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'Big Willie' Robinson, L.A. drag race organizer, dies at 69 Kansas City Star By DENNIS MCLELLAN LOS ANGELES -- "Big Willie" Robinson was a 6-foot-6, 300-pound former Los Angeles street racer, a gentle giant who promoted organized drag racing as a way to unite people of all races and classes and ease racial tensions. See all stories on this topic »

Salt Lake Drag Racer Will Bring Big Grins from the Tow Mater Jet Car RacingWest.com This unique jet car is the creation of the Fire 4 Hire Jet Drag Racing Team based in Canada. Tow Mater generates 6000 pounds of thrust from a Westinghouse J-34 jet engine and will average 200 miles per hour down the ¼ mile. See all stories on this topic » RacingWest.com

McHugh Set to End 30 Year Hiatus with Debut at Maple Grove Lucas Oil Event WhoWon.com Three decades have come and gone since Kevin McHugh last entered a quarter-mile competition, and at this weekend's Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Maple Grove Raceway, the Northeast-based Managing Director for Navigant Consulting is connecting ... See all stories on this topic »

Drag Racing Heats up in Montreal GTspirit In North America, well the United States mainly, drag racing is a huge part of automotive competitiveness. And Canada being a neighbour to the Americans, some of that quarter mile fever has definitely rubbed off on us. And Montreal being one of the ... See all stories on this topic » GTspirit

A Primer For The Indianapolis 500 ChicagoNow (blog) While it's true the Indy racing has had a drop in popularity (even NHRA Drag Racing is getting better television view numbers on a tape delayed race), it's not because of a lack of skill or quality of racing. Indy Racing (IRL), can be described a niche ... See all stories on this topic » ChicagoNow (blog)

Mountain Motor Nationals at Budds Creek, MD Drag Racing Online Magazine The Mountain Motor Nationals at historic Maryland International Raceway is one of if not the iconic "outlaw" doorslammer race in drag racing. Before there were Pro Mod national events there was the MIR Mountain Motor Nationals. See all stories on this topic »

Dunlevy nears the finish line of his career Dayton Daily News Practice at 11 am, qualifying at 1 pm Racing starts at 2:30 pm Saturday and Sunday: NHRA-sanctioned drag racing. Gates open at 9 am, time trials at 11 am Saturday: NHRA-sanctioned drag racing. Gates open at 2 pm, racing at 7. See all stories on this topic »

It was a veritable auto racing bonanza on Victoria Day weekend in southern Ontario Hamilton Spectator In other drag racing action, veteran Alcohol Funny Car driver Larry Dobbs won the inaugural National Drag Racing Association race held at the Grand Bend Motorplex. Dobbs, from Welland, and winner of numerous NHRA and IHRA races, won the final over ... See all stories on this topic »

KB Racing tests new Camaros at Rockingham Drag Racing Online Magazine Four-time NHRA Pro Stock Champion and current points' leader Greg Anderson tested the new KB Racing 2012 Camaro at Rockingham Dragway on Wednesday. Anderson's first pass ever on the Summit Racing entry ran 6.80 at over 180 miles per hour in a shakedown ... See all stories on this topic »

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PX's D'Aprile, CarSafe's Eckman On Latest "ADRL Drag Racing Live ... The American Drag Racing League's (ADRL) popular online radio show, "ADRL Drag Racing Live" is back with a new episode agent can't wait. The newest ... www.adrl.us/.../pxs-daprile-carsafes-eckman-on-latest-adrl-dra...