1/23/18 Drag Racing News

Find Out Which Honda Civic Type R Is The Drag Racing Champion Jalopnik This quick video from Carwow over in the UK put together the four most recent Civic Type R generations, plus a special edition Mugen FN2 for good measure, to compare them all in one big head-to-head comparison. While we … [Read more...]

SEALMASTER NAMED OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF NHRA

GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 22, 2018) – SealMaster, a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of pavement maintenance products and equipment, has been named the official pavement products and equipment supplier of NHRA. The partnership continues to build upon the successful involvement with … [Read more...]

1/22/18 Drag Racing News

Four Generations of Honda Civic Type R, One Awesome Drag Race The Drive While none one of these hot hatches were designed for drag racing, it simply wouldn't look good if an older-generation car beat the current flagship. A rolling-start race and a braking test delivered nearly identical … [Read more...]

1/21/18 Drag Racing News

X-Mod driver likes dinner on the go Mountain View Journal Fowner added that he prefers round track racing to drag racing since you have “20 minutes to fix a screwup, not like a 10-second drag race.” The auto repair shop owner has seen a lot of fast cars since graduating from Denver Automotive … [Read more...]

1/20/18 Drag Racing News

LETTER: Fans deserved more notice of Raceway Park's closing Asbury Park Press (“Raceway Park to discontinue drag racing,” Jan. 17). For more than 30 years I have been both racer and spectator and it never came easy nor cheap. But it was a labor of love and one of passion. I saw dwindling … [Read more...]

1/19/18 Drag Racing News

Englishtown drag racing track ends NHRA Summernationals after 48 years Press of Atlantic City In a photo provided by the NHRA, Leah Pritchett sets the Top Fuel elapsed-time record with her second session pass during the NHRA Arizona Nationals drag races at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on … [Read more...]

Remembering Jack Merkel

After the recent passing of my father, Jack Merkel, there has been a lot of interest in media regarding his career, life and death. At his memorial service I put together a little Powerpoint that ran in a loop all day long. Many people requested a copy. That lead me to putting a little repository … [Read more...]

1/18/18 Drag Racing News

New Jersey Raceway Park ends summer NHRA drag racing event USA TODAY ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (AP) — The NHRA Summernationals no longer has a home. The owners of Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey have informed the NHRA they no longer will host drag racing events, effective immediately. The Napp … [Read more...]

1/17/18 Drag Racing News

VOLUME XX, NUMBER 1 - JANUARY, 2018 Drag Racing Online Magazine Rockingham Dragway owner Steve Earwood has announced that the North Carolina track will celebrate 2018 as “the Year of the Bracket Racer.” In announcing a 2018 schedule anchored by such standards as the Original Super Chevy Show, … [Read more...]

2018 NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT

GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2018) – Yesterday Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J. informed NHRA that it will no longer host any drag racing events at its facility, effective immediately. This includes the 49th Annual NHRA Summernationals, scheduled to take place this June. “NHRA … [Read more...]