Monday, February 13, 2012

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Drag Racing Returns
Huffington Post (blog)
Drag racing remains suffering, though, with TV coverage limited to ESPN2, a series of injuries and deaths which shrank the traditional 1320-foot ¼-mile track to 1000-feet in an attempt to slow the cars (which are now faster than ever, hitting speeds ...
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NHRA: Drag-racing legend Don Garlits roasted at 80th birthday bash
AutoWeek
On the eve of the NHRA's season-opening Winternationals this weekend, more than 300 people packed a hotel ballroom in Pomona, Calif, to roast drag racing's top driver. Billed as "Don Garlits' Rat Roast" in honor of the 34 race cars he built that were ...
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John Force claims another Winternationals title
Los Angeles Times
By Jim Peltz Judging by her debut, much-heralded rookie Courtney Force has a solid future as a driver in drag racing's elite funny car division. After all, she's the daughter of 15-time NHRA funny car champion John Force and enjoys the reflexes and ...
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Focus on the family
San Bernardino Sun
POMONA - It's not an exaggeration to believe drag racing truly is a family business, especially those who drive the exotic machines that turn out 6000 horsepower each time they launch from the starting line for those who will turn out at Pomona Raceway ...
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Lucas, Hight, Line top qualifiers for NHRA Winternationals
USA TODAY
1 qualifiers in their perspective categories at the first of 23 races in the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season. Lucas powered his dragster to a 3.783-second run at 325.06 mph to take the top spot in the field as teams took advantage of cooler ...
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PLENTY OF THRILLS IN BACK-TO-BACK DRAG ROUNDS
Bahrain News Agency
12 (BNA)-- Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) hosted back-to-back nights of thrilling head-to-head battles with rounds four and five of the Bahrain Drag Racing Championship taking place over the weekend as part of the National Racing Festival in ...
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When A Drag Racer Takes To The Sky [UPDATE-With Video]
Deadspin
Mark J. Ribelas, the photographer who snapped the pictures, has been in the drag racing photography game for over 22 years and notes "I could go to the drag races another 22 years and will probably never see anything as wild and crazy as this!
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Snowmobilers Face Off at Ellis Sno-Park
KTVZ
Beneath blue skies near Mt. Bachelor Sunday, snowmobilers were roaring their engines and racing through newly renamed Frank Ellis Sno-Park, wrapping up a weekend of drag-racing fun. It was the first time in over a decade the area hosted a snowmobile ...
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AAA named title-rights sponsor of inaugural event at Gateway Motorsports Park
NHRA.com
The Auto Club is entrenched in NHRA Drag Racing at all levels of the sport. The relationship also includes naming rights for Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, entitlement rights of the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals held at Auto Club ...
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NHRA Drag Racing Winternationals Thursday February 9th, 2012
Nhra Drag Racing Winternationals Pomona tickets for the Nhra Drag Racing Winternationals event on Thursday February 9th, 2012 at Pomona Raceway.
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Honda S2000 // Wheels Up! // Drag Racing | Crank and Piston ...
02/08/2012 - What's the last thing you expected a Honda S2000 to be caught doing? How about picking the front wheels off the deck and running a [...]
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Pomona: SoCal drag racing's lifelong love
There's more to drag racing than just two cars streaking down the strip. ... Want more information on your favorite NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series drivers ?
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Drag racing Sackboys? [Rumor] | G.A.M.E.S.
Video game retailer, FutureShop, may have tweeted the announcement earlier than Sony wanted. Update: (10-Feb-12) SONY has confirmed the existence of ...
www.the-games-blog.com/drag-racing-sackboys-rumor/