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Jack Beckman, driver of the Mail Terminal Services Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing in the 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, will make a special appearance at the Los Angeles Shriners … Read full story
By JOHN STURBIN All vehicles competing in the NHRA’s volatile Funny Car and Top Fuel classes next year will be equipped with Ford Racing “Blue Box” crash sensors, the result of seven months of testing primarily conducted by star-crossed John Force Racing in 2007. Ford Racing offered the crash sensors — mandatory equipment in the … Read more
It will be tough to top the season that GM-backed racers had on the NHRA POWERade tour this past year, but 2008 will see several teams set on defending their crowns and others looking to get back on top. Read full story
Chuck McFarlin of Farragut, a former Von Smith drag racing team mechanic whose service helped produce two world championships in IHRA Alcohol Funny Car, was ready to pass on his success. But horse sense eventually prevailed. “That’s what I was wanting, I wanted to build a junior dragster for the girls,” Chuck said about standout … Read more
Now you will be able to get your Knoll Gas Nitro Jam national event tickets earlier than ever…and save some money in the process. Tickets for most of the Knoll Gas Nitro Jam series will be available beginning December 17th, with the exception of the two Rockingham events and the North American Nationals in Epping, … Read more
TricitiesSports.com Bristol Dragway’s 2008 Schedule Features Several New EventsTricitiesSports.com, TN – Dec 17, 2007Those in attendance will be treated to high-speed action in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock, as well as many exhibition and Sportsman classes. … Read full story
From NHRA.com Former Funny Car racer Ray “R.C.” Sherman, who piloted a long line of entries including the Black Magic and Raybestos machines, died Dec. 18 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease). He was 64. Sherman and the ATI Black Magic teams were prolific match race contenders in the mid-1970s and were known for … Read more
Brownsburg, Ind. – (December 19, 2007) The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) season concluded last month in Pomona, Calif., at the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Supporting Chicago Pneumatic racers faired pretty well on the 2007 season, with one of them taking home a world championship. Read full story