Sunday, May 13, 2012

Today's Drag Racing News

News
Local drag racing team does well at Cordova
Muscatine Journal
On Sunday, May 6, the MHS drag racing team took the title of Team Point Champions at the annual Spring Battle of the High Schools at Cordova Dragway Park in Illinois. "MHS took a clean sweep of all events, including Team Spirit, Car Cram — where we ...
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EJ Potter, 'Michigan Madman' of Motorcycle Racing, Dies at 71
New York Times
Local drag-racing promoters began paying him a dollar for every mile above 100 mph he could take his V-8 bike, said Clyde Hensley, an old friend and collector of some of Potter's famous motorbikes. Soon he was earning considerably more.
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Mother dedicated to dreams of fast-track daughters
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Twenty years after entering the National Hot Rod Association Jr. Drag Racing League at age 8, older sister Erica is enjoying a successful professional career in NHRA Pro Stock racing. Janet's father restored cars and her family often visited the drag ...
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Atlanta Motor Speedway's Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine Week Three Results
WhoWon.com
Fans in attendance were treated to competitive drag racing as the intense start to the 2012 campaign continued through the third week of the season. In Super Pro action, Mark White suffered mechanical issues for the second time in three weeks, ...
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Hawthorne Power Systems Announces Partnership with CARQUEST® Heavy Duty
PR Web (press release)
The event will include a taco lunch, door prizes, a raffle for a chance to win a 42" flat screen television and a special appearance by San Diego-based Beal Racing NHRA nitro funny car - one of the fastest drag racing cars in the world.
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Hight going for three straight at Summernationals
Examiner.com
NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series qualifying for the Summernationals gets underway Friday, May 18th with sessions at 4:30 and 7 pm CT, continuing Saturday, May 19th at noon and 2:30 pm CT. Eliminations begin on Sunday, May 20th at 11 am CT.
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Web
Drag Racing Pioneer Jim Nelson is Dead | | BangShift.comBangShift ...
For the third time in less than two weeks we are sad to report the passing of another legend in the world of drag racing. Jim Nelson, one of the pioneering ...
bangshift.com/.../drag-racing-pioneer-jim-nelson-is-dead.html
Drag racing season starts - Julesburg Advocate
The Julesburg Dragstrip at the local airport had what we considered a very successful opening week-end of racing.
www.julesburgadvocate.com/ci.../drag-racing-season-starts