© 2001 Dwight Drum

Cool Contributors

Introduction by Dwight Drum

We are especially proud of avid fans, those going beyond spectator status to deliver images and words that need to seen and read. Rich Barry is one such enthusiast in special company. We call them Cool Contributors here at StripBike.com and Zoomster.com, because all they ask for is recognition, and some even shy from that. None, however, are bashful about working hard at the fun of motorsports, and most have skills that transcend their regular jobs, and often their jobs are demanding, requiring education and special skills.

Many sports enthusiasts would like to have their say and promote their sport, but they don't often step forward. Rich Barry stepped forward to bring us a crisp view of drag racing moments. He steps away from his job at the Boston Globe (owned by the New York Times) using his vacation time to snap great photos. Boston needs Barry to keep the news on the street, but racing needs Barry to bring us images most out there could never capture for visual enjoyment. Please welcome the images of Rich Barry. We hope he shares many more images with all in the future.

NY Yankee Dragster

Yankees from the rear

Al Hofmann

Scotty Cannon

Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins

The "Professor"

John as a "spectator'

Stratton's B/A

Terry Stratton