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MJJ Racing Returns to Defend Modified Championship in 2013
CAYUGA, ON – Jarrod Kolne and the MJJ Racing Team will be returning to the DSE Automotive Sportsman Racing Series with the help 
of some new sponsors and a upgraded Moser Engineering Read End, in an attempt to defend their 2012 Modified Eliminator Championship.
Joining MJJ Racing this season is Tim Orser Residential Lift Services, who provide consulting, installing and repair services for various types of stairs, decks, and residential elevators.
Also joining MJJ Racing is Mike O Automotive in the Niagara Region and returning for their 6th season RJ’s Service & Performance in Hamilton.
With the new sponsorship, MJJ Racing’s schedule for 2013 will include all twelve DSE Sportsman Racing Series events, the entire Ontario Street Car Association (OSCA), and a few select other specialty events during the course of the season.
NDRA Cements Sponsorship Commitment with Essroc Ready Mix
Cambridge, ON – The National Drag Racing Association is proud to announce that Essroc Ready Mix of Cambridge, ON has joined our 
growing family of sponsors for 2013!
Dale Boeru, NDRA’s President and Director of Operations says, “Drag racing in Canada continues to grow in popularity as a premier sport and entertainment at a steady pace. At NDRA, we are proud to present a quality line up of Alcohol Funny Cars and Pro Doorslammers that thrill the fans and draw crowds to the drag strips where we perform.” He adds, “It takes a lot of energy and resources to put on a great show. That’s where our sponsor partners come in to play an important role. When they invest in our programs, we can build a bigger and better show that our fans will remember”
JRi Shocks and The Rickey Gadson Drag Race School Team Up in 2013
MOORESVILLE, NC – Over the past twenty-nine years, Rickey Gadson has acquired an unrivaled wealth of knowledge and appreciation 
for the crucial components that can determine the difference between victory and defeat in Drag Bike competition. Gadson is using his experience to educate others of the winning combination in Drag Bike shock components by designating JRi Shocks, the leader in advanced shock absorber technology, as the shock absorber provider for the Rickey Gadson Drag Racing School in 2013.
Mickey Thompson to Sponsor X-DRL Top Sportsman Class
STOW, OH – Beginning with the inaugural season of the X-DRL, Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels (Mickey Thompson) will 
act as the official Top Sportsman class sponsor. Based in Kerrville, Texas, the X-DRL is a premier sanctioning body for eighth-mile drag racing. Professional racing classes include Pro Junior Dragster, SuperCar Showdown, Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, X-treme Pro Mod, Pro Turbo, X-treme Pro Stock, Pro Nitrous and Pro X-treme.
“As we celebrate 50 years, we want to remain true to the legacy of our company, and supporting the Top Sportsman competitors is part of that,” stated Tom Kundrik, Motorsports Manager, Mickey Thompson. “We’re looking forward to a great season. There are going to be a lot of talented drivers participating this year for a chance to win the X-DRL Championship crown.”
Goodyear Returns As PSCA Class Sponsor
Courtesy of PSCA
LAS VEGAS, NV – For the fourth-consecutive year, Goodyear Racing Tires, a division of Carrol Shelby Enterprises Inc., is partnering 
with the Pacific Street Car Association to be the class sponsor for the Goodyear Racing Tires Open Comp class. The partnership will also extend to the Street Car Super Nationals IX in November
Goodyear Racing Tires will pay out $150 to race winners and $75 to the runner up at all PSCA events, including SCSN IX and the newly-formed Rocky Mountain Summer Series that will race at Bandimere Raceway near Denver.
RPM Magazine 2011 Editors Choice Awards
Courtesy of L.I.E.
‘FOCUS THIS’ – DOUTHIT’S JET CAR BRINGING FORD THRUST TO NMRA EVENT
Courtesy of Focus This
Columbus, Ohio – Ford fans in the State of Ohio are in store for quite a surprise this weekend, as second-generation Jet Car driver David Douthit brings his 10,000 horsepower, J-85 General Electric powered 2000 Ford Focus Jet Car called 
‘Focus This’ to the 33rd Annual NMRA Ford Expo, scheduled for September 2nd-4th at National Trail Raceway in Columbus.
Douthit, originally from San Diego, Calif. and now residing in Colorado Springs, Colo., literally cut his teeth at the Drag Strip. The son of legendary showman ‘Smokey Joe’ Douthit, David began his racing career working on the family’s wheel stander; a crowd pleasing 69 Nova called Smokey Red. In 1993, one week after graduating high school David received his jet dragster license and at the time was the quickest and fastest teenager in the world. Since then, the Douthit Family has traveled the world making exhibition runs in Hawaii, Aruba, Curacao, Japan, Mexico City, and all over the United States and Canada.
MIR Sportsman Photo Extra
Courtesy of Bryan Epps/BME Photography
Budds Creek, MD – As a special treat to our readers, Bryan Epps of BME Photography, has sent us a special gallery of the winners from this past weekends Sportsman Spectacular at famed maryland International Raceway.
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Team JEGS Pre-race Notes for Las Vegas Nationals
Courtesy of Jegs
Las Vegas, NV – The Las Vegas event will mark the second race in the 2011 Get Screened America Pro Mod Series. 
Troy Coughlin will once again be in action with his turbocharged JEGS.com Pontiac GTO.
Troy finished fourth in the 2010 Get Screened America Pro Mod Series. He is currently ranked 17th after failing to qualify for the season-opening event in Gainesville, Fla.
The JEGS Mail Order team has enjoyed considerable success in Las Vegas. Jeg Coughlin Jr. won five Pro Stock titles in Las Vegas (2000, 2001, 2002, 2008 and 2009) and was a runner-up in 2007. Troy’s is also a former Las Vegas winner, recording his first NHRA national event title in Super Comp in 2009. John Coughlin also used a win at the Las Vegas Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event in 2009 to clinch his second North Central Division Top Dragster championship.
JACKSON RACING TAFC ZOOMS TO PROVISIONAL POLE IN PHOENIX
Courtesy of Jackson Racing
Chandler, AZ – A new season has begun for the Rick Jackson Racing Top Alcohol Funny Car team with the Santa Clarita, Calif. group producing mid-season performance. 
A solid 5.595 second elapsed time was good enough to capture the provisional pole position after the first day of qualifying during the opening NHRA Division 7 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event of the 2011 season contested at Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Ariz.
The Centre Pointe Collision Center Ford Mustang team kicked off their 2011 campaign with a test session yesterday at FIR, giving crew chief Steve Boggs and driver Tony Bartone the opportunity to shake down any off season rust which may have developed since their record shattering 266.00 mile per hour blast recorded in mid-November, 2010.
