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» Rick Jackson Racing / Tony Bartone 2010 Season Preview |
JACKSON AND BARTONE LOOKING FOR 2010 IMPROVEMENT
Photo Courtesy of Auto Imagery
Santa Clarita, Calif. – Many racers would consider winning three NHRA events in one season a successful accomplishment. Not the Rick Jackson Racing Top Alcohol Funny Car team however.
The potent Top Alcohol Funny Car team based in Santa Clarita, Calif. concluded the 2009 season with a sub-par, tire-rattling first round exit. The run was a microcosm of the entire season. “We did a great job last year finding out every possible way to lose a race,” noted team owner Rick Jackson. “From breaking a few connecting rods in the engine, to a $0.50 cent part failing, we learned more how to lose a race than how to win. Several of these instances were not our fault, but the teams... [Read More]
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» DragRaceHose.com Warm Up date remains Mar. 5-7 at HRP |
DragRaceHose.com Warm Up date remains Mar. 5-7 at HRP
BAYTOWN, Texas – Despite the rescheduling of the season-opening ADRL Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza VI, Houston Raceway Park officials would like to clarify that the DragRaceHose.com Warm Up presented by Goodridge Hoses & Fittings will remain on the originally scheduled date, Mar. 5-7.
Last year was the first for the event and featured over 100 cars during the three day test. More entries are expected this year.
“Many of the racers in the region and beyond are starting their racing year off at the DragRaceHose.com Warm Up,” stated Hanna. “I really look forward to what the weekend will hold. Houston in March can be fast!”
Nestled the weekend between the NHRA Phoenix and Gainesville National events, the test should provide a great opportunity to teams wanting to test between those stops.
All racers interested in attending are... [Read More]
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» Maddern Racing prepares for 2010 Season Opener |
MADDERN RACING PREPARES FOR 2010 SEASON OPENER
Sun Valley, CA – Maddern Racing headquarters is busy with activity as the crew of the Peen Rite Top Alcohol Dragster prepares for the start of the upcoming 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing series. The season officially begins Thursday, February 11th at the 50th Anniversary Kragen O’Reilly NHRA WinterNationals. The event will be hosted by the Auto Club Raceway at the Fairplex in Pomona, CA.
What’s new for 2010? A fresh new website at www.maddernracing.com! Maddern Racing has teamed up with the web gurus and artists at RaceCar.com to create a visually vibrant and informative site. Be sure to stop by, take a look and bookmark the page. Sign up for the Maddern Racing Team Newsletter and track the exploits of Jerry and the team as they travel the NHRA circuit. Download a cool Maddern Racing background for your computer or... [Read More]
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» YNot Racing Brings in Exchange Student |
YNot Racing exchanges info with German racing analyst
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (January 27, 2010) – YNot Racing is teaming up with a German crew chief for an international exchange of drag racing knowledge between the two teams.
Gittli Koller, a 17-year veteran of drag racing who most recently crewed for Peter Schöfer Racing, a German Top Alcohol Dragster team, will join the YNot Racing crew as a consultant early in the 2010 season.
“We see this as a real opportunity to exchange information between race teams and countries,” says YNot Crew Chief Norm Grimes.
Koller brings an impressive resume to YNot. She started in drag racing in 1993 at the street legal and super comp levels. Her last 10 years have been spent analyzing data and suggesting setups to the chief mechanic of Peter Schöfer Racing. That team has a notable track record as European Champions in 2002 and 2008, European runner-up Champions... [Read More]
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» "the ita hot seat" returns - todd odom |
At the recently completed US Nationals, 20-year old Blown Alcohol racer Kenny Buzdas told me, “the difference between Professional guys and Top Alcohol guys is at the end of the day, Top Alcohol Guys BBQ!”
These personality-driven teams are often the attraction of die hard drag racing fans. Have you often wondered, what flavor of gum a Top Alcohol driver chews? How about their shoe size, or if they have any quirks which make their team interesting? Well, Insidetopalcohol.com has the section for you.
Starting in October, 2009, we debuted a new monthly feature called, “Getting to Know you”; an inside interview with some of the personalities which make up the Top Alcohol divisions in drag racing. NHRA Division 7 A/Fuel racer Johnny Ahten was the first victim. After a brief hiatus, THE ITA HOT SEAT returns!
Our second selection on the ITA HOT SEAT is the co-crew chief of one of the quickest A/Fuel Dragsters on the planet, the TIGERFLOW... [Read More]
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» KON RODZ TAFC- 2010 Season Preview |
KON RODZ TEAM PLANS FOR AN EXCITING 2010 SEASON
TEAM TO TEST IN PALM BEACH, FLA PRIOR TO SEASON OPENER
Barrie, Ont. – The Kon Rodz Racing Top Alcohol Funny Car team of Spiro Kontos will be competing in a twelve-race schedule for the 2010 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. The two-car team will soon leave the friendly confines of their Barrie, Ont. shop and begin their pre-season testing in West Palm Beach, Fla. with the Roger Burgess R2B2 Pro Modified team. The test will provide the Canadian based team’s second driver, 23-year old Cassie Simonton, an opportunity to complete her Top Alcohol Funny Car licensing procedures.
“I’m very excited for the new season to begin for our two-car team,” noted team owner Spiro Kontos, the owner and... [Read More]
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» DragRaceHose.com Warm Up Preview |
Houston Raceway Park to hold March test session
BAYTOWN, Texas (Dec. 28) -- For the second year in a row, Houston Raceway Park will host the DragRaceHose.com Warm Up presented by Goodridge Hoses and Fittings, March 5-7, offering NHRA, ADRL, and IHRA teams a great chance to test their tune-ups at one of the quickest drag strips in the world.
"It's a perfect weekend for teams from drag racing's three biggest sanctions to come to Houston Raceway Park and test under what should be optimal conditions," said Seth Angel, general manager of Houston Raceway Park. "The track will be in perfect condition and the weather in early March is usually nice and cool so making horsepower won't be a problem.
"It was fun last year to see teams from NHRA, IHRA, and ADRL all run at the same time. I know from talking to drivers and crew chiefs they like to test alongside the guys they race at national events to see exactly how they... [Read More]
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» Pioneer Top Alcohol Racer Woosley Passes |
Rest In Peace Don Woosley
Don Woosley, NHRA's Top Alcohol Dragster world champion in 1982, and a seven-time North Central Division Champion died in his sleep Dec. 14. He was 63.
Woosley, who scored 10 NHRA national event wins and seven runner-ups in his career and was one of the class' most feared and yet most-liked competitors in the early 1980s, driving the yellow and white Ale 8 One-sponsored Woosley, Sharp, and Reynolds dragster.
Woosley scored his first career win at the 1975 NHRA SPORTSnationals event in Bowling Green, Ky., driving the Sharp & Reynolds Magic Show injected A/Fuel Dragster past Dale Armstrong on a holeshot in the final, and also won the Sportsman Allstars competition in Bowling Green at the 1986 event in Bowling Green, which was one of the favorite stomping grounds for the Winchester, Ky.-based racer. His last final-round appearance was at the 1987 Atlanta event.
He is... [Read More]
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» CHRIS FOSTER- NHRA D-3 Championship Season Review |
Foster and Hanna Team Up to Claim D-3 TAFC Championship
Davenport, IA – For NHRA Division 3 Top Alcohol Funny Car driver, Chris Foster and his crew chief Will Hanna, the 2009 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will go down as one for the ages. After capturing three divisional event victories in Chicago, Ill., Columbus, Ohio and Noble, OK., the Davenport, Iowa based driver captured his first division championship in NHRA D-3 by a mere 10 points over second place finisher Andy Bohl. The team also finished the season 7th in the NHRA National point standings.
“Foster Racing’s 2009 season was a make or break year,” stated Foster while attending the PRI show in Orlando, Fla. “We decided we were going to make the car run competitively or park it. With a new engine... [Read More]
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» IHRA to Debut Pro Fuel |
Pro Fuel class eyeing record season in 2010
As anticipation builds towards the debut of the brand new Nitro Jam season, so does the anticipation felt among many of the competitors preparing to make their Nitro Jam debut in one of two new IHRA classes. Among the new classes set for 2010 are Pro Fuel, a spinoff of Top Fuel with more nitro in the tank.
One class in particular, the newly formed Pro Fuel class, is already eying what it can accomplish in its first year on the tour. “People don’t realize how historic this really is. To be called a professional class for the first time and to be given a venue where we can run these cars wide open the way they were intended is a big deal,” said Bob Ottow, innovator of Pro Fuel class. “There is no limit to what we can accomplish this year and I can’t wait to be there when we record numbers no one thought possible with these cars.”
Ottow, who helped form the class over the... [Read More]
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