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Oildown penalties, round two.
Monday November 8 2010, 7:30 AM
NHRA has announced that they will, again, be penalizing Top Fuel and Fuel Funny Cars that oil down the track during National event qualifying and eliminations at the NHRA Finals at Pomona. I used to hate the idea of this, and felt it was unfair to...
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Our sport has lost a legend.
Thursday October 21 2010, 8:00 PM
Many of you probably never heard of Jim "Puppet" DiTullio. Jim owned a shop named Race Visions in Buffalo, NY. He crafted some of the finest drag bikes that ever made a pass down a drag strip. His list of customers included Top Fuel drag bike...
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NHRA Inter@ctive, the future IS now.
Wednesday September 22 2010, 7:30 PM
Fans of drag racing recently had something to cheer about, and I'm curious to know how many noticed.Beginning with the U.S. Nationals, NHRA began a feature called NHRA Inter@ctive. The editors of National Dragster magazine took to their computers,...
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Electronic racing: more aggravation than it's worth?
Friday November 27 2009, 5:30 PM
Is anyone else out there as sick and tired of hearing cars go ripping off the line, just to have them fall on their faces a hundred feet out, then pick up a couple of seconds later? Stutter boxes! Throttle stops! I'm sick and tired of them, and so...
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Are reaction times a true reflection of driving skill?
Wednesday June 10 2009, 9:00 PM
I've been around drag racing a long time, and been a racer myself. I'd like to know if there is any real benefit from having reaction timers. I contend that it isn't REALLY just the drivers reaction time being measured, but also the vehicles. If...
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