Stocker in HotRod Magazine / www.hotrod.com

[MikeFicacci]

Bill Nees, I'm not sure where you came up with your information or definition of the word hot rodding but you couldn't be further from the truth/spirit of either. This particular 2014 Cobra Jet started life as a body-in-white and was fabricated/assembled 90% by myself in my garage. I spent countless hours digging through junkyards looking for miscellaneous parts needed to complete the project as as a body-in-white car comes with absolutely nothing. All of the fabrication was done by myself, Ken Miele and others and the paint was done by a friend. This car absolutely does not have the best-of-everything as you had said and we have been tuning on it ever since trying to make it faster. For the first 2 years we campaigned a factory coyote engine and struggled...and are still struggling to get a handle on it. The only parts that are "factory" is the body-in-white and the original engine.

Secondly, my post was to highlight a story that will get out to the masses in Hot Rod magazine and shed positive light on NHRA drag racing. Replies like yours and others are baseless and uncalled for.

Micro Strategies and Resource 1 Staffing do more for the sport than most. We host over 1,000 spectators on a yearly basis at our ETown and Maple Grove Raceway suites and always make a point to invite fellow racers up for a chance to get out of the sun and get some complimentary drinks/food, we sponsor the NHRA Division 1 Jr. Dragster Championship, have sponsored the Jr. Dragster league at ETown Raceway for countless years, sponsored the Dutch Classic Factory Shootouts, worked with the SRAC and Lucas Oil to host informational events, sponsor NHRA Division 1 and countless others. We are supporting the youth of the sport across the east coast and are bringing new spectators to every event we attend. Other than PC Richard & Sons, I don't believe you will find many others who do as more as we do to support, advertise, and marketing NHRA drag racing as a whole.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by MikeFicacci

Bill Nees, I'm not sure where you came up with your information or definition of the word hot rodding but you couldn't be further from the truth/spirit of either. This particular 2014 Cobra Jet started life as a body-in-white and was fabricated/assembled 90% by myself in my garage. I spent countless hours digging through junkyards looking for miscellaneous parts needed to complete the project as as a body-in-white car comes with absolutely nothing. All of the fabrication was done by myself, Ken Miele and others and the paint was done by a friend. This car absolutely does not have the best-of-everything as you had said and we have been tuning on it ever since trying to make it faster. For the first 2 years we campaigned a factory coyote engine and struggled...and are still struggling to get a handle on it. The only parts that are "factory" is the body-in-white and the original engine.

Well then kid, I stand corrected! And I would consider it a real hot rod. Good job!

[Larry Hill]

Billy and Mike two good hot rod racers.

[stang321]

I very much enjoyed the article. very well written and humorous not only about the car but drag racing in general it clearly describes to those that don't race how it is much more than simply driving in a straight line

[Ron Ortiz]

Wait ....... somebody doesn't know what Billy drives? Really?

Lets see I've seen him in a green Nova, a brown Nova, I believe a #1 qualifying Pontiac and a dark colored B,C or D Stocker Camaro/Firebird. You probably can include a bicycle in there.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA He drives me crazy

[lstanford]

Nice to see a well written article on drag racing. Evan Smith should be congratulated for his help. The sprinkles on the ice cream was a nice touch. Thanks to Mike and Anthony for the hard work and use of the race car.