Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Today's Drag Racing News

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Rickey Gadson and Motorcycle Drag Racing
AllAboutBikes
Before Rickey Gadson came onto the scene, save that, before he exploded onto the scene, motorcycle drag racing was largely unknown. He pulled the sport out of the shadows of obscurity and into the spotlight of the media. It could also be said that ...
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Pedley: Doping Out Week 2 Of NHRA Season
RacinToday.com
(Photo courtesy of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series) By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor – Matt Hagan maybe suffering a bit of post-championship hangover. Hagan, who won the 2011 Funny Car championship for Don Schumacher Racing, lost in the first ...
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ADRL SuperCar Showdown Rules Released
Hot Rod Magazine (blog)
Amid tremendous anticipation from the initial announcement of its new SuperCar Showdown series, the American Drag Racing League today presented the complete rules and regulations for a category unique in the world of straight-line motorsports ...
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Program To Curb Illegal Street Racing Faces Possible Closure
KGTV San Diego
In 2002, 16 people died from drag racing in San Diego. That number dropped to zero in 2010. However, RaceLegal may have to shut its doors because of dwindling funds. "We're definitely nonprofit," said Lydia DeNecochea, the executive director of ...
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2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 Super Bee: Review notes
AutoWeek
The drag-racing crowd seemed to be very tuned into the Super Bee. Even in car-centric Southern California, the Super Bee turned heads. I'd like to think it was because of the 392 Hemi under the hood--and it probably was, to an extent--but most of the ...
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