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US PRO STOCK STARS ANNOUNCE NEW ENGINE BUSINESS

Friday, April 8, 2011

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US PRO STOCK STARS ANNOUNCE NEW ENGINE BUSINESS

Coughlin Brothers Racing, an entity owned by drag racers John, Troy, Mike, and Jeg Coughlin Jr., announced a partnership with Nick Ferri and Roy Simmons to build a state-of-the-art engine shop that will produce Pro Stock racing motors for consumers around the world. JNR Racing plans to build and lease motors from its new Research and [...]

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NASCAR STAR GOES DRAG RACING

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

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NASCAR star Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Charger in the Sprint Cup Series, has announced that he will be making his NHRA Full Throttle Series debut at the 41st annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals, March 11-13, at historic Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway. The 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion will be competing for one of the 16 qualifying spots in the ultra-competitive Pro Stock class in the Shell Dodge Avenger for Allen Johnson and J & J Racing. “Pro Stock is the tightest pro category as far as the elapsed time is concerned and it’s not going to be an easy task,’ Busch said.  “I feel me teaming up with Allen Johnson and the Mopar folks, we’ve given ourselves the best opportunity to make the show.” Busch spent a good part of his busy off-season testing with Allen Johnson and he earned his NHRA Pro Stock license with an impressive best-pass of 6.576 seconds at 210.43 mph at Bradenton, Fla.

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CALDER SET FOR “RICHEST” PRO-STOCK SHOWDOWN

Sunday, December 19, 2010

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CALDER SET FOR “RICHEST” PRO-STOCK SHOWDOWN

Australia's richest Pro-Stock Drag Race and the return of the Top Doorslammers will be just two of the major announcements to come this Wednesday at Melbourne's Calder Park. Track owner Bob Jane and manager Ian Macarthur will also announce details of a rich new "Triple Crown" series to be held at the track across all major classes. The new series will kick off with the "True Blue" Nationals which will once again feature the countries Top Doorslammer stars in their 1/8th mile challenge series. As well fans of hi-tech turbos and rotaries will get to see a special match race series featuring the turbocharged Toyota Aurion of Tony Wedlock, against Rocky Rehayem in his wild rotary turbocharged Mazda 6, in a Pro FX challenge.

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NHRA GOES GLOBAL: TODAY POMONA TOMORROW THE WORLD!

Sunday, January 17, 2010

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NHRA GOES GLOBAL: TODAY POMONA TOMORROW THE WORLD!

US Drag Racing sanctioning body the NHRA have signalled its intention to spread it's brand worldwide with the announcement of NHRA Worldwide Network. The new program will enable drag racing facilities around the world to conduct events under the NHRA banner. By becoming a part of the NHRA Worldwide Network, a facility will be able to use the specially-designed “Worldwide Drag Racing” NHRA oval for broad promotional purposes and will be able to draw on NHRA’s decades of experience and history. “We have been receiving many inquiries regarding how facilities outside of North America can become affiliated with NHRA,” said Tom Compton, president, NHRA.  “NHRA Worldwide Network provides drag racing facilities around the globe with unique benefits and identification with NHRA.”

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THE BIGGEST GO!

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

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THE BIGGEST GO!

The return of Australia's Drag Racing Nationals to Australia's biggest city, Sydney, seems to have paid off with a massive entry of 450 cars and bikes for the event at Western Sydney Dragway, September 12-14. Ten spectacular Top Fuel Dragsters head the line up with defending champ and second generation racer Phil Read starting favourite on his home strip. 

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