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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. - Feb 1, 2012 |
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Drag Racing News:
AEM Releases the Dyno-Shaft On-Vehicle Dynamometer System by Draglist.com.
The Dyno-Shaft is a true on-vehicle dynamometer system
that delivers Horsepower and Torque numbers as accurately as the most respected
dynamometers, with the major advantage being that it measures power while the
vehicle is under operation in real-world conditions. - Jan 20, 2012 |
Drag Racing News:
2011 Bruce Larson USA-1 Dragfest Today! by Bill Pratt.
The day is here! Bruce Larson, Dave Heisey, and company will host the 2011 USA-1 Dragfest at Bruce's Stoney Creek Barn in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, today, Saturday, NOVEMBER 12. Hope to see you there! - Nov 12, 2011 |
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Drag Racing News:
Bobby Langley Passes Away by Danny White.
Drag racing lost one of its early Top Fuel heroes last when Bobby Langley passed away from complications in surgery. Langley was the first Top Fuel star from the state of Texas. - Oct 25, 2011 |
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Drag Racing News:
2011 East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame and Reunion by Bud De Boer.
The 10th Annual East Coast Drag Times
Hall of Fame & Reunion will attract over 1,700 entries and nearly
40,000 performance enthusiasts to Henderson, NC, October 14, 15, 16,
2011.Its the largest antique/classic and nostalgia drag car event on the
East Coast. - Oct 14, 2011 |
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Drag Racing News:
Quarter Mile Foundation presence at SEMA Show 2011 by Steve Cole.
The Quarter Mile Foundation will have a
prominent presence at the SEMA Show 2011, according to Traci Hrudka,
the Foundation's chairman. - Oct 7, 2011 |
Drag Racing News:
Rick "Surf" Stambaugh Memorial Virginia Nostalgia Classic October 8 by Bill Pratt. This weekend! Hope you can join us for this great new nostalgia drag racing event and tribute to a great racer.
Rick was organizing this event before we lost him this Spring. Now Matt
and Robin are moving forward with the event as a tribute to their
father. See you there!
- Oct 7, 2011 |
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Drag Racing News:
JEGS High Performance adds support to the Quarter Mile Foundation and PROJECT 1320 by Steve Cole.
Traci Hrudka, Chairman of the Quarter
Mile Foundation, and John Coughlin, Vice President of JEGS High
Performance of Delaware, Ohio, announced the well known retailer of
aftermarket performance parts has made a generous contribution to the
Foundation, in support of the ongoing PROJECT 1320 documentary. - Sep 27, 2011 |
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Drag Racing News:
Aussies Claim First Doorslammer 260 by Danny White.
Rob Campisi ran 260.31 mph in Sydney this past weekend to become the world's first 260 mph doorslammer. Rob ran the time in Top Sportsman, no less, running 5.958 seconds on a 5.94 second dial in! - Sep 12, 2011 |
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Drag Racing News:
Steve Gibbs Named Grand Marshall of 2011 California Hot Rod Reunion by NHRA.
This
year's Honorees took the West Coast by storm from the 60s through early
80s.
They'll come together for one of the biggest nostalgic events in the
West Coast
- The 20th NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club
of
Southern California, Oct. 21-23 at Auto Club Famoso Raceway! Longtime
NHRA
official Steve Gibbs is leading the pack of drag racing heroes as
honorary
Grand Marshal. It's going to be a collection of drag racing titans for
the
history books. - Jul 22, 2011 |
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Drag Racing News:
Project 1320 scores 16 interviews at York by Steve Cole.
The
Quarter Mile Foundation secured interviews of 16 East Coast drag racing
legends at the 10th Annual Musclecar Madness at the York Reunion (US 30
Dragway) on July 8-9, 2011. - Jul 13, 2011 |
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Drag Racing News:
AWARDS ANNOUNCED FOR 10TH ANNUAL MUSCLECAR MADNESS by Darwin Doll.
Awards for the 10th Annual Musclecar Madness at the York Reunion were
announced today. - Jul 12, 2011 |
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Drag Racing News:
Project 1320 interviews deliver a roller coaster of emotion by Steve Cole.
Quarter Mile Foundation announces that
the PROJECT 1320 documentary series interview process of pioneers of
drag racing and the performance aftermarket from the late 1940’s through
to the 1980’s has gained over 60 hours of footage from 35 legends. - May 31, 2011 |
Drag Racing News:
The Grim Reaper Has Nothing But Time... by Quarter Mile Foundation.
The headline defines the challenge
facing the Quarter Mile Foundation to produce the PROJECT 1320
documentary film series on the drag racing's history. - May 27, 2011 |
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Drag Racing News:
Frantic Ford Returns to York by The Frantic Ford Team.
It will be a historic weekend for FRANTIC FORD FUNNY CAR TEAM at the 10th Annual Muscle Car Madness at the York Reunion. The "Frantic Ford" Funny Car Team has ramped things up in 2011 and will be looking to assault the competition in the funny car ranks. - May 27, 2011 |
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Drag Racing News:
Quarter Mile Foundation Offers Restoration Guidelines by Quarter Mile Foundation .
The Quarter Mile Foundation recently decided to set guidelines for race car restorations. The group appointed a committee to work on the issue and here are the initial results. - May 27, 2011 |
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Drag Racing News:
Mondello “Vintage Rat” PROJECT 1320 Raffle Engine Update by Steve Cole.
The Quarter Mile Foundation Chairman
Traci Hrudka has received assurances from Mary Mondello that the engine
for the PROJECT 1320 Engine Raffle is continuing forward, despite the
Joe Mondello’s untimely passing. - May 25, 2011 |
Drag Racing News:
Drifting Action Photos and Free Tickets to Formula DRIFT by Formula DRIFT.
Formula DRIFT is giving away a pair of tickets to Round 3: Invasion on June 3-4 in Palm Beach. Visitors can enter by going to www.iamformulad.com
and entering their information there. Winners will be selected the week
before the event and tickets will be placed at will call. - May 20, 2011 |
Drag Racing News:
Farewell, Rick "Surf" Stambaugh by Bill Pratt.
Popular nostalgia drag racer and speed
shop owner Rick "Surf" Stambaugh of Fredericksburg, Virginia, passed
away in his sleep during the night of Friday, May 13, 2011.
Rick, along with son Matt and daughter
Robin, ran the New Generation Speed Shop and a series of drag racing
cars that bore the same name. Rick and his New Generation machines were
well-known participants in funny car, fuel altered, and dragster drag
races from the 1970s through 2011. Rick also was planning to host a
nostalgia drag racing event at Sumerduck Raceway in Virginia in October
2011. At this time, all team racing activities are anticipated to
continue in Rick's honor.
Services will be held on Wednesday May 18th, 11:00 am at Trinity United
Methodist Church - 2911 Cameron Mills Rd, Alexandria, VA 22302. In lieu
of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Rick Stambaugh
Memorial Fund - 4422 Lafayette Boulevard, Fredericksburg, VA 22408.
- May 17, 2011 |
Drag Racing News:
Hanna Motorsports Partners with GOJO by Hanna Motorsports.
Hanna Motorsports announces the signing of a sponsorship agreement with GOJO Industries, Inc. GOJO will be represented on Hanna Motorsports' exhibition jet car teams, with the primary car being the "First Strike" Firebird of driver Rich Hanna, which will now be known as the "GOJO Firebird." - Apr 29, 2011 |
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Drag Racing News:
EAST COAST DRAG TIMES HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES 2011 INDUCTEES by ECDTHOF.
The 10th Annual East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame & Reunion will
attract over 1,700 entries and nearly 40,000 performance enthusiasts to
Henderson, NC, October 14, 15, 16, 2011.Its the largest antique/classic
and nostalgia drag car event on the East Coast. - Apr 13, 2011 |
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Drag Racing News:
NASCAR media has fun with Enders' triumph over Kurt Busch by Lee Montgomery.
What started as a fun trip to the NASCAR race at Texas
Motor Speedway turned into an event for NHRA star Erica Enders when the
motorsports media found out the girl that beat past series champion Kurt
Busch was in attendance. - Apr 11, 2011 |
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Drag Racing News:
Enders officially the fastest woman in Pro Stock drag racing by Courtney Enders.
Already the most prolific female racer in class history, Erica Enders
is now the fastest Pro Stock racer on the planet -- regardless of
gender -- after powering through a world-record pass of 6.502 seconds at
213.57 mph in her ZaZa Energy Chevrolet Cobalt Friday at Gainesville
Raceway. - Mar 11, 2011 |
Drag Racing News:
Drag Racing Comes to Hollywood by goDragRacing.org.
Writer / producer / director Joe Carlin's film about NHRA Pro Stock Drag Racing will begin shooting in Pomona, California, in January 2011. - Nov 18, 2010 |
Drag Racing News:
Bruce Larson's 2010 USA-1 Dragfest TODAY! by Bill Pratt.
This year's USA-1 Dragfest at Bruce
Larson’s Stoney Creek Barn will take place on November 13, 2010. The 1989
NHRA Funny Car World Champion once again will open his barn full of
precious race memorabilia and old cars to East Coast drag fans. - Nov 13, 2010 |
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