Archives for December 2015

12/09/15 Drag Racing News

Hot Rod Network When He Started in Drag Racing, Ice-Cream Maker Wilfred Boutilier Couldn't Even Install a Set of ... Hot Rod Network In 1981, when NHRA's Pro Comp drag-racing category was displaced by two new categories, Alcohol Dragster and Alcohol Funny Car, the emphasis ... … [Read more...]

Team ARP Finishes First in Dual Championship, Sets New National Record

Coach John Rickerson has been a part of the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge Championship each year since its inception. His teams have always finished in the top ten, and often in the top five. When asked about the key to his teams’ successes he simply says, “teamwork”. “You’ve got to … [Read more...]

Mark Caires is JB’s Pick as Racer of the Week for December 14th!

Coming up Monday, December 14th, 2015 on Racin' & Rockin' with DragList.com, for JB's Pick as Racer of the Week, I have selected Mark Caires, from Makawao, Hawaii. Mark was recommended to me by our friend Michael Baba Balbarino in Hilo. Thanks, Michael! Mark's '66 Chevy Nova is a top runner in … [Read more...]

Mopar Announces Enders and Coughlin to Carry NHRA Pro Stock Banner in 2016

December 8, 2015, Auburn Hills, Mich. - A pair of champions will team up and carry the Mopar banner in 2016, as back-to-back NHRA Pro Stock champ Erica Enders and five-time overall Pro Stock title winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. will lead the charge for the brand in the popular factory hot rod class. The … [Read more...]

AA/FD YEAR IN REVIEW: 2015 TOP FUEL DIGEST AVAILABLE NOW!

AAFD HQ, December 8, 2015—Who says print is dead? Not the AA/Fuel Dragster media mavens, who have organized a digest-format magazine chronicling all of this year’s action from the wildest circuit in drag racing, front-engine Top Fuel. Available at topfueldigest.com, the 2015 AA/FD Top Fuel Digest … [Read more...]

Team Taylor Cable Channels Adversity into Second Place Finish

Jill Arata, the sole female coach to qualify for a Dual Championship playoff spot, was preparing to take two teams to compete at SEMA Team Taylor Cable and Team Edelbrock. Team Edelbrock had already made history by becoming the first all female team (including a female coach) to qualify for the Dual … [Read more...]

12/08/15 Drag Racing News

Antigua & Barbuda Accepted In FIA Antigua Observer The drag racing fraternity in Antigua & Barbuda is now affiliated with the sport's international body, the Federation International De L'Automobile (FIA). Flag as irrelevant … [Read more...]

Sixth Lucas Race Added to NHRA Southeast Division

GLENDORA, Calif. – NHRA Officials announced today that they have added a sixth event to the 2016 Southeast Division NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule. The event will be a second event at Atlanta Dragway forming a double-header weekend March 31-April 3, 2016. "We reviewed several … [Read more...]

12/07/15 Drag Racing News

2015 NHRA: JEGS.com Driver Troy Coughlin Jr Named To Drag Illustrated's '30 Under 30' List PaddockTalk The Coughlins are one of drag racing's first families, with patriarch Jeg ... talented and promising young people the sport of drag racing has to offer. Flag as irrelevant … [Read more...]

12/06/15 Drag Racing News

Garcia fastest at International 'Drags' Trinidad News There was no shortage of speed and excitement last weekend as the International Drag Racing Event took off at Wallerfield. And with the newly ... Flag as irrelevant Malta to host the final round of the 2016 … [Read more...]