Pisano Racing - 1974 Vega Nitro Funny Car

01/16/10 -Happy New year everyone! We hope all of you had a wonderful holiday season, and that 2010 has found all of you happy and well.

During your last visit we brought you up to date on the team running at Pinks All Out and getting ready for the California Hot Rod Reunion at Auto Club Famoso Raceway. At the Pinks All Out event we ran a very conservative 6.40 @ 227 MPH. We have basically all new (to us) parts and are creeping up on the tune-up. As an added treat we were featured on the Thanksgiving weekend showing of Pinks All Out-Takes.

Next up was the CHRR where we kicked off the weekend doing the fire-ups at the Double Tree on Friday night, which was a real treat. It was great to hang out with friends and family and fire the car up at the end of the evening's festivities. Thank you Steve Gibbs and the NHRA for having us! For the first run at the CHRR we stepped on it ever-so-slightly and carded a nice 6.22 @ 229 MPH. Faced with only two qualifying runs, we added a little more mag for our last shot. With 31 funny cars making the call it was the toughest 8 car show any of us can remember. The March Meet last year was slightly quicker in the top 8, but there was a “B” show there for the next 8 quickest. Not here. With the bump spot getting lower by the pair we hit the starting line needing to best a 6.06 by NHRA regular Gary Densham. So much for just creeping up on it. We ran a 6.01 @ 238 MPH which put us in the show at # 8! With a few pairs of cars left we sat on pins and needles and the inevitable happened. Josh Crawford, with old school fuel tuner Bob Brooks calling the shots, bumped us to # 9 with a fine 5.99. All in all we had a great time and made a good showing for being one of the series' part-time cars. Thanks to the Bowsers, Bill Condit and his crew, and the NHRA for a great event!

We finished the 2009 season with exhibition runs during the NHRA World Finals at Pomona. We are always glad to help our friends at the NHRA promote the nostalgia scene and run at this historic facility. After our 6.01 at Famoso, we were really hoping to card that elusive (to us!) five second run. It was not meant to be. The track drug us to our knees. We were too conservative for our first and only attempt (due to time constraints) which resulted in massive tire shake and an aborted run. We did card a .996 60’ time which was promising.

Next up is a special 8 car exhibition for the 50th edition of the NHRA Winternationals at Pomona. This could indeed be our “Swan Song” as a team, as financial and business obligations have reached critical mass. We thank each and everyone of you for the support through the years. See you at Pomona!