“ Without a crew , a crew chief is nothing . If you don ’ t have that strong group behind you , you won ’ t be successful .” - RAHN TOBLER
MOVERS & SHAKERS
CHAOS COUPLE : Funny Car Chaos promoter Chris Graves ( center ) and wife Tera catch up with nitro tuner Mike Guger in the pits at the NHRA Dallas race .
KEEPING ORDER IN ORLANDO : Veteran track manager Jeff Miles , who took over the GM duties at Orlando Speed World Dragway last year , snaps a photo on the starting line with starter Mike Crook .
CROSSED UP : Allen Meyer , crew chief of the Meyer & Cross “ Crossways II ” Fuel Altered turns the motor over as he adjusts the valves on the nitro-burning TFX Hemi .
ONE FOCUSED FRANKLIN : Two-time PDRA Pro Nitrous world champion Tommy Franklin is locked in on the task at hand as he puts some heat in the Pat Musi-built 959ci engine in his “ Jungle Rat ” ‘ 69 Camaro .
RAHN ’ S LAST RODEO : Veteran nitro crew chief Rahn Tobler stops to pose for a photo at the Texas AAA NHRA FallNationals at Dallas . It turned out to be one of Tobler ’ s last races as a full-time crew chief for Ron Capps , as the fourtime world champion tuner announced he will retire from racing at the end of January .
PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOE MCHUGH , VAN ABERNETHY AND TARA BOWKER
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