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High School Nationals Tomorrow

cheath — 2008-05-09T13:49:18Z

May 9, 2008

Bring your friends, bring your cars, and bring your cameras! The ACDelco High School Nationals presented by Amalie Motor oil is happening tomorrow morning, and we’re looking forward to seeing you. The race winner is going home with a $10,000.00 scholarship to the University of Northwestern Ohio. Your parents will love that (continued)

An Unsolicited Opinion

cheath — 2008-05-08T10:31:25Z

May 8, 2008

We received this letter from one of our racers. It’s very satisfying to know that our efforts are appreciated. We thought we would pass this along to our readers, and acknowledge that it did, in fact, make our day, Linda! And, thanks to the gentleman in the NHRA shirt. (continued)

PB B’laster Turns 50 And You Get The Gift!

cheath — 2008-05-07T20:46:43Z

May 7, 2008

Have a Blast on B'laster! PB B’laster (PB-16), the flagship and namesake of Blaster Chemical Company is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a national sweepstakes promotion. Grand prize is a 1957 Ford T-Bird Convertible, plus hundreds of other prizes. The lucky winner of the 1957 T-Bird will have a literal Blast on (contest)

Cavalcade At The Park

cheath — 2008-05-09T12:51:34Z

May 7, 2008

The best of the NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car field will make their first assault on the Summit Motorsports Park quarter mile for 2008 at the 2^nd Annual B’laster PB50 Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser, next weekend, May 16-18. Last year, Frank Manzo in Funny Car and Bill Reichert in Dragster (continued)

High School Nationals This Weekend

cheath — 2008-05-06T19:19:04Z

MAy 6, 2008

It’s time for the high school crowd to get wound up for this weekend’s 20^th Annual ACDelco High School Nationals presented by Amalie Motor Oil! This year’s spectacular event is by far the biggest, best, richest, and most diverse of any High School Nationals in the long history of the annual gathering. Of course, one of the staples (continued)

St. Louis Surprizes!

cheath — 2008-05-05T14:11:51Z

May 5, 2008

Did you see that? The NHRA national race in St. Louis yesterday was an exercise in surprises. Tim Wilkerson, one of the nicest guys in drag racing, started the race from the pole as low qualifier for the event in Nitro Funny Car. He went on to win the race with a string of 4.82 second passes that was only broken in the final round in his (continued)

Jet Engine Flame-Out

cheath — 2008-05-05T11:37:31Z

Cinco de Mayo, 2008

Every once in a while, no matter how great our plans are, things just don’t work out the way we want them to. Such is the case with one of our advertised features for the 2008 season. We had planned to have the world’s only jet powered school bus at the B’laster Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser, and at PINKS: All Out (continued)

Win A Free Pontiac G6 From K&N

cheath — 2008-05-03T00:26:31Z

May 2, 2008

NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Car racers will soon head to Summit Motorsports Park at Norwalk, Ohio, for a chance to win $50,000 at the 2008 K&N Horsepower Challenge Race. Racers are not the only ones that can win. You can enter the sweepstakes for a chance to attend the race courtesy of K&N and a chance to win the (continued)

From The NHRA Blog

cheath — 2008-05-02T22:48:59Z

May 2, 2008

The devil is in the details. For Bill Bader, the devil was a newly paved area of asphalt from the 660-foot cone to approximately 725 feet. His newly resurfaced race track, Summit Motorsports Park, in Norwalk, Ohio, looked amazing to the naked eye, but there was a “soft spot” of about 125 feet that just wasn’t right. There were a couple of recommendations from the engineering team, but ultimately (continued)

Season Opening Extravaganza!

cheath — 2008-05-02T13:02:57Z

May 2, 2008

It’s coming back wilder than ever! The rescheduled running of the PIPO Season Opener presented by Donald M. Graham & Associates and the Norwalk Reflector charges back into Summit Motorsports Park tomorrow, May 3. The talent lined up for tomorrow’s show is sure to keep you on your feet. The Door Wars cars will be here in force with their mind-boggling performances, the “Top Secret” jet Funny Car will take on the (continued)

Race Results For April 30, 2008

cheath — 2008-05-01T23:29:06Z

May 1, 2008

We had a good start on the Moser Hot Norwalk Nights series last night with a very good early season turnout. It did get a bit cold after the sun went down, but it sure didn’t seem to dampen anybody’s spirits. The Moser Mega Series Bonus cash awards found it’s first taker in the very first round of eliminations with a dead-on dial in. (continued)

Win A PINKS Entry!

cheath — 2008-05-01T16:45:26Z

May 1, 2008

We’re passing along our good fortune! Summit Motorsports Park was just given a few complimentary entries to PINKS: All Out sponsored locally by Full Throttle Kustomz, and we want to pass them along to some lucky racers. We’ve decided the best way to do this is to offer them to regular racers, and the class that is the most (continued)

Two Days Until The Season Opener

cheath — 2008-05-01T12:40:39Z

May 1, 2008

Build an engine that has way too much horsepower. Install that in a car that bears little mechanical resemblance to what Detroit originally had in mind, and add a driver that has no fear, and seemingly, no sense of mortality. That’s a mild description of the Door Wars Cars that are coming back to Summit Motorsports Park this weekend at the (continued)

K&N Horsepower Challenge Fan Contest

cheath — 2008-04-30T11:52:57Z

April 30, 2008

Four Days To The Season Opener!

cheath — 2008-04-29T18:54:51Z

April 29, 2008

The Jet Funny Cars are coming! This coming Saturday, May 3, is the rescheduled running of the PIPO Season Opener presented by Donald M. Graham and Associates, and the Norwalk Reflector. Two of the featured cars at this weekend’s fabulous show will be Rich Hanna driving the “First Strike” jet powered Funny Car, the world (continued)