Yesterday we lost a member of the drag racing family. I say family because in all my dealings with people in this sport, I have been treated with such kindness and friendship. A few weeks ago I took my three girls to the Joliet race. We walked the pits and where ever we went, we were greeted with open arms and smiles. The feeling of family was there. All of us were united in the pursuit of speed, excitement, competition, and adventure. I don't ask for autographs myself, mostly deferring to a casual...

I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Holidays those who celebrate in their own way. This is a time for family, and today I had the pleasure of spending some time at my Mother-in-Law's, my Sister-in-Law's, and at a drag racing internet junkies house. Sure family was cool...but I took my girls to see Zappy Clause! I had no idea he had this in the works, and on top of that...the Zappster and Lady Linda had stockings filled with goodies with the girls names on them....

I picked up my eight year old daughter from school the other day and the first words out of her mouth was "Daddy, I prayed for John Force today." It took me by surprise, but after a second it made sense. She has a heart of gold, and she is a fan of John Force. My other two girls wanted an update on his condition. We had seen the video, and they had overheard me trying to deal with it.

I first...

Yesterday I attended the Funny Car Nationals at Knoll-Gas Motorsports Park at 131 Martin, Michigan. It was more like a trip back in time. They had front engine diggers, Nostalgia Funny Cars, Supercharged nutso Hot Rods from Heck, and a ton of good old fashioned drag racers. I took my three girls, ages 10, 8, and 6. That alone is an experience, but they have attended the IHRA Northern Nats and NHRA Route 66 Joliet races with me. They know the drill and the thrill. The one thing that I love about...

Here we go.........the mumblings of a dude with too much time on his hands.

I am still deciding if this blog should be about my life, my daily comings and goings, or just about Drag Racing. I first would like to thank Shannon for enabling us to keep a blog here at Nitromater.