Coming off a career season of competition, UPS-sponsored Top Fuel driver Bob
Vandergriff has announced a comprehensive, multiyear associate sponsorship deal
with Camping World that will benefit racers, sponsors, and NHRA members across
the country.

Beginning immediately, Vandergriff and his various peers in
the racing world, along with registered NHRA members, will enjoy discounts on
new and used recreational vehicles from Camping World, America’s largest direct
marketer and specialty retailer of RV and outdoor camping accessories, service,
and RV sales.

"The selection of Bob Vandergriff as our brand ambassador
to the NHRA community was a natural one given his popularity and willingness to
work hard for his sponsors," said Josh Erickson, Vice President, Camping World
RV Dealer Network. "Bob spends several months each year on the road enjoying the
benefits of the motorhome lifestyle and that makes him a very credible
spokesperson for our entire line of products and services for RV
enthusiasts."

Three time Division Five Champion and 2007 Brute Essence of Racing Award Winner,
Randy Meyer has announced that he will be foregoing the driving duties of his
A/Fuel Dragster for the 2008 season to focus on improving the team's performance
and will instead hand the driver responsibilities over to new ‘young gun’ and
rookie driver, Diana Harker.

A highly respected member of the
NHRA Drag Racing family, Randy Meyer has had a successful career spanning over
30 years of racing as Driver, Team Owner and Crew Chief from AHRA Pro-Comp to
IHRA Top Fuel and NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster. A highlight for Meyer and team came
in 2003 as Team Owner and Crew Chief, Randy Meyer tuned current Top Fuel Driver,
Alan Bradshaw to an NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster Championship cementing the Meyer
Racing Team as force in the Alcohol Dragster ranks.

In what should be a very exciting
time, Pete Berner receives his eye-catching Quarter-Max.com Pontiac GXP with
mixed emotions. While taking delivery of the car is an exciting step toward
making its debut, Berner's focus is on the car's chassis mastermind, Rick Jones.
While finalizing the GXP assembly, Rick Jones and family were also dealing with
the failing health of Rick's mother, who has now passed from this
life.

NHRA Funny Car racer Tony Bartone had plenty of reasons to be worried when primary sponsor
Lucas Oil Products informed team owner Jim Dunn they weren’t returning
in 2008 as primary sponsor on the team. Though he had reasons, he never
subscribed to any negativity.

“I never doubted John Dunn,” Bartone said of the team’s manager and
marketing agent. “He is relentless when it comes to finding sponsors. 
He kept digging out back and came up with a great sponsor called
Canidae Natural Pet Foods.  We're glad to have them aboard.”

For the first time in his professional career, Bartone is the front-man for a non-automotive sponsor.

Classic Rickie Smith Super
Modified Maverick was a rare gem …

Ever had a classic car you
regretted selling?

Ask seven-time IHRA Rickie
Smith about the classic 1974 Maverick that got away. The car drove for team
owner Keith Fowler.

The same 351 cubic inch
Ford Maverick that he drove to so many IHRA Super Modified titles subsequently
forcing the sanctioning body to cancel the class due to lack of participation
turned out to be a special edition Jack Roush car.

Smith said the car wasn’t
his to sell, but had he have known the rich history – he might have been
inspired to scrape his nickels and dimes together and purchase the ride, if
only to store away in his shop.

Recently Smith was
contacted by the new owner of the car who resides in Knoxville, Tennessee. He
brims with excitement when discussing the owner’s reported plans to restore the
car.

Aeroquip® Performance Products will begin their fifth season of their involvement with Mike Janis Racing.

"Both Mike Janis Racing and Aeroquip are proven winners," stated
Aeroquip Business Manager Paul Grandsko. "Mike and his team approach
racing much like we at Aeroquip approach our business. Understanding
and adapting to changes along with continuing development have put both
Mike Janis Racing and Aeroquip at the top, and for those reasons we are
happy to be involved with Mike and his team for the fifth straight
season."

Armed with a totally new race car, The Ajax Engines Pro Modified Team
driven by Scott Wildgust plans to be a major factor in the 2008 Pro
Modified Racing Association tour.
 
Scott“We’ve stepped up to the next level,” said Ajax team owner Kirk
Silbermann recently. “We’ve got the next level of car, and along with
running all the PMRA events we plan on running the new car in IHRA
events.”
 
The Ajax car is a 1967 Camaro-bodied Pro Modified, powered by a Brad
Anderson 526-cubic inch Supercharged Hemi engine on a G-Force Race Cars
chassis.
 
“The G-Force chassis is more aerodynamic,” stated Silbermann. “It’s a
state of the art car,” adding that the car is better suited for driver
Scott Wildgust. “Scotty fits better in this car than the old one. He’s
more comfortable.”
 
“This new car is definitely better for me,” said Wildgust, who drove
the previous Ajax entry in last year’s PMRA circuit to a second-place
tie in the point standings. “This car I’ll be able to see out of,” he
added, noting that his vision was quite restricted in the previous Pro
Modified.

Doug Herbert, owner and driver of the SnaponFranchise.com Top Fuel
dragster, will be participating in a local seminar to help promote safe
driving.

After losing his sons, Jon, 17, and James, 12, in an automobile
accident just one month ago, Herbert has made it his mission to help
prevent other parents,  families, and friends from experiencing what he
has been feeling since the tragic loss of his boys.

Herbert, already in the process of developing BRAKES, a program to
promote safer driving among teenagers, hopes speaking at seminars such
as this will help save lives.

Aeroquip Business Manager Paul Grandsko announced today that Aeroquip® Performance
Products, the number one performance
hose choice of racing enthusiasts worldwide, has agreed to become the title
sponsor of Milan Dragway's popular Friday Night Heads-Up Series. Officially, the series will be entitled the
"Aeroquip® Performance Products Friday Night
Heads Up Series."

John Zappia is using his home track
knowledge as a weapon against 11 other Top Doorslammers competing in the 37th
Chill Westernationals this weekend at the Perth Motorplex. The event is Round 5
of the ANDRA Australian Top Doorslammer Championship, and the Striker Monaro is
in top form after running three consecutive five second passes to finish
runner-up at the recent Summernationals at Western Sydney International
Dragway.

Zap leads the current Championship
by 143 points with three rounds to go, and his Zappia Racing Team is keen to
stay on top and secure the Championship for the season.

"Our plan is on track for this
weekend after a great Summernationals", said Zap this week in Perth, "Finally
the HQ Monaro is five second reliable, and we learnt a lot about how to make it
even quicker over the week in Sydney. Several teams broke through into the
fives, but no other team has done it consistently on all three major tracks
yet".