2015 Woodburn Rose Festival Day One Results and Photos

ROSE FESTIVAL DAY ONE SEES EXHILARATING ACTION With Day One complete for the Sunbelt Rentals/Bi-Mart Rose Festival Drags, Day Two promises to be one of the most exciting in recent memory! With a slew of Nostalgia BB/Funny Cars, 10.5 Outlaw, Pro Nostalgia, and the fire-breathing Jet Cars, … [Read more...]

Gary Burgin, A Tribute

I can think of few other funny car drivers who better personified the 1970s funny car scene than Gary Burgin. He didn’t have Jungle’s wild streak, or Prudhomme’s attitude, or Beadle’s monolithic “Blue Max” heritage to prop him up. But if Burgin was having a good day -- and he had plenty -- you … [Read more...]

2015 Santa Pod Main Event Results and Photos

The Main Event 2015 FIA/UEM European Drag Racing Championship Round 1, 22 – 25 May 2015 Santa Pod Raceway - England Words & Photos by Dick Parnham With rain delays only on the Sunday morning, the clear weather enabled an action-packed bank holiday weekend of record-breaking … [Read more...]

2015 Quaker City Funny Car Nationals Photos – Part Two

Here are five more David Oakes photos from the 2015 Funny Car Nationals put on by the Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car Circuit at Quaker City Motorsports Park in Salem, Ohio, on May 24, 2015. #1 Arfons Turbine #2 Funny Farmer #3 Solid Rock #4 Old Grandpa #5 Blew ByYou - … [Read more...]

2015 Quaker City Funny Car Nationals Photos – Part One

Here are six great David Oakes photos from the 2015 Funny Car Nationals put on by the Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car Circuit at Quaker City Motorsports Park in Salem, Ohio, on May 24, 2015. More to come! #1 WarHorse Injected #2 No Money No Funny #3 Rear Engine Corvette #4 Parts … [Read more...]

2015 Santa Pod Easter Festival of Power

Duncan Micallef 3rd – 5th April 2015 - Santa Pod Raceway - England Words & Photos by Dick Parnham The first round of the UK National Championships had seen a Friday rain off but the weather forecast improved for the remaining two days. Despite the cold first day, all competitors had the … [Read more...]

FIA European Championship Finals, Santa Pod 4 – 7 Sept 2014

2014 FIA European Drag Racing Championship, The Finals Santa Pod Raceway UK 4th-7th September 2014 Words & Photos by Dick Parnham The weather was fortunately good for the whole weekend and in this second year since the re-surfaced Santa Pod track was proving its value as new records and … [Read more...]

2014 Cordova World Series Photos

Here are some photos from key drivers and cars at the 2014 World Series of Drag Racing at Cordova Raceway Park. - Photos and words by David Oakes​ ​The debut of Tony Pedregon’s Tommy Ivo tribute car was almost a disaster when the steering wheel came off in Tony’s hands at the 660 foot … [Read more...]

“Mr. Explosive” takes DRO AA/FC Challenge win at World Series of Drag Racing

The father and son team of Mark and Jake Sanders from Washington State became the second straight West Coast team to win the AA/FC class at the oldest national event, the 61st World Series of Drag Racing at Cordova Dragway Park. With Mark driving and son Jake tuning, they beat defending Hedman … [Read more...]

Woodburn Hosts 21st Annual Nitro Motorcycle Nationals

With the 21st running of the Nitro Motorcycle Nationals completed, it's true to form that this year was by far the greatest on record. Between the blistering 6.5* passes from the Top Fuel Harleys, to the 200+ mile per hour runs from the Nostalgia BB/Funny Cars, to the bracket bikes racing with no … [Read more...]