| Drag racing legend Glidden dies aged 73 Motorsport.com, Edition: Global One of the greatest drag racers of all time and International Motorsports Hall of Fame member Bob Glidden died last Sunday. Over the course of his 25 years in Pro Stock, Glidden won 85 NHRA events and 10 championships. That victory tally puts him third in professional class wins behind only John … Drag Racing Legend Bob Glidden Passes at 73 – Gas 2.0
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| Eastside Speedway up for sale Staunton News Leader But, drag racing will continue if a buyer isn’t found over the winter, Gore said in his post. Both test and tunes and Southern Bracket Racing Association (SBRA) drag racing will continue. "This is a personal decision and is not a reflection on anyone or anything that has transpired at Eastside Speedway," …
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| PRI 2017: LB Davis’ Immaculate “Rattler” 1941 Willys Gasser Dragzine.com Decades removed from their heyday, the famous Gassers of yesteryear still carry a certain allure with drag racing fans young and old, and that wasn’t lost on Race Star Wheels founder L.B. Davis when he set out to build a street and strip machine with a classic aura a year ago. What resulted is one of the …
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| American Flat Track: Vance & Hines To Be Presenting Sponsor Of AFT Twins Class Through 2019 RoadracingWorld.com While amassing numerous drag racing championships together, Vance and longtime partner Byron Hines – both AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers – built V&H into a leading aftermarket company, and then immersed themselves successfully in other forms of motorcycle racing, including AMA Superbike, …
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| 2018 Autoweek Awards Markets Insider From its sixth straight IndyCar manufacturers’ title, to NHRA drag racing championships, Chevrolet was on top of its game in 2017. Autoweek Achievement – Dale Earnhardt Jr. Throughout his career, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was authentic, successful and deserving of everyone’s respect on and off the track.
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| Kay Alan Yingling Tillamook Headlight-Herald Later Kay participated in drag racing and dirt track stock car racing. In high school, he was on the All South Penn Conference Football Team. Birthday gifts of a movie camera at age 9 and a Crown Graphic camera at 11 were the beginning of a lifelong interest in film making and photography. He used …
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| Motorsports: Controversy brings ‘Nilwala SMSC Drag Race 2017’ to an abrupt halt The Sunday Times Sri Lanka Introduction of a new starting light system (Tree), lack of coordination, lethargy of competitors in responding to the marshal’s call, spectators risking their safety by lining the tyre walls, canines on the track and finally a controversy between riders and officials saw the Nilwala SMSC Drag Race 2017 held at …
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| Bob Glidden Passes Away Ford Performance DEARBORN – Ford Performance drag racing icon Bob Glidden has passed away at the age of 73. Glidden was working as a line mechanic for Ed Martin Ford in the 1960s as he started getting involved in sportsman drag racing, eventually departing that job to go full-time in racing as a professional in …
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