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October 31, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Ezra Boggs,
Fuel Match Racer. Danny White records the history of one of
the sport's most popular funny car match racers.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Happy
Halloween from The Drag Racing List! Ralph
"Gonzo" Crosby
and Rickie Howard
team up on some frightfully entertaining artwork and photos.
Drag Racing Movie of the Week: More
Vintage Fuel Action from the CHRR. Tim Pratt keeps the
nostalgia footage rolling with more nostalgia top fuel action from Bakersfield.
Turn up the speakers!
The 4th Annual USA-1 Dragfest is just
around the corner! Click HERE
to find out how to join the gang at Bruce Larson's place on November 10!
Send us some words! We are always searching for new stories of the day. If you have a drag racing memory you want to share with your fellow racers or drag fans, send it to
bilden@draglist.com. We are trying to capture the flavor of drag racing from ALL perspectives, so yours is welcome! Don't worry too much about spelling, grammar, and that stuff. We can smooth out the rough edges. All stories and photos will be credited to you and we can include a link to your email address or to your website if you like. Let's make The Drag Racing List YOUR site -- send us a story!
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October 30, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Legendary
Chris Karamesines Headlines Annual Citrus Nationals. Angela Wall
provides the rundown on the racing stars who will appear at Moroso's annual
Thanksgiving weekend speed festival.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Anita
Nukes It -- Another Top Fuel Motor Bites the Dust.
Sharkman
got this awesome sequence when European Top Fuel star Anita Makela torched a
motor during the FIA finals last year (but came back to win the
championship).
October 29, 2001 - New Personal Best with Steve Klemetti.
New
driver, ET, and MPH updates from NHRA
Dallas 2001. Steve provides
all the performance improvements as the NHRA continues its 2001
performance bonanza.
Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Russell,
Capps, Pawuk, and Gann Visit the Winner's Circle at The Strip.
NHRA Communications provides final results and points standings from Las
Vegas.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Rance
McDaniel in the Champion Speed Shop Nostalgia Fueler.
Ron Lahr
got this awesome burnout shot at the Goodguys Las Vegas event.
October 28, 2001 -
Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Dixon,
Bazemore, Yates, Savoie Grab Top Qualifying Spots At AC Delco Las Vegas NHRA
Nationals. NHRA Communications provides final numbers and
pairings from Las Vegas.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: '68
Camaro Reaches for the Sky. Dave Murray
checks in with this awesome launch shot of the most popular make and model
in drag racing history.
Drag Racing Movie of the Week: Pure
Heaven vs. Pure Hell Fuel Altereds at the CHRR. Tim Pratt was in
Bakersfield to capture the ongoing battle between AA/FA good and evil.
October 27, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Bernstein,
Bazemore, Edwards, and Savoie Are Leaders at AC Delco Las Vegas NHRA
Nationals. NHRA Communications provides all the day one pro
qualifying results from Lost Wages.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Got
Brass? Blown V8 Drag Bike. Ron Dilley with
a shot of a machine that must take lots of... courage to ride.
October 26, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Pete Robinson,
Report to the Tower! Jim Hill shares the tale of Pete's jack
start car at Indy 1962 and the reaction to it by the NHRA brass at the time.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Chris
Zynda's C/Gas '49 Chevy Pickup Truck.
Robert Briggs got this shot of Chris's HUGE pickup truck.
Aerodynamic? It has the frontal area of most three-bedroom homes...
October 25, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: IDRC Racers
Rewrite the Books at East Coast Finals. Michael Ferrara fills
us in on the latest action from the world of import drag racing.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Fuel
Fish Story -- Jim Epler's Bass Pro Shops Funny Car.
Rick Menges sent along another entertaining drag cartoon, this one imagining
a new fire suit for Jim Epler.
October 24, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Mopars and
Chryslers Star at Moroso. Angela Wall provides race and show
results from the annual Mopar and Chrysler Show at Moroso Motorsports Park.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Westerlund and Wing Fuel Funny Car at Night.
Ralph Reiter sent in this dramatic shot of Paul Luppy putting the
W&W Mustang II through its paces at SIR's 64-car FC show.
October 23, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Support from
Good Friends Down Under. Drag racing photojournalist and
newspaperman Lex Swayn sent along this reminder that our Aussie
friends stand beside us now as they always have.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: How
to Wrap Your Car Around its Driveshaft. Ralph "Gonzo" Crosby caught
this Mopar driver twisting hard off the starting line.
October 22, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day (1): Dixon,
Densham, Gaines And Panella Earn Wins While Force Clinches 11th Winston
Title. NHRA Communications provides final results from Ennis.
Force clinches, Dixon gets to within 15 points of KB, and Gaines is the 14th
different NHRA Pro Stock winner this year. Santos and Pat Austin win the
Federal Mogul categories.
Drag Racing Story of the Day (2): Litton,
Janis, Vancil, Wilson, and Brand Take IHRA Shreveport Titles. We
didn't get an eliminations story, so we've provided a link to the IHRA site
so you can read all about it.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Ron
Pellegrini in the TV Tommy Ivo Four-Motor Dragster. Pete Garramone captured
Ron Pellegrini in TV Tommy Ivo's monster Buick in 1962.
October 21, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day (1): NHRA Ennis: Bazemore,
Dixon Set Records En Route To No. 1 Qualifying Spots. NHRA
Communications provides final qualifying and first round pairings from
the Motorplex.
Drag Racing Story of the Day (2): Litton,
Hahn, Price, Wilson, and Brand Take Number One Spots in Shreveport; Hahn and
Mancuso Win Pro Mod, Nitro Harley Shootouts.
Larry Sullivan of Summit FastNews provides final qualifying results and
first round pairings from the IHRA World Finals. Congrats to Fred Hahn and
John Mancuso for winning the shootouts.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Jim
Lytle's "Big Al" Allison-Powered '34 Ford in 1966. Paul
Hutchins was on hand in Irwindale when Big Al competed at the AHRA
Winters. He got this pit shot of one of the most unique machines in drag
racing history.
Drag Racing Movie of the Week: Vintage
Fuel Dragsters at the California Hot Rod Reunion. Brother Tim
Pratt got 15 diskettes full of video clips from the CHRR. We are going
to try to put up a separate page soon, but here is another taste of the
action from Bakersfield.
October 20, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day (1): Force,
Bernstein, Edwards, and Panella Lead the Way at NHRA O'Reilly Fall Nationals.
NHRA Communications provides first day qualifying results from Ennis.
Drag Racing Story of the Day (2): Romine,
Price, Hahn, Brand, and Wilson Lead IHRA Shreveport Friday Qualifying.
Larry Sullivan of Summit FastNews provides day one qualifying results
from the IHRA World Finals.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Pulde
and McGee Vintage Top Fuel Dragsters Pull the Chutes. Another
awesome Mark Hovsepian shot, this one from the top end at the
Bakersfield March Meet 2001.
October 19, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the Day:
A Visit with the
Queen of European Doorslammer Racing. Sylvia Hauser was
leading the charge in Europe while Shirley Muldowney, Paula Murphy, Judy
Lilly, and Shirley Shahan were in their heyday. Sylvia drops in to share
memories of her various rides.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: The
Virginian Plymouth A/Factory Experimental Drag Car. Joel Naprstek loves
the A/FX cars, and he shot this great resto at Atco in 1999.
October 18, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the Day:
Let's Level the
Playing Field (Continued). Steve Taylor follows up on his
9/15 story of the day with some first-or-worst redlight examples from the
IHRA President's Cup.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Paul
Gill's Moduline Federal Mogul Funny Car. James Morgan got this
amazing shot during New England's 2001 opener. Holy cow -- where did the
season go?
October 17, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the Day:
Opening Salvo at
the CHRR. Bill Ott offers an inspiring recounting of the
opening ceremonies at the tenth annual California Hot Rod Reunion.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Rat
Infested! The World's Slickest Willys A/Gasser. Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian took
this awesome photo of Bob Clayton's new-age gasser at the 2001 March Meet.
October 16, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the Day:
East Coast Drag
Memories with Bill Drevo, Jr. Bill Drevo, Jr., takes us into
bench racing overload with a ton of drag racing memories from running
Aquasco Raceway to running his tough Chevy drag cars.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: The
Freight Train at Lions Drag Strip 1967. Daryl Huffman sent along
another jewel from his collection -- the famed twin engine 'Train in '67.
October 15, 2001 - New Personal Best with Steve Klemetti. New
driver, ET, and MPH updates from NHRA
Joliet (2) and IHRA Budds Creek 2001 and NHRA
Maple Grove 2001. Steve provides
all the performance improvements from the three quickest events in drag
racing history.
New NHRA Pro Drag Racing photos. Les Welch
has posted the latest pro drag racing photos from NHRA
Memphis 2001, NHRA
Joliet (2) 2001, and NHRA
Maple Grove 2001. Also, check out the Prodigy
Drag Racing Bulletin Board for cool insider info from the races.
Drag Racing Story of the Day:
Goodguys Announces 2002
Season Schedule. John Drummond provides the rundown on all
the car shows, rod runs, and vintage drag racing events sanctioned by the
Goodguys next year.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Donnie
Massey's Showtime Outlaw Fuel Altered. Chris Graves captures
another hot fuel altered outlaw from Texas.
October 14, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the Day:
Southern Fuel Coupes
2001 Champ, The Definition of a Champion. Bob Gettys offers a
strong argument for why the 2001 SFC champ meant more than just winning on
the track.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: High
Roller Wheelstander Heading to the Bristol Bash. Jon Oswell talks up
the Bristol Bash he'll be attending on October 20 and sent along this cool Alana
Nagle shot of his High Roller machine.
Drag Racing Movie of the Week: Top
Fuel Magic at the In-N-Out. Here are Tim Pratt's video
clips of the action at the "Mini-Cacklefest" at the In-N-Out
burger. Be sure to see Tim's photos, too.
October 13, 2001 - IHRA
Shreveport postponed. From Larry Sullivan: GILLIAM, La. - Heavy rain Friday night and continued forecasts of rain through the day Saturday forced IHRA officials to postpone the 4th annual Mopar Parts World Finals one week.
The race will be run October 19-21, using the original event schedule. Red River Raceway pits will be open for racer and sponsor parking Thursday, October 18, at 9:00 a.m.
Drag Racing Story of the Day:
David Pace, Texas
Fueler. David Pace checks in with a history of his many
rides, including the feared Texas Whips machine and others. Hey, racers! We
would like ALL of you to send us something like this!
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: What
Happens When You Go 200 MPH on the Street. Charles Jolliff was on
hand when Brian Kohlman's nitro-burning Dodge visited George Ray's Wildcat
Drag Strip. But what happened when Brian tangled with the local
constabulary?
October 12, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the Day:
The Nightfly of
Bakersfield, 2001. Bill Ott wrote this great story about his
midnight visit to Famoso Raceway, accompanied by an interesting friend.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Dezsoe
Krivan's Euro Funny Car Flies the Stars and Stripes. Swiss Top
Methanol Funny Car racer Dezsoe Krivan has painted his car with the
United States flag in a show of support for his American friends.
October 11, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the Day:
The Chicken Choker
Chronicles: Maple Grove 2001. Len Cottrell and Tim Slagle have
had a great 2001 season and we're glad they've shared it with us. Here is
their report from Maple Grove, where they ran career bests.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: The
Lone Star Longneck Fuel Funny Car. Bob Strait sent in this photo of
a car that ran from San Antonio to Cleveland and was always competitive.
October 10, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the Day:
War Horse Funny Car
Rebuilds After President's Cup Semifinal Finish. Bruce Mullins reports
that some generous sponsors have stepped up to put the War Horse back on
track after its impressive but expensive showing at Budds Creek.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Gary Scelzi's Top Fuel Dragster is Hot in Maple Grove. Greg Gage provided
this awesome shot of the Johnson Racing fueler sending up HUGE heat waves
while winning NHRA Reading.
October 09, 2001 - We're back!
Tim and I had a great time at the California Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield.
The air travel wasn't bad and the event was AWESOME! More details to come...
Drag Racing Story of the Day: 2001
NHRA Maple Grove Qualifying and Results. NHRA.com provides
first day results from the record-breaking performance fest at the Pep Boys
Nationals. We also include a link to NHRA.com for Saturday qualifying and
final results.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Top
Fuel Magic at the In-N-Out. Tim Pratt was on hand at the annual
wrap-up event of the California Hot Rod Reunion. He got these shots of the
Magicar and Vagabond nostalgia fuelers firing them up at the In-N-Out
burger. Be sure to see Tim's video clip, too.
October 04 - 08, 2001 -
California, Here We Come! Brother Tim and I are heading to the
California Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield first thing in the morning. I'll
be back on Monday the 8th. In the meantime, here are Stories and Photos of
the Day to tide you over!
Drag Racing Stories of the Day: The
1981 AHRA Grandnationals. Rick Howard attended this great example of a
good old AHRA race and provides us with the eliminations results and photos.
Drag Racing Pictures of the Day:
Drag Racing Movie of the Week: Top
Fuel Memories from the 2000 CHRR. I
shot this stuff last October at the 2000 CHRR. Let's watch and listen to
get ourselves in the mood for this weekend!
New Personal Best with Steve Klemetti. New
driver, ET, and MPH updates from NHRA
Memphis and IHRA Epping, Rockingham 2001. Steve Klemetti provides
all the performance improvements from the latest national events and a few
divisional races.
Federal Mogul Action in Florida.
Alky and injected nitro racers: the new Bradenton Motorsports Park is
hosting a big race this fall. Click HERE
for details.
October 03, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the Day: Bill's
IHRA Prez Cup Notes, Day Three. Hey, I did it already! My
notes from eliminations day at IHRA Budds Creek tell lots of inside tales.
You also can check out days ONE
and TWO.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Look
Closely, It's a Crosley -- John Batto's Blown Altered. Jim
Phillipson
sent in this great shot of one of the most unique blown altereds out
there.
October 02, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the Day:
Nostalgia S/S & Mopars
at Atco Wrap Up - Part 1. Bill Ott provides a great behind the
scenes look at this terrific nostalgia event.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Chevy
Powered Dodge Dart Gets Big Air. Hasse Karlsson
of Swedish Pro Street News sent along this nice shot of a rat motored
Mopar that tried to take him out!
October 01, 2001 - Drag Racing Story of the Day (1):
IHRA
Budds Creek: Janis Clinches Championship, Event Title, and World Record.
Paula Motolik and Bobby Bennett team up to bring us all the
pro results from MIR's performance bonanza near the nation's capitol.
(2): Bernstein,
Bazemore Among Winners at NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway.
Back in Chicago, the NHRA gang was playing in their own performance
playground. nhra.com provides full results.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Steve
Evans, Before the Microphone. Steve Gibbs
provides more magic memories from San Gabriel 1962, this shot of the
legendary Steve Evans before he traded in his dragster for a mike.
