Wheatbelt racers set to rocket at Motorplex
THE Perth Motorplex in Kwinana is set to explode with noise and fumes again on February 1 and 2 as Western Australia hosts the Australian round of the Top Fuel Dragsters. Read full story
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NHRA veteran Doug Herbert to visit local Snap-on (Elizabethton Star)
LINCOLNTON, N.C. — Doug Herbert, owner and driver of the 8,000 horsepower SnaponFranchise.com Top Fuel dragster, will be in Elizabethton, Tenn., this weekend for an event at the local Snap-on manufacturing facility. Read full story
Dragsters For Sale
Sportsman level dragsters for sale. They don’t run on nitro, but they are a great place to start if you want to work up to Pro class level drag racing or just have a blast at your local track. These cars are 196″ to 240″ wheelbase dragsters and include rolling chassis, to turn-key ready race … Read more
Antron Brown Gainesville test preview (Motorsport.com)
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Dec. 14, 2007) — Antron Brown will again familiarize himself with the Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster when the David Powers-owned Top Fuel team begins its off season testing program at Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway on Dec. 17. Read full story
Top Sportsman and Top Dragster to feature 32 car qualified fields at Knoll Gas Nitro Jam …
Based on the results of a recent competitor survey, the Top Dragster and Top Sportsman classes contested at all Knoll Gas Nitro Jam national events will feature a 32 car qualified field in… Read full story
Boats pushing 300 mph deemed a safety risk (The Californian)
LAKE ELSINORE — Owners of high-speed boats and plume-throwing drag boats, the marine equivalent of top fuel dragsters, could face stricter regulations when using Lake Elsinore’s “high-speed zone.” Read full story
Schumacher can’t share last-day luck (The Indianapolis Star)
Five-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher, who has made a habit of pulling miracles out of his hat on the last day of the season, was at Homestead-Miami Speedway last weekend to see if NASCAR star Jeff Gordon could do the same. Read full story
Racing: Naples’ Jolly has dream to become top-fuel dragster star (Naples Daily News)
Driving the Pastrana 199 monster truck in the USHRA Monster Jam series keeps local driver Courtney Jolly plenty busy. But if she has her way, she’ll have an even more hectic schedule some day as a top-fuel dragster star. “That’s what I want to do,†Jolly said this past weekend while watching her mother, Bonnie … Read more
NHRA (POMONA) – Troxel Keeps Getting It Done (The Auto Channel)
With the way crew chief, John Stewart has the Vietnam Veterans POW/MIA Top Fuel dragster running lately, there’s nothing better than a easy stroll down the quarter-mile at over 300 mph for driver, Melanie Troxel. Read full story
More News (Daily Bulletin)
POMONA – Nothing like adding a little drama to the final day of qualifying for the Auto Club Finals. Rod Fuller, the driver atop the Top Fuel dragster points standings in the NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series Countdown to One, is not yet in the 16-car field for Sunday’s finals. Read full story