Saturday, June 02, 2012

Today's Drag Racing News

News
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Burndown at Sundown at Route 66 Raceway
WhoWon.com
JOLIET, Ill. -- The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series invades Route 66 Raceway, June 8-10, highlighted by the Fan Favorite BURNDOWN AT SUNDOWN on Saturday night, June 9. More than 450 racers including the series premier Top Alcohol Dragsters and Funny Car ...
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'Drag Racer World' Will Get Your Heart Racing – A Must Have For All Car ...
Gamasutra
Toronto, Ontario – June 1, 2012 – Developed by the makers of the hit mobile game Drag Racer: Pro Tuner, the original franchise that created the drag racing genre, Drag Racer World is the next generation in mobile gaming. The revamped side-scrolling ...
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What's The Most Embarrassing Drag Racing Moment Caught On Video?
Jalopnik
Straight-line drag racing seems painfully simple to most of us. It's much more complicated than we think, and a lot can go wrong. Hilariously wrong. While there are tons of very expensive looking rear axle failures we could mention, ...
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June = Jam-Packed Event Schedule aat Irwindale
WhoWon.com
Irwindale has posted a very busy month with seven drag racing events and a very unique "marque gathering" in June. The action starts on June 3 and keeps revving all the way through to June 28. Starting with: This Sunday the Forty-Second edition of the ...
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Massey, Capps set national speed records in NHRA qualifying at Supernationals
AutoWeek
Jason Line topped the Pro Stock field in early qualifying at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event. Massey and Capps took advantage of cool weather conditions in the evening qualifying session to post the track record performances.
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NHRA heading to New England in 2013
Examiner.com
"This is a landmark announcement for NHRA and the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series," said Tom Compton, president of the NHRA. "We identified the New England area as one of the primary regions to expand our schedule and today's announcement is very ...
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Examiner.com
Drag racing sisters discuss their love of speed
Radio 1
The sport of drag racing is often seen as an exclusively American past-time having gained popularity there in the 1950s and 60s. But Newsbeat caught up with two young English participants to find out how they got involved despite the fact they are too ...
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Radio 1
Capps, Massey quickest of the quick
Radioactive Drag Racing News
ENGLISHTOWN, NJ – Old Bridge Township Raceway Park is one of the oldest tracks hosting events on the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. But Friday, Ron Capps and Spencer Massey proved old was new. Capps made the quickest pass in Funny Car history, ...
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2012 NHRA: Courtney Force Enjoys 'Carwash' Experience At ESPN HQ
PaddockTalk
After arriving on the sprawling campus two and a half hours from Englishtown, New Jersey, site of this weekend's Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event, Courtney immediately dove into over four hours of interviews with various ESPN media properties.
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HAWLEY LEARNS A NEW STYLE OF DRAG RACING WITH NEW
Sometimes it's a healthy experience for the teacher to become the student for a while. Recently, past NHRA series champion turned drag racing school instructor ...
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