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PLANT CITY – A young Plant City girl with cerebral palsy will receive a custom wheelchair Saturday from a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping improve life for those with debilitating illnesses. The Darrell Gwynn Foundation will present the state-of-the-art wheelchair to 4-year-old A’nyah Downer during… Read full story by George Wilkens of The Tampa Tribune
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (March 10, 2008) – In a continuing effort to serve the racing community and fans of IHRA, AmalieStore.com is pleased to announce the newly released website at AmalieStore.com… Read full story
Tragedy struck Saturday at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield when nostalgia Top Fuel racer John Shoemaker of Sacramento was killed in a high-speed crash. Shoemaker, 65, had just finished a qualifying run at 6.11 seconds and 249.93 mph when his dragster failed to slow after powering past the finish line… Read full story at … Read more
IF you hope to see the world’s most powerful Top Fuel drag racing car in Tasmania this weekend, don’t blink. Mildura driver Darren Morgan’s $1 million, 8000-horsepower missile can get the job done faster that you could put the key in the ignition and start the engine of your own car… Read full story The … Read more
VALDOSTA, GA. – Six-time IHRA World Champion Clay Millican posted the quickest Top Fuel run in the history of SGMP when he lifted just past the eighth-mile and coasted to a 4.721 elapsed… Read full story
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (March 3, 2008) — Matco Tools Top Fuel driver Antron Brown will visit Indiana State University (ISU) on March 5 to speak with students about careers in motor sports. The visit supports ISU’s Team Sycamore Racing program. A question and answer session will follow Brown’s appearance. Read full story at Motorsport.com
Legendary car builder John Buttera, died March 2 after a long battle with cancer, at the age of 67. ‘Lil John’ built winning Funny Cars and dragsters in the 1970s, initially for Mickey Thompson, then for other stars of drag racing after opening his own shop. He was well known for his show stopping street … Read more
Another member of the Force family moves up through the ranks of drag racing. PHOENIX (February 28, 2008) — On a partly cloudy day at Firebird Raceway outside of Phoenix, Brittany Force, the 21-year old daughter of 14-time Funny Car champion John Force, completed a job that started over six months ago; making the necessary … Read more
Taking it to the next level; young lion Matt Hagan prepares for Nitro Funny Car debut- Matt Hagan didn’t go to the drag strip one day and realize he wanted to… Read full story
Steve Fossett World Land Speed Racing (LSR) Team has announced that NHRA Top Fuel & Funny Car driver Melanie Troxel, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Peggy Llewellyn, and newly licensed Top Fuel racer Jessie Harris have made their short list of possible drivers for their newest land speed record attempt. The organization’s newest car is a … Read more