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Reader: I enjoyed your coverage of the recent races at the Famoso raceway. The articles were well written and informative and I am grateful for your coverage. However your reporting staff missed the boat, or drag racer in this case, in one important area. We have a homegrown boy who drove a homegrown car and is in the Drag Racing Hall of Fame but I never saw a mention of him or the car. He consistently beat up on the big names when they came West, and that includes Don Garlitts. His name is James Warren. -- Mike Grundvig Jenner: Thanks for your comments, Mike. Glad you enjoyed our coverage. I shared your comment about James Warren with veteran sportswriter Mike Griffith, who's covered motorsports for The Californian for many years. Here's his response: "I don't think I missed any boat. The first story I ever wrote for The Californian was a feature on James Warren and Roger Coburn more than 30 years ago. I've done numerous...

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