Departments - Backdoor

11/3/03

Tom Schiltz sent along this vintage photo of fellow lensman Les Welch taken at the NHRA Springnationals in Columbus about 1974. With so much to work with, you should get very creative on this one. Send your captions to backdoor@dragracingonline.com

LAST MONTH'S WINNER

"Scotty Cannon's new Pro Mod entry will be geared towards pushing the Oakley line of footwear." -- Mike Sawyer

Honorable Mentions

"It's NOT FOR SALE! That was a cruel practical joke and you should be ashamed of yourself. (signed) the little old lady" -- T. Howell

"After the ill-fated 'Wonderwagon Vega' FC, Don Schumacher gained his nickname driving the even more ill-conceived 'Supershoe' Reebok FC." -- Norman Wellman

"Are those ORIGINAL miles on this baby or has it been re-soled?" -- Joel Gelfand

"This was Don Schumacher's first racecar. He wanted to convince potential sponsor, Thom McAn, he could live up to the nickname of 'the Shoe,' in more ways than one." -- Augie Costantza

"We've been waiting for the return of Pat Austin to Alcohol Funny Car racing, however, this new body that Red Wing shoes wants him to run might make his comeback more of a challenge than he expected." -- Tim Rinkerman

Got a good photo for the Back Door?

Snail mail your slide or photo to: At the Back Door, Racing Net Source, 114 E. Elm St. #8, O'Fallon, MO 63366. [Photo won't be returned unless you include a self-addressed stamped envelope]. E-mail your digitized photo (~ 4"x6" at 300 dpi) in JPEG format to backdoor@dragracingonline.com.

Limit one photo per person per month, please.

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