tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78166233373053784682024-12-18T19:23:34.881-08:00Detroit Bridge Online and NHRA Drag RacingReviews of some of the "hottest" vehicles across the world with concentration on Detroit Iron and exciting imports impacting the landscape in the US. Plus a few inserts from NHRA drag racing events across the USA.
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plusElliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-62712479368764485302015-06-05T11:00:00.000-07:002015-06-05T11:00:21.748-07:00Skill and Luck Keeps Antron Brown on Top!
Top Fuel points leader Antron Brown could pick up milestone victory at Toyota NHRA Summernationals
Friday, May 29, 2015.
Antron Brown is approaching a massive milestone in his highly successful NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series career.
With 49 career victories, the 2012 Top Fuel world champion is on the
verge of becoming just the 10th driver to earn Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-40574217848350995802015-05-14T11:25:00.000-07:002015-05-14T11:25:27.451-07:00The Winners are the same, nearly, each time.
Schumacher has only one thing left to conquer: Atlanta
Monday, May 11, 2015.
With an incredible résumé that includes 78 Top Fuel wins and a
class-best eight world championships, Tony Schumacher knows he doesn’t
need to change anything about his approach heading to Atlanta Dragway.
That championship pedigree, which includes the 2014 Top FuelElliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-8670891895742343642014-11-11T12:25:00.000-08:002014-11-11T12:25:00.096-08:00NHRA Mello crowns will be decided in Pomona
Wednesday, November 05, 2014
The 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season has been one of
the most exciting seasons in drag racing history, and it will come to a
fitting end at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, Nov. 13-16, at the
50th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals.
The best in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock MotorcycleElliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-43566471901102403742014-11-06T15:17:00.000-08:002014-11-06T15:17:23.663-08:00NHRA stars relive, talk championships at SEMA Breakfast
Wednesday, November 05, 2014
by Phil Burgess, National DRAGSTER Editor
A
packed house enjoyed NHRA's annual SEMA Breakfast, which was emceed by
Bob Frey and included past and present champions in Antron Brown, Tony
Schumacher, Gary Scelzi, and John Force. (Photos by Robert Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-49987633393440292322014-11-03T21:36:00.002-08:002014-11-03T21:36:32.655-08:00The Force Rookie Dragster- Photo Credits Gary NataseElliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-65652318261244351932014-11-03T21:14:00.000-08:002014-11-03T21:14:03.142-08:00BRITTANY FORCE TO RACE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR DRAGSTER STARTING IN VEGAS
LAS VEGAS, NV(October 31, 2014) --- Brittany Force winner of
the 2013 Auto Club Road to the Future Award will race a commemorative Auto Club
Road to the Future Rookie Of The Year Castrol Edge Top Fuel dragster the final
two races of the season. The Top Fuel dragster was designed by Force and the
in-house JFR graphic design team.
Force won the 2013 award on the strength of her season long
Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-48388824484217595292014-10-23T15:00:00.001-07:002014-10-23T15:00:15.625-07:00John Force looking ahead, not back
NHRA Story
Thursday, October 23, 2014
It certainly wasn’t John Force’s plan to enter the final two events
of the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series in pursuit of yet
another Funny Car championship without his crew chief, but as with
everything that the 16-time champ has overcome in his life, he’s up for
the challenge.
Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-43316414058901285762014-10-20T23:23:00.003-07:002014-10-20T23:23:40.381-07:00Six NHRA rookie drivers are eligible candidates for 2014 Auto Club Road to the Future Award Thursday, October 09, 2014
NHRA Article-Thursday, October 09, 2014
Jimmy Alund
Richie Crampton
Jonathan Gray
Elvira Karlsson
Chaz Kennedy
Shane Tucker
Six NHRA rookie drivers, Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-303677073020619902014-09-01T20:28:00.000-07:002014-09-01T20:28:07.004-07:00NHRA Story-2014 Chevrolet Performance U.S Nationals Monday photo galleryMonday, September 01, 2014
The final day of the 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals began with the SealMaster NHRA Track Walk, which was led by grand marshals Don Prudhomme and Tom McEwen and Linda Vaughn, who rode ahead in convertible Camaros.
The Bob Daniels Awards of Excellence, presented in honor of the late Division 3 director and Indy track Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-88154645761948696412014-08-22T13:26:00.000-07:002014-08-22T13:26:54.460-07:00Top Fuel star ready to make history at Indy, Again!
NHRA Story-Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Antron Brown considers himself fortunate to have won the world’s most
prestigious drag race, the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. A
three-time winner, including a Top Fuel victory in 2011, Brown also has a
strong handle on what it takes to stand in the winner’s circle during
the biggest weekend of the year.
But Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-11009278592928859162014-08-03T09:38:00.000-07:002014-08-03T09:38:37.480-07:00Antron Brown has 30 BIG reasons to win in this segment of events. SEATTLE (July 29, 2014) -
Antron Brown and the Matco Tools have three NHRA Mello Yello Drag
Racing Series events left to claim the No. 1 spot in the standings, and
he can think of 30 good reasons to reach that goal. When the
top-10 in points are finalized upon conclusion of the Mello Yello
regular season, which includes this weekend's race near Seattle and
events at Brainerd, Minn., and Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-39995635151443795742014-06-30T13:17:00.000-07:002014-06-30T13:17:37.962-07:00Antron Brown earns 500th career NHRA round to win fourth title in 2014 at Route 66 Nationals.
JOLIET, Ill. (June 29, 2014) -
It was a milestone day for Don Schumacher Racing in the backyard of its
team owner led by Antron Brown who raced his Matco Tools dragster to
its fourth win of the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Series season.
Brown, who qualified the Matco rail in the No. 3 spot under the
lights at the Route 66 Nationals on Saturday evening, tamed the tricky
strip located in the Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-30573586057160941572014-06-22T08:32:00.000-07:002014-06-22T08:32:55.870-07:00Antron Brown powers Matco Tools dragster to second No. 1 qualifying spot of the season at New England Dragway
EPPING, N.H. (June 21, 2014) - Antron Brown earned his second No. 1 qualifying position of the 2014 NHRA season Saturday afternoon at New England Dragway. The
2012 NHRA Top Fuel champion used a track record elapsed time of
3.770-seconds to earn the 36th top qualifier award of his decorated
career. Brown's pole-winning pass came Friday evening under the lights
at the Epping, N.H. track."We Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-28064195499420719402014-06-05T22:47:00.000-07:002014-06-05T22:47:02.618-07:002015 Corvette Z06 Rated at 650 Horsepower
Supercharged LT4 V-8 engine is the most powerful ever from Chevrolet
DETROIT – The all-new 2015 Corvette Z06 is the most powerful
production car ever from General Motors and one of a few production cars
available in the United States that delivers more than 600 horsepower.
The Z06’s LT4 supercharged 6.2L V-8 engine is SAE-certified at 650
horsepower (485 kW) atElliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-72565863504534362212014-06-05T15:35:00.000-07:002014-06-05T15:35:06.105-07:00NHRA Story- Minimum age reset For Jr. Dragster Racing League
Minimum age reset for NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League on Saturday, May13, 2014- Effective June 15, the minimum age for kids eligible to participate
NHRA President
Tom Compton, second from left, was joined at the announcement by Old
Bridge Township Raceway Park's David Napp, left, one of the original Jr.
Dragster Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-46720816077030378072014-05-25T11:23:00.000-07:002014-05-25T11:23:27.536-07:00The Team of JFR is at the Top of the Ladder and the Girls Make History.
HISTORY AT KANSAS
NATIONALS AS FORCE SISTERS QUALIFY No. 1
TOPEKA, KS –
Brittany Force’s Castrol EDGE Dragster proved to be the dominant Top Fuel
dragster at the NHRA Kansas Nationals as she ran a career best ET and top speed
3.746 seconds at 329.75 mph and claimed her first ever number one Top Fuel
qualifying spot. She will share the top qualifying limelight with her sister
Courtney Force Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-66349728096421274852014-05-23T17:29:00.001-07:002014-05-23T17:29:36.461-07:00Antron Brown - Atlanta Finals
NHRA Southern Nationals
MONDAY ELIMINATIONS: 10 a.m. ET
Facebook.com/Shoeracing TWITTER @Shoeracing ShoeRacing.com
ON ESPN2 (times are EST): 8-11 p.m. ET, eliminations
Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-63245068628218598172014-05-23T17:20:00.000-07:002014-05-23T17:20:10.546-07:00C7 Road Test Takes on Carerra S
"Since
its inception, the C7 Stingray has been designed, engineered, and built
with the intention of taking on the world’s finest sports cars with
utter disregard to their price or reputation. In TopGear’s
recent torture test, the crew took Porsche’s latest 911 Carrera S along
with a hot-off-the-press C7 Stingray to one of the UK’s most
treacherous sections of highway, the Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-18289847844731136372014-05-22T21:44:00.000-07:002014-05-22T21:44:05.140-07:00JR Todd wants to take advantage of opportunity.
Thursday, May 22, 2014 Credit to National Dragster
J.R. Todd isn’t interested in easing into the opportunity of driving
an 8,000-horsepower Optima Batteries Top Fuel dragster for Kalitta
Motorsports. The way he sees it, Todd is ready for immediate results.
It has been just more than a month since ToddElliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-55037773516266581142014-05-15T10:17:00.000-07:002014-05-15T10:17:16.706-07:00Cadillac ATS for 2015, a bit Lower, Lower and Wider
Pricing starts at $38,990, including destination charge
2014-05-15
DETROIT – For the 2015 ATS Coupe, Cadillac engineers and
designers made a number of changes from the award-winning ATS Sedan to
deliver the performance and styling traits luxury coupe buyers expect.
When the ATS Coupe goes on sale at the end of this summer, it will start
at $38,990, Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-20715701610144054652014-05-02T10:20:00.001-07:002014-05-02T10:20:40.864-07:00News on Activites of Sportsman Results in NHRA Requested.I do recognize that throughout NHRA, there are thousands of competitors that never seem to be recognized, not only in the varied team media, but within NHRA itself,
The two areas that are mentioned frequently are in the Pro Ranks. Reason for this is it is the only consistent "news" received. It is not to overlook any one and the only way it can be rectified is if those competitors and or fans Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-10940738535135080562014-05-02T09:47:00.003-07:002014-05-02T09:47:56.663-07:00Antron Brown, finally gets the Points Lead, again!
Inside this issue of "Shoe's News," the official newsletter for Don Schumacher Racing:
1. #OneTeam.
DSR's seven teams battle on the dragstrip but before and Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-88816883858654418752014-04-27T21:08:00.001-07:002014-04-27T21:08:48.946-07:00John Force Racing Report from Royal Purple Raceway
6th of 24 races in the NHRA Mello Yello Series
Royal Purple Raceway- Baytown, Texas- April 27, 2014
Final round results from Sunday’s 27th
annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals at Royal Purple
Raceway, sixth race in the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series:
FUNNY CAR – Robert Hight, Yorba Linda, Calif., AAA Texas Ford Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-85080527531721032132014-04-22T20:11:00.000-07:002014-04-22T20:11:11.314-07:00Antron Brown Closes in on Top Fuel Points Lead. BROWNSBURG, Ind. (April 22, 2014) -
Antron Brown and the Matco Tools Top Fuel team have pulled to within 25
points of leader Doug Kalitta in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing
Series standings heading to this weekend's event near Houston.
The 2012 Top Fuel world champion used his incredible reaction time to
win the unique NHRA Four-Wide Nationals near Charlotte on April 13 to
become the Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816623337305378468.post-43642408840754547172014-04-16T12:23:00.000-07:002014-04-16T12:23:02.700-07:00Cars made in the US? GM Tops the ListDETROIT – For the second year in a row, General Motors dominates the “Made in America”
Automotive Index produced by American University’s Kogod School of
Business. GM’s Chevrolet Corvette Stingray tied for No. 1 and 17 other
GM vehicles tied for places in the Top 10.
In addition to the Stingray, seven other Chevrolets made the Top Ten
including: Traverse, Equinox, Express, Malibu, Impala, Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906255349371025210noreply@blogger.com0