Dancing with Antron
By: Rob Geiger, NHRA.com
I was exchanging holiday greetings with Lee Beard, the crew chief of David Powers' Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster, when the subject turned to his new driver, Antron Brown. Most Geiger Counter readers know Brown has competed in Pro Stock Motorcycle to much success over the past decade but is now making the switch to Top Fuel.
Beard, Brown, and the Matco team recently completed an extensive test at Gainesville Raceway where Beard tells me Brown made several "perfect passes," including some to the 1,000-foot mark that would have translated to low 4.5-second runs if Brown[...]
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Tags: Antron, Antron Brown, Brown, Funny Car, Gainesville, King, NHRA, race, Top FuelGet ready for 0 to 300 in seconds
December 30, 2007 by Robert
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Racing in the Charlotte area is going straight in 2008.
With three major NASCAR weekends plus dozens of other events scheduled once again for Lowe's Motor Speedway -- which, in case you missed it, will be right where it has always been in Concord -- oval-track racing will once again bring thousands of people and millions of dollars to the area in the year ahead.
But something new is coming....
DAVID POOLE / The Charlotte Observer
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NHRA driver John Force revisited
December 30, 2007 by Robert
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John Force's goal for the beginning of 2008 is simple: get healthy enough to drive his Funny Car in testing in late January.
"I promise you, I'll be there," Force, a 14-time NHRA Funny Car champion, said last week by phone from his home in California. "I'm working every day, and I will be ready. I can't wait." ...
Dallas Morning News, TX - Dec 25, 2007By RICHARD DURRETT / The Dallas Morning News
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Parks passes, Force wrecks, Greg and Jeg score 50th wins in third … – NHRA.com
After 56 years of leading NHRA Championship Drag Racing from its inception into a sporting entity featuring more than 80,000 members worldwide, founder Wally Parks passes away on Sept. 28 at the age of 94. Parks' death is preceded by a scary accident involving John Force and Kenny Bernstein that hospitalizes 14-time champion Force for 23 days at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas.
NHRA.com is spending the last few days of 2007 revisiting the headlines of the year in quarterly installments. While September seemed to produce the most news, July and August also added to the third quarter with racers scrambling to make the first cut-off to the new Countdown to the Championship. Crew chief Mike "Zippy" Neff also earned the spotlight when he was named the fourth driver at John Force Racing, while Ashley Force was named AOL's Hottest Athlete, which earned her a guest appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno...
Tags: Ashley Force, Bernstein, car, drag racing, Force, Funny Car, John Force, Kenny Bernstein, NHRA, race, racingBowling a spare-time passion for many high-profile sports figures stars
December 30, 2007 by Robert
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One of the NBA's top second-year players, Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets, is so involved in the sport of bowling that he was named U.S.B.C.'s newest spokesperson earlier this year.
NHRA drag racing's Top Fuel Funny Car team owner and crew chief Chuck Worsham found his "need for speed" in 1975 when he volunteered to help a friend work on an alcohol Funny Car. But his love of bowling has spanned more than forty years and became infectious among his crew members and son, Del, who co-owns the team and drives the 330 mph "flopper."
Tags: car, Del Worsham, drag racing, Funny Car, NHRA, racing, Top Fuel, Top Fuel Funny Car, WorshamWorsham and Tuttle announce alliance for 2008 POWERade season
December 28, 2007 by Robert
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Del Worsham, owner/driver/tuner of the Checker, Schuck's, Kragen Funny Car, and Dexter Tuttle, owner/tuner of the Top Fuel dragster that will be driven by Alan Bradshaw during the 2008 NHRA POWERade season, ...
Tags: car, Del Worsham, dragster, Funny Car, NHRA, Powerade, Top Fuel, WorshamHappy New Year from IHRA!
December 28, 2007 by Robert
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The staff of the International Hot Rod Association wishes you a safe and joyous New Year celebration. This holiday season please take a moment to reflect on everything you have to celebrate...friends, family, country and the ability to be involved with our great sport....
Tags: IHRAIHRA Seeks Full and Part Time Help
December 28, 2007 by Robert
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From the IHRA
Position: National Event Technical Services / Race Operations
Status – Seasonal / Event
Contact: Mike Baker at mbaker@ihra.com
Description: This position works with the IHRA technical services team during the technical inspection process prior to the beginning of the national events. Day and evening work required beginning on Thursday morning of race weekends. Once racing begins, this person will assist in race operations during the running of the event. This position will require knowledge of the IHRA rulebook and gaining SFI technical certification. Racing and technical experience helpful but not required.
Position: National Event Credentials
Status – Seasonal / Event
Contact: Sharon Ramlow at sramlow@ihra.com
Description: This position will work with the credential team to sell car & driver and crew entries, as well as assist in release and waiver collection with competitors. Day and evening work required beginning on Thursday morning of race weekends. Prior box office or event sales experience helpful but not required....
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