A well seeded-in forest of a Web site and a old grove shooting up new sprouts have updated...
Bill Pratt's www.Draglist.com is balancing a group of, I believe, 11 forums to serve the verigated interests of racers and "the hardcore race fan" that Draglist was famously started for. Bill is, frankly, one of the more mature public figures in our sport. He o'rsees the site with an intent to play tough if needed..but never does. Pratt has earned respect over the years for playing nice, encouraging anecdotal history and doing a lotta footwork to maintain Draglist as a statrat playpen. The "rulebook" for contributing is republished this morning. I intend to be a frequent flyer..and friend in the site.

I consider www.fullthrottlenews.com part of my extended racing haunts...tho I'm not sure the Luna/Heath axis running that refitted ship would agree. The sport is SO hard on anyone doing observational journalism..as opposed to promotional reporting. The Full Throttle News of today is now the "official" vox of a healthy half-dozen circuits--as such, FTN has relinquished the persuit of the "controversial", outside of Richard's personal editorial. The letters to the editor section is deleted in favor of press release print. The rag continues to be the upscale newstalgia choice...but the definition of "grass roots" will not allow such as the Brotherhood, Irwindale's street strip coverage, et al. in the gates. As such, I'm sitting on the sidelines, instead of contributing what I'll be the first to agree was just a blog in print of a monthly column.