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Volume XI, Issue 8 August 12, 2009PINK IT UP!I know a lot of people do not like the TV show Pinks. Think it’s kind of hokey.I for one love it. Grassroots racing at its best. Maybe the NHRA should havewatched the show on Thursday night. It was really cool to see four carsrunning at the same time. I know the NHRA would never allow four cars to goat the same time, but they should seriously consider using all four lanes thenext time they are there. Pinks proved you can successfully switch lanes incase one goes down.Also maybe ESPN should take a note too. Pinks had a camera above thetrack zipping along at about 100 mph taking some great shots. Somethingneeds to be done to liven up the broadcasts. I for one don't even record themanymore. Please, ESPN and NHRA, bring back Marty Reid.What do you have to say?Dave GrasenickGurnee, Illinois1 ON 4Burk, ya got it right that Pinks is not the first four across drag races. RockfordDragway (now called Byron Dragway) was originally run four abreast. Thereis photographic evidence of four fuelers at once, which are probably the pixyou were referring to. And I have also seen four doorslammers in a pic fromthat era, too.However, a careful listen to the promo says Pinks has the first "televised"(blah, blah, blah) four lane race. Whether that is true or not I will leave up tothose who may or may not know the answer.Dale TuleyHartford City, IndianaI was referring to the NMCA/NMRA event running four-wide at zMAX notPinks. – Jeff BurkYour name:Your location:Your email:Do you want to subscribe to ourFREE email newsletter?YesNo2 ON 4Four fuel cars running abreast? I have seen a pic like that too. One was atRaisen City dragstrip near Fresno, CA. I have also seen a pic of four floppersrunning together. I believe the Chi-Town Hustler was one of those cars, but Ican't remember where.Mark ElmsEverton, Missouri3 ON 4Letters which do not include afull name will not be consideredfor publication.Send It!* Your letter may (or may not) be published inour "We've Got Mail" section.I raced my ‘39 Chevy pickup at Kingdon Drag strip in Lodi, California, in 1958: four gas class cars side by side. Oneof the cars was Tom Grove’s Plymouth coupe with a Chevy V8. He won. Fresno, California; ran the four Top Fuelersyou mentioned in the mid to late 1960s.Denny ForsbergSan Lorenzo, CaliforniaWe've Got Mail - Page 1 of 4 - DragRacingOnline.com