Summer Nationals notebook: NHRA facing nitro crunch
Rumors of a nitro shortage appear to be true - NHRA cancelling post event testing, including August testing session at Indianapolis, recommends teams use methanol for pit warmups.
From the article:
National Hot Rod Association officials met with POWERade Series teams Friday afternoon to announce measures to conserve the use of nitromethane — used in the Top Fuel and Funny Car divisions — for the foreseeable future.
VP Fuels, the exclusive supplier of nitromethane on-site at POWERade events, has been in discussions with the NHRA in light of the recent decision by the Chinese government to halt and/or limit production and shipment of nitro this summer...
Read the full article by Rick Peterson in The Capitol Journal
Tags: NHRA, Nitro, Summer NationalsHot rod driver racing for ill kids in Snellville
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., a non-profit organization helping children transition from hospitals, nursing homes and rehabilitation centers back to their...
Read the full story by Beth Warren in the Atlanta Journal Constitution
Tags: Dodge, Funny Car, Melanie Troxel, Nitro, racingBeaver Shredding Expands Relationship with Creasy Family Motorsports
BEECHER, Ill (March 8, 2008) - Beaver Shredding, a long-time associate sponsor of the Creasy Family Motorsports', Torco Race Fuels Nitro Funny Car will expand its partnership with the two-time...
Tags: Creasy, Dale Creasy, Funny Car, IHRA, motorsports, Nitro, race, TorcoWorld’s fastest drag racers speak out against bane of illegal street racing
They'd always start with a cruise toward Washington, D.C., to V Street. Cars lined both sides of the road. Then the bragging began. Stakes on the illegal street races were raised as high as $5,000 to $10,000. Justin Humphreys' '89 Mustang GT 5.0 could run a high 10 on the street, he said.
“It had nitrous and all that good stuff,” Humphreys said. “Back when I was young, I had 15 to 20 friends that all had
Tags: Del Worsham, NHRA, Nitro, race, racing, Robert HightNew SFI Funny Car chassis spec is the product of a combined effort of experts
Since its inception in 1951, the National Hot Rod Association has worked hand in hand with race teams, manufacturers, the SFI Foundation, and other outside parties with the shared goal of enhancing race car safety. The most recent such effort, which produced a new SFI 10.5 chassis specification for nitro Funny Car construction, is the final product of a process that included more than nine months of testing, research, and data analysis. The new specification...
Read the full story about the new Funny Car spec. at NHRA.com
Tags: Funny Car, NHRA, Nitro, race, safety, SFI37 New IHRA Nitro Jam YouTube Videos On NitroJam.com
IHRA has just posted 37 new videos to their YouTube Channel. These include the latest San Antonio Nitro Jam commercial and all Pro Final round runs from San Antonio, Rockingham (spring), Tulsa,...
Tags: IHRA, King, Nitro, NitroJamHernandez, Patrick, Gahm, Gilbertson Confirmed For Fourth Nitrojam.com Spring Blast at The Rock
Reigning IHRA Pro Stock World Champion Robert Patrick of Fredericksburg, Va., and reigning NHRA Pro Modified Champion Josh Hernandez of Conroe, Texas, are among more than 40 drivers committed to...
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One of the major pre-season tests for pros from both the NHRA and IHRA, the NitroJam.com Spring Blast also will feature the national record-holding Dodge Funny Car of Charlotte’s Bob Gilbertson as well as those of Andy Kelly of Piedmont, S.C., and former Pro Mod standout Matt Hagan of Christiansburg, Va...
Tags: Andy Kelly, Bob Gilbertson, Dodge, Funny Car, Gilbertson, IHRA, Kelly, NHRA, Nitro, NitroJam, TestingHawley renews Funny Car license, plans to compete at Gatornationals
It's been 18 years since two-time Funny Car world champion and multiple national event winner Frank Hawley has driven a nitro Funny Car, but this week he proved that driving a Funny Car is like riding a bike - you don't forget how. On Wednesday, the legendary drag racing school instructor completed two stellar runs and, under the watchful eyes and with the approval of another former champ -- Mark Oswald -- renewed his NHRA nitro Funny Car license.
"What an amazing feeling," Hawley said.
"I think that remaining actively involved in the sport made...
Read full story about Frank Hawley's return at NHRA.com
Tags: drag racing, Frank Hawley, Funny Car, Gatornationals, NHRA, Nitro, racing