Archives for 2009

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...]

Dragphoto.com Updated

We've updated Dragphoto.com with about a thousand new photos by Danny and Gena White. We also radically streamlined the site. Enjoy! http://www.dragphoto.com … [Read more...]

2009 NHRA Richmond Friday Qualifying

Drag Racing Results: 2009 NHRA Richmond Friday Qualifying by NHRA. Results Friday after the first two of four rounds of qualifying for the Fourth annual Virginia NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park, Dinwiddie, Virginia. … [Read more...]

NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES FINALS GET UNDER WAY IN SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 9, 2009) – Although the day started out cold and rainy, once the storm passed it was time to race at the NHRA South Central Division Summit Racing Series Finals at Texas Motorplex. The top bracket racers in the division have converged on the track to vie for individual and team … [Read more...]

FAN RELIEF PROGRAM AT AUTO CLUB FINALS ANNOUNCED

GLENDORA, Calif. (Oct. 8, 2009) – NHRA announced that a limited number of $20 Race Fan Relief tickets – a savings of up to $29 per ticket – will be made available for the Nov. 12-15 Auto Club NHRA Finals, the climactic race in NHRA’s six-race playoff, the Countdown to 1.The offer is available for … [Read more...]

NHRA RELEASES RESULTS OF INCIDENT INVESTIGATION

GLENDORA, Calif. (Oct. 8, 2009) – Preliminary results of NHRA’s investigation into two separate incidents involving Funny Car at both the NHRA Nationals in Charlotte, N.C. and the  O’Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals in Memphis, Tenn. suggests the problems are not related in anyway, according to NHRA … [Read more...]

70s Funny Cars Updated

We have updated the 70s Funny Cars website with TWELVE new pages of 70s funny car photos and info. That's more than 100 new machines! We also took the opportunity to streamline the site layout a bit. Enjoy!http://www.70sfunnycars.com … [Read more...]

ANRA 2009 Finals

ANRA 2009 Finals Auto Club Famoso Raceway Oct 24 & 25th Check out flyer on www.anra.com or C & P this link. http://anra.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1675 … [Read more...]

Two Much!

Drag Racing Stories: Two Much! by Alan Currans. Two Much indeed! Former British alcohol racer Norm Wheeldon has returned to drag racing with this wild twin engine dragster. Alan Currans of the Acceleration Archive sent us this excellent story on the new car. … [Read more...]

Mickey Thompson Ten Grand Slam one of two big money shootouts at World Finals

 There is nothing quite like a good old fashioned shootout, especially in the highly competitive world of professional drag racing.And fans of big money shootouts won’t have to look any farther than the World Finals in Rockingham, N.C. later this month as two door car shootouts will highlight four … [Read more...]