In July of 1988, the NHRA sped in a new direction. The drag-racing organization added an event called the California Nationals, and chose to situate it in the bucolic hills of the Carneros region, at ...

Here is the "subsequent wild ride" that Gloria Mills took at last year's NDRA Autumn Nationals when a blown head gasket watered the rear tires and sent the Fuschia Flyah up on two wheels and wobbling ...