Don Garlits, a three-time champion in drag racing’s premier top-fuel class who also revolutionized the sport with a new car design in the 1970s, celebrated his 80th birthday Saturday.
Known as “Big Daddy,” Garlits designed a safer, faster rear-engine dragster after being seriously hurt in 1970 when his front-engine dragster exploded at the old Lions Drag Strip in Wilmington. The rear-engine design, with the engine behind the driver’s cockpit, is … More
MEDWAY, Maine — The three to five inches of snow on the ground outside the East Branch Sno-Rovers clubhouse Saturday were not nearly enough for snowmobile riding, but plenty for snowmobile drag racing.
That’s why organizers of the Katahdin Area Snowmobile Racing Affilliates, or KASRA, are hopeful that next weekend’s Northeast Winter Nationals drag races will draw hundreds of snowmobile racers and fans to the clubhouse  … More
Courtney Force has been confirmed as one of the drivers at her father’s legendary NHRA Funny Car team. Force, 23, joins John Force Racing in a Traxxas-sponsored Ford Mustang.
She spent much of 2011 testing and will make her professional driving debut Feb. 9-12 in the 52nd annual Kragen O’Reilly Winternationals at Pomona’s Auto Club Raceway. Her background includes  … More