Great Point!! They have been together for 26 years and that sure beats most of the stats the general public can put up. I don't know how he put up with her mean side for even a part of those years. She can be mean and vindictive and she's not very well liked at all by a lot of folks because of her mouth. Kalitta's success is due to Rahn Tobler, not Shirley Muldowney and if push came to shove, who would get the boot off the team?

Not all moist women are like that.

I think that Shirley wasn't very good with the sponsors and thats why she spent so many years looking for them. (i.e. ass kissing etc...)

I can see this being somewhat true for the past couple of seasons, but Doug has been highly competitive for the better part of 6-7 years now.

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I may be confused but weren't there 1 or 2 Kallitas with some success even before Rahn or Doug?

You be sure and make a national event in 2007..oh and stop by the Kalitta camp and relay your inside information to her ok?

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Sorry about the moist, I meant to type most. What is not fair is the two other fuel racers who used to bring their girlfriends to the Eastern races year after year. If your going to flame Rahn you really should add there names to your list.

can we not turn this into a hate or blame thread , this is a persons private life we are talking about here . We should at least try to be a bit respectful

How about we delete the thread and let Rahn and Shirley work out?

Mike - I second the motion. Enough is enough! Moderators?

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I have to admit that when I first heard Rahn Tobler had been named crew chief for Doug, I assumed it was a figure head position only for PR. Perhaps a package deal of a position for him in exchange for the sponsorship Shirley brought. Having said that, the job he did this year was amazing. He took a car (camp) notorious for winning on good tracks and smoking the tires on hot slick tracks and made them a serious contender on ALL tracks in ALL conditions. He was one incredible run away from an additional championship for himself and Doug’s first championship. I know he wasn’t the only one involved but with the exception of the LaHai years, this is the most consistent they have run.

There is no question about Tobler's contribution in the last few years. But Rahn and even Dicko worked for Connie and that is where the success starts, make no mistake.

I thought this thread should go away about a page back. If you think it is important/relative to drag racing maybe the lounge would be a more appropriate spot for it, as I see the destruction of a marriage (whomevers) a non issue relative to NHRA drag racing (unless she gets to keep his brain in the settlement).

This thread really needs to go into the round file. I agree with Jim and Mike.

I think the press release should go in the news section,the commentary should be edited out,and the whole issue treated with the respect it deserves.It's nobody's business to speculate on the particulars of this issue,or to place blame.

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You have NHRA.com and IHRA.com for fluff, rah-rah, and press releases. The people on those sites are very good at what they do and I would guess that they would like to do in depth reporting, but the powers above them are not going to let them. No way are you going to see them put there organizations or members in a bad light. What do you have left to get hard news. Newspapers? Las Vegas is about the only one. E-zines? Bennett and Burk are good. Message boards? If you want more that is where you go. If not there is no need for them because the others have it covered.