Fragola Introduces New Performance Systems’ O-Ring Boss Carburetor Fittings
Southington, CT (December 2014) – Fragola Performance Systems is proud to announce the release of the new O-Ring Boss Carburetor Fittings. Designed to fit the new Ultra HP Series carburetors from...
View ArticleDI Warm-Up: What You Missed at the PRO Winter Warm-Up
Palm Beach International Raceway once again hosted the PRO Winter Warm-Up, now in its fifth year, last Friday and Saturday. Several NHRA nitro teams tested at PBIR throughout the week, and wrapped up...
View ArticleHEAD OF THE PACK: Richard Maskin Has Come A Long Way
It all began rather innocently, probably while he was a young teenager changing oil at the family’s Pontiac dealership. Richard Maskin had yet to have an official Michigan state driver’s license but...
View ArticleKyle Dvorak Recounts Preseason Testing Crash
When Kyle Dvorak showed up for testing at Palm Beach International Raceway last week, he had no real intentions of driving a race car during the week-long test session. Just how did he end up in a...
View ArticleDI Warm-Up: 6 Interesting Thoughts on Vinyl Wraps
Anyone who has spent time around drag racing knows that everything about the sport is extreme, and that definitely includes the appearance of the cars. Extremity is even more prevalent in the world of...
View ArticlePat Musi’s Rise to Dominance in Pro Mod Competition
If Pat Musi Racing Engines wasn’t a household name among racers before 2014, it certainly is now. Although Musi has been a successful businessman and racer for decades, racking up a slew of awards and...
View ArticleJFR Announces Crew Chief Line-Up
John Force Racing has a proven track record of developing the next generation of professional drivers. Since 2005 five drivers, including all three of John Force’s daughters, have won rookie of the...
View ArticleDerrick Beach Joins PDRA Announcing Team
One of the youngest standouts in motorsports broadcasting is joining the Professional Drag Racers Association for the 2015. Derrick Beach started announcing when he was just 12 years old at his home...
View ArticleVictory Motorcycles Backing Smith PSM Team
Victory Motorcycles will enter the world of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle competition with the creation of Victory Factory Racing, which will boast the riding team of two-time NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing...
View ArticleDI Warm-Up: TAD Champ Demke Adding Team Car
As you might remember, Top Alcohol Dragster driver Chris Demke set aside his 2014 NHRA national championship car at the end of last season to begin testing a second car for competition this year. We...
View ArticleAndy McCoy Race Cars Steps Up to Sponsor PDRA Live Feed ‘Driver Showcase’
The Professional Drag Racers Association is stepping up their Live Feed coverage by Motor Mania TV for their sophomore season. PDRA TV was a huge hit in 2014 with an average of 22,000 viewers per race....
View ArticleIHRA Names Bisci Public Relations and Media Director
The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and IRG Sports + Entertainment (IRG) has named John Bisci as its new public and media relations director. With more than 30 years of media relations...
View ArticleThird-Gen Kirk Seeks Success in PDRA Top Dragster
With the start of the 2015 Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) season less than two months away no one is looking forward to it more than 22-year-old Justin Kirk. The third-generation racer...
View ArticleDRO Nostalgia Nitro Challenge to Feature Funny Cars vs. Dragsters
The series known for the past six years as the DragRacingOnline.com AA/FC Challenge will have a new format and a new name for 2015. The new DRO Nostalgia Nitro Challenge will expand to include AA...
View ArticleJRi Shocks Announces Winners
JRi Shocks just wrapped up their two biggest trade shows of the year and as a part of both shows, they offered attendees the chance to enter a drawing for a set of shocks for a vehicle of their choice....
View ArticleProduct Spotlight: Auto Meter Ultimate DL Tachometer
The Ultimate DL tachometer from Auto Meter Precision Instruments meets the growing data acquisition needs of competitive sportsman drag racers, without the costs typically associated with dedicated...
View ArticleDI Warm-Up: NHRA Teams Prep for 2015 Season at Phoenix Test
Last Wednesday through Saturday, a handful of NHRA nitro and sportsman teams took part in a private test session at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, Arizona. Stout weather conditions...
View ArticleKeith Haney Racing Helps Educate STEM Elementary School Students
Keith Haney Racing owner/driver Keith Haney helped plant the seeds of drag racing as a career during a recent visit to an elementary school. Haney took his Pro Nitrous Chevrolet to Rhoades Elementary...
View ArticleIHRA San Antonio Nationals Postponed; Baton Rouge Added to 2015 Schedule
The San Antonio Nationals originally scheduled for March 13 & 14, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas has been postponed. Replacing that date on the 2015 Nitro Jam Schedule will be the return of the Mardi...
View ArticleDI Warm-Up: 11 Awesome Cold Hard Art Builds
If you’ve kept up with NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car racing over the last four years, you’ve likely seen Tom Patsis’s work in action. As one of the main fabricators at Don Schumacher Racing’s Brownsburg,...
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