Friday, June 24, 2011

Today's Drag Racing News

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Feet wet; now he's serious
San Angelo Standard Times
"I've always loved boats, and I didn't really drag race when I was younger, so I got interested in drag racing boats," said the 58-year-old Verizon retiree. "Last year was just kind of a 'get your feet wet' kind of a deal." This year, Word plans to ...
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Castrol goes big with Rocky Mountain Nationals
Edmonton Sun
This weekend, some of the biggest names in drag racing will descend upon Castrol Raceway for the Rocky Mountain Nitro Jam Nationals. "These are some of the best of the best," Reeves said. "It'll be good racing. We'll have cars going over 300 mph. ...
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Charity Efforts are a Big Part of Hinbest Racing's 2011 Plans
WhoWon.com (press release)
by Hinbest Racing ORANGEVILLE, Ontario -- After two of six events in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series of drag racing, the Hinbest Racing Team has one car in third place and the other in 19th spot out of 38 teams in the popular series. ...
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Donald's Plan B has no substitute
Caymanian Compass
With his Plan B Honda Civic Type-R, he won the last Cayman Islands Drag Racing Association drag meet at Breakers Speedway. Since then many locals have congratulated the North Side resident for beating cars with bigger engines and more weight. ...
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The Quarter Mile Foundation Needs Your Help
High Performance Pontiac Magazine (blog)
A group of individuals from within the drag racing and performance automotive aftermarket community has launched the Quarter Mile Foundation with the express intent of creating a documentary to capture the history of drag racing and the performance ...
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Media Matters: ESPN shines through a long rain delay
Radioactive Drag Racing News
Paul Page pointed out a truism, "Father figures are very much in drag racing because there are a lot of combos out there." Modern drag racing is very much a family sport. The most common observation after a "Happy Father's Day" greeting was chatter ...
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Increased patrols planned on lake
The State
In addition, a drag-racing event will also be staged at Rocky Creek near the border between Lexington and Saluda counties. Boat poker involves competitors testing their navigational skills by plotting courses to visit designated spots. ...
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NHRA: Ike Maier Returns At Norwalk Raceway
Motorsport.com
"You have to stay focused on each," noted Maier about his plan on competing in a full-bodied, front-engined, rear drive Pro Mod and then stepping into the ultimate in the sport of drag racing, an 8000-horsepower, rear-engined, rear drive Top Fueler. ...
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Random Thoughts on Mascots, Oil Pans and More
Southern Pines Pilot
The Army is also a big sponsor in drag racing, fishing and mixed martial arts. Proponents of the sponsorships say they help with recruiting — a point I agree on. I say, if you are going to cut sponsorships, then you have to cut all advertising for the ...
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