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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Huge Advance Sale for Biggest Race in Nitro Jam Schedule
by Mike Perry
NORWALK, Ohio -- The Canadian fans that pack Castrol Raceway in Edmonton for the Rocky Mountain Nationals keep upping the ante. For the third consecutive season the advance ticket sales are off the charts, setting records for duckets sold. The Rocky Mountain Nationals have come to the forefront as the premiere event on the IHRA Knoll Gas Nitro Jam schedule due to a variety of factors…the rabid passion of the fans, the hard work and forward thinking of track operators Rob and Kim Reeves and the commitment IHRA has made to making the Rocky Mountain Nationals something special.
“NHRA has the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis and the rest of their events kind of lead up to that one,” IHRA president Aaron Polburn said. “We have the Rocky Mountain Nationals. While our other national event venues are strong with great fans, there is just a different kind of feeling when you walk into Castrol Raceway on race day. Rob Reeves and his entire team put on a great show but, honestly, you can find the major difference in the stands. Those fans are unbelievable.”
(... complete story at WhoWon.com
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Snyder Motorsports Pick the Pros contest is now in a new home at JRDrags.com.
Click this link for contests and points:
SNYDER Motorsports PTP CONTEST
To accomodate those players traveling to Bristol, we are posting the Denver contest a little early. You can make your picks now at the link above. Remember that the Nitro classes will be racing only 1000' in considering your picks.
Good luck all, and good luck to those traveling to Bristol this weekend!
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NHRA takes steps to improve driver safety
Posted by Steve Kaminski | The Grand Rapids Press July 03, 2008 09:50AM
Categories: NHRA
The National Hot Rod Association continues to search for answers nearly two weeks after Scott Kalitta was killed during a Funny Car qualifying session at Englishtown, N.J.
NHRA officials announced Wednesday that the series has taken steps designed to improve safety while its investigation pf the fatal accident continues.
The plan is to shorten the Top Fuel and Funny Car races from 1,320 feet to 1,000 feet beginning with the July 11-13 Mopar Mile High Nationals in Denver. It's only an interim move until the NHRA can implement long-term solutions.
If you attended the American Drag Racing League races at Knoll Gas Motorsports Park in Martin in June, then you saw that passes covering 1,000 feet can be exciting and competitive. The ADRL has drivers shut it down after 1,000 feet, too.
(... story continues at mlive.com)
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Racing is pure joy for Undlin
By T.J. ALLICK
POSTED: June 29, 2008
Being able to drive more than 80 miles an hour legally is a nice relief for anyone, but for a 13-year old that doesn't even have his driver's license yet - it's pure joy.
Just ask Josh Undlin from Surrey.
Undlin, a seventh grade student, pushed his Jr. Dragster to the max Saturday at the Dakota Flat Track, turning in a time of 7.99 seconds at 83 miles an hour.
When asked what it felt like to fly down the 1/8 mile track at 80-plus, the second-generation racer was quick with his response.
"It's awesome," he said with a wide grin. "It's just an awesome adrenaline rush." ...
(Complete story and photos at: Minot Daily News)
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