NHRA’S RICH VIDEO LIBRARY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR FIRST TIME IN EASY-TO-VIEW DVD FORMAT
Series of 15 titles will be released one-per-month beginning today
GLENDORA, Calif. (Sept. 3, 2009) — Nothing stirs a sports fan’s emotions quite like the sight of vintage video – the way it used to be – and NHRA drag racing has as rich a history and as extensive a library of footage as any sport.
And beginning today, NHRA will be inviting fans to relive its glorious and tradition-rich past as it debuts the first in a series of 15 DVDs featuring exclusive video dating back to some of the most memorable days of NHRA. The DVDs – re-mastered from previously released on VHS – will be available for only $14.99 and can be purchased at http://www.nhradvd.com.
The first video, titled “The First Fifty Years,” tells the fascinating story of the development of the early days of the sport and includes profiles of some of the early pioneers, including Don Garlits, Shirley Muldowney, John Force, Don Prudhomme, Kenny Bernstein and Bob Glidden.
The second through 15th titles in the series will be a year-by-year review of NHRA drag racing from 1986-1999 beginning with “Drag Racing ’86.” It will be released Oct. 1 and feature prominently “Big Daddy” Don Garlits, who won the Gatornationals and then went airborne at Englishtown in one of the most spectacular crashes in NHRA history.
“We are excited to make this rich, vintage content available to our fans, particularly as we approach the 50th anniversary of one of the most historically important events in racing, the Kragen O’Reilly NHRA Winternationals, next February 11-14,” said Gary Darcy, NHRA senior vice president, sales and marketing. “It’s going to be a series that every drag racing fan will want to collect.”
The First Fifty Years will go on sale Sept. 3, and start shipping Sept. 11, and a new title will be released monthly.
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