Archives for October 2010

PROJECT 1320 call to Action video

When you get a moment, please click on this link to view the latest “call to action” video from the Quarter Mile Foundation/PROJECT 1320. It will be going up on YouTube shortly, but we wanted you to get an early peek:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwfYCaI3Kd4 … [Read more...]

Record Weekend Could Be In Store At Virginia Motorsports Park

Huge crowds expected as Nitro Jam returns to Virginia this Friday and SaturdayPETERSBURG, Va. (October 14, 2010) – After an incredible weekend in Epping, N.H. one month ago where three of the six professional records came tumbling down and a fourth was nearly toppled, it appears that drivers are … [Read more...]

Steve Vick and Chuck Ulsch to Appear on ADRL’s “Big Head and Bret Radio Show”

O'FALLON, MO (October 13, 2010) – Pro Nitrous driver Steve Vick and Extreme 10.5 driver Chuck Ulsch will be the featured guests at 9 p.m. EST on Thursday for the American Drag Racing League's (ADRL) weekly online radio show, the "Big Head and Bret Radio Show," which is two hours in length this … [Read more...]

Super Chevy Show Will Return to Rockingham Dragway in 2011

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – After a 10-year hiatus, Rockingham Dragway owner Steve Earwood announced Tuesday that the wildly-popular Super Chevy Show, the longest-enduring of the series that feature model-specific speed-and-show events, will return to his iconic racetrack in 2011. Slotted into the series … [Read more...]

SHIFT Independent Drag Racing Movie

My name is Randy Spence. I am the writer and producer of an upcoming independent film titled "SHIFT". This film is the story of a grassroots stick shift drag racer, set against the backdrop of the North Carolina/ Virginia based Classic Gear Jammers circut. My father Roscoe Spence is a CGJ, and … [Read more...]

REMINDER!! Ford Fever Classic is this weekend at MIR for a huge 3-Day Event Fri-Sat-Sun, October 15-17th

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PROJECT 1320 interview schedule at the SEMA Show

Parma Heights, Ohio (October 12, 2010) – The Quarter Mile Foundation has announced the SEMA Show interview schedule for industry and drag racing pioneers for the PROJECT 1320 documentary film series.While the interviews will not be open to the public or media, there will be photo opportunities prior … [Read more...]

DIEHARD® BRAND ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP AS OFFICIAL BATTERY OF NHRA

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – The DieHard brand, America’s most trusted battery, is now the Official Battery of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). DieHard Platinum Batteries will start Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars – the most powerful engines in motorsports, with 7,000 horsepower (HP) in each … [Read more...]

2010 Time Machine Nationals Photos

  Drag Racing Pictures: 2010 Time Machine Nationals Photos by Pete Ores. Pete Ores grabbed these 28 boss shots from the 2010 Time Machine Nats at Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin. CLICK TO SEE THE PHOTOS . … [Read more...]

NHRA Summit Racing Series, South Central Division, Texas Motorplex, Ennis Texas

THUNDER VALLEY TAKES TEAM TITLE; HEFLER DOUBLESENNIS, Texas (October 10, 2010) – Thunder Valley Raceway Park dominated the team competition to take home the championship for the NHRA South Central Division Summit Racing Series at Texas Motorplex while Jeff Hefler scored a double taking home the … [Read more...]