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ROY HILL’S DRAG RACING SCHOOL LAUNCHES NEW JR. DRAGSTER PROGRAM

SOPHIA, NC – As autumn approaches and the weather begins to turn cooler, Roy Hill is heating up.

Roy Hill - Jr DragsterEntering a stretch of races he considers to be the most critical of the year, the 69-year-old drag racing legend is simultaneously competing in Super Stock and spearheading the launch of a brand-new Jr. Dragster program at Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School.

“I’ve never been shy about trying new things, and I’m diving back into Jr. Dragsters head-first. I’ve been involved with Jr. Dragsters since their debut in 1992 and I’ve worked with Bob Tasca IV and the Tasca family on their Jr. Dragsters for the last several years, but this will be a much more extensive program,” Hill said. “Many graduates of Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School progress into full-size cars, and I’m launching a new program where I purchase their Jr. Dragster and offer them a package to attend the school again, this time to earn their ‘big car’ license. In addition to that, Jr. Dragsters will be a primary focus of Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School going forward and I’ll be selling Jr. Dragsters as well. Working with these youngsters is something I enjoy and I’m really excited about it.”

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NOPI NATIONALS SET TO INVADE BRISTOL DRAGWAY MAY 30 – JUNE 1 FEATURING NOPI DRAG PRESENTED BY ROY HILL’S DRAG RACING SCHOOL

FOREST PARK, GA – The resurgent NOPI Nationals Supershow series has teamed with Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School to present the NOPI DRAG Roy HillNOPI DRAG Roy Hill2014 NOPI Drag events. The next event of the series will be held May 30 – June 1 at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, TN, featuring heads-up Pro Modified action with the stars of the Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod association, as well as Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, 4.90 Extreme, and Drag Bikes.

The ultra-popular NOPI Nationals events were the pulse of the import and tuner scene in the late ‘90s and early 2000s. After a four-year hiatus, the events returned with great success in 2012 and 2013 at Atlanta Dragway, and have expanded to Orlando Speed World Dragway, Bristol Dragway, and Myrtle Beach Speedway in addition to Atlanta Dragway for 2014.
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ROY HILL HEADS TO ATLANTA FOR SOUTHEAST DIVISION DOUBLE HEADER

COMMERCE, GA – Fresh off solid outings at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte and the SpringNationals in Houston, Roy Hill RoyHill BrookeWarrenand the Phoenix Racing Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Super Stock team will roll into Atlanta Dragway for the NHRA Division 2 double header points race May 1-4.
“Team driver Craig Hankinson and I both qualified well in Charlotte and in Houston, and Craig was able to advance to the fourth round of eliminations in Charlotte,” Hill said. “But beyond that, both events were successes for us because we had a great time hosting our sponsors; we had the folks from FireAde 2000, Alsco, and Coca-Cola in Charlotte and our friends from Hughes Oilfield Transportation in Houston. In between the two events we had an excellent session of Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School at zMAX Dragway with our sponsors, so we’ve been busy.”

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ROY HILL STARTS 2014 WITH SPRING SUCCESS

SOPHIA, NC – After starting the 2014 racing season with a busy March schedule, April will bring even more action for drag racing Roy Hill - 2014Roy Hill – 2014legend and current Super Stock racer Roy Hill and his iconic Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School.

A special session of Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School for Ford Mustang Cobra Jet owners at Orlando Speed World Dragway on March 3-5 marked the official start of the season for Hill. Later that same week Hill made the short drive to Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, FL for the NMRA Spring Break Shootout, where he faced off against longtime friend Carl Tasca in an outlaw Cobra Jet match race.

“It was a no-holds-barred matchup and unfortunately Carl broke his driveshaft on the first run,” Hill said. “I shut off at 1,000 feet and still ran a 7.85 at 172 MPH, really showing what these Cobra Jets can do with no rules on them.”

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Roy Hill’s Cobra Jets Headline Factory Outlaw Showdown

MECHANICSVILLE, MD – The first annual Factory Outlaw Showdown presented by ATI Performance Products, appropriately dubbed Roy Hill Factory Outlaw“Ford vs. The World”, will live up to that billing when Roy Hill’s entire fleet of Ford Mustang Cobra Jets rolls through the gates of Maryland International Raceway this weekend.

“After we host NAPA executives for a special session of Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School at zMAX Dragway on Friday, we’re loading up what seems like every race car I have and heading to MIR,” Hill said. “I’ll be driving the new FireAde 2000 car built by Petty’s Garage, Craig Hankinson is driving the Coca-Cola / Alsco Cobra Jet, Lizzy Musi will be back in the seat of the Ford Racing Cobra Jet she drove for us last year, and we have Bo Kenney driving the Ronnie Thames Foundation Cobra Jet. The Ronnie Thames Foundation Golf Classic will be held on Monday near Atlanta, so this will be a great way to raise awareness for the event over the weekend.”

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Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School Featured on MAVTV’s Motorhead Traveler

SOPHIA, NC – Kevin Cullen, internationally known as “The Motorsports Man” and host of The Motorhead Traveler on MAVTV, Motorhead Traveler logorecently visited zMAX Dragway in Concord, North Carolina and spent a day at Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School.

Cullen’s session with Roy Hill is featured in the latest episode of The Motorhead Traveler, which highlights the motorsports hub of Cabarrus County, located just outside Charlotte, North Carolina.

“We had a great time with Kevin and his crew, and we’re already in talks to have them back next year so they can get the full Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School experience,” said Hill.

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U.S. Nationals Highlights Roy Hill’s Packed Schedule

CLERMONT, IN – Always on the move, motorsports legend Roy Hill kicked off a 17-week road trip two weeks ago at Maple Grove Roy Hill US Nationals - Photo by Roger RichardsRaceway, where he hosted a session of his drag racing school, judged the car show and raced his Ford Mustang Cobra Jets during the Fun Ford Weekend event.

“It’s one race right after another from here to the end of the year,” Hill said. “We also have some match races booked in between.”

Hill was runner-up to his Phoenix Racing team driver, Craig Hankinson, in the final round of the Aeromotive Cobra Jet Challenge. The challenge was a special class where Ford Racing’s finest purpose-built Cobra Jet Mustangs could take on Hill and Hankinson.

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Roy Hill Leads Fleet of Cobra Jets into X-DRL Mayhem at the Creek

MECHANICSVILLE, MD – Drag racing legend Roy Hill will lead a stellar list of SuperCar Showdown drivers into Maryland International Raceway for this weekend’s X-DRL Mayhem at the Creek.

The SuperCar Showdown class is exclusive to X-DRL and features the latest factory-produced race cars. Regularly seen in NHRA Super Stock competition, the machines cover the quarter-mile in around nine seconds at over 140 MPH. The most successful of these factory hot rods is the Ford Mustang Cobra Jet, and some of the best in the country will take to the track at MIR.

“The Cobra Jets are going to put on one heck of a show at Budds Creek,” Hill said. “Craig Hankinson and myself will be driving the Phoenix Racing Cobra Jets with backing from FireAde 2000, Mustang Club of America’s ‘Mustang 50th Birthday Celebration’, Ford Racing, Coca-Cola and Alsco. Bob Romanelli, Bo Kenney, Don Fezell and several more top-notch Cobra Jet teams will be joining us, so you don’t want to miss it.

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Metro World Child & Pastor Bill Wilson Join Roy Hill’s FireAde 2000 Super Stock Team in Norwalk

NORWALK, OH – Some individuals have a driving need for speed, while Pastor Bill Wilson has always had a driving need to help others. He has coupled both his passions, racing and ministry, in an effort to raise funds and awareness for children in need worldwide.

Wilson hopes to take that awareness to the next level at this weekend’s 7th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, OH, where he will be piloting one of Roy Hill’s Ford Mustang Cobra Jets in Super Stock competition. The car will be emblazoned with the logo of Metro World Child, Wilson’s humanitarian organization dedicated to serving boys and girls growing up in the roughest circumstances and environments around the globe. Based on the principle that it is better to build boys and girls today than to repair men and women tomorrow, Metro World Child reaches nearly 100,000 inner-city children and their families every week in New York and around the world.

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Hill’s Hot Summer Begins in Bristol

BRISTOL, TN – Drag racing icon Roy Hill begins a busy summer stretch this weekend at Bristol Dragway, site of the 13th annual Ford Roy HillNHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers.

Hill has a long history of success at Bristol dating back several decades, and he’ll look to build on that legacy as he and teammate Craig Hankinson enter Super Stock with a pair of Phoenix Racing Ford Mustang Cobra Jets backed by FireAde 2000.

After Hill and Hankinson qualified sixth and seventh, respectively, at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division event at Atlanta Dragway back in May, the team feels confident they’re heading into the weekend with consistent race cars.

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