Archives for 2013

Pro Nitrous Cures Laurita’s Engineering Itch

After qualifying tenth in Top Sportsman at the IHRA World Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, Jim Laurita loads his Tim McAmis-built ’63 Corvette into the trailer for the night. It’s a balmy Friday night in August, 2006; eliminations start early tomorrow morning, but with no maintenance or repairs to … [Read more...]

2nd Annual Tucson Dragway Park Reunion Coverage on AAFDNews

We have our coverage of the 2nd Annual Tucson Dragway Park Reunion posted on our website. Hope you can stop by and check it out... A special thank you to Mike Bieke and Bob Snyder for their photo contribution! http://aafcnews.com/forum/content.php?246-2013-2nd-Annual-Tucson-Dragway-Park-Reunion … [Read more...]

Racin & Rockin Radio: Bobby Bennett on July 15!

Join us on Monday night, July 15, as we welcome webmaster extraordinaire and world traveler Bobby Bennett, who just returned from Australia after covering the ANDRA Winternationals! We'll find out about that trip and what's up with Competition Plus.    Plus John … [Read more...]

Join us for the MT MIROCK WPGC Bike Fest on July 19-21, 2013

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NHRA NEWS: WESTERN SWING PREVIEW TELECONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT

AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN FORCE, ANTRON BROWN, TONY SCHUMACHER AND MATT HAGANThe following is are excerpts from a teleconference featuring 15-time Funny Car world champion John Force, 2012 Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown, seven time Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher and 2011 Funny Car world … [Read more...]

X-DRL: Pro Nitrous Cures Laurita’s Engineering Itch

X-DRL Profile: Jim Laurita  After qualifying tenth in Top Sportsman at the IHRA World Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, Jim Laurita loads his Tim McAmis-built '63 Corvette into the trailer for the night. It's a balmy Friday night in August, 2006; eliminations start early tomorrow morning, but with no … [Read more...]

7/10/13 Drag Racing News

NewsDrag Racing: Fuchs' Studebaker carries him to Pro outlaw winBrainerd Daily DispatchDrag Racing: Fuchs' Studebaker carries him to Pro outlaw win. Posted: July 9, 2013 - 10:16pm. Photos. Back | Next. Lucas Minor flys down the drag strip on his way to winning the 660 Outlaw Class during Sunday's … [Read more...]

IHRA Summit Pro Am makes its way to MIR on Fri-Sat-Sun July 12-14!!

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NHRA NEWS: TOYOTA NAMED TITLE SPONSOR OF FALL NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES EVENT IN LAS VEGAS

GLENDORA, Calif. (July 9, 2013) – NHRA announced today that Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., has expanded its participation in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series through a multi-year agreement to become the title sponsor of the fall event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas.As the … [Read more...]

Lesenko Match Race Headlining Canadian Nitro Nationals

(July 9, 2013) Todd Lesenko’s CN North America sponsored Nitro Funny Car will headline the 4th annual Canadian Nitro Nationals at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, July 12th – 14th. Lesenko will be racing Del Worsham in the highly promoted Can-Am match race. “The whole team is real excited about … [Read more...]