| 2008 The NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series kicked off in a BIG way, the 50th March Meet. It was so cool to just be a part of this event. I remember being a kid and going to March Meets and seeing all the biggest names in Drag Racing so getting to race at the 50th was BIG... Due to personal issues Eddie Camp was not able to race SO he set it up for me to drive once again for Dennis Murphy. Dennis and his crew chief (and my dear friend) Scott had put a whole new combination in the car with a BAE Hemi motor and due to limited testing did not really have a handle on the car yet. Our goal was to make passes and get data... Well we exceeded our goals as we got alot of good data and qualified!!! We were #8 in an eight car show but we were in. In the 1st round we lost to Darrell Waters but We did have a holeshot with my .026 light but we were down on power and fought tire shake. No complaints we raced at the 50th March Meet and are currently in the top 10 in points... Next up the Fuel & Gas Championships, Hot Rod Heritage event in Bakersfield at the end of May. 2007 Season We were again driving for Eddie Camp Racing and his Blown Alky Digger. We only ran the March Meet and Reunion as the Nostalgia Series really did not have a true "series" to speak of... Alot of rumors and finally the announcement that NHRA will host the Heritage Series meaning 2008 could be looking up. The Highlights of 2007 were running a 6.66 in Ed's car, a best ever at the Reunion. The 2nd was getting to make some runs in James Hartley's blown alcohol Funny Car. It looks like I will get to do some additional racing in James' car for 2008 as he switches it over to a Blown Altered to race in the new 7.0 class. James has a 1st class operation and he and his wife are just wonderful. 2006 Season I was offered the opportunity to drive for Eddie Campana with his A/Fuel Dragster. Ed runs a really nice operation and the car a stunner, maroon and black with gold leaf. A blown BBC for power and a really great group of guys. We will only run a partial schedule for 2006 highlighted by a # 4 qualifying spot semi final finish at the Governors Cup event in Sacramento and a 1st round loss at the Hot Rod Reunion. We are looking forward to 2007 where Ed has asked me to continue to drive for him... November 2005 Jerry Kumre Jr. and the Foothill Flyer AA/FD Nostalgia Dragster team have parted ways. I just want to take the opportunity to thank everyone from the Free Mexican Airforce and especially to Pete Jensen for the 2005 season. We had some highs and lows during the season but I have learned so much and truly enjoyed my time with Gerry Ninnes, Jim Wilson, Mike Civelli, Skippy, CIA Mike, Wingman and everyone involved for helping me accomplish something I had as only a passing dream, driving a Top Fuel car. The parting is amiable and everyone involved feels it is best to move in separate directions moving forward towards 2006. In addition to driving the dragster I was involved with the filming of a Nostalgia Racing reality documentary through Media Group titled Fast Lane Summer, http://www.mg-films.com/ I am currently looking for opportunities for the 2006 season and am open to AA/FD, A/Fuel as well as the new Nostalgia Funny Car class June 2005 BIG NEWS In what may be the biggest thing to hit the Nostalgia Drag Race Scene to date the Foothill Flyer race car and crew are being featured in a documentary type film. A film crew has been following the Flyer to events throughout the 2005 season and is looking to end filming at the 2005 Hot Rod Reunion in late September with the goal of putting together a 1 1/2 to 2 hour production. Smile you might be on camera..... The Movie Is In Production... www.mg-films.com and click on "what we are up to" Fast Lane Summer is high speed high drama. It is an inside picture of what life is like for a top fuel nostalgia racing team. Weeks of preparation for six seconds of speed… ending with the burst of a parachute to slow you back down… or a burst of flame from an exploded engine. It is a spectacularly colorful sport, surrounded by a much looser atmosphere than most top racing championships. And both on and off the grounds of the circuit, and the owners, drivers and crew chiefs tend to mingle freely with the crowd. Fast Lane Summer is an inside picture of what life is like for the owner… and for the people he depends on… his crew chief and his mechanics, his friends and family, his sponsors, and of course, his driver. It chronicles the constant tuning, testing, and traveling… the good times and the bad times... and the desperate times as well. The times when things are running smoothly and everyone is getting along, and the times when nothing seems to work… and you don’t know who to blame. Fast Lane Summer is an exciting subject for fans familiar with racing because it brings you right inside the team… and inside a racing series as well. Fast Lane Summer will be equally exciting for the layman… because it is an interesting story, filled with interesting characters, and interesting cars. © mediagroup 2005 Feb. 2005 2005 has been a building year for the Foothill Flyer team. The team was parked for all of 2004 to reorganize. In 2005 a new motor and fuel system was added to the venerable Foothill Flyer, which included the new 392 Billet heads recently allowed for Nostalgia Drag Racing. The other new addition was behind the wheel. Jerry Kumre Jr was tabbed to drive for 2005 and beyond. Jerry had competed in the Nostalgia scene in both Nostalgia Eliminator 1 (7.60 index) as well as A/Fuel. |
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