Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels is pleased to announce a
new and innovative program developed in conjunction with the American
Drag Racing League.  The Mickey Thompson ADRL Extreme 10.5 Three-Second
Club combines several special prizes into one great awards program.
Prizes include a special-edition diamond ring set in white gold, a
custom-made leather coat and $3000 in cash to the first five race teams
able to achieve less than four-second runs in the Extreme 10.5 Class.

Fresh from his winning sweep of the first two Funny Car national events of the 2009 Full Throttle Drag Racing Series driving the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge, Ron Capps will appear on Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain from his home in Carlsbad, Calif., this Sunday, March 1, on Speed Channel.

The show airs live from 9-10 p.m. ET. Fans may call in on 866-WTUNNEL with questions or comments.

Pay every bit of attention to Harold Martin because he’s living out a childhood dream.

The accomplished Pro Modified driver from New Hudson, MI., has rolled out his first four production vehicles from his Martin Technologies production facility. However, it might just be the fifth car that draws the most attention for now.
 
The former GM engineer and electronic fuel injection pioneer will publicly debut his new 2010 Martin M4 coupe in Pro Modified competition, later this week, during an organized test session in Valdosta, Ga.
 
What would inspire a man to undertake a project of the magnitude of engineering a new street-driven car?

Terry Haddock never figured that winning an IHRA Funny Car world championship in 2008 would lead to running a Top Fuel dragster on the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.

That’s how drag racing has turned out to be for Haddock this season.

He’s approaching this season from a pure business standpoint and he’s
going to let the bottom line dictate which car he rolls out of the
trailer in 2009.

Visitation:

Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009
6-8 PM.

 
Withers & Whisenant Funeral Home
2916 Union Road
Gastonia, NC  28054
http://www.withersandwhisenantfuneral.com/
 

Church Service:

The Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car Circuit has announced their second season of side by side Nostalgia
racing.  This year they will be kicking off the tour in Canada, at the
Grand Bend MotorPlex May 16th and 17th for the Rudy Held “Racin and
Rockin weekend”.  The rest of the schedule as follows:

U.S. 131 Dragway officials have announced a 5-year agreement naming VP
Racing Fuels as Official Fuel of US 131 Motorsports Park, beginning in
2009.   As part of the agreement, VP will be US 131’s exclusive
supplier of race fuels including VP110, C12 and M1 Methanol in bulk,
while VP’s Q16, C14, C16, M5 Methanol and other popular blends will be
available in pails or drums. 
 
“We’re excited to partner with VP Racing Fuels, given its long-standing
reputation for quality fuels, trackside service and technical support,”
said Jason Peterson, General Manager of US 131. “We’re confident our
racers will be delighted with the increased horsepower, extra torque
and unsurpassed consistency of VP’s fuels.”

Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels is pleased to announce
their support of ORSCA as a sponsor of the Outlaw 10.5 Racing Class.
Through the Mickey Thompson “Buy Now” Bonus Program, Mickey Thompson
will offer a $5000 award to the 2009 Outlaw 10.5 Class Championship
team just for using Mickey Thompson racing tires and displaying the
“Buy Now” Program decal on their vehicles.

Crane Cams closed its doors after 56 years in business and laid off
employees, this according to a report on News-JournalOnline.com, the
website for the Daytona Beach, Fla., newspaper.

According to the report, county and state officials were working with
Crane Cams and its New Jersey-based parent company, Mikronite
Technologies, to keep the company in business.

“We were trying to help them through this transition,” Rick Michael,
Volusia County economic development director told News-JournalOnline.
“They were considering a transfer of ownership. We were not expecting
any closure.”