Door cars and dragsters from across the country roar back into Thunder
Valley May 16 -19 for four days of big-money bracket drag racing. With more
than $30,000 in racer appreciation giveaways and three $20,000-to-win
races, Bristol Dragway's fourth annual K&N Spring Fling 20's
presented by Sparco promises to be an unforgettable experience for
racers and fans alike.
Persistent rain showers at Atlanta Dragway and a forecast for more heavy
rain throughout the remainder of the weekend forced NHRA officials to
postpone the NHRA Southern Nationals drag racing until next
weekend, May 10-11.
The American Drag Racing League announced that their 2013 World
Champions in Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous, Pro Extreme Motorcycle and their
newest class, Pro Drag Radial, will have an opportunity to win bonuses
worth an unprecedented $1,000,000. Anyone who wins both a 2013 American
Drag Racing League and a 2013-2014 Arabian Drag Racing League World
Championship in those four classes will earn a “double up” bonus of
$250,000 each.
Most moms don’t normally strap themselves into a 10,000-horsepower roman
candle on wheels, then hit the highway for a 319.07 mile-per-hour,
4.032-second trip down a 1,000-foot concrete and asphalt straightaway.
There
are many types of racing out there, from lawn mowers to open-wheeled racers, if
it has wheels, chances are there is an organized competition for racing it.
A friend of ours shared this video with us and it really drove a point home. There is so much to racing but it all starts with commitment to achieving the goal.
Art Malone, a legendary figure in drag racing and other motorsports,
died March 29. He suffered severe injuries in an airboat crash a few
years ago and never fully recovered.
Home of some of the most memorable street car drag racing events ever,
Orlando Speedworld Dragway has new owners, Ozzy and Maria Moya, who have
spent all winter and untold sums of money improving the facility.
It
wasn’t even the main event, but after the weekend was over, it was by-and-large
the headline story. A day before the Daytona 500 was set to take place, one of
the “minor league” races, the NASCAR Nationwide Series took the track
Carl
Edwards was feeling the heat after a terrible day at Daytona. After wrecking
five cars, and continuing a winless streak that was nearing triple digits, he
managed to get out of his slump by winning in Phoenix, AZ.
If
you’re a fan of NASCAR, Formula One, or another brand of racing, one thing is
probably true regardless: the closer you feel to the action, the better.
Danica Patrick may still be turning the heads of racing fans everywhere, especially after her top ten showing at the recent Daytona 500, but she wasn’t the first female to make a dent in the sport.
With
one of the biggest events in American auto racing, if not sports in general,
just around the corner, there is a lot to catch up on if you’re not already up
to speed.
We
recently spotlighted Ferrari’s newest Formula One race car, the F138. Now it is
back in the spotlight, but probably not for the reason that the Italian
automaker was hoping for.
Having
earned multiple titles and utmost respect in the racing community, Luke
Bogacki still is yet to win the prestigious O’Reilly NHRA Winternationals in
Pomona, California.
An
undisclosed group of American and Canadian investors plan to resurrect the
failed Spanish HRT formula one racing operations with a new ‘Scorpion’ team.
Sebastian
Vettel, the racing driver who has been winning the F1 world championship
consecutively for the last three years, has put forward the question of why
Austria’s Spielberg circuit (Red Bull Circuit) is no longer an F1 venue.
Rusty
Wallace Racing could not compete in last year’s season because they couldn't secure a major sponsor. This year they will have a sponsorship from Richard Tocado
Companies, a mortgage and real estate firm, and will compete in 10-15 races of
Nationwide Series, starting this May.
After
a downpour during a racing event, jet driers are used to dry up the tracks.
Although this method is quicker than the techniques used earlier, it is still
time-consuming and frustrating to the fans, racing teams, and the television
networks covering the event.
Bob
Bondurant, former Formula One driver and the guy who founded Bob Bondurant
School of High Performance Driving is going to celebrate his third wedding
anniversary this May, with his wife Pat Bondurant.
Following
an incredibly successful debut with Motor Mania TV in 2012 at the IHRA World Finals, the International Hot Rod Association and Immokalee Regional Raceway are proud to
announce that the Pro-Am Tour season opener will be broadcast
live the weekend of February 1-3.
Don
Hoyte, a former economist for the Texas comptroller’s office, conducted
research on the projected revenue to be earned from the MotoGP race slated for
Austin in April 2013.
The
ARCA Midwest Tour presented by SCAG Power Equipment and Lester Buildings has
now partnered with Crane Cams to make Crane Cam Ignition systems the
exclusive ignition systems of the ARCA Midwest Tour.
A
recap of the memorable events in Canadian racing of
2012 will no doubt be a thrilling ride. 2012 saw the emergence of Bruno
Spengler as the Canadian driver of the year.
Not
much can be said of the Tokyo Auto Salon other than the fact that it has been
garnering much attention in the international sphere in recent years.
If
you live in the Eastern Part of the U.S and happen to be a lover of
Motorcycling, it will surely interest you to know that the AMA has upped the
2013 AMA East Hare Scrambles Championship Series.
