CompetitionPlus.com has learned the Good Vibrations March Meet live feed, a pay-per-view online broadcast, will have a familiar voice bringing the action. We are told Mike Dunn will be involved in the telecast for the event.
RUMOR MILL - CORRADI ON THE MOVE?
Looks like the silly season is getting underway. The word on the street suggests that veteran tuner Brian Corradi is headed over to Team Force where he will tune one of the Funny Cars, likely the Advance Auto Parts entry driven by Courtney Force. Apparently, long time associate Mark Oswald is staying put. Stay tuned, this could be the first of many story items coming out today.
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The word on the street, and those inside of John Force Racing have hinted, a second Top Fuel dragster is forthcoming. The closest to an official statement appeared in a USA Today add. However, we're here to tell you this won't be the only news forthcoming from the Yorba Linda, ca.-based team. Stay tuned.
RUMOR MILL - WILL THE CARPET MATCH THE DRAPES UNDER FUTURE PS RULES?
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8-CAR FIELDS FOR SELECT NHRA PRO STOCK EVENTS?
NHRA apparently has distributed a letter to their Pro Stock teams informing them of changes to their division for 2018. The factory hot rods will still race 24 races, but in nine of those events, the traditional 16-car ladder will reduce to 8-car fields. Right now, our understanding is that Houston, Topeka, Epping, Englishtown, Bristol, Denver, Sonoma, Seattle and Brainerd will run the abbreviated fields.
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RUMOR MILL - VEGAS FINALLY GETTING THEIR FOUR-WIDE NEXT SPRING?
There was a time when there was one four-wide drag race on the NHRA schedule, but multiple sources have confirmed with CompetitionPlus.com that there's a strong likelihood an announcement is coming in the next week or so, proclaiming the Strip at Las Vegas will become a four-lane facility. What this will mean is there's a strong chance the spring race in Las Vegas, just like the one at zMax Dragway will be a four-wide affair.
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NHRA has made a decision on the Funny car angles for 2018. Word has it the NHRA will soon return the Funny Car header angles back to 40-percent, effectively slowing the cars some but not totally killing performance.
RUMOR MILL - DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN FOR PRO STOCK?
Could it be 1988 all over again? In 1988, Billy Meyer's IHRA was in a Pro Stock transition, going from Mountain Motors to 500-inch engines. Could the NHRA take the reverse road? If the rumors prove true, the big inch cars could run at 2,700 pounds while 500 inchers run as is.
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RUMOR MILL - PRO STOCK TO BE LIMITED IN 2018?
The word floating around in many circles focuses on the future of Pro Stock. Not that this is really a new rumor, but chatter surrounding an 18-race tour for the factory hot rods is ramping up, and this time the talk has some serious legs to it.
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