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Tim Tindle Joins Danny Rowe Racing

LAGUNA HILLS, CA – Perennial NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series frontrunner and championship contender Danny Rowe has a new Tim Tindleteammate. Tim Tindle, who competed for five seasons in the NHRA Pro Mod series himself and currently competes in the X-treme Drag Racing League’s outlaw supercharger division, Pro X-treme, will be joining Danny Rowe in a two-car venture for the remainder of 2013. Both drivers will field Agave Underground Tequila-backed supercharged Pro Modified Camaros with world renowned crew chief Jimmy Rector handling the tuning duties on both entries.

“Obviously, we’re very excited about Tim and his family joining our team,” said Rowe, who is currently tied for 4th in the NHRA Pro Mod Series points. “We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to field two cars here in this ultra-competitive Pro Mod category and, honestly, happy to have a guy like Tim joining our team. We’re both family-oriented guys and I think the Tindle Family will fit right in with us. We’re definitely looking forward to Norwalk.”

Tindle, who has been racing Pro Modified since 2005, earned 2007 AMS ProMod Challenge Rookie of the Year honors following a season that saw him win the ProCare RX Supernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey, as well as the NHRA Pro Mod Clash in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2009, Tindle scored victories at both the NHRA Summer Nationals in Topeka, Kansas, and the IHRA Spring Nationals in Rockingham, North Carolina.

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PAT MUSI RACING ENGINES ADRL SUMMER DRAGS IX PREVIEW

MARTIN, MI – Since relocating his home and business from Carteret, NJ to Mooresville, NC, Pat Musi has been able to spend more Lizzy Musi - Top Sportsmantime at the track and in the dyno room. If the recent performances of racers using his engines and components are any indication, that extra time is paying big dividends.

Longtime Virginia campaigner Tommy Franklin scored a huge win at the Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod race at Virginia Motorsports Park on May 19 in his unmistakable green ’69 Camaro, which is motivated by a Musi 903 EFI engine. That same weekend on the opposite side of the country, Joe Lepone Jr. took the Pro Street crown at the NMCA West Coast Shootout at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, CA, driving Derrol Hubbard’s Musi 903 EFI-powered Plymouth Duster.

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TNT Super Series re-schedules RACE 1 and RACE 2 after rainouts

NEW YORK, NYMother Nature has not been kind to competitors in the Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series so far this season.  The TNT Super Seriesfirst two events were cancelled due to rain and now today, a third has been postponed.

The good news is RACE 1 and RACE 2 will be paired up and a new double weekend created, keeping travel costs down for the racers.

RACE 1 will happen on Friday July 26th at Elegant Builders Raceway Park in Lancaster, NY thanks to Sam LoVetro Automotive.  RACE 2 follows on Saturday July 27th at Empire Dragway in Leicester, NY powered by Steve’s Electric.

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Schumacher holds top spot in Top Fuel, track speed record helps Hagan to No. 2 spot at Route 66

JOLIET, IL – Tony Schumacher followed the path of his favorite hockey team, the Stanley Cup winning Chicago Blackhawks, by earning DSRthe provisional pole Friday night in the Route 66 NHRA Nationals in his hometown.

The hockey team held its celebratory parade in downtown Chicago on Friday afternoon, and several hours later Schumacher held his own parade … a much quicker one.

Schumacher, the seven-time NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel world champion, holds the pole heading to Saturday’s last two qualifying sessions before Sunday’s championship eliminations, and Don Schumacher Racing teammate Matt Hagan drove to the provisional No. 2 spot in Funny Car.

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JOHN FORCE CONTINUES HOT STREAK IN CHICAGO

JOLIET, IL – For the second race in a row John Force was the best of the field on Friday in Funny Car. With only one qualifying session John Force - Route 66contested today due to the threat of inclement weather Force powered his Castrol GTX Ford Mustang Funny Car to the top spot with a 4.035 second run. He had to wait for a number of top contenders to run and the closest Funny car to the 15-time champ at the end of the night was Matt Hagan’s 4.040 seconds.

“You are racing here in Chicago and you have killer conditions and a killer race track. Everybody stepped on them after Chad Head put up that great number 4.05. Everybody knew it was out there. (Crew chief) Mike Neff does a great job and he has a great job around him,” said Force, who could clinch his third No. 1 of the season tomorrow.

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BMR K-Member for 2011+ Mustang

Seffner, FL – Decrease front end weight while providing more header and turbo clearance in your 2011+ Mustang with a K-Member from BMR Suspension.  The K-Member is constructed from 1.5” and 1.25” DOM steel tubing and 3/16” CNC laser-cut mounting plates for uncompromised strength and durability.

Factory K-Members are manufactured from stamped steel light-gauge sheet metal and use bulky, flexible hydraulic motor mounts. The BMR K-Member (KM018) has an integrated motor mount design composed of low-profile, high-density polyurethane bushings with machined spacers.  Designed specifically for 2011+ Mustangs equipped with electric power steering, the BMR K-Member provides an 18 pound weight savings.  Installation time is only 2-3 hours.  Available in black hammertone or red powdercoat.

To preview all of BMR’s high-performance suspension parts, please visit www.bmrsuspension.com, email sales@bmrsuspension.com, or contact them at BMR Suspension, 928 Sligh Avenue, Seffner, FL 33584, 813-986-9302, Fax: 813-986-8055.

Faul, Shannon double-up at IHRA Division 6 season opener

ASHCROFT, BC – Western Canada’s top IHRA racers were on hand for the Division 6 season opener over the weekend at the NL Mark Faul‘Akapxm Eagle Motorplex in Ashcroft, British Columbia with the usual hitters quickly rising to the top.

Four of the seven Division 6 champions from 2012 found victory lane during the two-race competition headed by double winner Mark Faul.

Faul won both Super Stock and Stock over the weekend and added a runner-up finish in Super Stock on Day 2 to give the Tacoma, Washington native three Ironman trophies in one day. Due to rain both events were finished on Sunday.

Kelowna, British Columbia’s Mike Shannon also took home multiple trophies over the weekend with a pair of wins in Quick Rod and Super Rod on Day 2 plus a runner-up finish.

The rest of the winners from the Division 6 season opener were Pat McNally and Zak Clark (Top Sportsman), Dan Provost and Trevor Ritchie (Top Dragster), Faul and Art Congdon (Super Stock), Sean Ferguson and Faul (Stock), Mike Pople and Shannon (Quick Rod), Kirk Lanz and Shannon (Super Rod) and Jack Slinger and Warren Neitsch (Hot Rod).

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Mountain Motor Pro Stock returns to IHRA in 2013

NORWALK, OH – Throughout 2013, rumor mills teemed with hints and questions about the return of Pro Stock to the IHRA. Recently, Pete Bernerthe rumors were put to rest as IHRA made the announcement that Pro Stock would be featured at two of their Nitro Jam events this year.

Pete Berner and the Summit Racing Equipment Team will be among four teams returning to the genesis of Mountain Motor Pro Stocks for the MOPAR Nitro Jam Nationals at the Grand Bend Motorplex, July 19-21 and the CarSafe Northern Nitro Jam presented by Perry Harley-Davidson at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park, August 9-10.

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ProMedia Developing Single Point of Contact for LSX Racers on Facebook

Santa Ana, CA – Every once in a great while the NMCA hits on something that can be BIG…and this is BIG.  For years we have had to reach out to racers outside of our own website and community by going on Ls1tech, PlanetLSX, Camaro5, etc.  We will continue to do that, however, we are creating a place…THE place for LSX racers to go.
NMCA has worked out a deal with Justin Cesler to create an LSXracing FaceBook page.  As you guys know Justin is hardcore LSX.  He will be updating the page daily and it will quickly become THE place to go for LSX racers for new, rumors, event info, rules info, rules discussion, etc.  NMCA is very excited about this FaceBook page because, fully developed, it will allow for much better communication to LSX racers around the U.S.

JEGS.com first to offer free shipping and handling on all orders

DELAWARE, OH – For more than 52 years, car and racing enthusiasts have looked to JEGS Mail Order and JEGS.com to fulfill all of their Jegs - Free Shipping and Handelinghigh performance needs. Now the family-owned industry leader is offering their customers another first — free shipping and handling on all orders.

“We pride ourselves on exceptional customer service,” said Vice President John Coughlin, one of four brothers that own and operate JEGS. “By having free shipping and handling on all orders we feel like we’re taking the concept of offering a full service experience to our customers to an unprecedented level. This has never happened before in the mail order parts business and we’re proud to be the first to implement this valuable benefit.

“Our goal is to make it easier than ever for our customers to purchase items and now the price they see, is the price you pay…there are no surprises. And if the part isn’t right, it can easily be returned or exchanged. We’ve always had 100-percent customer satisfaction, guaranteed.”

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