4/18/18 Drag Racing News

VOLUME XX, NUMBER 4 – APRIL, 2018 Drag Racing Online Magazine
Four-time NHRA Funny Car champion and drag racing legend Don “the Snake” Prudhomme is known for his performance in a nitro-burning Funny Car, … career total and Michelle Furr and Jeff Strickland remained hot in 2018 taking wins at this weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at GALOT …

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2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Ready To Dominate The Drag Strip Motor1.com
It boasts a bespoke four-link rear suspension and a 9-inch solid rear axle, while the coil-over suspension setup has been tailor made for drag racing. Ford says full specs will be announced sometime this summer, but we already know the 2018 Mustang Cobra Jet will come with a NHRA-certified roll cage …

Hottest Mustang ever unleashed – but not for the street!Independent Online
2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Racing LegendNews18
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Eastside Speedway eyes new buyer Staunton News Leader
According to an Eastside Speedway Facebook post, Chris Hammer will be the director of operations for the speedway and drag racing will return Friday nights. The current staff is also returning, according to the post, with Timmy Campbell directing drag racing operations. According to the post, there will …

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Stenhouse Jr. ready to get back to ‘winning ways’ with Mustang in ’19 Nascar
“I went to work right out of college to work for Ford to help build Mustangs in the plants,” Roush told NASCAR.com. “I started racing Mustangs in ’66 and had a great 10-year run of drag racing. We’ve had a great run with Mustangs and have had a lot of success with Mustangs in the Xfinity Series. “…

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The 2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Will Do An Eight-Second Quarter Mile Jalopnik
Ford Performance claims its 2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet will rocket down a quarter-mile faster than the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon by more than a second, but it won’t be able to taunt anyone past the exit sign to the drag strip. Its monstrous supercharged 5.2-liter Coyote V8 won’t be street …

2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet coming with 5.2-liter supercharged V-8Motor Authority
Ford Teases Drag-Ready Mustang Cobra Jet, Dodge Demon BewareThe Truth About Cars
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Eye Of The Storm: Randy Dolensek’s Seven Second Mercury Cyclone Dragzine.com
Conventional wisdom in drag racing chassis choice pushes racers towards cars that are lightweight or have impressive aerodynamic assets to provide the best advantages possible. Randy Dolensek could care less about that wisdom and that’s why he pilots one interesting heads-up race car in the form …

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Top Dragster nationals win ‘re-energized’ Napa’s MacBrair, 65 Napa Valley Register
Mike MacBrair is originally from the city of Orange, located in Orange County. “Like I do every year, I want to win the championship,” said MacBrair, the owner of Pacific Coast Plumbing. “It doesn’t always work out. You have to have that attitude. “Drag racing does keep you young. It really does. We’re still …

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The Alpina B7 BiTurbo Beats All Drag Strip Rivals Into Submission Carscoops
During a recent drag racing event, a B7 was put to the test against a bunch of other quick cars that included a Mercedes-AMG C63 S, an older-model E63 S, an Audi RS6 Avant and an RS3 Sportback. The Alpina looks truly formidable when launching, almost pulling off a semi-believable Tesla Model S …

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Crampton enjoying early-season success heading to Houston for SpringNationals NHRA.com
Driving an NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel dragster is where Richie Crampton feels most at home, so it has been no surprise to see the Australian have success since returning late last year with Kalitta Motorsports. He missed the first 17 races of 2017 before joining the Kalitta team and …

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