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Troy Coughlin Jr. set to begin pro career in SealMaster Top Fuel dragster

Troy Coughlin Jr. set to begin pro career
in SealMaster Top Fuel dragster
POMONA, Calif. (Feb. 6) — Troy Coughlin Jr. is ready for the ultimate test of his drag racing skills with his first national event in a Top Fuel dragster at this weekend’s 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona. The third-generation driver has succeeded in every class he’s raced, but even he admits the challenges of piloting the 10,000-horsepower SealMaster rail are daunting.

“I’m completely humbled,” Coughlin said after three days of testing in the Arizona desert. “It’s just so fast. Everything comes at you so quickly in the seat. It’s much more intense than I ever imagined. This is one aggressive racecar, and it never stops accelerating during the run. It’s a beast, and it’s also very, very cool.”
Continue reading Troy Coughlin Jr. set to begin pro career in SealMaster Top Fuel dragster →

Erica Enders

Two-time world champion Erica Enders readies for season of redemption

Two-time world champion Erica Enders readies for season of redemption
POMONA, Calif. (Feb. 6) — For two glorious seasons from 2014-2015, Erica Enders was on top of the drag racing world, winning back-to-back titles in arguably the toughest category in all motorsports, NHRA Pro Stock. An impressive 15 victories during the stretch was punctuated by her incredible driving prowess. She was, quite simply, peerless.

Last season the proud Texan returned to earth after a switch to another manufacturer, going winless en route to a sagging ninth-place finish overall. Continue reading Two-time world champion Erica Enders readies for season of redemption →

Mopar Racing

Mopar and Dodge Begin Championship Chase, Celebrate 80 Years of Mopar as 2017 NHRA Season Blasts Off

Mopar and Dodge Begin Championship Chase, Celebrate 80 Years of Mopar as 2017 NHRA Season Blasts Off

Four-driver Mopar Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car squad competes to capture fifth title in seven seasons

Leah Pritchett back in Mopar/Pennzoil Top Fuel Dragster, looks to build off top-ten finish

Mopar and Dodge put focus on NHRA Sportsman racers, Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak drivers for 2017 season
February 6, 2017 (Auburn Hills, Michigan) – When the fastest race cars on the planet roar to life this week for the NHRA Winternationals, a fleet of Mopar-powered Dodge machines will be among the front-runners at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Southern California. Drivers and teams will also continue the yearlong Mopar 80th anniversary celebration at the 2017 season-starter as they look to add to the brand’s rich drag racing tradition. Continue reading Mopar and Dodge Begin Championship Chase, Celebrate 80 Years of Mopar as 2017 NHRA Season Blasts Off →

Honda Racing

Honda Ridgeline Baja Race Truck Takes Third at Parker 425

Honda Ridgeline Baja Race Truck Takes Third at Parker 425
• Ridgeline Baja Race Truck opens 2017 season with a podium result
• Racing version of current 2017 Honda Ridgeline

PARKER, Arizona (Feb. 5, 2017) – The Honda Ridgeline Baja Race Truck opened the 2017 off-road racing season with a strong performance Saturday in the southwestern Arizona desert, leading and finishing third in the “7200” class at the Parker 425.

The season-opening round of the Best In The Desert series, the Parker 425 features a rugged course with wide-ranging conditions, from sand washes and rough rock sections to wide-open rally roads. Continue reading Honda Ridgeline Baja Race Truck Takes Third at Parker 425 →

John Force Racing

Successful Nitro Spring Training complete, John Force Racing ready for 2017 season

Successful Nitro Spring Training complete,
John Force Racing ready for 2017 season

CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 4) – John Force Racing completed a successful preseason test session Saturday at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, with Courtney Force leading the way in Funny Car with her Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS, and her sister, Brittany Force, the third-quickest Top Fuel dragster driver in her Monster Energy car. Continue reading Successful Nitro Spring Training complete, John Force Racing ready for 2017 season →

John Force Racing

Courtney Force advances to the top of Funny Car chart on Day 2 of Nitro Spring Training

Courtney Force advances to the top of Funny Car chart on Day 2 of Nitro Spring Training

CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 3) – Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force blistered Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park during the second day of NHRA Nitro Spring training Friday, posting the three-quickest passes of the week – including an incredible run under the Funny Car national record.

Force’s best run in her Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car was 3.804 seconds at 333.33 mph, quicker than Matt Hagan’s national-record run of 3.822 seconds set last year in Brainerd, Minn. Because Force’s pass came during testing, it is not a national record. Continue reading Courtney Force advances to the top of Funny Car chart on Day 2 of Nitro Spring Training →

John Force Racing

NHRA fans can meet the John Force Racing drivers at John Force RaceStation Meet and Greet

NHRA fans can meet the John Force Racing drivers at
John Force RaceStation Meet and Greet

YORBA LINDA, Calif. (Feb. 3) – John Force Racing is hosting a Meet and Greet with all four of its drivers at the John Force RaceStation before the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season-opener in Pomona.

The Meet and Greet will be held Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the John Force RaceStation, 22722 Old Canal Road, Yorba Linda, Calif. Admission is free. Continue reading NHRA fans can meet the John Force Racing drivers at John Force RaceStation Meet and Greet →

Valerie Thompson Racing

Valerie Thompson named first female member of Bonneville 200 MPH Club Board of Directors

Valerie Thompson named first female member of Bonneville 200 MPH Club Board of Directors

World’s Fastest Female Motorcycle Racer Appointed to Prestigious Land Speed Racing Board

Pomona, CA. (Feb. 3, 2017) – The world’s fastest female motorcycle racer, Valerie Thompson, was appointed to the Bonneville 200 MPH Club board of directors during their recent meeting on January 28th at the National Hot Rod Association Museum in Pomona California.

Thompson is a seven-time land speed record holder, team owner/driver and member of six different land speed racing 200 MPH Clubs. She made history at the 2016 Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials, winning the “The Fastest Time of the Meet” award with a speed of 304.263 mph (489.6 KMH) piloting the Team “7” Racing streamliner. Thompson is the first female rider over 300 mph, earning the title of “Worlds Fastest Female Motorcycle Racer.” Continue reading Valerie Thompson named first female member of Bonneville 200 MPH Club Board of Directors →

F4

DE LA VARA CELEBRATES VICTORIES IN OFF-SEASON F4 U.S Championship driver competes in F4 NACAM

DE LA VARA CELEBRATES VICTORIES IN OFF-SEASON

F4 U.S Championship driver competes in F4 NACAM

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 3, 2016) – For Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda competitor Moises de la Vara of Guadalajara, the off-season has been busy. Before the inaugural F4 U.S. season concluded, de la Vara suited-up for his second competition season in the FIA Mexican F4 Championship, F4 NACAM, making him the first North American competitor to ever compete in two FIA F4 championships simultaneously. Continue reading DE LA VARA CELEBRATES VICTORIES IN OFF-SEASON F4 U.S Championship driver competes in F4 NACAM →

John Force Racing

Robert Hight, Courtney Force quickest on Day 1 of NHRA Nitro Spring Training

Robert Hight, Courtney Force quickest on Day 1 of
NHRA Nitro Spring Training
CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 2) – John Force Racing driver Robert Hight turned the quickest overall elapsed time in the NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car class to lead all drivers in Thursday’s opening day of the Nitro Spring Training test at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. Continue reading Robert Hight, Courtney Force quickest on Day 1 of NHRA Nitro Spring Training →

John Force Racing

NHRA Nitro Spring Training: One day until John Force Racing’s teams report

NHRA Nitro Spring Training: One day until
John Force Racing’s teams report
CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 1) – John Force Racing’s four nitro teams are primed for the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.

But first: preseason testing in the form of NHRA Nitro Spring Training, held this week at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park near Phoenix.

Numerous NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car teams will test there starting Thursday. For JFR, the test will mark the first time on the track for two new driver/crew chief combinations. Continue reading NHRA Nitro Spring Training: One day until John Force Racing’s teams report →