Friday, November 18, 2011

Today's Drag Racing News

News
St. Clair husband-wife team earn drag racing championship
Port Huron Times Herald
Together, Jim and Carol Jarrett are making waves within the sport of drag racing. Jim is the driver, while his wife of seven years is his crew chief. "I knew he had a passion for cars when we were dating," Carol said. "But I didn't know his passion was ...
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Drag Racing Pro Tunes Lite
Android Apps
Drag Racing Pro Tunes Lite. This is the FREE Lite version of Pro Tunes. You get 16 great starter tunes that will improve your game on Creative Mobile's most addicting racing game on the market. All tunes start in 2nd gear for easy consistent racing. ...
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Bernstein living another dream
San Bernardino Sun
1 Slowly but steadily, time has moved some of drag racing's very best from the starting line and into the stands. Add Kenny Bernstein, the so-called King of Speed, among those who forever will be associated with the sport but no longer are actively ...
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Media Matters: Dirty Dozen of NHRA's Finals
Radioactive Drag Racing News
One hundred and sixty-six drag racing professionals earned NHRA Full Throttle points in the 2011 season. Only 12 remained in championship contention for the final race of the season. This group became heroes of the drag racing wars, the Dirty Dozen ...
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Frankie Montecalvo: 2011 Season Q&A, Always Looking For Improvement
PaddockTalk
Growing up on a steady diet of motorcross and ATV racing, as well as drag racing, the ALMS event was quite a change for the young man and he knew that his life was going to take a different direction than originally planned. ...
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Northern invasion for bike-only drags
The Press
Run by the Pegasus Bay Drag Racing Club, the highlight of the weekend will be a tussle between six riders trying to beat Ray Pratt, from Auckland, all on factory-built Harley Davidson Destroyer drag bikes. Most street bikes will be taking part on the ...
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$500 million motor sports complex proposed in Scott County
Shakopee Valley News
The project is estimated to cost around $500 million and include a paved 7/8-mile oval track, 2.5-mile road course as well as a quarter-mile drag racing strip. The proposal has a long way to go before becoming solid, but representatives from the ...
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Local racing column: Mario Andretti making appearance in Naples on Friday
Naples Daily News
Even having dabbled in drag racing, Andretti won the Pikes Peak Hill Climb in Colorado. For his storied career, Andretti in 1999 was named by Driver of the Century by The Associated Press. He retired as a driver at the end of 1994. ...
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Special Motorsports Event - Troy Coughlin Eyes Big Payday In Las Vegas
Autochannel (press release)
"We're using the same car we raced at the end of the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series in NHRA competition. We just had to adjust the weight and a few other little things. The car was running great at the end of the season and we feel as ...
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Autochannel (press release)

Blogs
1965 — THE YEAR RICHARD PETTY "THE KING" OF NASCAR ...
By JP
As fate would have it, drag racing was becoming a huge draw– as fans gathered in fevered hordes to see the new wave of super-powered big-block Motor City madness go head-to-head on the drag strips. Plymouth and the Petty crew ...
The Selvedge Yard

Web
LOUIS BREWSTER on MOTORSPORTS: Former drag racing "King ...
Slowly but steadily, time has moved some of drag racing s very best from the starting line and into the stands.
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SOME CONGRATULATORY CHATTER ... - Drag Racing Underground
A radio interviewer once referred to Diana as being a 'Celebrity Drag Racing Authority & Visionary'... Diana has indeed filled the shoes (or fire boots) as truly ...
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