Archives for March 2015

NHRA SWEEPSTAKES RETURNS FOR 2015; ONE LUCKY FAN WILL WIN A HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE

GLENDORA, Calif. (March 12, 2015) – Fans of the NHRA will once again have an opportunity to win cool prizes with the 2015 NHRA Sweepstakes. One lucky fan will win the all-new 2016 Harley-Davidson® Softail Breakout® motorcycle, the grand prize of the 2015 sweepstakes. The 2015 sweepstakes will … [Read more...]

Cruisin’ Times TV: Piston Power Preview Part II

Part II of our video series preview of the Piston Powered Cleveland AutoRama at the IX Center March 20-21-22, 2015... We talked with the Piston Power show manager Steve Legerski... click this link.... https://vimeo.com/121991561 Cruisin' Times Magazine John Shapiro, Editor … [Read more...]

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE CLASS KICKS OFF COMPETITIVE 2015 SEASON AT AMALIE MOTOR OIL NHRA GATORNATIONALS

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Eddie Krawiec liked the position he and teammate Andrew Hines were in a year ago in Pro Stock Motorcycle. Hines won his fourth NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series in 2014 and Krawiec finished right behind in second. For that to be repeated, Krawiec knows he and his Screamin’ … [Read more...]

REAL PRO MOD ASSOCIATION AND JERRY BICKEL RACE CARS NAMED CO-PRESENTING SPONSORS OF NHRA PRO MOD RACING AT GAINESVILLE

GLENDORA, Calif. (March 11, 2015) – NHRA announced today it has named The Real Pro Mod (RPM) Association and Jerry Bickel Race Cars, Inc. (JBRC), as co-presenting sponsors for the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 12-15, at … [Read more...]

3/11/15 Drag Racing News

Drag Racing Online Magazine Troy Coughlin Sr. brings out new Corvette Pro Mod Drag Racing Online Magazine Troy Coughlin Sr. brought out his new 2015 turbocharged C7 Corvette Pro Mod built by Jerry Bickel for testing at SGMP Monday. He didn't make any ... Flag as irrelevant … [Read more...]

PRO STOCK ROOKIE DREW SKILLMAN CREDITS STRONG BACKING FOR QUICK START HEADING TO AMALIE MOTOR OIL NHRA GATORNATIONALS

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season couldn’t have started much better for Pro Stock rookie Drew Skillman. But the six-time NHRA Sportsman winner was not about to take much of the credit for his impressive start. Skillman advanced to the final round in his very … [Read more...]

FUNNY CAR STAR ROBERT HIGHT KNOWS IMPORTANCE OF PERFORMING WELL AT AMALIE MOTOR OIL NHRA GATORNATIONALS

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season may still be young but good luck convincing Funny Car standout Robert Hight the early-season races do not matter. After all, the 2009 Funny Car world champion’s victory at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville a year ago came in the … [Read more...]

3/10/15 Drag Racing News

Drag Racing Online Magazine Story continues below this advertisement Drag Racing Online Magazine The answer is 37. That was the number of cones and timing blocks that were demolished during the weekend at Auto Club Famoso, according to a ... Flag as irrelevant Canadian … [Read more...]

BARTONE BLOWS BY SOROKIN FOR MARCH MEET WIN

2015 Good Vibrations March Meet, Auto Club Famoso Raceway—In a fiery, spectacular clash of two distinct, different approaches to front-engined Top Fuel drag racing, New Yorker Tony Bartone chased down Los Angeleno Adam Sorokin in the final round of Good Vibrations March Meet in Bakersfield, while … [Read more...]

Upcoming events: Santa Ana Drags reunion and more

Leslie Long and Gene Mitchell are organizing a Santa Ana Drags reunion for April 18, 2015, from 10 AM to 2 PM at Santiago Creek Park. This event commemorates drag racing at the old dragstrip on the grounds of the Orange County (Santa Ana) Airport from 1950 through 1959. This reunion also celebrates … [Read more...]