Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Today's Drag Racing News

News
Drag Racing Event in Montreal Canada
GTspirit
A mix of track racing with American muscle cars, and the 'classic' drag racing with euro tuners. This results in heated up battles between three continents. The cars you regularly see at the drag strip in Montreal are usually heavily modified Japanese ...
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Drag racings ready for the green light
Adelaide Now
Promoter Rino D'Alfonso, in his doorslammer Commodore, has helped to oversee the comeback of drag racing to Adelaide on Saturday. Source: The Advertiser FULL-BORE drag racing is finally back in town on Saturday, the first big feast of pro action for ...
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Young Boise drag racer gets big Chance
KBOI-TV
By Troy Oppie Published: Nov 22, 2011 at 8:41 PM MST BOISE, Idaho - The jump from Junior Drag Racing to the pro ranks wasn't just a step five years ago, it was an Evil Canevil Snake River Canyon sized leap. A new kind of car has changed that step and ...
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2011 NHRA Top Fuel champion Del Worsham retires
San Antonio Express (blog)
Del Worsham, who recently won the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Top Fuel championship, announced today that he has decided to retire from drag racing. Worsham, who drove the Al-Anabi Top Fuel dragster, capped off a 21-year driving career ...
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San Antonio Express (blog)
Worsham retires following title run
San Bernardino Sun
With confetti still on the ground at Pomona Raceway where he celebrated his first NHRA championship less than eight days ago, Del Worsham has opted to end his drag racing career. The 44-year-old Chino Hills resident, who won eight nationals events in ...
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Quick alky/nitro times in Australia by Phillips and Cowin
Drag Racing Online Magazine
(Jon Van Daal file photos) [11/22/11] Velocity Composites, whose products are distributed through Tim McAmis Performance Parts in Missouri, will acquire the drag racing assets of Cynergy Composites, Inc., a Canadian company. Included in the acquisition ...
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Drivers, Start Your Engines
encore Online
"American Graffiti," "Rebel Without a Cause" and "The Fast and the Furious" are all staples when it comes to featuring adrenaline-pumping drag-racing scenes incorporated into a film plot. But these movies are nothing in comparison to experiencing the ...
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Watch a drag racer crash, catch fire and then lay a scary burnout
Jalopnik
According to those on the scene, Peterson had been knocked out in the crash, the brakes locked up and the throttle was stuck open — the recipe for a helpless, smoky and ultimately fiery burnout. Drag racing in a seven-second Firebird? ...
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Racetrack saved with new partnership
Tulsa World
The 45-year-old drag-racing venue, 3101 N. Garnett Road, will continue to host drag races, officials said, but in addition patrons can expect a varied lineup of carnivals, concerts and other family-friendly events. "We want to utilize the area for more ...
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Blogs
News Archive | Media | Infineon Raceway | STP Bracket Drag ...
Bracket drag racing will be featured in six categories: High School, Trophy, Sportsman, Motorcycle, Super Pro and Pro. Gates open at 8 a.m., with drag racing spanning from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Qualifying and time trials will take place in the ...
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