ON THE COVER:

Comp Racer Dean Whittman's horrendous crash

at the Mile-High Nationals highlights our Safety

Survival Guide (William R. Sallaz photo). Thanks

to his safety equipment, Whittman escaped seri-

ous injury. Eddie Hill didn't win the Keystone Na-

tionals, but he roared back into four-second form

for the first time in two years (Steve Bell photo).

The Keystones and two other races are covered

this month.

DRM SURVIVAL GUIDE—A flame-filled kickoff to our section on safety equipment 19

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BRAIN BUCKET BASICS-Picking the

best helmet doesn't have to be a hard

choice..................... 20

SAFETY BOUND- A careful look at

what holds you in the car 22..........

THERMAL BARRIERS—Keeping cool

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under fire is the name of the game 24

CAR SAFETY EQUIPMENT-Personal

protection equipment you don't wear 28

MORE SUBSTANCE LESS FLASH—K C. "Hollywood" Spurlock is running hard and

looking good!________ __ ________ 35

EVERY ONE AN ALL-STAR—A rundown of the special winners at the 1990 Car Craft

All-Star banquet .................................................. 40

LAST OF AN ULTRA-RARE BREED—Earl Kluft runs a factory-race Plymouth 44...

INEVITABLE!—We knew somebody would build a Studebaker-bodied Pro Mod car 54

A REAL MASTERPIECE—Frank Manzo debuts a beautiful TA/FC__ 62

GARLITS GOES FOR 300 MPH!-Big Daddy reveals his plans for the "No Foolish

Rules" 300 mph fueler!__............................................ 66

GR8 PL8—Here it is again, our Great Plates Contest............. 78

RACE COVERAGE:

THE LITTLE EVENT THAT COULD—Once again, the Keystones wildly went beyond

expectations..................

RECORD-BREAKING HARVEST—They gathered them in by the bushelsfui in

Topeka ................

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AUTUMN FESTIVAL—Darlington in the Fall was lovely to the winners___.__76

TECH 1320—Neat ideas for better bracket racing 48.............................

TUBULAR TIPS—Installing a rollcage in your doorslammer____________ _____58

STARTING LINES—A few words of caution.............. 5

QUARTER MAIL—Your turn to sound off _____________ 6

DRAG NEWS—Fun info from us to you........... 10

DOWN TIME—An engine-building video review 80....................... ..

SPEED SHOP—Hot. new parts 82......................................

PHOTO FINISH—Maurice Dupont's firey debut in Top Fuel! 86...........