Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Koretsky returning to full-time racing
For much of 2006, Kenny Koretsky stayed out of the driver's seat of his Dodge race cars, but he recently merged his Pro Stock team with Greg Hill for 2007.
Speedway making room for dragsters
The owners of the Ocala Speedway have applied for a special use permit to add a one-eighth-mile drag-racing strip on land adjacent to the existing facility.
From Street to Strip with Roush Drag Pack Mustang
As a direct result of more than a year’s worth of testing, research and development for the Roush Competition Line of performance parts, the company has decided to take the next step and offer a complete race-ready Drag Pack Mustang that can roll from the street to the strip.
Murder On the Last Turn
Mickey Thompson was a renowned race-car driver and promoter. Mike Goodwin was the brash, egocentric creator of motocross. They became business partners. Then all hell broke loose.
Wild Wild Wes Wins First Event as Booth Goes 3.99!
Redline Raceway held its last Pro Modified show of the year last Saturday night. A field of 16 racers put on a great show that resulted in TOPMA's first three second run.
ADRL Flowmaster World Finals Pro Nitrous Results
The ADRL Flowmaster Pro Nitrous field at Texas Raceway was wild as several racers found the 4.0 zone before the rains came.
ADRL Flowmaster World Finals Pro Extreme Results
The ADRL put on a heck of a show at Kennedale, Texas, two weeks ago. Highlights included a 3.89 run by Bubba Stanton and much more, but Mother Nature ended up winning the event.
2006 NHRA Las Vegas Final Results
Final eliminations results and up to date NHRA POWERAde championship points standings after the 2006 ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas.

Monday, October 30, 2006

End of the Line for Ford Taurus
The last Taurus rolled off the assembly line Friday, in the same week that Ford’s new chief executive said the struggling company needed to transform itself with grand new ambitions — the same kind of ambitions that gave birth to the Taurus.
2006 NHRA Las Vegas Final Qualifying Results
Final pro qualifying results and first round pairings from the 2006 ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals.

Sunday, October 29, 2006

Woman follows dad's tread marks at drag strip
Drag racing is about breaking barriers. Usually it involves horsepower and the time it takes to cover a quarter-mile. But in competition earlier this month at Rockingham Dragway, driver Candyce Marsh set a new mark just by rolling up to the starting line.
Must-Have Browser Upgrade Coming This Week
Your view of the Web is in for a change this week -- in some cases, whether you like it or not.
2006 NHRA Las Vegas Friday Qualifying Results
Day one pro qualifying results from the 2006 ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals.

Friday, October 27, 2006

Bahrain Top Fuel Exhibition coverage
Six European Top Fuel Dragster racers, one American and one Bahraini are taking part in a Top Fuel Dragster Exhibition at the Drag Racing Festival at the Bahrain International Circuit. Eurodragster.com has a reporter on the spot and we are posting live reports, photo galleries and pit notes.

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Blast Off!
Mike Hojacki has been thrilling ADRL crowds all year with his Police Interceptor jet car.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Nostalgic Racing Decals
Hundreds of racing decals that are sure to bring back some wonderful memories from the good old days of racing.

Monday, October 23, 2006

Hernandez Blazes to 5.99 World Record at World Finals
Josh Hernandez put his name in the record books while Quain Stott, Pete Berner and Mark Thomas put their names on world championship trophies at the Universal Technical Institute World Finals in Rockingham, N.C.

Sunday, October 22, 2006

In the Pits at the ADRL Flowmaster World Finals
Here is a selection of shots from the pits from last weeks ADRL Flowmaster World Finals at Texas Raceway.

Saturday, October 21, 2006

2006 IHRA Rockingham Friday Qualifying Results
Drag Racing Results: 2006 IHRA Rockingham Friday Qualifying Results by Mike Perry. Day one pro qualifying results from the 2006 Universal Technical Institute World Finals in Rockingham, N.C.

Pro Tree Productions TOPMA DVDs
Teddy Robinson has been videotaping TOPMA races for years under the Teddy Bear banner, which is now called Pro Tree Productions. Danny reviews two TOPMA DVDs.

Thursday, October 19, 2006


California Hot Rod Reunion XV Photos - Part 3
Robert Briggs checks in with Part 3 of 3 of his photo coverage of the California Hot Rod Reunion XV.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006


Ronnie Sox Memorial Race in TWO DAYS!
Heading down to the annual Show, Shine, Shag & Dine and the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame & Reunion in Henderson, NC? Well, here’s a great reason to take off work a few days early.
How political pros retouched Ford's image
Are the short-term tactics of modern-day campaigning, measured in weeks and months, transferable to changing deeply held perceptions of a 103-year-old automaker with a rich past, a troubled present, an uncertain future and products that consumers render verdicts on every day?
2006 NHRA Virginia Performance Improvements
The 2006 NHRA event in Richmond was a performance bonanza and Steve captured all the new personal best times.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006


Omlin First in the Fours at Spokane
Pete Omlin takes us on an inside view of his dad's record breaking weekend in top fuel at Spokane Raceway Park.

OTS at ADRL Flowmaster World Finals
The Outlaw Top Sportsman were an added attraction to the ADRL Flowmaster World Finals at Texas Raceway last weekend.

Williams Breaks Into the Fours at Yello Belly
Nick Williams broke into the four second barrier at Texas' oldest drag strip.

Billy Harper to Run for Governor!
Pro Modified racer Billy Harper announced he is running for the Governor’s office in the state of Kentucky. Harper will running as a Republican.

Stanton wins ADRL Flowmaster Pro Extreme Championship!
Stanton won the 2006 Battle of the Belts at the ADRL Flowmaster World Finals at Texas Raceway. Stanton ran 3.89, 3.92 and a 3.92 to win!

Monday, October 16, 2006

Troxel Named 2006 Sportswoman of the Year
NHRA POWERade Series driver Melanie Troxel, who has advanced to a Top Fuel-best eight final rounds this season, has been honored by Billie Jean King’s Women’s Sports Foundation as its “Sportswoman of the Year."

California Hot Rod Reunion XV Photos - Part 2
Part 2 of 3 of Robert Briggs' photo coverage of the 2006 CHRR.

Keith Baker wins ADRL Flowmaster Pro Nitrous Battle of the Belts!
Keith Baker won the 2006 ADRL Flowmaster Pro Nitrous Championship at Texas Raceway. Baker defeated a strong eight car field in the Battle of the Belts.
2006 NHRA Richmond Final Results
Final eliminations results and up to date NHRA POWERAde championship points standings after the 2006 Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals at Dinwiddie, Virginia.
Small Block Posse
This message board seems to get a TON of visitors. Worth checking out...

Sunday, October 15, 2006

2006 NHRA Richmond Final Qualifying Results
Final pro qualifying results and first round pairings from the 2006 Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals at Dinwiddie, Virginia.

Pro Tree Productions TOPMA DVDs
Teddy Robinson has been videotaping TOPMA races for years under the Teddy Bear banner, which is now called Pro Tree Productions. Danny reviews two TOPMA DVDs.
2006 California Hot Rod Reunion - Cacklefest Photos
This is the last article of five in Gary's photo coverage of the California Hot Rod Reunion. 24 photos of cars in the Grove, exhibition Cackle Cars on display as well as on the track and a few cars making qualifying attempts at Famoso Raceway at the California Hot Rod Reunion on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 6-8, 2006.

Saturday, October 14, 2006

2006 NHRA Richmond Friday Qualifying Results
Day one qualifying results from the inaugural Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals, including the NHRA's first 6.5 second Pro Stock run.

2006 California Hot Rod Reunion - Wheelstanding Action Photos
Starting line wheel standing action photos from Friday and Saturday at the California Hot Rod Reunion.

2006 California Hot Rod Reunion - Top Fuel Photos
Eighteen 18 photos of Nostalgia Top Fuel at Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, Ca. at the California Hot Rod Reunion.

2006 California Hot Rod Reunion - Funny Car Photos
Nineteen photos of the Nostalgia Funny Cars at the Hot Rod Reunion on Sunday, October 8, 2006.

Friday, October 13, 2006


California Hot Rod Reunion XV Photos - Part 1
Robert Briggs offers up his photo coverage of the California Hot Rod Reunion XV - Part 1 of 3 parts.

Drag Photos: Sunday at the Grove
Greg Gage shot the finals of the recent NHRA race at Maple Grove.

15th Annual NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion Photos
Photo coverage of the nine winners in the winner circle and starting line action photo of each from the 15th annual CHRR.

Testing and Tuning at Redline!
Gena White captured several shots last Saturday at Redline Raceway's Fun & Grudge races, proving that you never know what will show up at Caddo Mills on a Saturday night!
Large crowd expected for drag strip hearing
Opponents and supporters of a proposed drag strip in northern Lancaster County (Nebraska) are gearing up for a battle at Wednesday’s Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission meeting.
Raised in Drag Racing
Where there is one, there most likely will be another. If Brandon Bernstein is walking through the garage, odds are high he's either with or heading toward Ashley Force, Morgan Lucas or Eric Medlen. And the same can be said for any of them.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

A Drag Racing Legend
In 1966, Gene Kidder set the National Hot Rod Association National Speed Record in Denver in the E Experimental Stock Class. Gene will be inducted into hall of fame Friday.
Track death probed - coroner to investigate drag racing safety issues
A jet dragster driver has perished in an accident in Australia. This is the second loss of a jet driver within the past week and may portend some changes in the licensing of these machines.

Monday, October 09, 2006

Nitro Madness Passes the Test at KCIR
The Nitro Madness AA/Fuel Altered team went down to Kansas City International Raceway this past Saturday, October 7, for a few test runs. Here's how it went.
Bakersfield Pics
The H.A.M.B. website offers up several great shots of the hot rods from this past weekend's California Hot Rod Reunion.

Sunday, October 08, 2006

Racing returns to Lodi's Kingdon drag strip
4,000 people showed up to wade through the sea of muscle cars, visit vendors and watch races at a track that was once one of the most prominent drag strips on the West Coast.

Saturday, October 07, 2006

2006 NHRA Richmond Postponed One Week
A steady soaking rain and chilling temperatures Saturday and a wet weather forecast for the remainder of the weekend have forced NHRA officials to postpone the Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park until next weekend, Oct. 13-15.
Performance Improvements: 2006 NHRA Reading and IHRA Budds Creek
Maple Grove and Maryland International again combine to feature some of the best times of the season and Steve Klemetti lays it all out.
2006 NHRA Richmond Friday Qualifying Rained Out
Persistent rain showers forced NHRA officials to cancel Friday's racing at the Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park.

FIA/UEM European Finals 2006
A look back at the FIA/UEM European Finals from Santa Pod Raceway, England.
No Need to Wait: J.R. Todd is the next NHRA Rookie of the Year
Sorry Hillary Will. Should have come out next year Jack Beckman. Alan Bradshaw, thanks for playing. Not a chance Shaun Carlson. With three races left in the 2006 NHRA POWERade Drag racing season, one thing is for sure. J.R. Todd will be crowned the Auto Club Road to the Future Award winner.
Backstretch Motorsports
"Racing news for the thinking unimpaired." Worth a look just on the basis of its cool slogan. bp
Drag racing's fast start
Born on the backroads of America in the post World War II years, drag racing's roots were planted on dry lake beds like Muroc in California's Mojave Desert, where hot rodders had congregated since the early 1930s and speeds first topped 100 mph.
Drag racing teen jams on the track
Eaker tries to keep his 2000 Chevy S-10 truck within 5 mph of the posted speed limit. Ah, but give him a straight, quarter-mile strip of track, his '74 Plymouth Duster with a tank full of methanol, and look out.

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Reunion brings back hot rod legends, cars
Fifteen years after it was planned as a one-time affair, the NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion is alive and well and about to write another chapter in the history of Auto Club Famoso Raceway.
Lions Drag Strip Video to be Released This Weekend
The long awaited release of an in-depth video documentary covering one of the sport’s more famous racetracks will occur this weekend, when “LIONS – THE GREATEST DRAG STRIP” is made available (on DVD) during the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion.
Diversity in drag racing
The NHRA will bring its show to Dinwiddie this weekend for the Torco Racing Fuel Nationals. What fans will see is while other racing series may give lip service to diversity, it's a base principle at the top level of drag racing.

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

2006 IHRA Budds Creek Final Results
Final eliminations results and up to date IHRA eMax championship points after the Torco Racing Fuels President’s Cup Nationals in Budds Creek, Maryland.

British A/FX Pandemonium!
Alan Currans of the Acceleration Archive recently shot these pictures of a British A/FX nostalgia racer in action. The Pandemonium Mopar looks like the real thing in action at Shakespeare County.

Sunday, October 01, 2006

2006 NHRA Maple Grove Final Results
Final eliminations results and updated NHRA PowerAde championship points standings after the 2006 Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.

Friday at the Grove!
Greg Gage is in Reading, PA shooting the Keystone Nationals. This is the best from Friday's action.