The thinking man’s racing legend

There’s no way you could have seriously followed auto racing in the 1970s, 1980s and beyond and not heard of, or probably admired, the exploits of Bobby Rahal. He’s one of the people who could convince anyone that good things happen in this country. An Ohio native and Denison University graduate, Rahal was arguably the […]

Another page turns, sadly, in drag folklore

Yesterday, we noted the passing of Bean Bandits founder Joaquin Arnett. For the past couple of days, we have also been trying to verify the circumstances behind a sad event involving another fabled drag team from California, the Gasser force known as Stone, Woods and Cook. The news was last week’s death, apparently by suicide, of […]

RIP, Joaquin Arnett

Though the Bean Bandits – originally known as the Cam Pounders – weren’t officially recognized by the SCTA as a participant club until 1949, one could be forgiven for believing the club to date back to pre-war times along with the Road Runners and Sidewinders after hearing the stories and the legends that surround the […]