| How to reduce street-racing deaths: Bring back public drag strips Los Angeles Times To the editor: I got my driver’s license in the 1960s, had a mechanical nature, modified my car and did some drag racing. The cars weren’t as powerful back then, but neither were they designed with safety in mind. ("Out of control," March 17). But one thing the young hot-rodders had was a safe place to …
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| Drag racer’s son inherits 400 mph challenge: Strange Inheritance Fox Business Drag racer’s son inherits 400 mph challenge: Strange Inheritance. By Brian Gaffney Published March 21, 2018 Strange InheritanceFOXBusiness. Facebook; Twitter; Comments; Print. Drag-racing champion leaves his son the car he designed to set the world speed video …
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| Englishtown’s Big Revamp Racer X Online In January, news hit the drag racing world that the iconic NHRA drag strip Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey, was shutting down. This spiked panic in motocross fans, because Raceway Park also operates New Jersey’s longest-running motocross track. Turns out drag racing is going away, but …
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| AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance Washington Post Next race: Bahrain Grand Prix, April 8, Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain. Online: http://www.formula1.com. ___. NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING. Last week: Richie Crampton took first in Top Fuel in Florida, upsetting teammate Doug Kalitta and three-time champion Antron Brown to reach the …
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| Cory Mac Wins Inaugural Nitro Outlaw Racing Association Event Dragzine.com The Nitro Outlaw Drag Racing Association is a new organization that is owned by racers for racers. NODRA is a “safety first” organization with common sense rules and regulations. NODRA is an invitation only series. Top Fuel and Funny Cars will race 1000 ft in a Chicago style format. In 2018 the …
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| NASCAR, NHRA stars look ahead to Bristol Johnson City Press He even commented that his win in the 2015 Thunder Valley Nationals outranks his win in the 2016 U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis, generally considered as drag racing’s premier event, as the biggest win of his career. “I won three years ago and then got beat the next year on a holeshot,” Hagan said.
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| Race track donation is far from a drag for air ambulance Hunts Post The new track will be subjected to its first heavy-duty, competitive action at Easter, when the Festival Of Power hosts the opening round of 2018’s national drag racing championships for cars and motorcycles, together with the spectacular Jet Car Shootout. Along with some 250 teams in national …
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| Riverside High School hosts charity basketball game in honor of teen killed in crash News-Herald.com Lucas said that, in honor of Josh’s interest in drag racing (he was an avid competitor who raced in the junior division at Thompson Raceway Park) the … Lucas made it clear that Josh’s death was not drag-racing related, nor his fault, but that donating to the charity established by Herbert, who himself lost …
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| Ford Mustang GT vs. Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE Desert Drag Race Is Motor Trend Bang autoevolution This is an awesome time to be a pony and muscle car aficionado, with the war between Detroit’s Big Three being fiercer than ever. For now, we’ll leave the Dodge Challenger (we admit we can’t stop thinking about the Demon) aside and focus on the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro.
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| Santa Pod resurfacing ‘most extensive since World War 2’ Autocar A just-completed resurfacing of the Santa Pod drag raceway in Northamptonshire has been described as the most extensive upgrade since World War 2. The new concrete dragstrip was opened on Saturday and is said to be as good as the very best in America – the home of drag racing. Beneath the …
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