Archives for February 2012

NHRA FULL THROTTLE SERIES SATURDAY QUALIFYING RESULTS FROM FIREBIRD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

GRAY, LANGDON, EDWARDS SECURE NO. 1 QUALIFYING POSITIONS AT NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALSCHANDLER, Ariz. – Johnny Gray held on to the No. 1 spot in Funny Car Saturday as qualifying came to an end at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird International Raceway. Shawn Langdon and Mike Edwards also were … [Read more...]

2012 NHRA Phoenix Friday Qualifying

Drag Racing Results:2012 NHRA Phoenix Friday Qualifying by NHRA. Friday's results after the first two of four rounds of qualifying for the 28th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird International Raceway, Chander, Arizona. … [Read more...]

Reigning Nitro Jam AMSOIL Prostalgia Funny Car champ Peter Gallen gearing up for another big year

NORWALK, Ohio (February 17, 2012) – No one – and we mean no one – was better on the quarter-mile in 2011 than Broomall, Pennsylvania's Peter Gallen.Winning an unheard of 85 percent of his rounds with eight total victories in 11 final rounds, Gallen easily ran away with the 2011 AMSOIL Prostalgia™ … [Read more...]

Phil Burgess comments on Rat Roast

If you have not seen it yet, Phil Burgess did a terrific job of recapping the RAT ROAST!  Reading it was like being there again!  Just a wonderful job.Read it and click on Phil’s email link at the top of the story and tell him how much you like it…Here is the link: … [Read more...]

Summit Racing Equipment To Sponsor ADRL Top Sportsman Class In 2012

O'FALLON, MO (FEBRUARY 17, 2012) – The Top Sportsman class in the American Drag Racing League (ADRL) will continue to have impressive backing for the 2012 season.On Friday, the ADRL officially announced that Summit Racing Equipment will return as the sponsor for the Top Sportsman class during the … [Read more...]

No major changes planned for PMRA Corvette Pro Modified of Derek Hawker

Third-year PMRA drag racer will run entire 2012 season starting in MayCORBYVILLE, ONTARIO (February 15, 2012) – "Right now the car is in 10 million pieces, but we'll have it back together for opening day."Entering his third year of Pro Modified Racing Association competition, Derek Hawker said … [Read more...]

Good Vibrations Motorsports named presenting sponsor for Arizona, Salt Lake City Nitro Jams

Good Vibrations Motorsports named presenting sponsor for Arizona, Salt Lake City Nitro JamsNORWALK, Ohio (February 17, 2012) – The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is pleased to welcome Good Vibrations Motorsports as the presenting sponsor of the Arizona Nitro Jam March 23-24 at … [Read more...]

“Grumpy” to make picks at Super Chevy Show at Maple Grove Raceway

MOHNTON, Pa. (February 16, 2012) – If you enter the Super Chevy Show presented by Chevy Performance and Original Parts Group car show at Maple Grove Raceway on Saturday, July 21, your ride could be among the 25 favorites picked exclusively by drag racing legend Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins.And if your car … [Read more...]

Rocky Reports: More from the P&E Shop night…

Here's a pic from the "loft" of the shop. We spent part of the winter redoing the shop, you can see the "mezzanine" area built to hold some of the cars that are finished. You can also see the now hoist we made to lift the funny car body off the chassis so we can service the funny car easier. … [Read more...]

Rocky Reports: Pirrone & Ellershaw Race Team Shop Night.

Each Wednesday night we have a night where our crew gets together to work on the cars and more importantly have some fun. Some of these "work nights" become a lot more fun then work! lol  This past Wednesday night was one of them. We invited the members of the local street rod club, the Philadelphia … [Read more...]