Archives for October 2009

2009 Funny Car Match Race with John Dunn at Havana

Drag Racing Stories: 2009 Funny Car Match Race with John Dunn at Havana by Randy Baker. The Miller Rear Gears Maverick took on the Dunn and Gone Duster at a neat little 1/8th mile track in Southern Illinois. They were holding a nostalgia race and booked in our two Fuel Funny Cars along with two … [Read more...]

2009 Peronal Bests: Charlotte, Dallas, Budds Creek, and Epping

Personal Bests: 2009 Charlotte, Dallas, Budds Creek, and Epping by Steve Klemetti. New drivers and new personal best elapsed times and speeds from 2009 national events at NHRA Charlotte and Dallas, and IHRA Budds Creek and Epping. … [Read more...]

2009 NHRA Richmond Final Results

Drag Racing Results: 2009 NHRA Richmond Final Results by NHRA. Sunday's final results and up to date Full Throttle championship points standings from the Fourth annual Virginia NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park, Dinwiddie, Virginia. … [Read more...]

SUMMIT SERIES FINALS ELIMINATIONS RAINED OUT AT TEXAS MOTORPLEX

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 11, 2009) – Rain has washed out eliminations for the day at the NHRA South Central Division Summit Racing Series Finals at Texas Motorplex. Racing will pick up again Monday morning at 9.Each of the five categories got through first round of eliminations and racers in Super Pro, … [Read more...]

Two Shots from Memphis

Drag Racing Pictures: Two Shots from Memphis by Jason Falconer. Reader Jason Falconer sent two great shots from NHRA Memphis, one pro and one sportsman. … [Read more...]

Pure Heaven Website updated

The Pure Heaven IV Nitro Funny Car will conclude the 2009 race season at the California Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfied, California the weekend of September 16th-18th. Please visit www.pureheavenracing.com for recent updates. … [Read more...]

Burkhart, Nichols Split Capitol Nostalgia Funny Car Prize

Phil Burkhart in Nick Boninfante's US Male Ford Mustang II and Steve Nichols in his pure Chevy Camaro split a fuel funny car match race at Capitol Raceway in Crofton, Maryland, Saturday. Marty Danko won a blown altered match over Mike Hall's venerable Shenandoah entry, and young Kevin Gresson won … [Read more...]

2009 NHRA Richmond Final Qualifying

Drag Racing Results: 2009 NHRA Richmond Final Qualifying by NHRA. Final pro qualifying and first-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the Fourth annual Virginia NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park, Dinwiddie, Virginia. … [Read more...]

RACE OF CHAMPIONS WINNERS CROWNED AT SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION SUMMIT FINALS

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 10, 2009) - Racing iscomplete for the day at the NHRA Summit Racing SeriesSouth Central Division Finals at Texas Motorplex.Competitors had one time trial before beginning firstround of eliminations. The top points earners fromeach track also ran in the Race of Champions, a … [Read more...]

A car your kids can drive but you can’t?

Presenting the New Mercedes Benz SCL600. Pretty, isn't it? So? What's different about this car? WHOA! No Steering Wheel. No Pedals either. You drive this car with a joystick. Do you think that you can drive with a joystick? Your kids and grand kids can. The influence of video games in our lives has … [Read more...]