Would be drag racers can live the Top Fuel dream easier than ever before through a training and rental program offered by four-time FIA champ Urs Erbacher and crew chief Wayne Dupuy.
In an effort to raise funding for their race team so they can remain on the NHRA tour for the entire 2009 season, Erbacher and Dupuy will teach clients the intricacies of piloting an 8,000-horsepower Top Fuel dragster, get them licensed, and turn them loose at an NHRA national event.
“We think there’s a group of people out there, maybe competing at a lower level of drag racing or some other form of motorsports, that have always wondered what it’s like to drive a Top Fuel dragster, even if it’s just for one race,” Dupuy said. “This is their chance.” … More info
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Straight from the legendary photo files of NHRA and National DRAGSTER, the National Hot Rod Association presents NHRA Drag Racing Photo Greats Volume 1: Wild Rides, the second in a collection of specialty books aimed at the NHRA Drag Racing fan.
NHRA Drag Racing Photo Greats Volume 1: Wild Rides is a mind-blowing collection of you’ve-gotta-see-it-to-believe-it drag racing moments caught by National DRAGSTER’s photographers from the 1960s to date. Despite the extreme nature of the images, no racers were seriously injured in any of the incidents pictured.
“With more than 80 color and black-and-white images representing all eras of drag racing, it’s not only a trip down Memory Lane but an exciting one as well… More info
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IMG Sports & Entertainment and legendary racing family John Force Racing (JFR) today announced they have entered into an exclusive, worldwide marketing and representation agreement. Led by 14-time Funny Car Champion John Force, the team of drivers includes Robert Hight, 2008 rookie of the year Mike Neff, 2007 NHRA rookie of the year Ashley Force, and her sisters Brittany and Courtney. With 175 professional tour victories, JFR is motorsports’ most dominant and successful professional drag racing team.
Under the terms of the agreement, IMG will represent John Force Racing and its drivers in endorsements, publishing endeavors and personal appearances worldwide. IMG will work with JFR to …Â More info
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After Scott Kalitta’s fatal crash nearly eight months ago, National Hot Rod Assn. racing underwent major safety changes. And Kalitta’s racing cousin, Doug, went without a victory.
But Doug Kalitta’s winless streak ended Tuesday when he beat Antron Brown to win the top-fuel race — shortened to 1,000 feet after his cousin’s death — at the rain-delayed NHRA Kragen O’Reilly Winternationals in Pomona…. More info
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