Monday, October 03, 2011

Today's Drag Racing News

News
It's not a drag racing billycarts
Fraser Coast Chronicle
MORE than 50 young speedsters spent yesterday racing down Mungar Rd for the annual Maryborough West Scouts Soap Box Derby. At least half of the entrants raced their own billycarts, while others used one of the 12 billycarts the scouts spent several ...
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Al Unser Jr. arrested for reckless driving, DUI
Autoblog (blog)
AP reports that the two-time Indy 500 winner was arrested last week for drag racing on public roads while under the influence of alcohol. Bernalillo County, New Mexico sheriffs reportedly stopped Unser on Thursday for driving over 100 miles per hour in ...
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Records, rain fall again for Maple Grove event
Reading Eagle
National drag racing events at Maple Grove Raceway are known for record-setting runs or foul weather. Sunday during what was scheduled to be the final day of the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals, fans were treated to - and forced to endure - a little of both. ...
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Dodge Motorsports Notes & Quotes – NSCS Race Final – Dover 2
SpeedwayMedia.com (press release)
HOW MUCH DID YOU RELY ON YOUR DRAG RACING INSTINCTS ON THOSE LAST TWO RESTARTS? "The drag racing is a lot of fun. There's a lot of technique and what you have to do to get your tires warm and to feel the traction when you're coming up through the gears ...
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Carpenter edges Franchitti for first win at Kentucky
Racer
The Power/Beatriz was another dustup, along with Simona de Silvestro losing control of her HVM Racing entry and contacting a crewmember on EJ Viso's KV Racing Technology-Lotus effort, while Marco Andretti cost himself his race by drag-racing Rahal out ...
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Racer
Clutch drops on $3m drag strip
Wairarapa Times Age
A high point was hosting the National Drag Racing Championships in 2008. Mr Wilton and fellow Motorplex members are looking forward to having a ready-to-race venue, instead of needing forklifts and four-wheel drives to set up temporary crash barriers ...
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Rain expected ahead of big weekend
Warwick Daily News
The Warwick District Drag Racing Association struggles at times with wet weather which makes drag racing too dangerous. A perfect day yesterday meant everything went smoothly so drivers didn't waste the trip to Warwick. Bureau of Meteorology senior ...
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NASCAR: Dover 300 Winning team press conference
Motorsport.com
Q. Were those last two restarts, how much of your drag racing -- because your reaction time was so good, and you just pulled away from him so quickly, and it was the difference. How much did you kind of rely on your instincts that you've picked up ...
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