DRAGMASTER "TWO THING" EARLY DAYS

Two Thing 1960. Images above courtesy of Flickr.The legendary Dragmaster "Two-Thing." It had twin 354ci Chevy's which ran 171 miles per hour. It did have the fast time at the 1960 US Nationals but didn't take TF eliminator. --Posted By Jeff DeGrandis to Dragmaster … [Read more...]

Fuel Altered Files, Part 5

Drag Racing List - Fuel Altered Files, Part 5 Part Five of Fuel Altered Files brings a plethora of altereds. We go from the famous like the Pure Heaven II and the Instant T to the obscure like the Bandido. We go from Australia to England to the transformers and the injected, too! … [Read more...]

National Guard ADRL Schedule Remains Intact for Hardee’sR Gateway Drags II

National Guard ADRL Schedule Remains Intact for Hardee’s® Gateway Drags IIO’FALLON, MO (Aug. 4, 2009) — National Guard American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Executive Vice President of Competition Bert Corzine today announced the traditional testing-qualifying-racing schedule will remain intact Aug. … [Read more...]

National Guard ADRL Autograph Zone ‘Very Cool’ for Drivers and Fans

National Guard ADRL Autograph Zone ‘Very Cool’ for Drivers and FansO’FALLON, MO (Aug. 4, 2009) — Pro Nitrous driver Tim Savell looked out at close to 200 National Guard ADRL fans waiting in line during the recently completed ADRL NATIONALGUARD.com U.S. Drags II at Virginia Motorsports Park and it … [Read more...]

FORD MOTOR COMPANY NAMED OFFICIAL CAR AND TRUCK OF NHRA

FORD MOTOR COMPANY NAMED OFFICIAL CAR AND TRUCK OF NHRAGLENDORA, Calif. (Aug. 3, 2009) - The phrase "Drive One" resonates much louder today in the corporate offices of NHRA as it was announced that the world's largest motorsports sanctioning body has signed a multi-year agreement with Ford Motor … [Read more...]

National Guard ADRL Hosting Boys and Girls Town of Missouri at Hardee’sR Gateway Drags II

National Guard ADRL Hosting Boys and Girls Town of Missouri at Hardee’s® Gateway Drags II O’FALLON, MO (Aug. 3, 2009) — For several weeks now, residents of Boys and Girls Town of Missouri have been earning the opportunity to attend the ADRL Hardee’s Gateway Drags II at Gateway International Raceway, … [Read more...]

The laws of ultimate reality

THE LAWS OF ULTIMATE REALITY Law of Mechanical RepairAfter your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee.Law of GravityAny tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible crevice furthest away from you. Law of ProbabilityThe probability of being … [Read more...]

Eurofinals Coming in September

September 10th-12th 1999 - Gordie Bonin, already the FIA Top Fuel Champion this season, ran an engine breaking 4.99 in qualifing, the only four second run in the UK this year. - John Hutchinson … [Read more...]

Thrift has 22,500 reasons to be thankful

Thrift has 22,500 reasons to be thankfulAfter months and months of anticipation leading up to Saturday’s Moser Axle-Mania Sportsman Shootout this weekend at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park, Bruce Thrift (Waycross, Ga.) made what will without a doubt go down as the easiest $22,500 he will ever make in his … [Read more...]

Northern Nationals – Saturday Notebook

Northern Nationals – Saturday NotebookA FAMILIAR FACERoughly midway down pit lane on the Top Fuel side at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park you will find a pair of tire marks painted on the pavement where a certain rig was parked just last year.As it turns out, that pit box actually belonged to the winner … [Read more...]