Fuel Coupe ‘zine Throttles Back

Kenny Youngblood’s AA/Funny Car-centric e-zine “Fuel Coupe” is on hiatus.

In a letter to FC fans and subscribers, Youngblood said: “Due to personal time constraints, I am unfortunately having to hit the ‘pause’ button on Fuel Coupe Magazine.

“I can’t thank you enough for your support not only of the magazine, but of the sport itself and all the Nostalgia Funny Car racers who so richly deserve it.

“I also can’t put into words how rewarding it’s been to hear from those of you who’ve told us how much you liked the magazine and to know there are so many of you that share our passion for the most popular category in the history of drag racing!”

He concluded: “We may be back in a less demanding format…” -30-

 

KRABILL ELECTRIFIES IDAHO CROWD WITH IGNITOR VICTORY

Eagle, Idaho–In a titanic AA/Funny Car final, the two quickest cars of the weekend met up in the NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor Opener final round. Presented by Peterson Chevrolet, Kris Krabill knocked out a .100 reaction and muscled to another superb 5.69-245.27 to stop Dan Horan Jr. (following a .107 reaction), who endured tire shake early in his run, lifting early, finishing at 7.55-122.88. For the “Northwest Hitter” team, it was two-straight Firebird major event titles (including the 2015 Pepsi Nightfire Nationals) coupled with two-straight NHRA Heritage Series wins (both the March Meet and Ignitor) to keep their “perfect” season alive thru the opening pair of races in 2016.

The Firebird track record books took a pounding, too. Competing at the high-altitude facility, Krabill claimed the overall e.t. mark at 5.67 in the opening round, while Dan Horan Jr., set the speed record at 259.76 (old marks 5.76-251 mph by J. Rupert-4/2012). Horan matched the Krabill e.t. record to the thousandths of a second during his semi-final victory.