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Jan 23 2009

Internationalists Imploding

…the other shoe dropped when testing definitions were specified by Glendora a few dozen hours ago.  Internationalists have been given more than the traditional cold shoulder..famous since Larry Carrier ran that Tennessee based for-profit during my troubled teens.  Now anyone even pondering running anything but the big show series could lose in a ratcheted chain of reprimands promised by the plutocratic successors to Wally Parks.

No match racing…no lower cost shows ala PT Barnum…no test and tune sessions.  Do they want racers to sneak off to Europe and run match races in Sweden to figure out tune ups?

Meanwhile, Jeff Burk and his cast of characters which include “Jeffty” and Chris Martin have put together a six race nostalgic seventies show with no overdrive/small supercharger rules, coupled with one mag for midwest-style cost containment.  BDS has happily reported blower availability for this bunch…and come to think of it…for budget Fuel Alts who want to come out of perpetual semi-retirement.  Point being, this attempt at a show within a budget is its’ own R and D project for what the ‘Hot’ cars must eventually revolve back towards….

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