Saturday, June 15, 2013

6/15/13 Drag Racing News

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Texas Motor Speedway program takes aim at illegal street racing
WFAA
FORT WORTH –– Administrators from several area schools will compete head-to-head in a night of drag racing at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday. It kicks off the 2013 Scion High School challenge. This will be the 5th season for the event that's designed, ...
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Walt Arfons, 94, was pioneer in drag racing
TheChronicleHerald.ca
Walt Arfons and his half-brother, Art, were the ultimate tinkerers. Working in garages adjoining their family's feed mill and hardware store in Akron, Ohio, after the Second World War, they scooped up discarded automobile and truck parts along with old ...
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Hawkins committee eyes racing curfew at drag strip
Kingsport Times News
Hawkins County Commissioner Darrell Gilliam wants to set a midnight curfew on drag racing activities at Cherkokee Raceway Park near Rogersville. (contributed photo). ROGERSVILLE — It's been nearly 10 months since the Hawkins County Commission ...
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The 28th annual event features car shows, a downtown cruise, drag racing and a ...
Mail Tribune
2013 Medford Cruise. The 28th annual event features car shows, a downtown cruise, drag racing and a lot of nostaligia. Popular Today. Dubs remembered for adventures - 6/14/2013; Accusations fly as Erickson stock plummets - 6/14/2013; Eagle Point ...
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Drag plan on track
The Murray Valley Standard
By Ben Brennan. June 14, 2013, midnight. Terry O'Toole stands at the site of a proposed drag strip at Monarto. THE developer of a planned drag racing track at Monarto says the project is still on track despite a major legal set back earlier this year.
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Smith seeks repeat Bristol success in Pro Mod
NHRA.com
Now, the crew chief/driver of the IDG Chevy Camaro will try to make winning a trend at his home away from home at Bristol Dragway and defend his event title as the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series makes its fifth of 10 stops at the Ford NHRA Thunder ...
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Search Engine: Pigeons, Porsches and drag racing
Red Bull (International)
A Chinese businessman recently paid $400,000 for a well-known Belgian racing pigeon. Yes, you read that right – $400,000 for a sprightly winged rat. It goes without saying that there are much, much better things you could spend your money on, racecars ...
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