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| MASGA
Announces 2012 Season Schedule |
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 The
Mid Atlantic Super Gas Association (MASGA) has
released its 2012 schedule. The series will start out at
Atco Raceway on April 28th & 29th.
This event falls the weekend before the NHRA PC Richard
Open also being held at Atco on May 4th & 5th. Next
is May 19th & 20th at Maple Grove Raceway near
Reading, PA for the “3rd annual Sportsman Circuit
Shootout”. This event will be held the weekend before
the Lucas Oil Division Race also held at the Grove on Memorial
Day weekend. The third stop on the schedule is Numidia
Dragway on June 30th - July 1st. Track owner Bob
DiMino will step up to the plate once again and guarantee
the $1,000.00 winner’s purse on both days. If 30 or
more cars show up for either event DiMino will up the payout
to $1,500.00. Also since this event falls on the July 4th
observed weekend, Numidia will be having fireworks and a
few other surprises on Saturday night for all the racers
and their families. Next, the newly repaved Cecil
County Dragway hosts races 7 & 8 on August 11th &
12th. The Cecil County event will feature the annual
“Pig Roast” put on by Super Gas Racer George
Donhauser and his family. This event falls the weekend before
the Lucas Oil event held at Cecil on Aug 17th - 19th. MASGA
goes to Atco Raceway on Sept 29th & 30th
to crown their season ending champions. This event will
provide a great test & tune opportunity for anyone who
is entered for the Uni-Select Nationals the following weekend
at Maple Grove Raceway. 2012
MASGA Schedule: April 28th & 29th – Atco Raceway;
May 19th & 20th – Maple Grove Raceway; June 30th
& July 1st – Numidia Dragway ($1,000 Guaranteed
both days); August 11th & 12th – Cecil County
Dragway; September 29th & 30th – Atco Raceway.
For information on MASGA such as membership
forms, becoming a sponsor, etc. please visit www.midatlanticsupergas.com,
or e-mail Leanne at leanneluciano@hotmail.com.
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| From
The Files Of Drag Racer Magazine |
Drag
Racer Magazine is known for stunning drag
racing photography, and they've been gracious enough to
share some photos from their files. This is a great shot
they captured of a wheel-standing front-engine rail at
the 2011 Hot Rod Reunion. Look at how
turned the front wheels are; I wonder how crossed up it
got when it came down!
Drag
Racer Magazine is available at better bookstores
and magazines stands or you
can subscribe HERE. (Drag
Racer Magazine photos: Doug Adama / James Drew / Lou Hart
/ Pete Ward)
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| Upgrades
at Maryland International Raceway |
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 Maryland
International Raceway in Budds Creek, MD is undergoing
major upgrades for the upcoming 2012 season. So far, MIR has
purchased additional hand-held radios to supplement their
existing supply, which will make running events even smoother
as more staff can now be in communication with each other.
MIR’s starting line is getting a facelift into the modern
era. They’ve removed all of the old asphalt that's between
the two concrete pads and replacing everything with brand
new concrete. This new concrete pad will extend from the water
box to the Christmas tree. MIR will also have poured concrete
walls in the center for the starter area and a concrete strip
to the tree. This new look will give racers a cleaner and
better looking backdrop for all of their photos and videos.
Also for 2012,
new gates and barriers to help section off the pit areas
for easier parking and traffic control, all of the wood
bleachers have now been removed and replaced with aluminum,
and the track is expanding the asphalt pad behind the water
box. MIR has also purchased an additional ambulence and
will purchase an additional fire truck; as a result the
track will now have two ambulances and two fire trucks for
increased racer safety.
For
more information about Maryland International Raceway
visit www.mirdrag.com.
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| Bracket
Racing 101 |
PTRA
Racers Win Big at Banquet |
| This
is a reprint of my Bracket Racing 101 column
from the March 2011 issue of Drag Racer Magazine
(click
HERE to subscribe). Being that it's currently
mid-winter and the topic of the column was basic off-season
maintenance, it seemed like a good time to run it here for
those of you who didn't see it when it originally published |
 Racers
won big at the recent Pro Tree Racers Association
2011 season banquet held at the Hilton at University Place
in Charlotte, NC on January 7, 2012.
In addition
to eleven class champions being crowned, drawings were held
in each category for the top ten points earners for prizes.
Calico Coatings and Performance Plus Connection offered
gift certificates to all categories. The highlight of the
drawing landed in the open body division, Pro Tree Dragster.
Several companies partnered to give away a $3500 powerglide
transmission.
Dragster
driver Brad McBride walked away with the
‘glide featuring a Reid Racing case, Sonnax Performance
1.80 straight cut planetary, Transmission Specialties Pro
Mod input shaft, Alto PowerBand and clutches, other parts
from Performance Torque Converters (PTC), and assembled
by Tony Meltvedt at Meltvedts Racing.
2011 PTRA Champions: Super Street
- Scott Owenby; True Street - Scott Gilman; Performance
Street - Eddie Young; 4.80 Index - Nick Cline; 5.30 Index
- Michael Martin; 6.00 Index - Kenny Floyd; 7.00 Index -
Kurt Flanagan; Pro Tree Dragster - Joel Mills; Pro Tree
Eliminator - Larry Dowless; Pro Tree Junior Dragster - Jesse
Warren; Street Eliminator - Trevor Lemon.
For
more information about the PTRA and their
2012 season, go to www.protreeracersassociation.com
or visit Mooresville Dragway at www.mooresvilledragway.com.
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| As
you’re reading this it’s the winter leading up
to the 2011 season. This is
when some basic
maintenance can
pay big dividends
to your bracket
program. In my
last column, one of the main points I discussed was the importance
of consistency and parts longevity as being part of a successful
bracket car: consistency because it goes hand-in-hand with
predictability, a primary factor in winning races, and longevity
because broken race cars are not typically effective tools
for going rounds. Article
continues HERE... |
A Dragtime News Featured Photo: Chris DePascale |
We're
reaching way back to the 2009 NHRA SuperNationals
at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park for
this shot of Chris DePascale strapped
in and waiting on deck in Super Comp. I chose this because
any of us who've been strapped in waiting to go can relate
to this moment. (photo by
Bob Beucler)
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Burnouts.
We love doing them, but do we know how to do them properly?
In a recent issue of National Dragster, David Reher
had a great column entitled "Are Burnouts Abusing Your
Engine?" I thought his article was so important that
I referenced it here earlier this year as a must-read.
On a
separate occasion, I had a conversation at The PRI
Show with Milodon about a new
oil pump they came out with because racers were breaking
regular oil pumps on the burnout due to excessive shake.
Article
continues HERE... |
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| Dragtime
News On Location: 2011 PRI Show |
We were
on location December 1st - 3rd, 2011 in
Orlando, FL at the 24th Annual Performance Racing
Industry Show, known simply as The PRI
Show.
The
energy was high each day of the show; the manufacturers
that we met with were extremely excited
about the coming racing season
and were very
proud of the
new products
they had on
display. Our seven pages
of coverage includes new product photos and videos,
scenes from the show floor, and coverage
of The Red Bull Kart Fight at PRI, Powered by
Rotax. Jump to the article by clicking HERE.
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| Feeling
Board: Chevy Billboards in Detroit |
I
had to share this. Dragtime News reader and die-hard Mopar
racer Al Levine forwarded an email to
me with these Chevrolet billboards. You may have seen
these already as they've been around for a couple of years
but I haver had. The email almost makes it sound like
these are new billboards that Chevrolet just decided to
place around Detroit. In reality, they were evidently
put up for the Woodward Dream Cruise
a few years ago. Regardless, as I look at these I can't
help but think how cool Chevrolets (and all American cars)
were.
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| MASCA
Announces 2012 Schedule |
 The
Mid Atlantic Super Comp Association (MASCA)
kicks off its 3rd full season on April 28th &
29th, 2012 at Atco Raceway. This event will also
be a great test & tune session for anyone running the
NHRA PC Richard & Son National Open the following weekend
at the same facility. The next two events on the schedule
will see the series visiting Maple Grove Raceway
for the “3rd Annual Sportsman Circuit Shootout”
on May 19th & 20th. The series then
returns back to Atco Raceway for the final
two weekends of the 2012 season. The first is July
7th & 8th for the 1st annual MASCA Big Bash
BBQ held on Saturday night. The second is September
29th & 30th when MASCA closes out the season
and crowns their champions This is also the weekend before
the NHRA Uni-Select Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
MASCA
runs two races on each weekend of competition and offers
a year-end points fund that is paid out to the Top 5 racers
at the end of the series. The fee to enter each MASCA
event is $70.00 in addition to the gate fee that is to
be paid to the track when entering. Based on a 32 car
field the payout to the winners will be $1,000.
MASCA’s
annual membership fee is $70.00 and includes a free T-shirt,
two stickers, and two free entries into their annual banquet
held in 2013. There’s also an added bonus to become
a member as in 2012 as the “MASCA Membership Fund”
has been established. Thanks to sponsorship from Aqua-Terra
Environmental Services all MASCA members will
receive an added “Bonus” for a win or a runner-up
at an event in 2012. Also for the 2012 season MASCA welcomes
Bushwacker Truck Accessories, Auto
Meter Competition Products and K&N
Filters as series sponsors.
For
any questions on MASCA please e-mail Rob
Keister at Rekeister@aol.com.
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| Racer
Puts His Money Where His Feet Are |
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This
is an advertisement that a veteran Northeast bracket and
NHRA sportsman racer ran recently in The Raceway
News, the newspaper of Old Bridge Township
Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ: |
“RIDE
WANTED: No "hired gun" touring professional in
drag racing would make the following statement: "If
I lose a round of eliminations due to a reaction time worse/higher
than .029 or red (minus .001 or worse), I will pay a penalty
of $100 for that round loss." They wouldn’t make
that statement, because nobody is consistently that good
and unforeseeable mechanical and physical circumstances
are always present. Al Vanis is looking for a ride in a
consistent and well-maintained "foot brake" race
car. If I determine that the race car offered is as described,
I will pay the owner of it $100 for any round in eliminations
that I lose by fouling or from a reaction time of .030 or
worse/higher. Judging the "stripe" is an educated
guess, and nobody is better at it than a racer who has been
doing just that for 45 years. Make me pay!!” |
| I
heard about this and knew immediately that I’d run it
to share with you. This is an inventive approach to getting
a ride for the season, and it shows how serious we bracket
racers are about our sport.   Al
Vanis is about as hard-core a bracket racer as
there is. He’s dedicated a good portion of his life
to our sport, just as many of us have. He’s also raced
Stock Eliminator and has notched two national event wins,
with one of those being the U.S. Nationals.
The times I’ve raced against Al he’s been pretty
stellar on the Tree. You never take this guy lightly.
So what
does a good racer do if they’re approaching a season
without a ride? They get creative like Al has. There are
all different ways to get creative, and perhaps reading
about Al's approach will spark some ideas of your own. The
main thing is to elevate the top-of-mind awareness others
have of you. I can almost guarantee that after someone reads
Al's ad, they will remember it and him. That's key.
If you
own a consistent footbrake car and are interested in contacting
Al, email him at ajajman@yahoo.com.
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Kanka
Plans Full Season With Nostalgia Rail |
Donald
Kanka of Ewing, NJ will be expanding his events
in 2012 with his 2010 S&W Race Cars 225” front-engined
nostalgia dragster. So far Donald has only logged five
partial-run passes on the car, but has gone a best of
6.991 in the 1,000’ at Atco.
Donald’s
dragster includes Specialized 408 BB Chevy,
head work by RHS, complete Hilborn
Fuel Injection, MSD Mag, Hedman
Hedders, Steph’s Pan w/Moroso
Billet Pump, ATI
Trans, shorty case and bellhousing, converter and balancer,
Strange 12 bolt drop in pumpkin rear,
35 spline axles and Strange dual braking
system, Champion and Hayden
wheels, Goodyear Tires,
and Deist chute. Jeff Kundratic
of JKR Racing in Baltimore did all the powder coating,
DJ Restoration of Ewing, NJ did the paint
and AGIN Signs did all the gold leaf
lettering and graphics.
Donald
belongs to two nostalgia associations and races at Maple
Grove, Englishtown, Atco,
Cecil County Dragway,
and Island Dragway. |
Lingenfelter
Performance Nationals Coming To Norwalk in 2012 |
 Lingenfelter
Performance Engineering has announced The Lingenfelter
Performance Nationals, a new event for customers
and enthusiasts in 2012.
The Lingenfelter Performance Nationals
will feature drag racing, autocross, car show, speed stop
challenge, countryside cruise and a manufacturer's midway.
The dates are September 21st-23rd, 2012 at Summit Motorsports
Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
The Lingenfelter Performance Nationals
will offer drag racing, an invitation-only bracket race
and a Battle of the Brands event that pits Ford, GM and
Chrysler vehicles against one another. Trophies, plaques
and cash prizes will be awarded to car show and race winners.
The Lingenfelter Performance Nationals will also be an official
qualifying event for the OPTIMA Batteries Ultimate Street
Car Invitational. Lingenfelter will announce additional
event details throughout the year. Stay tuned to www.lingenfelterperformancenationals.com
for regular updates or e-mail Mike Copeland
at mcopeland@lingenfelter.com
for questions about participating in the Lingenfelter Performance
Nationals. |
| .90
Nationals Throttle-Stops at Numidia Dragway June 8th &
9th, 2012 |
 The
long awaited .90 Nationals will take
place on June 8th & 9th 2012 at Numidia
Dragway in Numidia, Pa. This event was originally
scheduled for August 27th, 2011 but was rescheduled due
to Hurricane Irene.
On
Friday June 8th track owner Bob
DiMino and promoter Rob Keister will
offer a free Test & Tune from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
for all competitors who are entered for the .90 Nationals.
Once the Test & Tune is complete there'll be a “Top
32 Shootout” that is open to all .90 competitors
for an additional fee of $75.00. There will be a total
of 3 races on Friday night, one for Super Comp, one for
Super Gas and one for Super Street. At night’s end
the winner of the “Shootout” will pocket a
cool $1,000 and the runner-up will claim $500.
The
Inaugural .90 Nationals will kick off Saturday, June 9th
at 9:00 am with 2 time shots before eliminations. There
are two ways to enter this event. The first is to pre-enter
before May 6th, 2012 at the rate of $170.00. After May
6th or at the gate the fee is $190.00. The payouts are
based on 85 entries per class (S/C, S/G. S/ST) and the
winner will take home $5,000 and the runner-up will take
home $2,000 and paybacks will reach all the way back to
the 3rd round. It is also available to enter into more
then one class at the .90 Nationals but neither double
entries nor buybacks will be offered.
Gates
open Thursday June 7th at 5:00 pm for parking.
Gates open Friday and Saturday at 8:00 am.
Tech will be open from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm on Friday
and from 8:00 am until the start of the 2nd qualifying
session on Saturday. You must make at least 1 time run
to be qualified for 1st round of eliminations. Anyone
who wishes to drive up and park following the NHRA Supernationals
on June 2nd & 3rd will be allowed to leave their rigs
at the track for the following weekend to save on gas
& travel.
For
more information and details, email Rob Keister at ReKeister@aol.com.
The .90 Nationals can also be found on the web at www.dot90nationals.com
or www.classracer.com.
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ATI
Super Dampers Dominate At PHR's Engine Masters Challenge |
 ATI
Super Dampers were well represented at this years
"Engine Masters Challenge" presented
by Popular Hot Rodding magazine. All 3
of the top 3 teams in the Xtreme class and all 5 of the
top 5 finishers in the Street Class were equipped with ATI
Super Dampers and over 20 of the engines in the competition
were fitted with ATI Dampers.
Top
honors in the Xtreme class went to BES Racing Engines
with a top score of 3124.5 with their 912 HP 441 Ford
Windsor, and the School of Automotive Machinists took
first place in the Street Division with a score of 2471.
The
competition showcases the talents of top engine builders
from all across North America competing in Street and
Xtreme Street classes. Their challenge is to build an
engine that produces the highest average horsepower and
torque over a given RPM range.
For
more information about ATI Super Dampers, visit the Super
Damper page on ATI's website HERE.
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The
Dragtime News Welcomes Portatree |
 We
welcome Portatree Timing Systems to our
list of supporters of The Dragtime News.
Portatree manufactures professional drag
track timing equipment for racing on asphalt, sand, mud,
snowmobile, RC car, etc. For racers Portatree manufactures
practice trees, test tracks, and weather stations for
drag racers who want to leave the line on time and predict
ETs. Visit www.portatree.com
to see all of their products.
In
addition to Portatree, we'd like to thank these other
supporters of The Dragtime News:
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ATI
Performance Products, www.atiracing.com.
ATI manufactures a multitude of high performance parts
including competition transmissions, Treemaster converters,
torsional Super Dampers, Compu-Flow valve bodies, flexplates,
and adapter kits as well as a wide variety of performance
enhancing internal components.
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Hoffman
Performance Products, www.hoffpro.com.
Founded by a drag racer, Hoffman Performance participates
in and are associated with IHRA/NHRA drag racing, dirt
track racing and asphalt racing.
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Mickey
Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels, www.mickeythompsontires.com.
Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels designs,
develops and distributes specialty tires and wheels
for the street, strip, track, and off-road.
- Moroso
Performance Products, www.moroso.com.
Moroso manufactures over 3,000 products, from oil pans
and oiling systems, to ignition wire, ignition components,
valve covers, fuel system equipment, air cleaners, and
hard-core racing tools.
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Numidia
Dragway, www.numidiadragway.com.
A beautiful NHRA ¼ Mile facility in Numidia,
PA, and “The Home of The Guaranteed Payout.”
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Performance
Racing Industry, www.performanceracing.com.
If you are in the business of auto racing, Performance
Racing Industry should be an integral part of your life.
PRI connects manufacturers of racing products and technology
with racing retailers, race engine builders, race car
builders and professional race teams.
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Road
Runners Performance, www.roadrunnersfx.com.
Performance parts retailer that carries many of the
top manufacturers.
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S
& W Race Cars, www.swracecars.com.
S&W Race Cars is known world-wide as the leader
in drag race chassis development and innovation. Their
custom-built, award winning race cars are used by many
of the leading NHRA & IHRA professional and sportsman
race teams.
- All
the racers who have purchased Dragtime
News t-shirts. Thank you for helping to spread
the word.
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Track
Testing ATI's 8" TreeMaster Converter |
Misinformation
- we’ve all received it or innocently
passed it along at one time or another. I’m sure
you have your own examples of it. One of mine pertained
to torque converters, and ATI
helped educate me.
Article
continues HERE
with a new update at the bottom...
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| Dragtime
News On Location: 2011 NHRA Division 1 Bracket Finals |
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We
were on location September 22nd - 25th, 2011
at US-13 Dragway in Delmar, DE for the
NHRA Division 1 Bracket Finals. The
weather made it one of the most frustrating Bracket Finals
in memory. It rained, it stopped, it would rain again, and
so on all the way to Sunday. We did the best we could with
the photo coverage.
Part
III, which
includes a special section highlighting the photography
of Englishtown Super Pro racer Joe Siebert,
is now published HERE,
or start at the beginning with Part I HERE,
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| Dragtime
News On Location: Numidia Dragway Money Races, October 8th,
2011 |
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We
were on location at Numidia Dragway on
October 8th, 2011 for the middle of three
straight big money weekends.
Today's
races were $5,000 gambler races each for Electronics
and Footbrake classes. The weather was
perfect, the track was tight, and the car count was good.
I didn't
do too well, having a snoozy light in Round 1, then going
.003 red against
NHRA Division 1 Pro ET champion James Young Jr.
in the buyback. Oh well, that's racing, but I had a great
time nonetheless. The coverage is HERE. |
| ATI’s
Chris Rini Breaks Into The 5s |
Photos
From Maple Grove's $10K Footbrake Race |
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The
five second barrier has stood all season long in the NMCA
Pro Street class until the NMCA World Street Finals
in Indianapolis, where ATI’s Chris Rini
put down a
5.988 ET
at 236.4 MPH to become
the 1st person in any NMCA class to break into the fives.
That run turned out to be the fastest pass of the day and
put Rini #1 in qualifying.
Chris
runs an ATI
Superglide 4 and an ATI
Outlaw Converter, making his '69 Bickel Pro
Mod Camaro the fastest nitrous true automatic in the world.
See the run on ATI’s video page HERE.
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No,
it's not an installment of Dragtime News On Location;
this time I was at Maple Grove only to race. The Dodge did
well, too; I was still in it at the split. If you were there
and are looking for photos, Don Carrick
has you covered. He was on the scene taking not only starting-line
shots, but lots of action down track and scenes from the
pits. It's great stuff.
Visit
Don's site HERE
and look under Featured Galleries on his home page. |
| Selling
A Trailer? |
| Although
this is preliminary, I need to start thinking about buying
a trailer for next season. I'll be looking for a
used 26-foot (preferred) or 24-foot tag with 6-lug 5,200 lb
axles, 10,000 GVWR, cabinets, and flourescent lighting. I
figure I'll be in the 4- to 6-year-old range, depending on
asking price. If
you're thinking
of selling a
trailer, please let me know by emailing info@dragtimenews.com.
Thank you in advance. |
| Dragtime
News On Location: 2011 NHRA Lucas Oil Divisional, Englishtown,
NJ |
|
We
were on location September 10th and 11th, 2011
at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in
Englishtown, NJ for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series.
Classes
included Top Alcohol Dragster, Top
Alcohol Funny Car, Stock, Super
Stock, Competition Eliminator,
Super Comp, Super
Gas, and Super Street.
Part
III is now published HERE,
or you can start at the beginning with Part I HERE
or jump directly to Part II HERE).
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| Dragtime
News On Location: 2011 NHRA Lucas Oil Divisional, Atco Raceway |
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We
were on location August 6th, 2011 at Atco
Raceway in Atco, NJ for the NHRA Lucas
Oil Drag Racing Series. Classes included Top Alcohol
Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Comp, Stock, Super Stock,
Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street.
PART III IS NOW PUBLISHED; CLICK
HERE to go directly to Part III.
CLICK
HERE to go directly to Part II.
CLICK
HERE to start at the beginning with Part I. |
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Leone
Scores Back-To-Back Super Comp Wins |
Dragtime
News On Location: 36th Annual Night Of Thrills, Old Bridge
Township Raceway Park |
Richard
Leone won Super Comp at the
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park on September
11th. That's two in a row for Leone, who won the LODRS
at Atco Raceway in August.
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We
were on location recently on Saturday, June
18th 2011 at The Night
Of Thrills at Old Bridge Township Raceway
Park in Englishtown, NJ. Part
II is now published.
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Attention
Track Operators: Get On Track At Race Industry Week 2011 |
 An
extraordinary list of speakers for the Professional
Motorsport Circuit Owners & Operators Convention 2011
represent some of the best race tracks, big and small,
in the US. The convention is designed to help race track
owners, managers and promoters attract more spectators,
add innovative facilities, improve safety and security,
and in general improve their business.
The
two-day series of seminars will be held Tuesday
and Wednesday, November 29-30,
2011 during Race Industry Week 2011, in the North/South
Building of the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando,
FL. The PRI Trade Show starts the very next day, on Thursday,
in the same building. There is a discount
available for race track owners and operators who reserve
their space by July 29.
At
press time, the list of speakers includes such people
as Derek Muldowney, International Speedway
Corporation; Bob Defazio, Toyota Speedway
at Irwindale; Gill Campbell, Mazda Raceway
Laguna Seca; Alan Wilson, Wilson Sahara
Motorsports; Bill Braniff, NATC International
Speedway Corporation; Jonathan Clark,
Oregon Raceway Park; Mitch Wright, NOLA
Motorsports Park; Jason Rittenberry,
Palm Beach International Raceway; Kevin Kennedy,
Ford Racing; Bill Dollahite, Driveway
Austin Motorsports Academy; Scot Elkins,
International Motor Sports Association; and many more.
For
a complete list of speakers, download the program for
the event HERE.
Race track entrepreneurs can register online at that address
also. There is a fee to attend.
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Dragtime
News On Location: 2011 NHRA SuperNationals, Englishtown,
NJ |
We
were on location June 3rd, 4th and 5th at
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown,
NJ for the NHRA SuperNationals.
Part
IV is now published. It's 9 MORE pages from Sunday alone!
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PRI
2011: Stars
From NHRA & More To Compete In Red Bull Kart
Fight at PRI, Powered by Rotax |
Dragtime
News On Location: Car Show On Main Street, Woodbridge, NJ |
As
you've been reading here at The Dragtime News,
the 2011 Performance Racing Industry Show will
be here before you know it.
Over 40,000 racing business people from 65 countries arrive
in Orlando each December for the PRI Trade Show
to view the latest advances in racing technology by 1,100
racing companies. The
2011 PRI Show runs Thursday - Saturday,
December 1st - 3rd, and one of the most exciting
events of Race Industry Week 2011 will
take place this year outside the exhibit hall -
The Red Bull Kart Fight at PRI, Powered by Rotax.
Red
Bull brings new energy to karting at PRI with
a competition that will include stars from NASCAR,
IndyCar, ALMS, Grand-Am,
NHRA and other racing series and who
will compete in one of the most unique races on the annual
motorsport calendar. (story
continues HERE...)
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I recently
took the Dodge to the monthly car show on Main Street in
Woodbridge, NJ. I know, it's not bracket racing, so why
did I go? To talk to people and spread the word of bracket
racing and supporting your local dragstrip, of course!
Click
HERE to see the photos. |
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Dragtime
News On Location: Numidia Dragway's Memorial Weekend Races |
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Saturday,
May 28th, 2011 - We made the trip into beautiful
north-central Pennsylvania to Numidia Dragway
for their Memorial Weekend big money races
for Electronics and Footbrake.
GO
DIRECTLY TO PART II:
Click HERE
to visit Part II of our photo-coverage.
START
AT THE BEGINNING: Click HERE
to visit Part I of our photo-coverage. |
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On
The Scene With Al Levine: HDRA 100-Foot Drags |
Dragtime
News On Location: 25th Annual Mopars @ E-Town |
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As you
read below, 1/4-mile oval Riverhead Raceway
on Long Island, NY was recently the site of the area's first-ever
100-Foot Drags presented by the HDRA.
One
of the region's staunchest supporters of getting safe, organized
drag racing back on Long Island is Al Levine.
Al was there covering the event; his photos show a strong
turnout of Long Island's racers, proving that they would
rather race legally for only 100-feet instead of illegally
on the street.
Click
HERE
to see Al's photo-coverage of the event.
|
On
Saturday May 14th I went to Old Bridge Township
Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ for the 25th
Annual Mopars @ E-Town.
Click
HERE
to go to Part II of the coverage, added
5/31/2011.
Click
HERE
to start with Part I of the coverage. |
EFI
University Returns To Race Industry Week at PRI 2011 |
Dragtime
News On Location: Philadelphia Modifiers Yesteryear Drags
at Atco Raceway |
Racing
engine builders looking to tune up their knowledge of electronic
fuel injection in racing applications should make plans
to arrive early in Orlando the week of the 2011
PRI Trade Show for a special course by EFI University.
Article
continues HERE.
|
 On
Sunday May 1st, I took the Dodge to Atco Raceway
in Atco NJ for the Philadelphia Modifiers Yesteryear
Drags. I actually went to do some testing, as I've
alway felt testing during competition can tell you more
than just testing on Test & Tune day.
Click
HERE
to visit the coverage. |
| Dragtime
News On Location: 2010 |
| O
2010 PRI Shows |
Toyo
Tires NHRA Nationals, Maple Grove, PA |
NHRA
Division 1 Bracket Finals at US13 Dragway |
(Photo
by Performance Racing Industry)
We went
on location at The 2010 Performance Racing Industry
Show in Orlando, Florida.
CLICK
HERE for a report from the show floor.
|
We
were on location October 9th and 10th, 2010
at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, PA
for the Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals.
Click
HERE
to visit our photocoverage.
|
We
were on location September 15th -18th, 2010 at US13
Dragway in Delmar, DE for the NHRA Division
1 Bracket Finals.
CLICK
HERE for the coverage. |
NHRA
Lucas Oil Divisional, Englishtown, NJ |
Numidia
Dragway's Labor Day Money Races |
2010
NHRA Supernationals, Englishtown, NJ |
We
were on location September 10th and 11th, 2010
at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in
Englishtown, NJ for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series. Click
HERE
to view.
|
We visited
and raced at Numidia Dragway on Saturday,
September 4th, 2010 for their $5,000 Electronics
and $5,000 Footbrake races.
CLICK
HERE to view the coverage. |
We spent
four days on location photo-covering the event; all classes
from Stock Eliminator to Top Fuel.
Click
HERE
for photo coverage. |
| 35th
Annual Night Of Thrills, Englishtown, NJ |
Old
Bridge Township Raceway Park's Inaugural Mid-Week 500 |
Numidia Dragway's Memorial Day Money Races |
|
Click
HERE
for photo coverage of The 35th Annual Snap-On Tools
Night Of Thrills held on Saturday, June
19th, 2010 at Old Bridge Township Raceway
Park in Englishtown, NJ. |
Coverage
of the Wednesday Night Gambler's Race at Englishtown.
Now called The Mid-Week 500, it drew
a good crowd of heavy hitters like James Young
Jr. More photos are HERE.
|
We
visited and raced at Numidia Dragway on
Saturday May 29th, 2010 when the track had their Memorial
Day Weekend big-money races. CLICK
HERE to
view. |
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