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Mon, 2006-09-18 16:19
Opportunities to turn pro are precious and few in
drag racing.
Just ask Brady Kalivoda and Brad Plourd – gifted young
drivers from the state of Washington without major league rides.
Catching on with a corporate-backed team has been difficult and
frustrating for two of the area’s promising second-generation racers whose
fathers made their marks on Northwest strips.
Wed, 2006-09-13 20:00
Nobody would blame NHRA Pro Stock veteran Ron
Krisher if he decided to skip this weekend's Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals in
Reading, Pa. while he recovered from injuries sustained in a horrific crash
during eliminations at the 52nd Mac Tools U.S. Nationals near Indianapolis two
weeks ago.
Wed, 2006-09-13 18:50
The clutch. There is no more critical component of
a drag racing vehicle, and in no other motorsport is it so important. Whether it
is a Pro Stock, Pro Modified, or a 7,000 horsepower nitro-burning Funny Car or Top Fuel dragster,
nothing else in drag racing determines the outcome of more runs down the track.
Too little clutch, and the car won’t “get up on the tire” or make a fast run.
Too much clutch, and the end result is likely tire shake in a Pro Stock or Pro
Mod, and tire spin in the fuel classes. Go to any drag strip around the country,
or the world for that matter, and you are bound to hear racers and crews talking
about the clutch in some sort of lingo: “we were light on that run,” “she was
locked up on that one,” “it was pretty soft,” or “welded it that time” are just
a few of the terms you are likely to hear.
Mon, 2006-09-11 20:00
It might seem odd, but perhaps no one has described Darrell Gwynn’s approach
to life better than a cosmetics entrepreneur from Texas.
Sun, 2006-09-10 20:00
September 11, 2001 and the impact
it made
on racing
It began like an ordinary day, just another busy
Tuesday in the lives of countless millions.
Thu, 2006-09-07 18:00
On one weekend the careers of Blaine Johnson and Tony Schumacher
intersected...
Tue, 2006-09-05 20:00
Remembering the only REAL Nationals...
Fri, 2006-09-01 08:00
Many
drivers look back on the first elimination-round passes of their
professional careers as a bit surreal. But nothing could come close to
the emotional swing that Tony Schumacher experienced in his first race
in a Top Fuel dragster.
It
promised to be intimidating enough for Schumacher because it came at
the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, the National Hot Rod Association's
oldest and most prominent race.
But 10 years ago, that first quarter-mile ride, which should have taken about 4.7 seconds, seemed to take an eternity.
Schumacher was the No. 16 qualifier. As such, he was paired against No.
1. But this time the No. 1 qualifier didn't pull up to the starting
line. He had died two days before of massive head injuries from a
top-end accident during qualifying.
Tue, 2006-08-29 14:50
Many of us remember the important dates in our lives – a wedding anniversary, our children’s birthdays, the usual. For Bill Bader, Jr. CEO of Norwalk Raceway Park in northern Ohio, one of those dates is June 20, 2004. That’s when he first picked up the phone to call NHRA president Tom Compton to ask if there might be a full fledged POWERade Series national event in the track’s future. Two years, two months and two days later that first conversation has become a reality with today’s announcement that the home of the IHRA World Nationals will next July 4th weekend host an NHRA POWERade Series national event.
Mon, 2006-08-28 20:00
NHRA PRESIDENT TOM COMPTON ON
NATIONAL TRAILRACEWAY, NORWALK
RACEWAY PARK AND THE FUTURE
COMPPLUS: What precipitated the decision to go from National Trail,
an NHRA owned facility, to one owned by a third party?
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