOULD BE:? “A hundred grand.”
NAME: Rick Fischer, Sponsor/Mechanic, Doug Kalitta’s Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster.
WHO’S HOTTER, JESSICA ALBA OR JESSICA RABBIT? Jessica Rabbit
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME? “The Godfather.”
WHAT’S THE LAST BOOK YOU’VE READ? “Boy, I don’t even know!”
TOBY KEITH OR BRAD PAISLEY? “I prefer Brad Paisley.”
THE TOP FUEL PURSE PER EVENT SHOULD BE: “A minimum of $100,000.”
NAME: Hillary Will, Top Fuel driver, Ken Black Racing
WHO’S HOTTER, JESSICA ALBA OR JESSICA RABBIT? “I don’t even know what either of them look like.”
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME? “I don’t have one. I can’t sit through a whole movie.”
WHAT’S THE LAST BOOK YOU’VE READ? “’Tough Choices’ by Carley Fiorina
TOBY KEITH OR BRAD PAISLEY? “Ooh, I like both, but Toby Keith.”
THE TOP FUEL PURSE SHOULD BE: “More than it already is.”
NAME: Ron Capps, driver of the Brut Dodge Funny Car
WHO’S HOTTER, JESSICA ALBA OR JESSICA RABBIT? “Jessica Alba.”
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME? “Blazing Saddles.”
WHAT’S THE LAST BOOK YOU’VE READ? “’Zodiac’ by Robert Graysmith”
TOBY KEITH OR BRAD PAISLEY? “They’re country singers, right?”
THE FUNNY CAR PURSE SHOULD BE? “A hundred grand plus.”
Drag racing is a dream world. We’re all so wrapped up in what we’re doing that we sometimes forget that there’s life beyond the finish line, and we’re determined to demonstrate that racers are about more than just elapsed times and speeds.
In the coming months we’ll talk to more drivers, and will also include mechanics, tuners and sponsors in our little very unscientific studies. Finding out what drag racers like and dislike, know and don’t know, is going to be interesting, so let’s get to it. This is the first installment of what’s destined to become an on-going series of short articles on Torco’s CompetitionPlus.com. There’s not going to be a firm schedule of when these inclusions will appear, so we hope you’ll keep an eye out for them in the future. We’re also hoping that you’ll let us know whether or not you like it.
Drag racing is a dream world. We’re all so wrapped up in what we’re doing that we sometimes forget that there’s life beyond the finish line, and we’re determined to demonstrate that racers are about more than just elapsed times and speeds.
In the coming months we’ll talk to more drivers, and will also include mechanics, tuners and sponsors in our little very unscientific studies. Finding out what drag racers like and dislike, know and don’t know, is going to be interesting, so let’s get to it.
NAME: Larry Dixon, Jr, driver of Don “The Snake” Prudhomme’s Skytel Top Fuel dragster.
WHO’S HOTTER, JESSICA ALBA OR JESSICA RABBIT? “Jessica Alba’s related to that skater, so I’d say she’s hotter because she’s real., and Jessica Rabbit isn’t.”WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME? “Hollywood Nights.
Ever see that one? It had Michelle Pfieffer, Tony Danza and Robert Wuhl.
It was all about cruising on Van Nuys Blvd., stuff like that.”
WHAT’S THE LAST BOOK YOU’VE READ? “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”
TOBY KEITH OR BRAD PAISLEY: “I know who Toby Keith is.”
THE TOP FUEL PURSE PER EVENT SHOULD BE:? “A hundred grand.”
NAME: Rick Fischer, Sponsor/Mechanic, Doug Kalitta’s Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster.
WHO’S HOTTER, JESSICA ALBA OR JESSICA RABBIT? Jessica RabbitWHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME? “The Godfather.”
WHAT’S THE LAST BOOK YOU’VE READ? “Boy, I don’t even know!”
TOBY KEITH OR BRAD PAISLEY? “I prefer Brad Paisley.”
THE TOP FUEL PURSE PER EVENT SHOULD BE: “A minimum of $100,000.”
NAME: Hillary Will, Top Fuel driver, Ken Black Racing
WHO’S HOTTER, JESSICA ALBA OR JESSICA RABBIT? “I don’t even know what either of them look like.”WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME? “I don’t have one. I can’t sit through a whole movie.”
WHAT’S THE LAST BOOK YOU’VE READ? “’Tough Choices’ by Carley Fiorina
TOBY KEITH OR BRAD PAISLEY? “Ooh, I like both, but Toby Keith.”
THE TOP FUEL PURSE SHOULD BE: “More than it already is.”
NAME: Ron Capps, driver of the Brut Dodge Funny Car
WHO’S HOTTER, JESSICA ALBA OR JESSICA RABBIT? “Jessica Alba.”WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME? “Blazing Saddles.”
WHAT’S THE LAST BOOK YOU’VE READ? “’Zodiac’ by Robert Graysmith”
TOBY KEITH OR BRAD PAISLEY? “They’re country singers, right?”
THE FUNNY CAR PURSE SHOULD BE? “A hundred grand plus.”
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