Ahra drag racing records. "Big Daddy" Don Garlits, born January 14, 1932, is that man, and one of the inaugural inductees into the Motorsports Hall of Fame. Does anyone know of a web site that lists race results from the mid 1960s? I'm interested mostly in the top fuel, funny car, and AF/X classes. . He also won the first post-AHRA race at Spokane in 2006. Top of page * prior to 1974, the World Finals event champion was declared the season champion Type View Revisions. At the end of 1955, Hot Rod magazine did a story on the Craig Smith was the most prolific TF champion during AHRA Spokane's twilight years, with event wins in 2001, 2002, and 2003. I'm seeing a sign here for our Drag Race I'm wanting to hold on GlassThamesDoug Member from Ohio & Florida Are there Drag News CD's with all the Drag Records for AHRA, IHRA, NHRA till about 1978? I have not seen them at the shows? Look up AHRA D/HR 1975 MPH & ET (Formula 1,2,3,4) GlassThamesDoug, Jan 19, 2009 SHARE POST #11 Explore the achievements of NHRA Pro Record Holders, showcasing remarkable performances and milestones in drag racing history. Photo credit: Steve Reyes For the past 25 years, there has been one king of drag racing. Drag Racing’s Rebels, How the AHRA Changed Quarter-Mile Competition by Doug Boyce Nineteen-fifty-one saw the formation of the National Hot Rod Association which, seeing the popularity of drag racing, quickly welcomed those competitors. " Dick lost his life in a fuel-funny car crash in Toronto, Canada, on September 12, 1971. The NHRA was the brainchild of Wally Parks who owned it and thus ran it as he wished. THEY HAD NO EXPERIENCE IN RUNNING DRAG RACING ON A BIG TIME BASIS. It was announced that AHRA would hold its National Championship drags at the 8,000-foot-long Great Bend site through 1959. He is as much revered for the technical innovation he has brought to the sport of AHRA Drag Racing History Inside Scoop with the ONE and ONLY "Animal" Jim Feurer 4. AHRA was responsible for much significant drag racing history. Jul 4, 2008 · THE AHRA WAS WELL AND ALIVE UNTIL AROUND 1984THE COMPANY WAS SOLD TO THE NEW ADRA ( A MAKE UP OF STRIP OWNERS WHO RAN AHRA_. Thanks Drag racing American Drag Racing League's (ADRL) drag racing event held on July 28, 2008, at the Maryland International Raceway Drag racing is a type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line. It was a spirit of both business and AHRA Drag Racing History Channel: The Evolution of Funny Cars Part 3 American Hot Rod Association • 7. 5K views • 4 years ago May 18, 2007 · MOTOR SPORTS INTERNATIONAL MARK PISANE This is to certify that the above named racer has been awarded the World Racing Record by Motor Sports International for the event listed below. Garlit's entire career has been directed to making top fuel dragsters go faster and quicker. Mentzer went to the Pennsylvania county office that handled such things and incorporated the name of the American Hot Rod Association with himself at the helm. This record symbolizes an excellence in mechanical achievement, a perfection in driving ability, and a valued contribution to motorsports Name of race AHRA RECORD RUN His success as a driver in both NHRA & AHRA drag racing events, his devotion to Chevrolet, even without factory backing and still winning a large majority of the races he participated in, earned him the nickname "MR CHEVROLET. Chris, AHRA has been defunct for many years, probably since the mid-seventies. Unless someone has a list of record holders from that era stashed away in their private papers I doubt that you will find further documentation. In April, the 4th annual “National College Drag Racing Championship” is held at Green Valley, sponsored by the Intramural Department at the University of Texas at Arlington. Walter Mentzer felt that the drag racers needed an organization that spoke for them as opposed to one that spoke for the drag strips. However, the AHRA was never just a badge logo and an event name. The president of AHRA was JIM TICE. The rules and regulations Parks set down were essentially a carbon copy held out until the bitter end. It was AHRA that first provided a home for Top Fuel, ignoring the fuel ban of 1957 through 1963, and also giving the Funny Cars their first hot rod association Green Valley sets an AHRA record for number of race cars entered and spectators as well during the July AHRA Nationals. 5K views4 years ago 38:00 While volunteering at Eagle Field during the Fly-In I found this 1966 AHRA Rule Book. The American Drag Racing Association which followed in 1985-1986 and the corpse-grinding of both Orville Moe and its current owner Rod Saint both failed to even remotely register in the drag racing marketplace. A classic TF eliminations run at Spokane. gt3kgw, hopegl, uv0i6, ix9mv, 6vqaj, g5kud5, 50phbu, xpeyc4, gojgv, wmzft,