Thursday, May 19, 2011

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Erica Enders hopes to build on early NHRA success
Kansas City Star
There's an old saying in drag racing that a driver needs to have at least one lucky round each week. Erica Enders is still looking for that elusive round of good fortune. Enders already has raced an NHRA Pro Stock dragster faster than anyone in series ...
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Kansas City Star
Morgan V Read For Winters Honours
PaddockTalk
With Morgan only needing to present for qualifying to secure enough points to lock away the title, both racers will be focusing hard on winning the event – the largest and most prestigious drag racing event held outside of the United States. ...
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Beating my head against a dead horse
Drag Racing Online Magazine
As the great NHRA announcer Bernie Partridge is credited with saying, referring to the efforts of a drag racing team to get their car up to speed and failing, "Those guys are beating their heads against a dead horse." Only recently did I finally ...
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Drag Racing: Team Gridlock's Price is the quickest to react
Dunmow Broadcast
By Nick Thompson, Sports Editor Wednesday, May 18, 2011 FOLLOWING a very successful Easter Thunderball at Santa Pod, Little Dunmow's Team Gridlock headed to Shakespeare Raceway in Stratford upon Avon for the Spring-speed Nationals. ...
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Dunmow Broadcast
Haskin: Less speed suits Big Daddy
Topeka Capital Journal
"Big Daddy'' didn't want his own refuge, even if it happened to be on the same property as the couple's Florida home, which also includes the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing. Although Pat's threat came as a surprise, she simply did not want her high ...
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Friday Night Drags, MCR Safety 2011 Season Preview
WhoWon.com
The thrilling excitement of drag racing on Friday Nights returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway this summer as Friday Night Drags & MCR Safety Show-N-Shine powers its way into its fifth season. Featuring straight-line speed in the form of street drag racing ...
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Texas drag racer survives massive crash, fireball
Jalopnik
Justin Hyde — Weekend amateur drag racing can provide hours of fun, but there's always a small chance of something like this —a fiery crash on Sunday where the driver was lucky to walk away. Caught at Houston Motorsports Park, the Chevelle apparently ...
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Mother Nature not accommodating to area tracks
Mansfield News Journal
Sunday's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Summit Motorsports Park was postponed by the weather and will be made up July 3. Lorain County Speedway was also rained out after hot laps were completed Saturday. » Hilltop Speedway in Millersburg ...
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Pedregon seeking another Funny Car crown
Topeka Capital Journal
By Rick Peterson In nearly two decades of driving Funny Cars, Cruz Pedregon has experienced the highest highs and lowest lows of drag racing. Pedregon is a two-time world champ in the NHRA Full Throttle Series, the most recent time in 2008, ...
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Troy Coughlin's turbo-SBC dips into the fives!
Drag Racing Online Magazine
Saturday, October 1; and Texas Motorplex on Saturday, October 8. Further details about the series can be found on line at www.funfordweekend.com. Information regarding competition drag racing and car show classes will be announced soon. [05/18/11]
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:::Drag Racing Online::: Agent 1320 - 5/13/2011
Concerning his future Oddy said, "I haven't retired from drag racing, I just don 't have a steady drag racing job anymore and that's OK with me. ...
www.dragracingonline.com/agent1320/.../1320-xiii_5-8.html