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NHRA Virginia Nationals
The NHRA Virginia Nationals started out mild, but by Sunday it was down right hot. Track conditions on Sunday were tricky, and you had to have your car setup right. The Sportsman got 3 rounds of eliminations on Saturday and 3 on Sunday. There was no Comp Eliminator or Top Sportsman competing this week. A 3 day race with 6 categories made it easy to finish on time, along withRead More
NHRA Southern Nationals Winners
NHRA Southern Nationals is in its 39th year and it looks like weather will be a factor again on day 1. Fortunately there was only brief shower Friday afternoon, racing resumed and was finished on schedule. Stock, Super Comp and Super Gas ran first round on day 1. Super Stock had class, first round for them and the rest of the sportsman was on Saturday. Except for the brief showerRead More
NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Winners
The NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, NC should have been called the windy nationals. I think this was a first when the race was delayed on account of strong winds. We also had hail thrown in for good measure. Even with the bad weather the race was finished on time. The track was in pretty good shape for Friday and Saturday, but come Sunday the Factory Stock Showdown cars wereRead More
Speed For All
Welcome to the School of Automotive Machinists & Technology Here at the School of Automotive Machinists & Technology (SAM Tech), we help you get the hands-on training you need to jumpstart your career. Building engines isn’t for everyone. It’s only for the best. And we help place the best automotive machinists in top teams across NASCAR, NHRA, and IndyCar. We help you power those teams to victory every race. EveryRead More
SpringNationals – Houston Raceway Park Winners
The Springnationals at Houston Raceway Park is not known for its great weather. This year there was a rain delay on Saturday, but not like years past. The race was finished on time and with only 5 sportsman classes competing they stayed on schedule for the most part. Sportsman eliminations started on the same day as qualifying at the three day race. Stock had class schedule for this race andRead More
Licensed to Drag: 2019 Dodge Challenger
Licensed to Drag: 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 “Angry Bee” Approved for NHRA Stock and Super Stock Competition Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320, named for quarter-mile distance (1,320 feet), now legal for drag race competition in National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Stock and Super Stock classes Quarter-mile elapsed time of 11.70 seconds at 115 mph makes showroom-stock Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 fastest naturally aspirated, street-legal muscleRead More
Vegas Four Wide Winners
The Vegas four wide race is done in 3 days, just like Four wide in Charlotte. Its a challenging race for the pro’s, but for the Sportsman its just another national event. The fields are always full in the sportsman ranks as it is a very popular race to attend. This years Four Wide, and with great weather as always gave us a some new winners along with some veteransRead More
19th Annual NHRA Dodge HEMI® Challenge Set to Return to Iconic U.S. Nationals
19th Annual NHRA Dodge HEMI® Challenge Set to Return to Iconic U.S. Nationals Dodge//SRT continues title sponsorship of event, now in its 19th consecutive year at U.S. Nationals 1968 Dodge Dart and Plymouth Barracuda Super Stock cars — the most iconic of the Mopar-powered package cars — to battle it out head-to-head NHRA Dodge HEMI® Challenge qualifying and eliminations scheduled for August 29-30 at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis $15,000 winner’sRead More
50th annual NHRA Gator Nationals Winners
The 50th annual NHRA Gator Nationals for the fans was a big success. For the Sportsman it was a mixed bag, and for some racers it was a disappointment. Class at the Baby Gator was held a week before the nationals and went well. For the most part all the racers were very happy, and the weather cooperated. When it came to the nationals, well lets say the schedule wasRead More
Factory Stock Showdown – Slowdown?
Sources tell us that the Factory Stock Showdown cars will be slowed down. How they might go about doing this is still up in the air. They could make a pulley change, a spec throttle body or even a rear gear change. There was even talk to cap the et at 7.90, although this is not very popular with the teams. NHRA took data logs from all the teams atRead More
NHRA Arizona Nationals Winners
For the second time and the second NHRA race of the year weather has put a damper on sportsman racing. With temps in low 40’s on Friday and morning rain showers the sportsman were pushed to Saturday for their one and only shot down the track followed by eliminations in the afternoon. Temps were in the mid 50’s but at least there was no rain. One round of eliminations wereRead More
NHRA Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Winners
The Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals is NHRA season opener. In its 59 year, its an icon of drag racing. The weather did not cooperate this weekend, and the finals had to finish up on Monday. Setting around and waiting for the rains to stop made for a frustrating weekend, but in the end it was worth it for the racers that made it to the finals. Some new faces andRead More