Salute to the March Meet opens at NHRA Museum

National Dragster;  September 7, 2007 ;     416 words ......together the first March Meet was initially named...from dry lakes to drag racing. Their first event...the Woodstock of drag racing. "What eventually became known as the March Meet created an entire...Although the March Meet is now a nostalgia...did to ...

March Meet to kick off NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series

National Dragster;  February 29, 2008 ;     298 words ...BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The 2008 March Meet, the inaugural race of the...racers, is scheduled for March 7-9 at Auto Club Famoso Raceway...event's grand marshals are drag racing legends Don "the Snake" Prudhomme...Raceway and producers of the March Meet. "Everybody wants to be ...

Drag racing for dummies.(Sports)

Manila Bulletin;  July 16, 2005 ;     657 words ......sebastian Nearly wrote last week that drag racing is dead or at least moribund. Glad we...was more like a primer, something like Drag Racing for Dummies or, to be more accurate...ignoramuses like us will know more about legal drag racing and PDRF: Dear Mr. Sebastian: Greetings...

Two accused of drag racing arrested.

Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, TX);  September 1, 2006 ;     471 words ......arrested early Thursday morning on charges of drag racing. And if getting arrested for drag racing wasn't enough, 32-year-old Cristobal Reyes...sticker and no insurance. Also arrested for drag racing was Malachi Tobin, 20. Each was given a...

Drag racing gets council's go-ahead

The Nelson Mail;  October 11, 2005 ;     268 words ...Drag racing is back on track at Motueka Airport. Nelson Drag Racing Association president John Gourdie said after more...District Council has given racing the green light. Drag racing was cancelled at the airport after safety concerns...

DRAG RACING IS SHORT AND SWEET

Post-Tribune (IN);  May 2, 1996 ;     505 words ......PRINTED VERSION. For information on drag racing call U.S. 41 Dragway in Morocco at 285-22...think speeding is a drag. You could try drag racing. It's where you take a vehicle a quarter-mi...usually against one other competitor. Drag racing in Northwest Indiana hit its apex about...

Is drag racing too dangerous?(News)

Sunday Tribune (South Africa);  June 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...GREYVILLE'S annual drag racing event draws thousands of spectators...accident in four years of legal drag racing raised concerns among fanatics...tragedy . He said the 888 Performance Drag Racing event was stopped in a show of respect...

SENATE APPROVES SACCO BILL TO HIKE PENALTIES FOR DRAG RACING

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 3, 2008 ;     277 words ......impose penalties for a first-time drag racing offense to a fine of between $500...Current first offense penalties for drag racing are fines ranging from $25 to $100. Second offenses for drag racing would carry penalties under Senator...

Drag racing to take off in Malaysia

The Malay Mail;  October 6, 2001 ;     342 words ...DRAG racing is essentially two vehicles trying to out-accelerate...slightly over four km. Many of us have never heard of drag racing in Malaysia but now, with the formation of the Drag Racing Malaysia Sdn Bhd (DRAM), such races will become a...

No-fuss lynchpin of drag racing

The Press;  September 22, 2007 ;     654 words ...Drag racing people can be a gruff lot. But when a...Collett was a mainstay of New Zealand drag racing for 35 years. Although he never won a...exceptional driver," says Buckingham. Drag Racing NZ chief executive Chris Tynan says Collett...

Lawmaker demands jail time for illegal drag racing

Press of Atlantic City;  November 29, 2007 ;     309 words ...Illegal drag racing remains a popular hope-we-don't-get-caught...the penalties for people found guilty of drag racing to include mandatory jail time. Currently, a person convicted of drag racing - or any other kind of vehicle-versus-vehicle...

I've got drag racing on the brain (still)

National Dragster;  February 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ......DRAGSTER without being a pretty big fan of drag racing, and you certainly don't work here for...still being one, but lately I've had drag racing on the brain everywhere I go. Right...correlation between my other interests and drag racing, I'll find it. For example, I'm a fan...

Drag racing may rev itself into Malaysia

New Straits Times;  March 17, 2002 ;     473 words ......Khairul New Straits Times 03-17-2002 Drag racing may rev itself into Malaysia Byline...track race, rallying and the so called drag racing. While the former two have received...may have a clearer picture of what drag racing is all about. And clearly, drag racing...

THQ Blows the Doors Off the Competition With the Release of NHRA(R) Drag...

PR Newswire;  November 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Gamers the Nitro Burning Thrills of NHRA Drag Racing THQ Inc. today announced that NHRA(R) Drag Racing 2005(TM) for PlayStation(R)2 computer...something every racing fan will love. NHRA Drag Racing 2005 will launch players into the ultimate...

Right Partner, Right Time: Federal-Mogul Helping Place Sportsman Drag...

PR Newswire;  June 19, 2000 ;     656 words ......PRNewswire/ -- Since the days when organized drag racing took place on dried lakebeds and airport...sport. Nearly half a century later, drag racing's Sportsman competitors are receiving...establishment of the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com...