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• Hight Reappears As A Champion

  
  Racin' Today — Authority: 440
  By Jim Pedley | Managing EditorRacinToday.comPeople suddenly and unexplainably disappear in sports all the time. Not back-of-milk-carton disappear, but they fade from sight and disappear. Sometimes, forever. It’s a great fear among athletes and in late summer of the 2009 NHRA drag racing season, Robert Hight was ...
  7 hours ago

• David Buick’s Marvelous Motorcar: The Men and the Automobile That Launched General Motors: Lawrence R. Gustin

  
  The Ebooks Review — Authority: 135
  Editorial Reviews The storied Buick Motor Company, which formed the foundation for General Motors, "had the management of stars," said legendary GM executive Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Indeed, early Buick leaders included the charismatic Billy Durant, founder of GM; Charles Nash, a founder of what became American Motors; ...
  2 days ago

• Troy Coughlin goes deep at stacked Street Car Super Nationals

  
  Motorsports Journal — Authority: 145
  JEGS LAS VEGAS (Nov. 23) World champion drag racer Troy Coughlin knew hed have his hands full at the Street Car Super Nationals V presented by Chassisworks at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. But he had no way of knowing just how tough it would be spending a "fun weekend" in Las Vegas. Fresh off his ...
  4 days ago

• Carnage Video: Korry Hogan Crashes a Top Fuel Bike, a Few Times!

  
  CarDomain Blog — Authority: 520
  The BangShift.com members come up with some cool stuff, and this time we got tipped by a forum post from user jword2001. He posted the video seen below that shows Top Fuel Motorcycle rider Korry Hogan laying over his drag bike at 220 mph on a 5.88-second pass, and then saving it! This was at the AMA Dragbike Finals in ...
  5 days ago

• Article Title Unknown

  
  Church of Choppers Blog — Authority: 447
  Submitted by Bugsy [IMG: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IQcg_xSwF-M/SwrejBcSmQI/AAAAAAAAFc4/84BEJ0KB9NQ/s320/rgnl_drag_034.jpg]
  5 days ago

• Sunshine Nov. 21st Real Street Results

  
  Tampa Racing — Authority: 180
  Qualifying 1. Mike Freeman 5.172 @ 136.57 2. Aaron Gramer 5.371 @ 132.31 3. Charlie Pixley 5.375 @ 130.00 4. James Taal 5.377 @ 128.97 5. John Fernandez 5.406 @ 130.15 6. Mike Miller 5.419 @ 129.53 7. Rick Losee 5.434 @ 131.17 8. Troy Pirez Jr. 5.809 @ 125.96 9. Ed Schwarz 5.891 @ 122.19 10. ...
  6 days ago

• Hight, Force and Rowe Highlight Saturday At Ford Championship Weekend

  
  Motorsports Journal — Authority: 145
  FORD RACING Ford Racing’s Robert Hight captured his first NHRA Full Throttle Funny Car championship last week to give car owner John Force his 16th title in the last 20 years and 10th since joining Ford. Both men stopped by the Homestead-Miami Speedway infield media center for a press conference to talk about ...
  6 days ago

• $5 off admission to Sunshine Dragstrip

  
  Tampa Racing — Authority: 180
  Print out below coupon for $5 off Wednesday Night admission!
  1 week ago

• Article Title Unknown

  
  Church of Choppers Blog — Authority: 447
  Submitted by Bugsy [IMG: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IQcg_xSwF-M/SwbabxGmmMI/AAAAAAAAFcY/dI1uy9rcQ6Q/s320/rgnl_drag_065.jpg]
  1 week ago

• Nov 21st Real Street Class Sponsors

  
  Tampa Racing — Authority: 180
  Just wanted to get the word out about the companies that have stepped up and are helping to support the Real Street class at Sunshine Dragstrip on November 21st. Each company will have individual decals at the track that the racer MUST have the on their car during qualifying and throughout eliminations to be ...
  1 week ago

• Troy Coughlin Jr. on the cover

  
  Motorsports Journal — Authority: 145
  JEGS The most coveted item to a drag racer is the Wally trophy presented to the winner of each national and divisional event. Running a close second to accolades drag racers crave is a cover shot on National DRAGSTER, the longtime magazine of the NHRA . Third-generation driver Troy Coughlin Jr. can now say hes ...
  1 week ago

• Article Title Unknown

  
  Church of Choppers Blog — Authority: 447
  Submitted by Bugsy [IMG: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IQcg_xSwF-M/SwRMjC2ruoI/AAAAAAAAFbw/6o99ow7GaaE/s320/rgnl_drag_080.jpg]
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• NEWS>>RADO BREAKS INTO THE 6S

  
  Speedhunters — Authority: 532
  Over the weekend we heard unconfirmed rumors that Chris Rado had driven his Scion tC into the 6s at Pomona, making it the first front-drive drag car ever to do so. There has been a little discrepancy regarding the time, but I just got off the phone with Chris who gave me the the quick rundown of what happened. With ...
  1 week ago

• Newly crowned NMCA champ Coughlin looking for jackpot in Vegas

  
  Motorsports Journal — Authority: 145
  JEGS LAS VEGAS (Nov. 17) A month after capturing the world title in the National Muscle Car Association, Pro Street driver Troy Coughlin is ready to race for big bucks and bragging rights at this weekends Street Car Super Nationals V presented by Chassisworks at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. ...
  1 week ago

• A Real Puerto Rican Champion

  
  DONDEQUIERA — Authority: 110
  Last weekend was huge for Puerto Rican sports history, but its probably not because of what youre thinking about. Yes, there was a big professional boxing match where, champion Miguel Cotto was demolished by Manny Pacquiao. No, last weekend belonged to Hector Arana . I know, most of you are like, Hector who? Before ...
  1 week ago

• SCHUMACHER, HIGHT, EDWARDS AND ARANA CROWNED NHRA FULL THROTTLE SERIES WORLD CHAMPIONS

  
  Motorsports Journal — Authority: 145
  NHRA CENTURY CITY , Calif. (Nov. 15, 2009) Tony Schumacher, the first Top Fuel driver in NHRA history to win six consecutive Full Throttle Drag Racing Series world championships and seven overall, headlined the four world-championship-winning drivers crowned Monday evening during the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag ...
  1 week ago

• 1951 Henry J of Chuck Beanes at SEMA, the 35th quickest supercharged gasser of 2002

  
  Just a Car Guy — Authority: 435
  Stat from http://www.draglist.com/lists/GAS-ET.TXT quarter mile 7.817 seconds 174.00 mph
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• November 15th: Omega Drags in Okinawa

  
  Big in Japan — Authority: 407
  The Omega Drags was the last racing event of 2009 in Okinawa and unsurprisingly, I was a spectator for this event. And to be honest, as long as I have the Alto Works that’s all I will be. People keep asking me why I don’t pick up another early Evo; a model of car I know quite a bit about and love. But the sad ...
  1 week ago

• Electric drag-races: The trend toward performance-focused EVs

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 155
  Acceleration is a U.S. tradition, harkening back to a time when Main Street on a Friday night was an endless series of drag races a la American Graffiti. Back then, a 1974 GTO ran a quarter mile in 16.4 seconds. But today, the car market is seeing a strong trend toward MPG rather than MPH. [...]Related posts: ...
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• SCHUMACHER’S FLARE FOR THE DRAMATIC ENDS WITH SEVENTH TITLE

  
  Motorsports Journal — Authority: 145
  NHRA 2009 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 6 of 6 in Countdown to 1 playoffs Round 24 of 24 for season Round 5 of 5 in Countdown to 1 playoffs for Pro Stock Motorcycle class Round 17 of 17 for season 45th annual AUTO CLUB NHRA FINALS Auto Club Raceway at Pomona (Calif.) POMONA , Calif. (Nov. ...
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