> I can think of four magazine articles/mentions about the car as it
> came along including one in this month's Hot Rod. The result as it
> showed up on the salt was stunning and that turbocharged, four
> cylinder Dodge engine did it's job. Not as blatant a commercial
> statement as the SoCal Speed Shop but a successful commercial project
> anyway. The Rad Rides by Troy team did what they came to do. As for
> the whole Flatfire thing ... just more successful than Corky Stockham
> driving Nolan White's liner. George got a red hat and a blue hat at
> the same meet in two different cars and is coming to World of Speed
> with the Blowfish. He had the dilemma of qualifying two cars for
> record runs the same morning, tough life for George. I'm happy to see
> him BACK on the salt year after year along with all my other friends.
> I met most of the Blowfish crew but didn't hear of a publicist ... he
> may have been back in Illinois.
> Incidentally, there's a stolen show car out there that Troy built.
> Thieves took it, trailer and all, in Ontario, Canada where it was to
> be in a show. He would like it back!
> Wes
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