When I saw her last week, she was tucked behind the wheel of her father's nostalgia, blown slingshot dragster and boasting proudly that this is her next ride!

Katrina Bear, a regular Jr. Dragster class winner, is coming to us from Durhamville, New York, a good 2 1/2 hour trip to Skyview each week. Katrina attends school at VVS ( Veron Verona Scherrill ) central school district out of Verona, New York.

With having drag racing in the family, Katrina has been racing for three years now, running her Halfscale chassis with the Blockzilla 3 motor. Best E.T. she tells me is an 8.77 in the 1/8 mile, with a best top speed of 76.0 mph.

While sitting confidently behind the wheel, Katrina smiles and tells me that she could not do it without her crew of Mom, Dad, Christie and Andrew.

Sponsorship, none yet, but she is looking. And as she zips up her fire jacket, she perks up and whispers, "I like this track better than ESTA."

I'm sure we will be seeing more of Katrina and her Jr. Dragster this season as the season progresses. And all you other Jr. Dragsters, come on out to Skyview and show us what you can do.