Archives for June 2013

BOISE-BAKERSFIELD BLITZ: SECOND RACE IN SERIES, HORAN JR. REMAINS TOP POINTS EARNER

POMONA, Calif. - Prolong(r) Super Lubricants continues to support the NHRA Heritage Series nitro funny cars in the Boise-Bakersfield Blitz as the second round of the series was on June 15 at Auto Club Famoso Raceway. 16 nitro funny cars participated in the second round of the Blitz and Dan Horan Jr. … [Read more...]

Standard1320 Montrose Ca. Hot Rod Show his Sat.

Hey all you So Cal members. The Montrose Hot Rod show and Cacklefest is this Saturday June 29th from 8 am to 3 pm .We will fill Honolulu ave. With over 250 Hot Rods and classic cars. Also we have 7 Cackle cars lined up to thrill the crowd. The Kent Fuller Streamliner will be on display also. Dave … [Read more...]

Meadors Dominates Firebird Foxhunt

Firebird Raceway, Boise, ID – For the first time in his racing career, Goodguys Rod & Custom Association President Marc Meadors hit the elusive drag racer’s trifecta during last weekend’s Little Caesar’s “Foxhunt” drags at Firebird Raceway. On a sunny Saturday in the foothill country of … [Read more...]

2013 Holley Hot Rod Reunion Photos

The Tiki Warrior on one of its 1000' burnouts.   Claire Sanders cackled the Ramchargers Demon.   Mike Minnick does a burnout "ChiTown" style.   This 56 chevy was the wheelstand king.   Rick Kraft … [Read more...]

Dixon, Rapisarda Top Fuel Team Returns To NHRA Action This Weekend, 3-time Joliet Winner Excited For Team’s New Setup

Rapisarda Autosport Int’l Set to Work with New Equipment at Route 66 Raceway JOLIET, Ill. (June 25, 2013) – Larry Dixon has been sitting on the sidelines lately with an itchy right foot. The three-time NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel series champion is anxious to jump back in the cockpit of the … [Read more...]

ENDERS RETURNS TO CHICAGO’S ROUTE 66 RACEWAY AND SITE OF HISTORIC FIRST PRO STOCK VICTORY

JOLIET, Ill. — When Erica Enders-Stevens defeated Greg Anderson in the finals at the 2012 O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals she wrote another page in the NHRA history books. She became the first woman to win in Pro Stock and the 14th female overall to win in the sport. The win was nearly a year … [Read more...]

Bobby Blue Bland passes

We were saddened today to learn that one of our favorite musicians has passed on. Bobby Blue Bland was the consummate blues singer and I was proud to have seen him live on a double bill with BB King in Washington, DC, several years ago. Farewell to one of the giants. Color us... Two Steps … [Read more...]

NHRA NEWS: FUNNY CAR POINTS LEADER HAGAN READY TO GET BACK INTO THE WINNER’S CIRCLE AS NHRA MELLO YELLO SERIES RETURNS TO CHICAGO

JOLIET, Ill. — When Matt Hagan won his Funny Car world championship title in 2011, he did it with the three P’s: perseverance, performance when it counted, and most of all, patience.Like a Major League Baseball team that excels with a “small ball” approach, Hagan only won two races in four final … [Read more...]

X-DRL Bringing Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School Experience to Mayhem at the Creek

(June 25, 2013) KERRVILLE, TX – The X-DRL has formed a partnership with Roy Hill's Drag Racing School that will add even more excitement to the already jam-packed Mayhem at the Creek at Maryland International Raceway in Budds Creek, MD on July 26-27. Drag racing legend Roy Hill and his staff will … [Read more...]

DOUG KALITTA READY TO TURN STRONG QUALIFYING RUNS INTO TOP FUEL WIN AT O’REILLY ROUTE 66 NHRA NATIONALS AT ROUTE 66 RACEWAY

JOLIET, Ill. – Doug Kalitta has had no trouble turning in top runs in qualifying in his Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster during the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, taking the No. 1 spot at four different races, including last weekend’s NHRA debut at New England Dragway. The next step is … [Read more...]