Archive for October, 2010

It’s more than just racing

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

If you’re planning to go to your first race you better make sure you’re ready to spend some time outside of your seats. As the NHRA points out “unlike a typical three-hour football game or two-hour concert, NHRA Drag Racing is an all-day affair. The best advice for fans might well be the same advice [...]

Drag Race Terminology (H-Z)

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Here are some more terms to make sure you’re “up to speed” ‘when you attend your first live event. It’s better to be in-the-know than left in the dust!Header: A fine-tuned exhaust system that routes exhaust from the engine; replaces conventional exhaust manifolds.Holeshot: When a driver reacts quicker to the Christmas Tree to win a [...]

Drag Race Terminology (A G)

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

If you head out to a live event you’re going to hear a lot of terminology being bandied about. And since the last thing you want is to look like a newbie, take a look at some terms you might hear so you’ll understand what you’re seeing an experiencing on as full a level as [...]

Drag racing 101: the basics

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

If you’re new to the world of drag racing then a little primer might be in order so you can appreciate every nuance when you attend your first live race.First of all, what is a drag race? It is simply an acceleration contents on a track (or drag strip) that begins from a standing-still start [...]

Saying goodbye to an era

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Pro stock truck driving as once endorsed by the NHRA may seem like little more than an urban legend since its unexpected and untimely death in the 2001 season. It left a lot of racers not only feeling disgruntled, but literally out of pocket with regard to expenses they had already allocated in anticipation of [...]