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CarSafe Continues As Official Extended Vehicle Service Provider Of The ADRL In 2012
Courtesy of ADRL
O’FALLON, MO – For the past two seasons, CarSafe and CarSafe Motorsports has been one of the most visible partners in the American Drag Racing League (ADRL).
With a standout motorsports team and a huge presence at each ADRL event, CarSafe has maintained a strong relationship with the world’s premier eighth-mile drag racing league.
That partnership will continue for a third straight year.
On Tuesday, the ADRL announced that CarSafe will continue as the Official Extended Vehicle Service Provider for the third straight season.
In addition, CarSafe is the title sponsor for the first race on the 2012 ADRL Tour, CarSafe Dragpalooza VIII, which takes place March 30-31 at Royal Purple Raceway in Houston. The company will also serve as the presenting sponsor for the Gateway Drags IV presented by CarSafe in St. Louis, and the World Finals VIII presented by CarSafe in Dallas.
Strong Qualifying a Good Sign for Perkins at Regional Race
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Phoenix, AZ – A race within a race, qualifying is all about how quick you can get to the finish link. On Saturday, Cody Perkins and the 801 Racing Team ran a 5.378 elapsed time at 263.87 miles per hour. That was quick enough to launch
them into the number two position. It was here where the Inesco/Steamco Dragster would stay for Sunday’s eliminations.
Carrying that number two qualifying spot into race day, Perkins was up against number seven qualifier Don St. Arnaud. Perkins and the team had lane choice and they believed the upper hand. Off the line, St. Arnaud got a small head start, but Perkins reeled him in after a few feet. Things were looking up, but they were not going to stay that way. Even though St. Arnaud was showing signs of trouble, Perkins was losing power. By the one-thousand-foot mark, Perkins’ lead was no more. Along with it was the glory of the number two qualifier, and ultimately, the race.
When asked about the race, Perkins was understandably short. “I really have nothing good to say,” said Perkins.
Pro Stock Motorcycle Season Preview, Alan Reinhart on WFO Radio
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HOLLYWOOD, FL – The Pro Stock Motorcycle class takes center stage, as WFO Radio NHRA Nitro interviews nine of 2011’s top ten riders, as they prepare for their season opening event, the Tire Kingdom Gatornationals, March 8 – 11th.
To listen now, go to http://www.wforadio.com/
Reigning, 2011 Full Throttle Series Champion, Eddie Krawiec, 2010 Champ L.E. Tonglet, 2009 Champ Hector Arana, 2007 Champ Matt Smith, 2004-2006 Champ Andrew Hines all stop by to preview their 2012 season, discuss off-season preparation, and speak directly to the fans about the growth of the Pro Stock Motorcycle class.
2011 Auto Club Road to the Future winner Hector Arana Jr., Karen Stoffer, Jerry Savoie, James Underdahl and Steve Johnson all join Joe Castello, along with the NHRA’s Alan Reinhart, on WFO Radio NHRA Nitro.
FREE LIVE streaming coverage of the historic March Meet!
Courtesy of Bangshift
Bakersfield, CA – BangShift is proud to announce that we will once again be providing FREE LIVE streaming coverage of the historic March Meet at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, 
California starting this Thursday at 10am! We’ve been broadcasting this race live for years now and it is always a huge crowd both online and at the track, for obvious reasons. Click here for the feed!
The event is always packed with killer nostalgia floppers, front engine fuelers, bad ass sportsman entries of all shapes and sizes and exhibition cars that bring down the house. This year we’ll be live from THURSDAY through SUNDAY! That’s right…four full days of live drag racing action, beamed right into your office, living room, shop, wherever!
LIVE coverage starts at 10am on Thursday and then 8:30am Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. All times are Pacific. Remember, we’ll be filming until each and every final has gone down, so hang out with us all weekend for the greatest Nostalgia Drag Racing Event on the Planet.
No Changes for Pro Sled rider Anderson and his Arctic Cat in 2012 PBSS
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SEAFORTH, ON – Bill Anderson is returning to the Pro Bike & Sled Series for 2012, but the Pro Sled rider said his Arctic Cat will not receive any major changes.
“We’re going to give it another go this year,” said Anderson, “and basically run it the way it was last season.”
Anderson placed third in points in the six-race PBSS 2011 Championship Point Award Series presented by Wiseco Performance Products, and his year was highlighted with an event win is the season opener at Cayuga.
Racing for Team Fun, Anderson’s sled is a 2009 Arctic Cat Z1 Turbo, with a stock turbocharged 1056-cc twin cylinder unit that sits in an Arctic Cat Twin Spar chassis. The power is fed through an Arctic Cat continuously variable transmission (CVT) and fueled by a stock 46-mm throttle body EFI with Boondocker Z1 Hijacker Control.
Ahten Positive after First Round Exit at Regional Race
Courtesy of Athen Family Racing
Phoenix, AZ – As humans we are sometimes slaves to our machines. Drag Racers depend on machines for their trade. Johnny Ahten’s Island Renovations/801 Racing Dragster had a bit of mechanical trouble this weekend at Firebird
Raceway.
The team tested on Friday and netted a planned early shut-off run of 5.922. Saturday’s best qualifying run was a 5.490/237.38, which put them in the number six position. Still, there was something not quite right mechanically. The engine was telling the crew that it was lean, and needed more fuel. The decision was made to fatten it up a bit and give the engine the fuel it wanted.
The car was serviced and filled with fresh 801 Racing Revvoluton 70Wt Oil with CleanBoost Technology. Sunday’s race-day tune-up was in place as the eliminations began. In the other lane was number three qualifier Megan McKernan. Ahten got the jump at the flash of the lights, but his machine had other ideas. Raw fuel was being pumped out of one of the cylinders, and that is not a good sign. The eventual race winner McKernan, thundered away from Ahten with a 5.393 elapsed time at 262.74 miles per hour. Even with a hole out, Ahten muscled the car to a losing, but noble 5.729@213.57.
Severance and 801 Racing Go to Finals at Phoenix Regional
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Chandler, AZ – It’s a little over three hundred miles from Firebird Raceway to Las Vegas, NV. After the luck Joey Severance and his 801 Racing Dragster had at the Regionals, he might just want to go and place a few bets.
Severance’s Top Alcohol Dragster had some troubles in qualifying. Tire smoke and a lost blower belt landed the Woodburn, OR driver in the number eight spot. His qualifying time was a less than desirable 7.283 elapsed time, at only 125.54 miles per hour. The luck was just starting to show.
In the first round of eliminations, Severance faced number one qualifier Chris Demke and his Maddern Racing rocket ship. Demke had run off a series of 5.33’s in qualifying, and had the car to beat. Severance got off the line first and a distracted Demke tried to play catch-up to no avail.
“I got to the shut down area and didn’t know I had won,” said Severance. “It was great to finally get down the track with a 5.435@259.66.”
Demke and Maddern Racing Looking to Next Race after First Round Loss
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Chandler, AZ – Chris Demke and the Maddern Racing team entered the Regional race this last weekend at Firebird 
Raceway with the car to beat. They knew this because they had just won the season opening race in Pomona, and they had a great tune-up. Funny thing happened on the way to the trophy. They lost in the first round to eventual event runner-up Joey Severance.
“We knew we had a race day tune-up,” said Demke. “The similar conditions and good track prep had us confident and feeling strong.”
The reason for this was two great runs in qualifying that garnered the Peen Rite/801 Racing Team the number on qualifying spot. With a pair of 5.33’s, they had recorded their second and third best times at Firebird Raceway. Race day paired Demke against number eight qualifier Joey Severance.
Meadors’ Runner-up Finish Sets the Stage for Exciting Goodguys Racing Season
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Pleasanton, CA – From the minute Marc Meadors and the Goodguys Racing ’69 Camaro Pro Mod rolled off the trailer at 
last weekend’s PSCA Record Breaker Nationals at the Strip at The Strip @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway, it was quite clear who they had to beat; Mike Maggio and his “MagCo”1970 Camaro.
As the weekend event unfolded, Meadors and Maggio were nearly inseparable, qualifying #1 and #2 respectively in the Pro Street division. As eliminations progressed, the two inched towards each other on opposite sides of the elimination ladder, setting up a winner-take-all-final; a battle which Maggio ultimately won.
But not by much as Meadors’ valiant and quicker 5.963 lost out to the winner’s 5.971 – the win coming from a red-lighting Meadors. “It could have been an epic final, but I left too soon said a disappointed Meadors.”
New Car, New Power for Sydnie Hyde in Quick 32 Series
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STRATFORD, ON – Sydnie Hyde will be going faster in her Top Dragster in Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts competition this year, thanks in part to brother Spencer.
Last season was her first year of Quick 32 Sportsman Series racing, but her old dragster just wasn’t fast enough. So the youngest driver of the Hyde Racing Team (Spencer also races in the Series) will be piloting a new Spitzer dragster with the mammoth 740-cubic inch engine that Spencer used in his Top Sportsman Cobalt in 2011.
“The car was only running in the 7.30s,” explained Hyde. “It just wasn’t fast enough, but it was a great learning experience.”
Qualifying was a tough go for the rookie last year, but that should turn around for the upcoming season.
