BABY NEEDS A NEW PAIR OF (ADRL) SHOES

Bill “Mr. 200-mph doorslammer” Kuhlmann told the Agent today that he is coming out of semi-retirement and will return to the professional drag racing scene with the ADRL this year.

"I’m going to run the same nitro/alky-burning engine combination (Arias/Chevy) that I had in 2000. I’ve still got a lot of new parts for that combination lying around," he said.

He’ll also have as a partner Chuck Miller, who worked with him when he was last active, and a fabricator/racer by the name of Jeff Richardson. The main reason for returning Kuhlmann said is "I just found out that my wife is pregnant and at fifty-something I’m going to be a father again. I’m going to need the money, and baby will need a new pair of shoes!"

But seriously, folks, ba-da-bing! Kuhlmann did say that he has been wanting to get back in racing for a while and the ADRL Pro Extreme class offered him the best opportunity to do that. (Jeff Burk photo) [1-04-2006]

NEW GM FOR ROCKINGHAM

Rockingham Dragway's owner, Steve Earwood, has named Barry Rosen as the general manager for the track. Since 2003 Rosen's company, Dragway Concessions, Inc., has been the official concessionaire for the North Carolina track. Rosen assumed his new duties on Jan. 1, 2006.

ADVERTISEMENT

"Bringing Barry on as general manager and giving him responsibility for the day-to-day operation will allow me to focus on the increasingly time-consuming job of sponsor relations," Earwood said. "It also should give me more time to devote to the three P's that are so important to our future: public relations, press and politics.

"Racing has become more and more political," Earwood continued, "and it is in that area that I think I can do the most to insure the future of the racetrack."

Earwood serves on the Board of the North Carolina Motorsport Association and is a member of North Carolina Governor Mike Easley's Motorsports Advisory Council. [1-4-2006]

REHER-MORRISON GETS FRANTIC AT CORDOVA

Reher-Morrison Racing Engines has signed on to present the 2006 Frantic 14 Series at Cordova (IL) Dragway Park. The Reher-Morrison Frantic 14, which will take the place of the past Top Sportsman/Top Dragster Series, is a six race series that qualifies the quickest doorslammers and dragsters. All non-qualifiers that meet the dial-in requirements will compete in a special consolation eliminator. Race dates are June 10, July 1, July 15, Aug. 5, Aug. 26 and Sept. 23. More information is at www.cordovadrag.com. [1-04-2006]