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The arm drop's unpredictability prevents this popular technique from being used, which forces drivers to watch the official to launch the car. In 2008, the American Drag Racing League was forced to a Pinks-style arm drop start for the final two rounds of their 1/8 mile races when lightning damaged the Christmas tree at US 131 Motorsports Park ...
In 1996, Moroso considered spending $2 million on a one-mile oval track for stock car racing, but those plans fell through. In 1998, Moroso died from brain cancer and his family inherited ownership of the track. In 2002, MTV filmed a drag racing documentary at the track. [4] [5] The Speed Channel show Pinks visited the facility in 2007 to film ...
1971 Sox & Martin Pro Stock 'Cuda. Willard Ronald Sox (December 17, 1938 – April 22, 2006 in Richmond, Virginia) was an American drag racer.. His family ran a Sinclair (SOX SINCLAIR) station on Church St. in Burlington, North Carolina, where got his start in drag racing in the 1950s when the Police Club of Burlington began hosting races at an airport.
After the '67 Aston Martin DB6 crashed in 2022, the owner wanted it restored — but in a way that would help it stand out. So they painted it a Barbie-like pink.
The track also held the annual Coca-Cola Funny Car Cavalcade of Stars. [1] Numerous well-known drag racers came to race, such as "Big Daddy" Don Garlits, "Jungle Jim" Liberman, Dale Armstrong, "TV Tommy" Ivo, and Shirley Muldowney. [1] Famous cars such as Hemi Under Glass, Blue Max, Color Me Gone, and Little Red Wagon appeared at the speedway. [1]
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Art Arfons' father, Tom, was born in Greece and came to the United States at age 14. He settled in Akron, Ohio, where Art was born.Tom died in 1950, at age 52. His mother, Bessie, who was of Cherokee descent, [2] and died in 1983 at age 84.
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