- NHRA RETURNS TO CHICAGO FOR ACTION-PACKED GERBER COLLISION & GLASS NHRA ROUTE 66 NATIONALS
- DRAG AND DRIVE EXHIBITION WITH ALEX TAYLOR AND TOM BAILEY RETURNS TO NHRA NATIONAL EVENT AT ROUTE 66 RACEWAY
- Record Setters and Race Winners Head to Virginia for PDRA Mid-Atlantic Showdown
- Race Wrap | NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals
- Race Wrap | NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals
- Stewart, Hagan Record Final Round Performances at Las Vegas NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in TSR Dodge//SRT Nitro Machines
- KALITTA, TASCA AND COUGHLIN JR WIN LAS-VEGAS 4-WIDE
VP named official fuel of B1 Racing
Courtesy of B-1 Racing
BAHRAIN – As the country of Bahrain’s official drag racing ambassadors to the world, B1 Racing is pleased to welcome and announce the support of VP Racing for B1’s charge to claim the ADRL Championship in 2011. 
VP will be supplying all racing fuel needed for both testing and racing in the 2011 season.
“The vision of Sheikh Abdulla (bin Hamad Al Khalifa) to promote racing worldwide, educate young people about motorsports, and grow participation is completely in line with what we’re working to accomplish at VP, and we’re pleased to be a part of the B1 Racing team,” said Jim Kelly, VP’s corporate director of sales and marketing.
“The team showed great promise in the Arabian Drag Racing League’s recent championship battle, and we’re excited to be a part of what should be a great run for the US ADRL championship as well,” Kelly said.
Speedwire signs as Official Integrated Wiring System of X275
Courtesy of X275
Fredericksburg, VA – SpeedWire Systems has signed on as the Official Integrated Wiring and Switch System Company of the X275 series for 2011. SpeedWire will be paying contingency at 10 select X275 events throughout the coming season. 
SpeedWire is a well recognized company providing racers with proven sustainable electronics, switches, and wiring for race cars. With brilliant design and construction, this revolutionary integrated race car wiring system can be adapted for any application from basic street cars to full blown outlaw cars.
B1 Racing Team Manager relishes role of “International Ambassador of Cooperation”
Courtesy of B1 Racing
MANAMA, Bahrain — When he took the job of team manager for Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, 40-year-old 
Ameer Akhtarzadeh knew he would be working on an International drag racing team, coordinating across continents, cultures and multiple time zones.
But, as his responsibilities have increased as the scope of the Sheikh’s plans for the B1 Racing team expanded, Ameer has had to cling to his personal motto: “Nothing is impossible” – and his determination is evident in the quick success of the Bahrain-based team.
Ameer not only coordinates travel and racing schedules for the three B1 drivers – Houston, Texas-based Josh Hernandez, and Bahrain-based Ali Aryan and Khalid Mohammed – he also manages the same for the continually growing and often changing team of crew chiefs, team members, engine builders and support staff.
He also sources parts and services across International lines, all while keeping up with his “day job” or running the growing interests of VP Racing Fuels in Bahrain.
According to Ameer, however, the details are not the most challenging part of his life.
Hoosier Racing Tires signs as Contingency Sponsor with X275
Courtesy of X275
Fredericksburg, VA – X275 is proud to announce that Hoosier Racing Tires will be a Contingency Sponsor at multiple events (19 in all) all the way from Michigan to Florida. As a contingency sponsor 
Hoosier Racing Tire will be supporting racers using the Hoosier 275/60-15 drag radial tire used in X275.
Hoosier Racing Tires is a family owned company started in the 1950’s when owner Bob Newton decided to start retreading street tires with softer compounds for racing.
Working with Mohawk Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio Bob developed processes for making tires strictly for racing. In 1978 Mohawk was closing the plant in Akron where Bob had commuted to daily for 16 years forcing him and his wife Joyce to start R & J Mfg. Corp.
NEOPMA Featured at the Philadelphia Expo Centers Rod and Custom Show
Courtesy of NEOPMA
Oaks, PA – The Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association will be heading the field again. Featured Pro Mods Include 
Derrick Townes in his 68’ Camaro, Frank Patille in his 1957 Buick Special, Gary Courtier in his 68’ Camaro, and Bruce Mullins in his 63’ Corvette.
These four will be attending with their doorslammers but won’t be in their native territory contained by 1,320 feet of rubber laden asphalt and concrete barriers. You’ll find them in The “Pro Mod Alley”.
They will be sitting peacefully under the showroom lights of the Philadelphia Expo Center at the Northeast Rod and Custom Car Show Nationals on March 25-27 awaiting you to enter a zone filled with the finest of the breed there is to offer.
Hinds Motorsports back for 2011 PMRA tour
Courtesy of PMRA
WATERLOO, ON – With some minor changes from last year, the Hinds Motorsports Corvette Pro Modified will be 
ready for the upcoming Pro Modified Racing Association season.
“Basically the car is staying the same,” noted team owner Al Hinds. “The motor is at Carl’s (Carl Spiering of Engine Research & Development) getting freshened up. We’ve got a couple of tricks up our sleeve, but right now I’m going to keep them guessing.”
Driven by prominent Pro Modified racer Gary Irving of Toronto, Ontario the Corvette is powered with a supercharged 526-cubic inch Alan Johnson BAE engine with a Lenco three-speed behind it. The Corvette body sits on a Lowdown Hot Rods chassis, and ERD supplies the fuel system and PSI supercharger.
RE-LIVE THE NHRA TIRE KINGDOM GATORNATIONALS WITH WFO RADIO
Courtesy of WFO
HOLLYWOOD, FL – WFO Radio provided an unprecedented ten hours of broadcast coverage from the NHRA Tire Kingdom Gatornationals, in Gainesville, Florida. Host, Joe Castello, and his WFO Radio team interviewed drivers,
sponsors, and team owners over the race weekend. Six hours of the broadcast were “on location” from the Nitro Fish Apparel trailer on the NHRA Midway. For On Demand listening click the links provided below or visit the WFORadio.com archive.
Guests include: Captain Chaos Kenny Koretsky, Pro Stock Motorcycle World Champ L.E. Tonglet, PSM racer Angie Smith, 2010 Pro Stock championship runner up Greg Stanfield, 2010 Funny Car championship runner up Matt Hagan, NAPA Funny Car driver Ron Capps, Disruptive Studios producer Stephen Pullin, NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart, and Karl Pratt of Safety Sentry.
MICKEY THOMPSON NAMED OFFICIAL TIRE OF THE ADRL
Courtesy of Mickey Thompson
STOW, OH – In addition to being an ongoing ADRL contingency sponsor, Mickey Thompson has been selected as the 
Official Tire of the 2011 American Drag Racing League (ADRL) making this the second consecutive year for this prestigious role. The growing partnership with ADRL will allow Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels to increase their support to the drag racing teams once again in 2011.
“It is a great pleasure for us to support the ADRL,” said Carl Robinson, Motorsports Manager, Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels. “The ADRL staff understands that we are passionate about working with and meeting the needs of the racers, and that really means a lot to us.”
New Convertor Program Shows Promise for Janis’ Pro Mod Team
Courtesy of Janis Racing
Gainesville, FL – After nearly a week of testing prior to the 41st Tire Kingdom Gatornationals the Elma, NY team felt 
confident heading into Gainesville but with each run at the Gators their confidence began to wane.
Electrical gremlins plagued the team all weekend hampering their efforts to hone in on their new convertor set up.
“She’s showing super huge potential,” said crew chief Mike Janis Jr. “from the 60 to the 1/8 mile we’re right there with the best guys this weekend but for some reason she started dropping cylinders just passed the eight mile. Some of our timers didn’t work, other parts malfunctioned. It makes no sense.”
The team continues to learn their new convertor set up and feels the set up shows promise.
Arizona racer Ron Maroney brings home field advantage to Arizona Nitro Jam
Courtesy of IHRA
TUCSON,AZ – For any driver, a chance to race at the national level in front of thousands of fans at your home track is always a dream come true.
And for Arizona-based racer Ron Maroney, that dream will finally become a reality the weekend of March 25-26 as Maroney and his “Super Nanook” Fuel Altered team roll into town as one of the feature classes at the inaugural Arizona Nitro Jam at Southwestern International Raceway next weekend in Tucson.
Maroney, a native of Chandler, Ariz., has raced at tracks all across the United States, but none more than the track he calls the best in the state at Southwestern International Raceway. And after 26 years of racing, Maroney couldn’t be more excited to be a part of Nitro Jam’s inaugural event in the state of Arizona at the track he calls home as the Nitro Jam series brings an absolutely huge show to the desert March 25-26 in Tucson.
