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This site is a showcase for high quality pictures of Hot Rods from the UK. There are currently over 3,100 photos & more are being added on a regular basis.

NHRA Newsmakers
Connolly suffers testing setback, NHRA sponsor renewals, pre-season testing schedules, and more from the world of NHRA.

Richard Grant Merrell passes on
Richard Grant Merrell began working on cars in 1955 and served as a sponsor and crew chief at local drag races. The veteran racer died on Dec. 29 in San Bernardino at the age of 88. RIP, Richard.

Baca and Windham forge alliance for 2006
David Baca, driver and owner of the Baca Motorsports Top Fuel entry on the POWERade Drag Racing Series, has announced an alliance will Bill Windham, owner of the Big O Tires A/Fuel Dragster entry on the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series driven by his brother, Joe Windham. The new alliance will be called Baca and Windham Motorsports.

Fuel Funny Car Goes Wheels Up!
Master tin man Al Bergler shows the fans at Dallas International Raceway how to pull a wheelie in a fuel funny car.

The Magic of Drag Racing, Seattle 1971
The magic of drawing dragsters, playing with Hot Wheels, and seeing the stars at Seattle International Raceway 1971 through the eyes of a ten year old boy.

Drag Racing for Health
When we got married 26 years ago, we decided to support each other in everything. It took him five years to talk me into racing.

Drag Racing for Health
Drag racing keeps 73 year old young because it requires a clear head and physical dexterity.

Drag Racing Appeals To Corporate Masses
An enterprising union between drag racing and beauty products was instigated in Queensland during Willowbank Raceway's International Top Fuel showdown on January 6/7.

IHRA Turbo Pro Stock Program Postponed for 06
The IHRA Competition Department has announced that turbo charged entries will not be a part of the Torco Racing Fuels Pro Stock program in 2006.

Eurodragster.com interview Doug Herbert
The latest in Eurodragster.com's occasional series of interviews is with US Top Fuel Dragster racer Doug Herbert, who is currently in the UK on a series of visits with the Motorsport Industry Association. We asked a jet-lagged but still very co-operative Doug about the condition of his Crew Chief Wayne Dupuy, his long-term relationship with sponsor Snap-On Tools, his steady supply of race cars to European racers, and more.

Southwest Vintage Dragster Association

New team owner Ladwig optimistic about 2006 NHRA season
After amassing some of the more impressive statistics in the short history of NHRA sport compact drag racing, two-time NHRA Hot Rod-category champion Marty Ladwig will embark on a new venture in 2006.

Draglist's John Bockelman Debuts New CD
John Bockelman, AKA WildcatOne on the Draglist/ Computer Magic message board, has just put out a brand new CD with his band, The Citykings. These songs are as good as or better than anything you're hearing on the radio today and they make PERFECT cruising tunes to help pass the time as you tow to the drags. It's music for the new American Millennium.

NMRA Ford Drag Racing News
The NMRA-Denso Ford Drag Racing Series is proud to announce that the Hedman Hedders Wild Street class will be run at the 2006 N MRA-Nitto Tire Spring Ford Nationals at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Plus other NMRA news.

Ronnie Sox: Send Cards and Letters to the Boss
Ronnie The drag racing legend underwent back surgery four weeks ago for a pinched nerve. The surgery was a success and Ronnie is doing well, but let's flood his mailbox with letters, cards, and emails with good wishes.

Wright's C10 leaves the Skunk Works
The latest race car to roll out of the east-of-London "Skunk Works" of UK race car builder B+J Nostalgia Race Cars is Matthew Wright's Chevy Cheyenne C10 stepside pick-up, which started life in full street trim but now sports a full tube chassis and an all-new 572 ci Chevy. For the latest of Eurodragster.com's occasional series of vehicle features we went along to B+J Nostalgia to check out Matt's pick-up and to get the low-down on one of the most intimidating-looking race cars we have seen in a long time.

Bob Bradley's Winter/Spring East Coast Fuel Testing Dates

Just some general information on possible testing dates. The nitrocentral.com team will be testing twice in early 2006. 1st test will be with the backup alky motor. 2nd test will be with the rebuilt nitro motor after November's bad day at the Rock.

You can join in. If any of these dates appeal to you, let Bob know as the tracks always appreciate a little advance notice.

The following dates are free ($20) and/or shared rental dates.

Gainesville test and tune Feb 18
Bradenton test and tune February 18 & 19
Bradenton test and tune March 4 & 5
Bradenton test and tune April 22 & 23
Valdosta GA Shared track with Pro Mods February 15,16 & 17 $200 per day

Bob Bradley
A/Fuel Dragster
Nitro Central

Open Top Fuel Dragsters
Our intent is to promote ALL Front Engine Dragsters on Nitro! This includes 'Newstalgia' (VRA Legal), Open Top Fuel (426's, 2-spds etc.), as well as 'original' front engine dragsters from the past.

JRO23 Online Photos
A terrific gallery of classic drag racing photos. Many classes and eras to choose from.

Youngster dragsters
Two North County boys are among the county's half-pint hot rodders zooming down race tracks at up to 85 mph.

Teens drag-racing -- against police officers
Crossing the finish line first in a drag race against a cop is an exhilarating experience for Travis Haack, one of eight teens in the Howards Grove chapter of Beat the Heat.

Ben Bray an International Superstar
sporting evolution of enormous International proportion is on the horizon as the Bray family name further absorbs itself into Australian drag racing folklore and at the very same time appears destined to infiltrate the World over.

Firestorm Jet Funny Car wallpaper
By kind permission of the Race Director, Eurodragster.com News Editor Tog got to stand in front of Roger Goring's front-loading Firestorm Jet Funny Car to photograph Roger's pre-launch flame and thunder show at the 2005 Halloween Showdown at the UK's Shakespeare County Raceway. This spectacular photograph is now on offer to Jet fans as a Windows wallpaper file, in three sizes and for a limited time only.

Local racer has Will to win
Traveling at speeds up to 300 mph, its hard to enjoy the scenery, something Fortuna native and newest member of Kalitta Motorsports Drag Racing Team Hillary Will sometimes regrets.

Can You Hemi?
Larry Morgan has been fighting the Pro Stock wars since the 80s with many ups and downs. The car in the photo represented an up year.

The Killer Fish!
Jack Wyatt is a longtime funny car racer from Iowa who competes against much better funded teams on the NHRA tour. Popular with racers and fans alike, people like it when Jack does well.

The Three Kings
British author Peter Jones did a book on British drag racing in 1980. Jones shot several races that year, including this shot of American Harlan Thompson in the Tre Kronor fuel flopper.

Speed and thrills for Nicole.. then back to school
Many teenage boys may think that Nicole Rivers would make the perfect girlfriend. The 15-year-old was one of the competitors in Round Three of the Summer Nationals, New Zealand's Drag Racing National Championships.

New Drag Lists Ready for Public Beta Testing
The new online Drag Lists are about 80 to 90 percent done, and now we need you to take a hard look at what we have so far.

Mission Raceway Park Photo History
A fantastic page of drag racing photos compiled by Larry Pfister of Horsepower Heaven of the legendary Northwest track.

Bad Habit Motorsports
Custom made waterslide decals for models, etc.

Blast from Past
MaxRace software offers this terrific page of pit and action shots of drag racing stars of the 70s.

Chuck Horvath's Damn Yankee Funny Car
Chuck Horvath and his two sons, Brad and Mark, had a 15 year dream to build a competitive drag car. Through hard work, the dream has come true.

HeadsUpRacer.com
Drag Racing News, Websites, Motorsports Marketing. This is a nice website. How did we miss it for so long?

Dragway 42 Pictures from the Past
70s flopper and fueler pics from Ohio's Dragway 42.

Craig Sutton's 1964 Ford Thunderbolt Website
Dedicated to the 1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt. These 100 special purpose built drag cars helped Ford Motor Company capture the NHRA Super Stock title that year.

Mickey Thompson - M/T
A web page in memory of Mickey Thompson - M/T - one of Motor Sports' greatest innovators and drivers.

Patriotic Matchup
David Graves caught this classic matchup of two armed forces sponsored funny cars. Bob Pickett and Tom McEwen get it on during the Fourth of July weekend in 1976.

Today in History
Badco traces the origins of the terms 'drag racing' and 'Rock & Roll' with varying degrees of success.

2005 Drag Racing Driver Earnings
Steve presents his list of 2005 driver winnings from national events, special races, and world championship payouts. Pro driver winnings include Rookie of the Year and Motel 6 money. Top Alcohol driver winnings include Lucas Oil Top 2, Division Champs Top 3, and Division #1 Qualifier money.

Mike Dunn at US-131
Kevin shares this shot of Mike Dunn doing something that many fans wish he'd give another shot -- driving a top notch fuel car on the NHRA trail.

2005 Competition Plus Dot.Com Awards
Time again to vote for your favorite drivers, sponsors, magazines, websites, etc. for the past drag racing season.

Funny Car Nose Art
David Hapgood submits two examples of funny car nose art from the 1970s, an era when race fans cheered for drivers and paint jobs alike!

Beware the Iceman!
"The Iceman" Shannon Jenkins is preparing for battle in 2006. Jenkins scored the biggest P/ST wins of 2005 at Orlando and Vegas. The competition has been warned.

MUNSTERKOACH.COM
Happy holidays! Here's a fun site to check out... remember those great Munsters hot rods?

goDragRacing.com's Year In Review 2005
This terrific door car site always runs down its past year in a great end of year write up. Again, they've honored draglist.com by mentioning our partnership as one of their top 20 accomplishments of the year.

Eurodragster.com interview Ashley Force
When John Force came to London to receive the John Bolster Award for
achievement at the 2005 Autosport Awards, he brought his family along with him. In between interviewing John and organising a photo-shoot in Park Lane, Eurodragster.com and Roger Gorringe managed to grab a quick word with John's daughter Ashley, who drives the Darien and Meadows A/Fuel Dragster. We asked Ashley about being a Force, about her 2005 season, about her plans for 2006, and about her plans to turn Pro with a Fuel Funny Car.

Drag Racing Unplugged VII
As has become traditional on our last pre-Christmas update, we have posted our collection of the season's best quotes from Eurodragster.coms's live Event Coverage, and others we didn't publish at the time. We are pleased to present Drag Racing Unplugged VII, the 2005 collection.

60s Funny Cars: Round 5
In an age of cookie cutter funny cars and rules outlawing new developments, we flash back to a decade when two funny cars were seldom alike. These racers were free thinkers. Some ideas worked; some did not. But more often that not, ingenuity beat out store bought horsepower.

She's Still Fine!
The 409 powered Bel Air Chevy bubbletop used to dominate the stock classes. Time and being victums of their own success ran the old cars out of the class. Aubrey Burneau brought this little gem out of the woodwork to race in D/Stock.

Boom-n-Duck!
Joel Johanssen, son of a funny car racer, recalls a childhood experience with a wayward blower.

70s Funny Cars: Round 40
We have a menagerie of new funny cars for the Round 40, from the "Stroker" match bash car to the sleek "Black Stang,” and even the "Greek" thrown in for good measure!

In Remembrance of Steve Carbone
Today, we lost one of the great drag racers of all time. Steve Carbone passed away after suffering a brain aneurysm. Carbone will be remembered as one of the last great slingshot dragster drivers and a good friend to those who knew him.

Rat Under Glass!
John Gulla captured Don Garlits in 2003 on the last tour of his unique monostrut Top Fueler.

JOHN DURAND PHOTOGRAPHY
John Durand has put up a smugmug page in addition to his excellent drag racing photo site. Here you can easiliy see all of John's great photos and purchase prints.

Up, Up & Away!
"Hemi Fred" Ristagno shows the wrong way of getting the classic Sox & Martin Duster off the line.

Lost Dragstrips - Dallas International Motor Speedway
Wow, Ford Flasback has put together a terrific page on the late, great Dallas International Motor Speedway.

StreetFire.net
Those crazy Ozzies sure do like their burnout cars and this one is one of the wildest ones ever!

DIAL B for BLOG
Featuring the art of Big Daddy Ed Roth...

El Bandito
Mike Fiahlo took over the Bandit name in 1984. The Ft. Worth-based racer was a regular from 1984 to 1990 with the Bandit series of funny cars.

Randy Izatt's Drag Photo References at Fotki.com
Model builder Randy Izatt has hundreds of drag photos at this site that he uses as references for building models. Quite a collection.

Australia Awaits Its Most Successful Drag Racing Export
David Grubnic, a former Brisbane drag racer who has retained relative anonymity in Australia despite finishing in the top five of the World's richest quarter mile competition, is set to ignite Queensland's Willowbank Raceway on January 6/7.

Snoopy!
John Bell's amazing artistry is again featured. The subject of this work is the Snoopy Jaguar, one of the most remembered funny cars of the sixties.

Straight-line speed and power
Bangkok: Drag-racing has proven more popular than ever, thanks to modified rules to suit local conditions.

Bee on Video - Special Event and Nostalgia Drag Racing Videos
Bee on Video has been producing videos since 1985 and they are committed to bringing you the best in coverage of specialty car shows and nostalgia drag racing.

Drag Racing Art by Howard Hagen!
These pencil drawings by Howard Hagen capture the golden age of drag racing and are a classy way to show your love of drag racing.

Injected Rambunctious
David Graves got this awesome shot of Gene Snow's Rambunctious A/Funny Car with Terry Pringle at the wheel.

Live Chat Tomorrow With Screamin' Eagle Drag Race Team
Ever wonder what it's like to blast down a quarter-mile drag race track in seven seconds reaching speeds over 180mph? Tomorrow, two of the world's fastest Harley-Davidson drag racers, Andrew Hines and GT Tonglet of the Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines Drag Race Team, will answer questions about life in the NHRA fast lane as they chat live with race fans on Dec. 15, from noon to 1 p.m. CST.

Honorees named for 4th Annual Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion
Two chassis builders two painters, and three pioneering drag racers are among those named Honorees for the 4th Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion, presented by DuPont Automotive Finishes, June 16-18, 2006, at Beach Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky.

Alaska's Fastest Pro Mod
Michael Ogden contributed this shot of the Prockish Motorsports Corvette, Alaska's fastest Pro Mod.

An Old Man and His Bike, Chasing an Impossible Dream
Anthony Hopkins stars in 'The World's Fastest Indian,' a based-on-fact movie of a New Zealand coot who defies age by racing his motorcycle competitively on the salt flats.

The Punisher
Here's a rare shot of a one-off promotional funny car body that for the most part was as forgotten as the movie it promoted.

Ontario Nostalgia Drag Racers
A a group of nostalgia drag racers, enthusiasts and historians who are interested in promoting the sport of 'old style racing.'

The Godfather Shakes It!
Brian Wood got this great shot of Charlie Gambino's funny car undergoing severe tire shake at the recent Snowbird Nationals at Bradenton, Florida.

Broker is honored for his days of racing dragsters in Michigan
Noah Canfield, a Clearwater, FL, broker who handled more than 390 Florida hotel transactions in a career spanning three decades, was recently inducted into the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame.

New Zealand: Cameraman goes flying in 200km/h drag race crash
A cameraman was hurled in the air after a drag car driver lost control yesterday and crashed at 200km/h at Meremere Dragway in north Waikato.

Haulin' Harley!
The V-Twin Pro Stock Bikes of the Vance & Hines team have made their mark in NHRA racing.

70s Funny Cars - Round 39
Danny White got together with some of the best drag racing historians and racers in Europe to come up with a MEGA round that covers the complete history of 1970s nitro funny car racing in Scandinavia.

60s Funny Cars - Drag Racing Photos and History
The latest page of 60s Funny Cars features the Match Batch racers of the South Central United States.

Rising to the Challenger: Detroit auto show debut for Dodge muscle coupe concept:
To all those purists who still can't forgive Dodge for building a four-door Charger, here's your answer: the 2006 Dodge Challenger concept.

ICE Automotive's classic Havoc altered
UK engine and chassis shop ICE Automotive recently unveiled their 112" wheelbase, classically-styled blown-alcohol altered named Havoc. The altered has drawn rave reviews before turning a wheel; although it is easily capable of six-second passes its November début was curtailed by rain. Eurodragster.com spoke to driver Nick Davies and got the lowdown on the stunning new race car.

Girls of Junior Drag Racing
Dan attended a few junior dragster races in Maryland last year and found out what many in drag racing know already -- that the girls of Junior Drag Racing are changing the face of the sport.

EphemeraNow -1950s Classic Car Art
Nice site with great classic auto art.

United Manual Transmission Racers
Dedicated to the Lost Art of Stick Shift Drag Racing.

Bunny Burkett - The First Lady of Funny Cars!
Bunny Burkett is back with a great new web site celebrating her 40 years in the sport. Check out all the great die cast cars and other great Bunny souvenirs for the holiday season!

Big Fun at the Slingshot Nationals
On June 26th, the air at Cordova Dragway Park was filled with nitro and methanol fumes as the FEDA/ACDelco Slingshot Nationals held their 7th annual Nostalgia Dragster bash.

Is a Speedway in Yaphank's Future?
A chill evening rain did not stop hundreds of drag racing fans from lining up at the Islip Arts building on the Selden campus of Suffolk County Community College recently, for a second public meeting to discuss future development of 350 acres of county-owned land in Yaphank, Long Island.

For a 'Veggie Car,' Grease Is the Word
Super Duper Weenie's waste oil has become an asset. Instead of piling up in a storage shed, it is filtered to remove potato starch and bread crumbs, then goes straight into the tank of the 1978 Mercedes 300D owned by Gary Zemola, an owner of the restaurant.

For the man with everything - the V8 snowblower
If you're tired of anaemic, one-lung snowblowers with their slipping drive belts, you might consider Kai Grundt's V8 powered version.

Eurodragster.com interview: John Force
They don't come much bigger than John Force and Eurodragster.com got the chance to interview the multiple Championship and record-holding Funny Car racer at a brunch in London to celebrate John's latest honour, the John Bolster Award, presented by UK motorsports magazine Autosport. John was as ever in talkative mood and our interview covered many subjects from John's own racing career and those of his daughters, his plans for the future both long-and short-term, as well as covering some personal issues, and you can read his comments verbatim on Eurodragster.com.

Grizzly!
The "Alaskan Grizzly" AA/FA is a rare sight indeed. The Bodenstadt family raced the only fuel car in Alaska, and it was a AA/Fuel Altered!

Goldmember!
Dave Milcarek caputured this stunning photo of the gold "Jungle Jim" tribute car in 2004.

Rain dashes drag racing hopes
Last weekend's national drag-racing round at Hood Aerodrome promised fireworks, but in the end all it produced was a damp squib.

Salt Lake Drag Racer Wins Big in Vegas
If you're familiar with auto racing or drag racing at all, you've probably heard the term: 'Put him on the trailer!' When drivers are eliminated from competition, they load their car on a trailer and tow it back home. A Salt Lake man put a lot of drivers on the trailer last weekend.

Hopper wins drag race points title
In auto racing, a pit crew has to be like a close-knit family. Everyone relies on every one else to deliver the maximum out of the driver and the race car. For Mountain Home drag racer Jerry Dean Hopper, his crew isn't just like a close-knit family, they are his family.

Going Solo!
Tony Pedregon won the 2003 NHRA championship. James Drew got this shutdown shot of his solo debut in 2004.

Birds of a Feather: The Condor Express Story
The Logue Bros. raced for about three years in one of the best looking funny cars of its time.

Outlaw Nationals drag racing returns
This weekend, the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals makes its annual return to Bradenton Motorsports Park. This year's event will feature three days of drag racing, highlighted by the Jet Jam Night of Fire on Saturday, an event in which jet-powered cars and trucks will be lighting up the quarter-mile at speeds of over 300 mph.

Cowin returns to U.S. Top Fuel racing in 2006
Second-generation driver Andrew Cowin will make his return to the United States drag racing scene behind the wheel of a new Top Fuel team fielded by respected insurance industry figure Scott Griffin of Wilmington, NC. The deal was brokered by Mark Carrier, longtime Griffin friend and Cowin�s former employer.