12/03/17 Drag Racing News




Catching Up With: Drag-Racing Pioneer Don “Big Daddy” Garlits Automobile
In drag racing, there is “Big Daddy” Don Garlits and there is everyone else. Some won more races and championships, but Garlits will always loom largest among the straightliners. He was the original badass. He foraged through junkyards for parts to build his own engines, fabricated his own cars from …

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Dunn named IHRA senior consultant Racer
IRG Sports + Entertainment (IRGSE) announced that Mike Dunn has been named senior consultant for the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA). One of the most accomplished figures in drag racing, Dunn served as IHRA President from Feb. 2016 until moving to this new position. The change allows …

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Dunn named IHRA senior consultant Racer
IRG Sports + Entertainment (IRGSE) announced today that Mike Dunn has been named senior consultant for the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA). One of the most accomplished figures in drag racing, Dunn served as IHRA President from Feb. 2016 until moving to this new position. The change …

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Perth drag racer Errol Quartermaine walks away from 260kmh crash at Kwinana Motorplex PerthNow
Parts of the car’s body were sent flying over the fence during the crash and Mr Quartermaine’s rescuers were astonished – and relieved – to find him in one piece. The 55-year-old, a drag racing veteran of 30 years, had reached 290km/h during qualifying earlier in the night and also emerged unscathed …

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Harry T. "Smokey" Reynolds Sr. LancasterOnline
He enjoyed attending professional Drag Racing events at Maple Grove Raceway. Harry had a life-long passion for sports; and he loved rooting for his favorite teams: Penn State Football, and all the professional Philadelphia Sports Teams: Phillies, Flyers, and Eagles. You could find Harry at local area …

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Local retired man shows talent with hobby Sidney Herald Leader
Johnson talked about some of his other hobbies, including drag racing when he was younger. “I used to be involved in drag racing quite a bit. I did some of that, I had a friend that raced cars and we went all over the place racing.” “I’ve actually learned to grow a garden too. I grew a garden this summer, …

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Mr. Raymond C. Park Country 103.9 WRBI
Raymond enjoyed fishing, keeping a meticulous lawn, his roses, his barn where he enjoyed tinkering, grilling out, Sunday football, drag racing, mud runs and his Ford truck. Raymond will be deeply missed by his faithful companion, Maggie, his family and his friends. Raymond passed away surrounded …

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