HMX – What I have to show for the last six months

Yes, I’ve been a big slacker on Project HMX. I finished cleaning, painting and reassembling the rear axle, 10-inch drum brakes and AMX rear suspension, then rolled the whole unit to the side last October and got sidetracked with projects that didn’t involve freezing my cheeks off in an uninsulated garage (yeah, quityerbitchin, I know). […]

Shirl Greer, 1935-2010

Almost unnoticed, a really good guy and good racer passed away last week. Shirl Greer was a Georgia native, a true Southern drag stud, who improbably became the NHRA’s Funny Car national champion in 1974 under some wild circumstances. Greer had been in ill health, and passed away at a hospital in Johnson City, Tennessee. […]