Friday, May 17, 2013

Today's Drag Racing News

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Funny cars ready to open drag racing season
Medicine Hat News
The arrival of drag racing season was announced with a bang at the old Canadian Tire parking lot, which seemed to be heard across the city. To help promote the season opening weekend of races at the Medicine Hat Drag Strip, Derek Snelson of Anchorage, ...
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Brittany Force: Challenge of rookie season exciting
Topeka Capital Journal
The 2013 Mello Yello Drag Racing season has been a learning curve not only for myself, but for the entire Castrol EDGE Top Fuel team as well. We are the first Top Fuel team that (John Force Racing) has ever had and is something so exciting and such an ...
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Drag racing comes to Chippewa
The North Bay Nugget
He was confident that his sleek design would secure the fastest time at the Chippewa Dragster Showdown for Grade 8 students Thursday morning. But that confidence was shattered shortly after his car left the starting gate. The car started out strong and ...
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Manhart Racing BMW M6 vs Porsche 911 Turbo PDK [Video]
autoevolution (blog)
Manhart Racing BMW M6 vs Porsche 911 Turbo PDK [Video]. Manhart Racing BMW M6 vs Porsche 911 Turbo PDK [Video]. share: text size: A- A+. Well folks, here's another drag racing video, this time with a heavily modified M6 as the main star. According to ...
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2013 NHRA: NHRA Newsmakers: May 15, 2013
PaddockTalk
TOYOTA NHRA SUMMERNATIONALS, Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, May 30-June 2: The high-horsepower excitement of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to historic Old Bridge Township Raceway Park for the 44th annual Toyota ...
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Brown relishes first Top Fuel championship
Topeka Capital Journal
After 15 years of climbing, Antron Brown reached drag racing's mountain top in 2012. Now the focus for the reigning NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel champion is to do everything he can to stay on top. Brown, who began his career in Pro Stock Motorcycle ...
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Racer 230 MPH Crash: Racer Slides 100 Feet, Survives With Broken Ankle ...
Christian Post
(PHOTO:YouTubeClip)Racer falls of bike at 230 MPH. Chris Matheson, a former Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) Top Bike champion, was in the early part of his race when he appeared to suddenly jump off of his bike and roll to the floor.
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The sisterhood of speed
Topeka Capital Journal
Courtney Force decided at an early age she wanted to follow her famous father, John Force, and her older sister, Ashley Force-Hood, into drag racing. For Courtney's sister, Brittany Force, the decision to pursue the sport at its highest level came much ...
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