“(Crew chief) Eric Lane has shown me what I’m capable of. I’ve never driven better than I have at this point
in my career and I have never believed in a car more than the one I have now.” — Bob Tasca III
MOVERS & SHAKERS
PRO NITROUS PALS
Longtime PDRA Pro Nitrous competitors Randy Weatherford (left)
and Chris Rini, who have also regularly squared off against each
other in small regional Pro Mod series throughout the East Coast,
pose for a photo at the top end.
Pick-A-Part
Back in 1962, Max Lang was just returning home from a vacation in Mexico when a local racer
blew the motor in his 1940 Willys. It worked out perfectly for Lang since he was just getting
started in racing, and the prior owner of the Willys was ready to quit. Lang bought the car,
dropped in a motor from his ‘52 Mercury and has raced it ever since.
TEACHER’S PET
KING’S
COURT
All is well
for Carolina
doorslammer hero
Todd “King Tut”
Tutterow as he
steps away from
his supercharged
AAP ‘68 Camaro
following a test
pass at the PDRA
Firecracker
Nationals.
Troy Salazar (right) grew up in California and became interested in cars after taking an auto
shop class at his local high school. Amazingly, his teacher just happened to be a guy named
Gary Densham, who went on to have a notable career in NHRA Funny Car. Salazar met Tom
Jamison (left) at their local Coles County Dragway a number of years ago, and now the two take
turns driving Salazar’s dragster in the Super Pro category.
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