
| *VP/Business Manager for Performance by Fisher, Inc. *Frank Hawley's NHRA Drag Racing School *PR for Kalbones Racing, Inc & Laurie Cannister (IHRA AFC) *Director of Race Operations, Tuner & Driver for the team. *TV 2008 - ESPN2 - ION-TV (Inside Drag Racing), Outdoor Channel, Discovery Channel & 1320TV.com *TV 2007 - ESPN2 (King of the Strip & Mothers Car Show) - The Outdoor Channel (World of Trucks) & 1320TV.com *TV 2006 - The Outdoor Channel (World of Trucks) & 1320TV.com *TV Pit Reporter for 2003 Hooters IHRA Series on SPEED. *Over 15 years of radio broadcasting and management experience. |
| As the saying goes, "When God closes one door, He opens another" . . . even though it might be Hell in the hallway. That holds true for former Clear Channel Radio Program Director and longtime air personality, Kathy Fisher. Better known to some outside the drag-racing world as Kathy Hague or even Kati Kruz, Fisher saw her career that started in 1992 abruptly end shortly before this past Christmas. Listeners in not only her hometown of Lima but in eight other markets could hear her daily on Clear Channel sister stations as she served as morning-show host in addition to her Program Director duties. Thanks to a little trick of the trade called voice tracking, she was a "local-sounding" DJ in such cities as Jackson, Mississippi, and Lexington, Kentucky, and even as far south as the Cayman Islands. It's nothing new in the broadcasting business for new management to make changes. Unfortunately -- or maybe fortunately for Fisher -- the new bosses at Clear Channel-Lim decided to take the station "jockless" and eliminated all on-air talent, including her, a 14-year veteran. While most would see this as a career blow, she said she knew that was just the nudge she needed to take the other love in her life -- drag racing -- to the next level. Although she said she will miss entertaining and informing her listeners, Fisher traded inone fast-paced world for another. Like broadcasting, drag racing is nothing new to Fisher. She has been a part of it from childhood, because her father was heavily involved in the International Hot Rod Association. He raced in the 1970s and bracket raced in the 80s. When it was finally her turn to take the wheel in 1986, Fisher began her racing her dad's 1967 Nova SS. As part of the Hague Racing team, she competed in the Street ET Class at various tracks throughout Indiana and Ohio and earned her first victory at age 15. While building her career in broadcasting, Fisher's pursuit of racing had to take a back seat. She grew tired of waiting and in 1999, she took her brand-new Camaro Z28 to the local track and began racing again after all those years. All she was looking for was a little fun and competition on a Saturday night. She did it on her own. No one in her circle of friends at the time was at all interested in attending a drag race. What she didn't know was she was going to win much more than a race or two. During that time, at that same track, she met Kevin Fisher, whom she married after a four-month courtship. At the exact spot where he asked her out for the first time, they exchanged their vows, then exchanged race-car data as teammates. Once racing became a family affair, she acquired her competition license. In February 2003, Kathy completed the Super Comp Dragster course at Frank Hawley's NHRA Drag Racing School in Gainesville, Florida. Today she is licensed in both drag-racing sanctioning bodies in five classes. Fisher said that in 2003, when she was the pit reporter for IHRA on SPEED TV, she realized she wanted to pursue a championship in the Quick Rod class. When that season finished, she purchased her first "new to her" dragster and began to prepare for the 2004 season. Because of the usual setbacks for the average racer, available vacation time -- and oh, did anyone mention money?! -- that first year kept her close to home, bracket racing at Marion County International Raceway at La Rue, Ohio. She was able to take a stab at a couple of IHRA national events, at Maryland International Raceway at Budds Creek and Rockingham Dragway in North Carolina. The Fishers were hooked. Performance by Fisher Racing debuted in 2005, with husband and wife competing in the same class. After finishing ninth and 10th in the IHRA Division 3 Quick Rod standings, they improved in 2006 with top-five finishes at the division level and top-25 showings on the national scene. The Fishers said they're limited only by the bane of all racers: money. Their plan is to attend 23 IHRA & NHRA national and divisional event, something they could not have thought of with her full-time career in radio. Once again, Kathy Fisher will drive her 230-inch Boulton/Cannister Dragster with its alcohol-injected big-block Chevy motor. Just as she can't get drag-racing from her system, neither can she abandon her radio skills. She has found a way to marry the two. In March, Fisher started planning for a syndicated weekly radio show dedicated to drag racing. It's in the beginning stages, but she said she looks forward to bringing her two worlds together and hopes to expose a whole new audience to the drag-racing world from a racer's viewpoint. The show will be in addition to her work helping out the 1320TV.com crew at selected events during the 2007 season & work for Masters Entertainment for various shows that will run throughout the season on ESPN2 & The Outdoor Channel. |
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| Accomplishments 2008 **Runner-Up - IHRA President's Cup Nationals Quick Rod - Maryland Int'l Raceway **Semi-Finalist - IHRA/Summit All-Stars QR Shootout 2007 **WINNER - IHRA Canadian Nationals - Quick Rod Toronto Motorsports Park **Runner-Up IHRA Div 3 Quick Rod Kanawha Motorsports Park Pro-Am **Runner-Up IHRA Div 9 Quick Rod Piedmont Dragway Pro-Am **#8 Finish IHRA Quick Rod National Points **Top 5 Finish IHRA Quick Rod Division 3 Points *Qualified for the first Summit All-Stars Shootout for 2008 2006 **Runner-Up IHRA Div 3 Quick Rod Quaker City Pro-Am **Top 25 Finish IHRA Quick Rod National Points **Top 5 Finish IHRA Quick Rod Division 3 Points **Best Appearing Crew - IHRA World Finals - Rockingham, NC 2005 **First Year IHRA Quick Rod #9 Finish in Division 3 |
| 1998/2007 Boulton/Cannister 230" Wheelbase Hardtail Dragster *548 Cu In Big Block Chevy *Alcohol Injected (Ron's Flying Toilet) *Harland Sharp Rockers *Comp Roller Camshaft *345 Dart Pro One Aluminum Heads *Jet-Hot Coated Borla Headers & Mufflers *MSD 7AL-3 Ignition *MSD Pro Billet Distributor *Mr. Gasket Gaskets *CSR Pro Series Water Pump *Hoosier Front Runners 33.5 X 17 -16 Drag Slicks *American Racing Pro Series Wheels Qualifier Dragster Fronts TrakStar 16x16 Rears *B&M Pro Bandit Shifter *Coan Powerglide Transmission & Converter *Auto Meter Silver Tach-Oil-Water Gauges Safety Equipment *Stroud Firesuit *Simpson Helmet, Neck Collar, Gloves & Boots *M&R Belts |
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