Which is better, supercharging or turbocharging? Sitting squarely on the fence, our answer to that question might come in the form of another question: If the opportunity presents itself, why not piggyback the two?

Of course, that idea is hardly original. The combined whammy of compound turbocharging and supercharging is nothing new. It trickles down from the world of aviation, where a number of WWII-vintage fighter and bomber aircraft engines were so equipped, to great effect. Case in point-the 28-cylinder Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major R-4360 radial engine produced as much as 4,300 hp from harnessing a pair of turbos and a gear-driven supercharger. Mind you, that sucker displaced 71.5 liters and handily outweighed a modern F-350 dually. By comparison, Tony Alm's innocent-looking '08 GT500 produces nearly 1,200 hp at the rear wheels from a mere 5.4 liters.

Way back in 1996, Ford introduced their all new ¡¡ãModular¡¡À engine in the Mustang GT and Cobra. All around the country, die-hard five liter fans hung their heads and sighed. You could take everything you knew about how to make your 5.0 Mustang faster and just throw it out the window. It was very different. It had two or four cams instead of one and no pushrods. The teeny, tiny 3.552¡¡À bore was wimpy compared to the large 4.000¡¡À bore of Windsors, 289¡äs, and 302¡äs. It had powdered metal rods, a long stroke of 3.543¡¡À, and lots of chains and tensioners under the massive timing cover. Plus, it was a measly 281 cubic inches.

When someone asks me what I do for a living, I simplify my response by saying, "I write about cars." However, the longer I do this job, the more I realize I don't write about cars-I write about people.

At least, that's how I look at it. Cars come and go. It's the people behind the cars that are more important, and a story should be about the person, not the car. The car is just part of the bigger story, the story of how the owner got to this point in life. That's what makes the car special.

We've heard the term "sports widow," meaning the husband dedicates so much time to a certain sport throughout the season that the wife feels abandoned. Though NMRA racer Dave Ginter would count himself a big sports fan, his wife, Kristy, would be considered a drag racing widow. The joke between Dave and Kristy is once the NMRA racing season starts in March, she jokingly says, "Ok, see ya in October." Luckily for Dave, their anniversary is in late October so it's the perfect to unwind and enjoy quality time with Kristy. Dave says October is "when my friends and family get to see me."