Tuesday, February 07, 2012

First wave of TOC qualifiers punch tickets to Memphis




Defending D2 champion Steve Dweck sweeps weekend in Hot Rod

NORWALK, Ohio (February 7, 2012) – With the first IHRA Summit Pro-Am event of 2012 in the books, some drivers are already looking ahead to an October date with the Summit Tournament of Champions at Memphis International Raceway after winning the first TOC qualifier of the year over the weekend at Immokalee Regional Raceway during the Division 2 Heat Wave season opener.

Immokalee hosted a double Summit Pro-Am event over the weekend with Sunday's winners also earning the distinction of being the first Summit Tournament of Champions qualifiers of 2012. After an exciting day of racing, those winners include Mike Thompson (Naples, Fla.) in Top Sportsman, Jeremy West (North Port, Fla.) in Top Dragster, Marion Stephenson (Williamsport, Ind.) in Super Stock, Myron Piatek (Holly Hill, Fla.) in Stock, Steve Mikus (Ashley, Mich.) in Quick Rod, Mick Rice (Naples, Fla.) in Super Rod and Steve Dweck (Hollywood, Fla.) in Hot Rod.

Steve Dweck

Four of the seven winners earned their way into the Summit Tournament of Champions for the first time.

Perhaps the biggest winner from the season-opening Division 2 Heat Wave meet was defending Division 2 Hot Rod champion Steve Dweck who swept both days of the event driving his bright yellow 1970 Chevrolet Camaro. Dweck defeated Steve Mikus of Ashley, Mich. on Saturday with a 6.993, 100.36 and followed that up with a victory over Cape Coral, Fla. native Tim Anderson on Sunday to earn his way into the TOC with another 6.993, 105.02.

Saturday's Summit Pro-Am winners were Rick McDonough (Southwest Ranches, Fla.) in Top Sportsman, Rich Coury Jr. (Pittsburgh, Pa.) in Top Dragster, Anthony Bertozzi (Ashley, Va.) in Super Stock, John Boyer (Nashville, Ga.) in Stock, James Cowie (Miramichi, N.B.) in Quick Rod, Jason McCandless (Naples, Fla.) in Super Rod and Dweck in Hot Rod. Junior winners from the weekend included Jared Koontz and Daniel Young in Masters, Steven Carpenter and Hailey West in Advanced and Troy Carpenter in Beginner.

Next up for the Heat Wave division is a trip to Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida the weekend of March 23-25.

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NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Broadcasts to a Worldwide Audience
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Saudi women drag racing video becomes YouTube hit
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BIC SET FOR EXCITING NATIONAL RACING FESTIVAL
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The event is set to feature three of the most popular motor racing championships in the region, including the WGA Supercars Championship Middle East, the BIC 2000cc Challenge and the Bahrain Drag Racing Championship. The weekend of thrills has been ...
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2012 NHRA: Lucas Oil's Morgan Would Love To Add Pomona Win To His Resume
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In fact, he's never even reached the final round at the "birthplace of drag racing." That's something he'd like to remedy as quickly as possible. "We've won Indy and that's the granddaddy of them all," Morgan said. "We won Englishtown and we've had ...
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Maple Grove celebrates '11, kicks off 50th birthday in '12
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With Maple Grove Raceway's 50th season approaching, Saturday night's annual Money Trail awards banquet presented by Auto-Plus was not only a celebration of the 2011 season, but also of the legendary drag racing facility's history and future.
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A testing time for Griffith
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Monday, February 06, 2012

HIGH-PROFILE ROOKIES DEJORIA AND FORCE WILL ADD ZEST TO FUNNY CAR COMPETITION AT O'REILLY WINTERNATIONALS

POMONA, Calif. – The cockpit of a 7,000-horsepower nitro burning Funny Car isn’t exactly where you’d expect to find a young woman, but that’s exactly where you’ll see rookies Courtney Force and Alexis DeJoria, two of the most intriguing rookie drivers in NHRA history, at the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season-opener, the 52nd annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals presented by Super Start Batteries, Feb. 9-12 at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.

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Drag racing on ice a thrill for city youth
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Portland drag racing records smashed
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BY CLARE QUIRK Melbourne's Peter Kapiris won the doorslammer class, reaching 167 miles an hour (268km/h) on the Portland track. South Coast Raceway club secretary Scott Cleary said Kapiris' time of 4.178 seconds was the track record.
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MIR Racer's Party & Awards Ceremony - Sat., February 25, 2012

Becky White and Jeff & Leeza Diehl on Racin' & Rockin' February 6

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Racin' and Rockin': Becky White and Jeff & Leeza Diehl on Racin' & Rockin' February 6 by Bill Pratt. Join us on February 6 as famous editor of Quick Times Racing News, Becky White, will join us to share her unvarnished view of drag racing then and now! And Jeff and Leeza Diehl will join us to talk about West Coast fuel funny car racing, rock music, and kustom ladies accessories! John Bockelman will take us behind the songs of 1995 and then we'll play three hours of 1995 songs on our after party!

Sunday, February 05, 2012

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'Silver Dollar Waller' turns his passion for engines into a career
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Part 3: 64 Funny Cars -- 'Hey Doner, where are you going to get 64 Funny Cars?
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Saturday, February 04, 2012

NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES BROADCASTS TO A WORLDWIDE AUDIENCE

NHRA continues relationships with ESPN International, American Forces Network and TSN for 2012

GLENDORA, Calif. (Feb. 3, 2012) – Whether in the Pacific Rim, Africa, Latin America, Canada, Europe or the Middle East, watching the fastest, most powerful motorsport on the planet, NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing, is as easy as turning to one of NHRA’s three international broadcast partners: ESPN International, TSN-Canada or the American Forces Network.

ESPN2 AND ESPN2HD EXCLUSIVE HOME TO NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES

NHRA Sportsman Spotlights, showcasing NHRA Member Track network, to air on ESPN2

GLENDORA, Calif. (Feb. 3, 2012) – The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will again be televised in 16 one-hour shows on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD, with coverage from select NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series national events, it was announced today by the world’s largest motorsports sanctioning organization.  In addition, the popular NHRA Sportsman Spotlights, focusing on NHRA’s Member Track network, will air on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD as part of the race-coverage telecasts.

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will air on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD on a tape-delay basis as part of NHRA’s relationship with ESPN, in its second decade as the exclusive home of NHRA Drag Racing.  All 16 telecasts will air on Saturday or Sunday.  The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series has a long-standing tradition of serving as a highly-competitive developmental arena for the future stars of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.

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NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Broadcasts To A Worldwide Audience
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TSN has been NHRA's exclusive broadcast partner in Canada and plans to broadcast nearly 70 hours of final-round coverage of 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series events. American Forces Network, in 175 countries and US territories, will continue ...
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To the Drag Strip!
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Rapisarda Racing Makes Big Changes For 2012
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The move will see the operation make a home in the same stretch of industrial park as drag racing icon John Force and a host of others. Team owner Santo Rapisarda's thoughts about the changes and upcoming season are simple: "I'm hoping that with the ...
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Reigning Funny Car Champ Hagan to Run Mopar Graphics Scheme in Five Events
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Matt Hagan, the reigning NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Funny Car champion, will carry special Mopar graphics on his Mopar-powered Dodge Charger R/T for Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) in five events this season. "Mopar is thrilled to expand our ...
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Friday, February 03, 2012

NHRA FULL THROTTLE SERIES TELEVISION SCHEDULE FOR 2012 SEASON ANNOUNCED

GLENDORA, Calif. (Feb. 3, 2012) — NHRA announced today that the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series will again be showcased on ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports television, in 2012.

The 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season celebrates Nitro Generation, a tribute to the many families who have made NHRA the world’s largest motorsports sanctioning body.  It is a celebration of the generations of racers who have produced raw emotion and drama while in pursuit of race victories and world championships. And, it is the fans who have across many generations shared their love of NHRA with their families and friends. ESPN’s coverage during each of the 23 races will highlight Nitro Generation, both in the pits and the grandstands, in search of answers to the question: Do you have the Nitro Gene?

ADRL Tickets On Sale For Houston's CarSafe Dragpalooza VIII And Bristol's Spring Drags III


O'FALLON, MO (February 2, 2012) – Fans can now secure their spot at the first two stops on the 2012 American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Tour.

The ADRL announced on Thursday that tickets are now available for purchase for the first race of the 2012 season, CarSafe Dragpalooza VIII, which takes place on March 30-31 at Royal Purple Raceway in Houston, and the second race, the Spring Drags III, which takes place on April 20-21 and marks the ADRL's first trip to Bristol Dragway.

DOLLAR GENERAL NAMED TITLE RIGHTS SPONSOR OF NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES EVENT IN TOPEKA

GLENDORA, Calif. (Feb. 2, 2012) — NHRA announced today that Dollar General, the nation’s largest small-box discount retailer, will become the title rights sponsor of the annual NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event in Topeka, Kan. The Dollar General NHRA Summernationals will be held May 18-20 at Heartland Park Topeka. For tickets, go to www.NHRATIX.com.

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This week in Motoring: Drag racing series returns to Yas Marina Circuit
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Drag racing fans take fast track to Portland
Warrnambool Standard
SOME of the world's fastest drag racing cars — capable of at least three times the legal highway speed limit — will lure thousands of spectators to Portland this weekend. Aussie Slamfest racers will roar down the South Coast Raceway track at about ...
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Dollar General to serve as NHRA title sponsor in Topeka
Kansas City Star
By RANDY COVITZ The NHRA's Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event at Heartland Park Topeka has a new title sponsor. Dollar General, the nation's largest small-box discount retailer, will become the title rights sponsor of the annual NHRA ...
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Life's a drag for Rossendale duo
Lancashire Telegraph
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Keith Stewart to serve as Cory Mac's crew chief
Radioactive Drag Racing News
Rapisarda Racing has named Keith Stewart as crew chief for the team's Top Fuel dragster driven by Cory McClenathan for a full program in the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Stewart, McClenathan and the Rapisarda team will test their Santo's ...
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Burlington drag racer switching seats for 2012
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The Burlington resident competes regularly with his Top Dragster in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series of drag racing, and for 2012 has also teamed up with Bill Leverentz of Elma, New York, to drive a nostalgia-class nitro funny car.
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A bike – er, break – for the military
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The All Harley Drag Racing Association has offered what it calls "an open invitation" to all active US military and reserve personnel. That invitation is this: Come to our races, show valid military ID, and get free admission.
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Haxtun's Monte Green claims National Hot Rod Association championship
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Thursday, February 02, 2012

Rob Atchison returning to upcoming PMRA Pro Modified season

Former IHRA champ looking for good 2012 after first year learning curve

LONDON, ONTARIO (February 2, 2012) - One of Canada's most successful drag racers will be returning to the Pro Modified Racing Association in 2012.

After his first PMRA racing last year, London's Rob Atchison will be behind the wheel of the Atchison Racing Corvette Pro Modified, and said he hopes his short time last season will bear fruit.

"We're going to try to make the next step up," said the three-time IHRA Funny Car Champion, who believes the team has made the transition from the Alcohol-powered Flopper to a door-slamming Pro Modified. "We've made some changes, and I think I've learned how to drive the new car."

Atchison was a dominate force in the IHRA Funny Car wars, winning 21 events, world records in elapsed time and speed, and the three titles in 2003, 2004, and 2005. With only 20 runs on the Corvette last year, he believes he has made the needed driving style adjustments.

"With a Funny Car you have to steer it all the time," he noted. "I found with the Pro Modified the drive can be much smoother, and there is not the need to be aggressive as with the Funny Car. There is less correcting with the Pro Modified, and making adjustments as you're driving down the track does little to help."

Rob's father Bob Atchison will continue to act as crew chief for the car, a Tim McAmis Race Car chassis powered by a 481X AJPE prepared by Atchison Machine Service under the hood of the 1963 Corvette body. An APSI Superchargers – D Rotor Screw-type Supercharger is employed, along with an Atchison Machine Service fuel system. A three-speed Lenco sits behind the engine.

Assisting the team are Kyle Harris, Pat Ryan, Dennis Smith, Colin Harris, Maxine Atchison and Julie Atchison. Thanks go to Dave Bankes for his involvement on the team.

The effort is sponsored by Atchison Machine Service and West Coast Transportation along with product sponsors, Pennzoil/Shell Oil, Eaton Aeroquip, Mahle Clevite, NGK Spark Plugs, Contact Welding, Jet Tools and Equipment, Hoosier Tire, Dewalt Tools, Lenco Transmissions and Permatex Canada. The team placed ninth in the 2011 PMRA standings highlighted with a semi-round appearance in event six of the schedule.

Racing since 1995, Atchison said he and the team should be ready for serious racing.

"We're going to be back," he said. "I love racing the PMRA series, it's a great organization that gives us the chance to race locally in front of many fans and sponsors."

The PMRA will compete in seven events this year, starting May 18-20 with the Victoria Day Weekend Challenge at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park. 

The Pro Modified Racing Association, www.PMRA.ca competes with its two companion series, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, www.Quick32.ca  and the Pro Bike & Sled Series, www.PBSS.ca offering a solid and full package of drag racing action.

Photo Credit: Dale Boeru ~ www.CanadianDragRacer.ca and Dave Erauw Photography ~ www.erauw-photo.com

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Don Schumacher Racing Submits Enclosed Canopy Dragster For NHRA Approval
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Read More Don Schumacher Racing's (DSR) innovative fully closed canopy Top Fuel car is ready for action - but hasn't passed all the strictures by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) for use in Full Throttle Drag Racing Series competition.
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Lyle named official NHRA chief starter
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Mark Lyle, longtime starter in NHRA's Division 6 and a certified team member of the NHRA Safety Safari presented by AAA, has been named the official NHRA chief starter, one of the most storied positions in all of NHRA Drag Racing.
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NHRA Funny Cars on display in Indy prior to Super Bowl XLVI
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NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Funny Cars from Don Schumacher Racing and John Force Racing will be prominently displayed at two leading tourism destinations across central Indiana leading up to Super Bowl XLVI. NFL fans who touch down at ...
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Rick Peterson: Younger Force ready for her shot
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By Rick Peterson It's been a few years now since Ashley Force Hood took drag racing by storm, attracting big crowds wherever she went and winning four national events. With Force Hood on the sidelines for a second straight season to concentrate on ...
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Force May Turn To Top Fuel, Another Daughter
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Teleconference with Schumacher, Pedregon and Coughlin

An interview with:

TONY SCHUMACHER
CRUZ PEDREGON
JEG COUGHLIN

THE MODERATOR: I'd like to welcome the media to this teleconference call for the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. This call is to preview the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season beginning next week at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona with the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals presented by Super Start Batteries, February 9-12.

11TH ANNUAL YORK REUNION JULY 13-14, 2012

Drag Racing News: 11TH ANNUAL YORK REUNION JULY 13-14, 2012 by Darin Doll. The 11th Annual Musclecar Madness at the York Reunion will be presented on July 13-14, 2012 at the York Fairgrounds, York Expo Center with a stellar line-up of legendary race cars and legends of drag racing. The annual event features a Salute to Pontiac with an appearance both days by Pontiac legend Arnie “The Farmer” Beswick and several of his legendary race cars.

NHRA FUNNY CARS ON DISPLAY AT KEY INDIANAPOLIS DESTINATIONS PRIOR TO SUPER BOWL XLVI

GLENDORA, Calif. (Feb. 1, 2012) – NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Funny Cars from Don Schumacher Racing and John Force Racing will be prominently displayed at two leading tourism destinations across central Indiana leading up to Super Bowl XLVI. 

NFL fans that touchdown at the Indianapolis International Airport will be greeted by the Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford driven by John Force and the Auto Club Ford Mustang driven by Robert Hight.  Both cars competed in the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.  One car will be on display at Concourse A and the other at Concourse B and both will be highly visible to those arriving into the city.  The displays will feature custom welcome signage and information about the ‘Big Go,’ the prestigious Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, held at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis during Labor Day weekend.

MARK LYLE NAMED OFFICIAL NHRA CHIEF STARTER

GLENDORA, Calif. (Feb. 1, 2012) — NHRA officials announced today that Mark Lyle, long-time starter in NHRA’s Division 6 and a certified team member of the NHRA Safety Safari presented by AAA, has been named the official NHRA Chief Starter, one of the most storied positions in all of NHRA Drag Racing. There have only been two chief starters in the sport’s 60-plus year history, Buster Couch (1955-1996) and Rick Stewart (1996-2011). 

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Tiu stamps class in drag-racing kickoff
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ANGELES CITY—Defending champion Jonathan Tiu steered his Mitsubishi Evo 5 to another impressive victory recently in the kickoff leg of the 2012 Philippine Drag Racing Championships Northern Series at the Clark International Speedway here.
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Medlen returns to John Force Racing
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John Medlen, who won an NHRA Funny Car championship as crew chief to Tony Pedregon, helped design and develop the BOSS 500 Ford nitro motor and served as the "safety conscience" for drag racing after the tragic death of his son, Eric, confirmed Tuesday ...
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Wiseco Performance Products Returns as Title Sponsor for PBSS Drag Racing
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PBSS.ca will race six times in 2012. The series also competes with its two companion series, the Pro Modified Racing Association, www.PMRA.ca and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, www.Quick32.ca offering a solid and full package of drag racing action.
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Ford Fiesta Facelift, $9 Million Avengers Car, Cab Racing, Superbowl ...
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Bored taxi drivers in Canada get in trouble for drag racing, and it's Dumbass Tuesday, and do we have a doozy! Plus, more Superbowl commercials from Hyundai and Toyota. All that and more today on Fast Lane Daily, hosted by that dude Derek D. Follow FLD ...
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McClenathan, Rapisarda team up again for 2012 Top Fuel assault
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by Phil Burgess, National DRAGSTER Editor Cory McClenathan, a four-time championship runner-up, will partner again with veteran Australian car owner Santo Rapisarda for the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season and a shot at making the ...
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A dirt path to fame
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Flags are up for Tip-up Town
Iron County Reporter
4, for the 38th annual Tip-Up Town of the UP Both fishing and on-the-ice drag racing highlight the annual event, held in Channing. Sponsored by the Sagola Township Sportsmen's Club, the event takes place on both Sawyer and Edey lakes.
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Double Duty for Canidae Racing – Team Set to Fire up Trophy Truck and Top Fuel ...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Gunslingers introduced at Division 7 meeting in Tucson




Inaugural IHRA D7 Summit Team Finals set to take place in September

NORWALK, Ohio (January 31, 2012) – During a recent meeting held at Southwestern International Raceway in January the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and several track representatives from the newly formed Division 7 unveiled the new Gunslingers name and announced the very first D7 Summit Team Finals presented by Moser Engineering to be held September 13-16 at Caprock Motorplex in Odessa, Texas.