28
Apr
On the day racing legend John Force was going for his 1,000th round victory in his 500th career event, he was beaten by a woman. His daughter. Ashley Force faced off against her famous drag racing dad in the final round of the 28th Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals Sunday in Atlanta and became the [...]
28
Apr
Mike Ashley, co-owner with Roger Burgess of Gotham City Racing’s two-car Funny Car team, has announced his return to NHRA Funny Car competition for the next five races, beginning in the O’Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals at St. Louis. Ashley won three races – including the prestigious U.S. Nationals – and finished sixth in POWERade Series [...]
23
Apr
Defending Nitro Funny Car World Champion falls to Matt Hagan in the first round at Rockingham Dragway ROCKINGHAM, NC (April 22, 2008) – Dale Creasy Jr. is never happy about a first-round loss at any IHRA national event. But when you consider how the weekend unfolded, the fact that his Torco teammate Matt Hagan went [...]
23
Apr
Nationally known hot rod driver Melanie Troxel made a pit stop Tuesday in Snellville at a charity for medically fragile children. Troxel, head of the Gotham City Racing Team, showed off her white Dodge Charger Nitro funny car to some of the kids at the corporate headquarters of Dream House for Medically Fragile Children, Inc., [...]
23
Apr
One wants to drive top Funny Car, and the other, who’s blind, wants to help him get there. Marty Nothstein is eight years removed from winning an Olympic cycling gold medal, and Jay Blake is 11 years from an industrial accident that took his sight. Together, they say, they’re going to the top of the [...]
18
Apr
Driving a funny car at 330 mph might not be the best time for a mid-life crisis. It’s not like John Force has a choice. For 30 years, winning was pretty much the only thing in his life. All of a sudden, he’s trying to make it just one of many… Read Jim Litke’s full [...]
18
Apr
The Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car, powered by Torco Race Fuels, makes its way to the IHRA Spring Nationals in Rockingham this weekend looking to put a little more bite on its opponents when qualifying begins tomorrow. While the team did well at the season opening race in San Antonio, (qualifying in the fifth position) [...]
18
Apr
I just noticed that quite a few NHRA crew shirts are for sale over on eBay. They’re a unique collectible if you are in the market for your favorite driver’s team gear. Shop by country US Australia Austria Belgium Canada France Germany Ireland Italy Netherlands Spain Switzerland UK Sort by Best Match Time: ending soonest [...]