Sunday, August 05, 2012

Today's Drag Racing News

News
Capps tops Funny Car qualifying in Seattle for NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing ...
The Spokesman Review (blog)
Ron Capps' 4.119 second pass at 298.47 mph during the second qualifying session Friday was quickest of the day for the 8000 horsepower NHRA Funny Car class. Capps has a lot of history at Pacific Raceways; it is the home of his first career victory in 1995, ...
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Pro Stocker Johnson To Go For Sweep From Pole
RacinToday.com
Don Schumacher Racing teammates Spencer Massey (Top Fuel) and Ron Capps (Funny Car) also led their qualifying fields at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event. Johnson powered his Mopar Dodge Avenger to the No. 1 position with his 6.554 ...
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Making old school cool again
Kennebec Journal
In 1964, Stevens and some of his friends started drag racing at the airport in Norridgewock. With the races he's organized at Winterport Dragway over the last six years, Stevens has done his best to bring that era back, minus Ed Sullivan and a Beatles reunion.
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Capps Returns To Form At Qualifying In Seattle
RacinToday.com
Ranked second in the Full Throttle Drag Racing Series standings, Capps earned three qualifying bonus points to cut the advantage of former world champion Robert Hight, of John Force Racing, to 78 points. "Robert and I are good friends, and it's fun to have ...
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Torrence latest to clinch Countdown spot
NHRA.com
The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series regular season concludes Labor Day weekend at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Auto-Plus. A six-race playoff series will lead to the crowning of the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series champs.
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NHRA.com
World Superbike Silverstone Superpole 2012
MotorcycleUSA.com
View Past News Past News. Upcoming Races. 08/05. FIM Motocross. MX1 MX2 - Loket Czech Republic. 08/05. World Superbike. Silverstone. 08/05. World Supersport. Silverstone Circuit. 08/10. Motorcycle Drag Racing. Bristol Thunder Valley - Bristol TN ...
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At 1000 Horsepower Per Liter, a V-8's Life Is Short
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
TWO funny cars -- the most powerful full-body machines in drag racing -- idle at the starting line. The starting lights flash yellow, then green, and the throttles open wide. Mammoth tires struggle to grip the track surface, and two supercharged 8-liter V-8 engines ...
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Web
Chevy's Cop Car Goes Drag Racing
Fox Car Report drives the 2012 Chevrolet Caprice PPV.
video.foxnews.com/v/.../chevys-cop-car-goes-drag-racing/
STP Wednesday Night Drag Racing Results (August 1) | News ...
Following a two-week hiatus due to back-to-back weekends of NHRA championship drag racing, the STP Wednesday Night Drags returned to Sonoma on ...
www.racesonoma.com/.../stp-wednesday-night-drag-racing-res...